Graph based entropy, an index of the diversity of events in their distribution to parts of a co-occurrence graph, is proposed for detecting signs of structural changes in the data that are informative in explaining latent dynamics of consumers behavior. For obtaining graph-based entropy, connected subgraphs are first obtained from the graph of co-occurrences of items in the data. Then, the distribution of items occurring in events in the data to these sub-graphs is reflected on the value of graph-based entropy. For the data on the position of sale, a change in this value is regarded as a sign of the appearance, the separation, the disappearance, or the uniting of consumers interests. These phenomena are regarded as the signs of dynamic changes in consumers behavior that may be the effects of external events and information. Experiments show that graph-based entropy outperforms baseline methods that can be used for change detection, in explaining substantial changes and their signs in consumers preference of items in supermarket stores.

Most network-based machine learning methods assume that the labels of two adjacent samples in the network are likely to be the same. However, assuming the pairwise relationship between samples is not complete. The information a group of samples that shows very similar pattern and tends to have similar labels is missed. The natural way overcoming the information loss of the above assumption is to represent the feature dataset of samples as the hypergraph. Thus, in this paper, we will present the un-normalized hypergraph p-Laplacian semi-supervised learning methods. These methods will be applied to the zoo dataset and the tiny version of 20 newsgroups dataset. Experiment results show that the accuracy performance measures of these un-normalized hypergraph p-Laplacian based semi-supervised learning methods are significantly greater than the accuracy performance measure of the un-normalized hypergraph Laplacian based semi-supervised learning method (the current state of the art method hypergraph Laplacian based semi-supervised learning method for classification problem with p=2).

This study proposes a trainable adaptive window switching (AWS) method and apply it to a deep-neural-network (DNN) for speech enhancement in the modified discrete cosine transform domain. Time-frequency (T-F) mask processing in the short-time Fourier transform (STFT)-domain is a typical speech enhancement method. To recover the target signal precisely, DNN-based short-time frequency transforms have recently been investigated and used instead of the STFT. However, since such a fixed-resolution short-time frequency transform method has a T-F resolution problem based on the uncertainty principle, not only the short-time frequency transform but also the length of the windowing function should be optimized. To overcome this problem, we incorporate AWS into the speech enhancement procedure, and the windowing function of each time-frame is manipulated using a DNN depending on the input signal. We confirmed that the proposed method achieved a higher signal-to-distortion ratio than conventional speech enhancement methods in fixed-resolution frequency domains.

Summarization of long sequences into a concise statement is a core problem in natural language processing, requiring non-trivial understanding of the input. Based on the promising results of graph neural networks on highly structured data, we develop a framework to extend existing sequence encoders with a graph component that can reason about long-distance relationships in weakly structured data such as text. In an extensive evaluation, we show that the resulting hybrid sequence-graph models outperform both pure sequence models as well as pure graph models on a range of summarization tasks.

Abstract--Recently, word embedding algorithms have been applied to map the entities of recommender systems, such as users and items, to new feature spaces using textual elementcontext relations among them. Unlike many other domains, this approach has not achieved a desired performance in collaborative filtering problems, probably due to unavailability of appropriate textual data. In this paper we propose a new recommendation framework, called GEMRank that can be applied when the useritem matrix is the sole available souce of information. It uses the concept of profile co-occurrence for defining relations among entities and applies a factorization method for embedding the users and items. GEMRank then feeds the extracted representations to a neural network model to predict user-item like/dislike relations which the final recommendations are made based on. We evaluated GEMRank in an extensive set of experiments against state of the art recommendation methods. The results show that GEMRank significantly outperforms the baseline algorithms in a variety of data sets with different degrees of density. Recommendation Systems help users to find relevant items based on their preferences. Many prominent recommendation systems are using Collaborative Filtering (CF) for making recommendations ( [1]).

Abstract--In this paper, we consider the problem of low-rank phase retrieval whose objective is to estimate a complex low-rank matrix from magnitude-only measurements. We propose a hierarchical prior model for low-rank phase retrieval, in which a Gaussian-Wishart hierarchical prior is placed on the underlying low-rank matrix to promote the low-rankness of the matrix. Based on the proposed hierarchical model, a variational expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm is developed. The proposed method is less sensitive to the choice of the initialization point and works well with random initialization. Simulation results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

Gliomas are the most common primary brain malignancies, with different degrees of aggressiveness, variable prognosis and various heterogeneous histologic sub-regions, i.e., peritumoral edematous/invaded tissue, necrotic core, active and non-enhancing core. This intrinsic heterogeneity is also portrayed in their radio-phenotype, as their sub-regions are depicted by varying intensity profiles disseminated across multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) scans, reflecting varying biological properties. Their heterogeneous shape, extent, and location are some of the factors that make these tumors difficult to resect, and in some cases inoperable. The amount of resected tumor is a factor also considered in longitudinal scans, when evaluating the apparent tumor for potential diagnosis of progression. Furthermore, there is mounting evidence that accurate segmentation of the various tumor sub-regions can offer the basis for quantitative image analysis towards prediction of patient overall survival. This study assesses the state-of-the-art machine learning (ML) methods used for brain tumor image analysis in mpMRI scans, during the last seven instances of the International Brain Tumor Segmentation (BraTS) challenge, i.e. 2012-2018. Specifically, we focus on i) evaluating segmentations of the various glioma sub-regions in pre-operative mpMRI scans, ii) assessing potential tumor progression by virtue of longitudinal growth of tumor sub-regions, beyond use of the RECIST criteria, and iii) predicting the overall survival from pre-operative mpMRI scans of patients that undergone gross total resection. Finally, we investigate the challenge of identifying the best ML algorithms for each of these tasks, considering that apart from being diverse on each instance of the challenge, the multi-institutional mpMRI BraTS dataset has also been a continuously evolving/growing dataset.

AI technology, with traffic simulation algorithms can play a role in increasing traffic flow. Thailand has set itself an ambitious goal as part of Thailand 4.0 -- 100 smart cities within two decades to improve the quality of urban life. A National Smart City Committee has already been established to drive this initiative which is envisaged to transform cities like Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen into technology hubs. As Thailand leaps forward in becoming a digital and innovative economy, how can Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerate the country's shift to smart cities? Cities generate huge amounts of data every day, much of which is captured through sensors and camera systems. As the use of sensors, video cameras and advanced data analytics become more prevalent across cities, AI is key to turning this data into actionable insights to optimise services, enhance productivity and help citizens lead better lives.

AI technology, with traffic simulation algorithms can play a role in increasing traffic flow. Thailand has set itself an ambitious goal as part of Thailand 4.0 -- 100 smart cities within two decades to improve the quality of urban life. A National Smart City Committee has already been established to drive this initiative which is envisaged to transform cities like Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen into technology hubs. As Thailand leaps forward in becoming a digital and innovative economy, how can Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerate the country's shift to smart cities? Cities generate huge amounts of data every day, much of which is captured through sensors and camera systems. As the use of sensors, video cameras and advanced data analytics become more prevalent across cities, AI is key to turning this data into actionable insights to optimise services, enhance productivity and help citizens lead better lives.

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates predicts that as artificial intelligence and other technologies flourish, societies will use taxes to ensure there is still a place for humans in the workforce. "It is quite amazing, the progress the world has made during the last, I would say, 28 years," in tackling medical and poverty problems, Gates said in a wide-ranging interview with Nikkei. He emphasized the importance of global cooperation, as opposed to U.S. President Donald Trump's America First agenda, to resolve issues such as climate change. He also stressed that nurturing software talent is important for Japan to remain competitive. Microsoft has long been a leader of the global tech industry, accounting for a high share of computer operating systems.