Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548499
Vito Monteleone, Liliana Lo Presti, M. Cascia
Since the data acquired by a PTZ camera change while adjusting the pan, tilt and zoom parameters, the results of tracking algorithms are difficult to reproduce; such difficulty limits the development and the comparison of tracking algorithms with PTZ cameras. The recently introduced 360-degree cameras acquire spherical views of the environment, generally stored as equirectangular images. Each pixel of an equirectangular image corresponds to a point on the spherical surface. A gnomonic projection can be used to project the points on the spherical surface onto a plane tangent to the sphere. Such tangent plane can be interpreted as the image plane of a virtual PTZ camera oriented towards the point of tangency. This paper proposes a framework to simulate PTZ cameras from 360-degree video enabling, in this way, the development and comparison of PTZ-based tracking algorithms. Furthermore, within the above mentioned framework, this paper presents a novel pedestrian tracking algorithm for 360-degree videos. The proposed algorithm aims at estimating the pan, tilt and zoom parameters required to control the virtual camera in such a way that the target is always at the center of the virtual camera view. The proposed method belongs to the category of tracking-by-detection algorithms; it also exploits the use of a dynamic memory to store the appearance models of the best past target detections. Preliminary results on a publicly available benchmark demonstrate the viability of the proposed approach.
{"title":"Pedestrian Tracking in 360 Video by Virtual PTZ Cameras","authors":"Vito Monteleone, Liliana Lo Presti, M. Cascia","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548499","url":null,"abstract":"Since the data acquired by a PTZ camera change while adjusting the pan, tilt and zoom parameters, the results of tracking algorithms are difficult to reproduce; such difficulty limits the development and the comparison of tracking algorithms with PTZ cameras. The recently introduced 360-degree cameras acquire spherical views of the environment, generally stored as equirectangular images. Each pixel of an equirectangular image corresponds to a point on the spherical surface. A gnomonic projection can be used to project the points on the spherical surface onto a plane tangent to the sphere. Such tangent plane can be interpreted as the image plane of a virtual PTZ camera oriented towards the point of tangency. This paper proposes a framework to simulate PTZ cameras from 360-degree video enabling, in this way, the development and comparison of PTZ-based tracking algorithms. Furthermore, within the above mentioned framework, this paper presents a novel pedestrian tracking algorithm for 360-degree videos. The proposed algorithm aims at estimating the pan, tilt and zoom parameters required to control the virtual camera in such a way that the target is always at the center of the virtual camera view. The proposed method belongs to the category of tracking-by-detection algorithms; it also exploits the use of a dynamic memory to store the appearance models of the best past target detections. Preliminary results on a publicly available benchmark demonstrate the viability of the proposed approach.","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132653050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548511
A. Massarini
At high frequencies, winding components behave differently than at low frequencies. Therefore, suitable models are required which can predict coil performances over the whole possible range of frequencies they can be operated. Inductors used in power electronic conversion, magnetic sensors, EMC equipments, and also motor windings can experience frequency levels above several hundreds of kHz where parasitic resistance and capacitance can affect significantly their intended operation. One of the main problems is modeling turn-to-turn capacitance of coils both for single- and multiple-layer windings. The lumped parameter models used in literature for HF inductor simulation are based on simplified approaches to the turn-to-turn and turn-to-core capacitance calculation. In this paper, an analytical approach based on conformal mapping to calculate the exact solution for the turn-to turn and turn-to-core capacitances for coils with different geometrical structures is introduced.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548382
Gregory Moro Puppi Wanderley, Marie-Hélène Abel, J. Barthès, E. Paraiso
This paper discusses how one could use a Systems of Systems Approach to manage contacts inside an enterprise. The major problem is the interoperability of existing systems in charge of handling information regarding addresses. We show how an MBA (Memory-Broker-Agent) approach could help to design a global system.
{"title":"Using Systems of Systems to Manage Enterprise Contacts","authors":"Gregory Moro Puppi Wanderley, Marie-Hélène Abel, J. Barthès, E. Paraiso","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548382","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses how one could use a Systems of Systems Approach to manage contacts inside an enterprise. The major problem is the interoperability of existing systems in charge of handling information regarding addresses. We show how an MBA (Memory-Broker-Agent) approach could help to design a global system.","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"118 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116374004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548430
A. Alberti, G. Mannino, I. Dreretzis, E. Smecca, S. Sanzaro, A. Magna, Y. Numata, T. Miyasaka
The tendency of MA+-containing perovskites to degradation under humid air is still the main challenge which limits the durability of technologies. We indeed frame the behavior of MAPbI3 layer through structural and optical characterization under thermal cycles and using the environmental composition as a variable parameter (humid air, N2, Ar, O2). Within the temperature range explored (RT-80°C) we likely approach the thermal operation of the material under the sun and find that the degradation mechanism is linked to the action of water molecules by the formation of lattice defects. They rise the lattice disorder, especially at the crossover of the tetragonal to cubic transition wherein an acceleration of the degradation kinetics is observed. Nitrogen can help rationalizing solutions to stabilize the materials even at this critical transition step, since it behaves as more than an inert species.
{"title":"Structural and Optical Behaviour of MAPbI3 Layers in Nitrogen and Humid Air","authors":"A. Alberti, G. Mannino, I. Dreretzis, E. Smecca, S. Sanzaro, A. Magna, Y. Numata, T. Miyasaka","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548430","url":null,"abstract":"The tendency of MA+-containing perovskites to degradation under humid air is still the main challenge which limits the durability of technologies. We indeed frame the behavior of MAPbI3 layer through structural and optical characterization under thermal cycles and using the environmental composition as a variable parameter (humid air, N2, Ar, O2). Within the temperature range explored (RT-80°C) we likely approach the thermal operation of the material under the sun and find that the degradation mechanism is linked to the action of water molecules by the formation of lattice defects. They rise the lattice disorder, especially at the crossover of the tetragonal to cubic transition wherein an acceleration of the degradation kinetics is observed. Nitrogen can help rationalizing solutions to stabilize the materials even at this critical transition step, since it behaves as more than an inert species.","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122809616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548459
A. Napolitano, F. Giannone, F. Civerchia, K. Kondepu, G. Cecchetti, A. L. Ruscelli, L. Valcarenghi, P. Castoldi
This paper first overviews the verticals supported by 5G technology in the 5G trial site of Bari and Matera. Such services will operate in the 3.6 - 3.8 GHz radio spectrum released by Italian Ministry of Economic Development for precommercial services. Special focus will be on use cases related to road safety. The issues and the possible solutions for implementing a pedestrian awareness service based on vehicle-to-pedestrian communication will be highlighted.
{"title":"Italian 5G Trials: A Vertical View","authors":"A. Napolitano, F. Giannone, F. Civerchia, K. Kondepu, G. Cecchetti, A. L. Ruscelli, L. Valcarenghi, P. Castoldi","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548459","url":null,"abstract":"This paper first overviews the verticals supported by 5G technology in the 5G trial site of Bari and Matera. Such services will operate in the 3.6 - 3.8 GHz radio spectrum released by Italian Ministry of Economic Development for precommercial services. Special focus will be on use cases related to road safety. The issues and the possible solutions for implementing a pedestrian awareness service based on vehicle-to-pedestrian communication will be highlighted.","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128460012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548422
N. Maggi, C. Ruggiero, M. Giacomini
Paper medical records are still widely used in Italian hospitals and their use contributes to the reduced efficiency of the clinical process. Appropriate standards can improve the functioning of Health Information Technology and contribute to the improvement of quality and patient safety. A global architecture scheme was implemented by harmonising health services as proposed by HL7 to achieve interoperability between distributed and heterogeneous applications and devices belonging to independent organisations. A client application was developed that led to the improvement of the quantity and quality of information that may be relevant for the treatment of patients suffering from colorectal cancer. A tailoring application was designed and developed to meet the needs of medical personnel, especially as regards the management of visits, and the creation of a clinical diary in compliance with the standards currently in use. This work is the basis for an integration of medical records and genomic data that can lead to an improvement in cancer prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment (precision oncology).
{"title":"Towards an Electronic Medical Record for Precision Oncology: Information and Knowledge Management","authors":"N. Maggi, C. Ruggiero, M. Giacomini","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548422","url":null,"abstract":"Paper medical records are still widely used in Italian hospitals and their use contributes to the reduced efficiency of the clinical process. Appropriate standards can improve the functioning of Health Information Technology and contribute to the improvement of quality and patient safety. A global architecture scheme was implemented by harmonising health services as proposed by HL7 to achieve interoperability between distributed and heterogeneous applications and devices belonging to independent organisations. A client application was developed that led to the improvement of the quantity and quality of information that may be relevant for the treatment of patients suffering from colorectal cancer. A tailoring application was designed and developed to meet the needs of medical personnel, especially as regards the management of visits, and the creation of a clinical diary in compliance with the standards currently in use. This work is the basis for an integration of medical records and genomic data that can lead to an improvement in cancer prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment (precision oncology).","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126477034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548374
M. Mosca, I. Crupi, D. Russotto, G. Lullo, R. Macaluso, Giuseppe Costantino Giaconia, S. Mirabella, E. Feltin
A way to grow and characterize isolated and coalesced ZnO nanorods on $p$-GaN/sapphire structure is presented. Chemical bath deposition can be used to grow ZnO nanorods of device-quality, simply controlling the duration time of the growth process and the concentration of the nutrient solution in the bath. Increasing the duration of the process, as well as the concentration of the solution, leads to compact and sound layers instead of separated nanorods. However, too high concentrations stop the growth process. Light-emitting diodes fabricated on these ZnO-p-GaN heterostructure have a peak of electroluminescence at 400 nm and exhibit interesting electrical and optical properties. Optical power of 225 µW at 0.425 $A$/cm2and a related wall-plug efficiency of 0.23% are obtained with 2 mm-diameter LEDs fabricated on a ZnO layer grown for 30 h in a solution of concentration 70 mM. The performances shown by these LEDs can be used as a way to test the quality of the ZnO growth.
{"title":"Chemical Bath Deposition as a Simple Way to Grow Isolated and Coalesced ZnO Nanorods for Light-Emitting Diodes Fabrication","authors":"M. Mosca, I. Crupi, D. Russotto, G. Lullo, R. Macaluso, Giuseppe Costantino Giaconia, S. Mirabella, E. Feltin","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548374","url":null,"abstract":"A way to grow and characterize isolated and coalesced ZnO nanorods on $p$-GaN/sapphire structure is presented. Chemical bath deposition can be used to grow ZnO nanorods of device-quality, simply controlling the duration time of the growth process and the concentration of the nutrient solution in the bath. Increasing the duration of the process, as well as the concentration of the solution, leads to compact and sound layers instead of separated nanorods. However, too high concentrations stop the growth process. Light-emitting diodes fabricated on these ZnO-p-GaN heterostructure have a peak of electroluminescence at 400 nm and exhibit interesting electrical and optical properties. Optical power of 225 µW at 0.425 $A$/cm2and a related wall-plug efficiency of 0.23% are obtained with 2 mm-diameter LEDs fabricated on a ZnO layer grown for 30 h in a solution of concentration 70 mM. The performances shown by these LEDs can be used as a way to test the quality of the ZnO growth.","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"175 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121813898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548349
G. Alotta, E. Bologna, M. D. Giuseppe, M. Zingales, R. Dimitri, F. P. Pinnola, G. Zavarise
This paper presents a non-local interface mechanical model to describe aortic dissection. In this regard, the mode-I debonding problem based on a cohesive zone modeling is endowed with non-local terms to include long-range interactions that are present in multi-layered biological tissue. Such non-local effects are related to the collagen fibers that transmit forces between non-adjacent elements. Numerical simulations are provided with different values of the non-local parameters in order to show the effect of the non-locality during the debonding processes.
{"title":"A Non-Local Mode-I Cohesive Model for Ascending Thoracic Aorta Dissections (ATAD)","authors":"G. Alotta, E. Bologna, M. D. Giuseppe, M. Zingales, R. Dimitri, F. P. Pinnola, G. Zavarise","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548349","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a non-local interface mechanical model to describe aortic dissection. In this regard, the mode-I debonding problem based on a cohesive zone modeling is endowed with non-local terms to include long-range interactions that are present in multi-layered biological tissue. Such non-local effects are related to the collagen fibers that transmit forces between non-adjacent elements. Numerical simulations are provided with different values of the non-local parameters in order to show the effect of the non-locality during the debonding processes.","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"308 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124386228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548362
L. Cunial, Ahmet Erdem, C. Silvano, M. Falchetto, Andrea C. Ornstein, Emanuele Plebani, G. Desoli, D. Pau
Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) achieve state of the art results compared to classic machine learning in many applications that need recognition, identification and classification. An ever-increasing embedded deployment of DCNNs inference engines thus supporting the intelligence close to the sensor paradigm has been observed, overcoming limitations of cloud-based computing as bandwidth requirements, security, privacy, scalability, and responsiveness. However, increasing the robustness and accuracy of DCNNs comes at the price of increased computational cost. As result, implementing CNNs on embedded devices with real-time constraints is a challenge if the lowest power consumption shall be achieved. A solution to the challenge is to take advantage of the intra-device massive fine grain parallelism offered by these systems and benefit from the extensive concurrency exhibited by DCNN processing pipelines. The trick is to divide intensive tasks into smaller, weakly interacting batches subject to parallel processing. Referred to that, this paper has mainly two goals: 1) describe the implementation of a state-of-art technique to map DCNN most intensive tasks (dominated by multiply-and-accumulate ops) onto Orlando SoC, an ultra-low power heterogeneous multi cores developed by STMicroelectronics; 2) integrate the proposed implementation on a toolchain that allows deep learning developers to deploy DCNNs on low-power applications.
{"title":"Parallelized Convolutions for Embedded Ultra Low Power Deep Learning SoC","authors":"L. Cunial, Ahmet Erdem, C. Silvano, M. Falchetto, Andrea C. Ornstein, Emanuele Plebani, G. Desoli, D. Pau","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548362","url":null,"abstract":"Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) achieve state of the art results compared to classic machine learning in many applications that need recognition, identification and classification. An ever-increasing embedded deployment of DCNNs inference engines thus supporting the intelligence close to the sensor paradigm has been observed, overcoming limitations of cloud-based computing as bandwidth requirements, security, privacy, scalability, and responsiveness. However, increasing the robustness and accuracy of DCNNs comes at the price of increased computational cost. As result, implementing CNNs on embedded devices with real-time constraints is a challenge if the lowest power consumption shall be achieved. A solution to the challenge is to take advantage of the intra-device massive fine grain parallelism offered by these systems and benefit from the extensive concurrency exhibited by DCNN processing pipelines. The trick is to divide intensive tasks into smaller, weakly interacting batches subject to parallel processing. Referred to that, this paper has mainly two goals: 1) describe the implementation of a state-of-art technique to map DCNN most intensive tasks (dominated by multiply-and-accumulate ops) onto Orlando SoC, an ultra-low power heterogeneous multi cores developed by STMicroelectronics; 2) integrate the proposed implementation on a toolchain that allows deep learning developers to deploy DCNNs on low-power applications.","PeriodicalId":363896,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134509744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1109/RTSI.2018.8548414
Sofia B. Bonfanti, Giulia Crocioni, F. Cunsolo, G. Gruosso
The Internet of Things is an inter-networking of physical devices that communicate with each other through the Internet. The technological progress of the last few decades and more efficient wireless protocols led to an exponential growth of devices connected with an increasing amount of data exchanged across the globe. The birth of the IoT caused significant changes in different sectors, among which e-Health, involving big innovations in medical care, prevention and remote diagnosis. The goal of our project is to plan and implement an IoT node to collect clinical data and to detect atrial fibrillation through the analysis of electrocardiogram. We chose to focus on this particular arrhythmia because it represents one of the most common heart diseases. Additionally, it is often asymptomatic and associated with more dangerous illnesses. The device validation has been realized on a sample of patients affected by atrial fibrillation and other heart diseases, in order to evaluate the reliability of the obtained data and the efficiency of the algorithm. Finally, we have analyzed the advantages and limitations of the device, introducing potential future adjustments that could improve its functionality.
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