7 research outputs found
The model of an anomaly detector for HiLumi LHC magnets based on Recurrent Neural Networks and adaptive quantization
This paper focuses on an examination of an applicability of Recurrent Neural
Network models for detecting anomalous behavior of the CERN superconducting
magnets. In order to conduct the experiments, the authors designed and
implemented an adaptive signal quantization algorithm and a custom GRU-based
detector and developed a method for the detector parameters selection. Three
different datasets were used for testing the detector. Two artificially
generated datasets were used to assess the raw performance of the system
whereas the 231 MB dataset composed of the signals acquired from HiLumi magnets
was intended for real-life experiments and model training. Several different
setups of the developed anomaly detection system were evaluated and compared
with state-of-the-art OC-SVM reference model operating on the same data. The
OC-SVM model was equipped with a rich set of feature extractors accounting for
a range of the input signal properties. It was determined in the course of the
experiments that the detector, along with its supporting design methodology,
reaches F1 equal or very close to 1 for almost all test sets. Due to the
profile of the data, the best_length setup of the detector turned out to
perform the best among all five tested configuration schemes of the detection
system. The quantization parameters have the biggest impact on the overall
performance of the detector with the best values of input/output grid equal to
16 and 8, respectively. The proposed solution of the detection significantly
outperformed OC-SVM-based detector in most of the cases, with much more stable
performance across all the datasets.Comment: Related to arXiv:1702.0083
Real-Time Sensor Networks and Systems for the Industrial IoT
The Industrial Internet of Things (Industrial IoTâIIoT) has emerged as the core construct behind the various cyber-physical systems constituting a principal dimension of the fourth Industrial Revolution. While initially born as the concept behind specific industrial applications of generic IoT technologies, for the optimization of operational efficiency in automation and control, it quickly enabled the achievement of the total convergence of Operational (OT) and Information Technologies (IT). The IIoT has now surpassed the traditional borders of automation and control functions in the process and manufacturing industry, shifting towards a wider domain of functions and industries, embraced under the dominant global initiatives and architectural frameworks of Industry 4.0 (or Industrie 4.0) in Germany, Industrial Internet in the US, Society 5.0 in Japan, and Made-in-China 2025 in China. As real-time embedded systems are quickly achieving ubiquity in everyday life and in industrial environments, and many processes already depend on real-time cyber-physical systems and embedded sensors, the integration of IoT with cognitive computing and real-time data exchange is essential for real-time analytics and realization of digital twins in smart environments and services under the various frameworksâ provisions. In this context, real-time sensor networks and systems for the Industrial IoT encompass multiple technologies and raise significant design, optimization, integration and exploitation challenges. The ten articles in this Special Issue describe advances in real-time sensor networks and systems that are significant enablers of the Industrial IoT paradigm. In the relevant landscape, the domain of wireless networking technologies is centrally positioned, as expected
Fiducial cross-section measurements of the production of a prompt photon in association with a top-quark pair at TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
The cross sections for top-quark pair production in association with a photon
are measured in a fiducial volume with the ATLAS detector at a centre-of-mass
energy of 13 TeV. Results are presented using proton-proton collision data
collected by the LHC during 2015 and 2016, amounting to a total of 36.1
fb. This also presents the first cross-section
measurements performed in the dilepton channels. Exactly one photon is required
to have GeV and be isolated based on track and calorimeter
information. At least two (four) jets are required in the dilepton
(single-lepton) channels, with at least one jet originating from a -quark.
Two separate neural network algorithms are used to help reduce the impact
backgrounds play in the final measurements. The Prompt Photon Tagger is trained
on information from energy deposits in the calorimeters to distinguish prompt
photons from hadronic fake photons. The output of this neural network is fed
into the Event-level Discriminator that uses event information to classify
signal from the sum of all backgrounds. A maximum likelihood fit is performed
on the output of the Event-level Discriminator to determine the fiducial cross
section of the signal process. The fiducial cross section for the single-lepton
and dilepton channel are measured to be fb and fb,
respectively. In total, eight cross-section measurements are performed and all
agree with theoretical next-to-leading-order predictions.Comment: PhD dissertatio
Online learning of physics during a pandemic: A report from an academic experience in Italy
The arrival of the Sars-Cov II has opened a new window on teaching physics in academia.
Frontal lectures have left space for online teaching, teachers have been faced with a new way
of spreading knowledge, adapting contents and modalities of their courses. Students have
faced up with a new way of learning physics, which relies on free access to materials and
their informatics knowledge. We decided to investigate how online didactics has influenced
studentsâ assessments, motivation, and satisfaction in learning physics during the pandemic
in 2020. The research has involved bachelor (n = 53) and master (n = 27) students of
the Physics Department at the University of Cagliari (N = 80, 47 male; 33 female). The
MANOVA supported significant mean differences about gender and university level with
higher values for girls and master students in almost all variables investigated. The path
analysis showed that student-student, student-teacher interaction, and the organization of
the courses significantly influenced satisfaction and motivation in learning physics. The
results of this study can be used to improve the standards of teaching in physics at the
University of Cagliar