多查询相关的排序支持向量机融合算法

排序学习是目前信息检索与机器学习领域研究的热点问题.现有排序学习算法在学习时把训练样本集中的所有查询及其相关文档等同对待,忽视了查询之间的差异,影响了排序模型的性能.对查询之间的差异进行描述,并在训练过程中考虑这种差异,提出一种基于有监督学习的融合多个与查询相关排序子模型的方法.该方法为每一个查询及其相关文档建立一个子排序模型,并将子排序模型的输出进行向量化表示,将多个查询相关的排序模型转化为体现查询差异的特征数据,实现多排序模型的集成.以排序支持向量机为例,在查询级和样本级建立新的损失函数作为优化目标,并利用此损失函数调节不同查询产生损失之间的权重,提出多查询相关的排序支持向量机融合算法.在文档检索和网页检索中的实验结果表明,使用多查询相关的排序支持向量机融合算法可以取得比传统排序学习模型更好的性能.     

多支持向量机在线联合的运动目标跟踪算法

依据二元分类的思想,提出了一种新的基于多支持向量机在线联合的运动目标跟踪算法。首先选择线性支持向量机作为分类器最大限度地将目标和背景区分开来,对线性支持向量机进行简单高效的在线更新,采用支持向量自动记录运动目标 “关键帧”的信息。然后通过Adaboost算法为每个线性支持向量机分别赋以不同的权重,进行在线联合获得强分类器。实验结果表明,该算法具有较强的鲁棒性,尤其在目标变化过于激烈的情况下能够实现较为稳定的跟踪。     

支持向量机和AdaBoost目标跟踪新方法

在目标跟踪领域,目标检测对跟踪的效果起决定性作用,提出一种用支持向量机进行目标跟踪的方法。采用AdaBoost算法选择最具有代表性的Harr特征,将选择出来的特征作为支持向量机训练器的输入数据来训练目标检测分类器。为了加速检测速度,使用了层叠加速检测算法。实验结果表明,该算法不但提高了识别的正确率,而且大大提高了检测速度。     

一种多特征选择的自适应跟踪

提出利用混合Boosting算法根据目标信息和背景信息选择特征,建立特征排序分类器,并在跟踪的过程中不断自适应更新。采用卡尔曼滤波对目标区域进行粗预测,然后利用排序分类器结合mean-shift算法完成目标的精确跟踪。实验结果表明,该算法可以根据不同的目标和背景信息,自适应地进行特征选择,对于场景中存在光照、干扰、遮挡等情况,依然可以对目标进行实时有效的跟踪。     

基于元学习和叠加法的双层支持向量机算法

提出一种模式识别算法——双层支持量机算法,用来提高表面肌电识别精度。该算法融合集成学习中元学习的并行方法和叠加法的递进思想,把基本SVM分类器并行分布在第1层,第1层的预测结果作为第2层的输入,由第2层再进行分类识别,从而通过多层分类器组合来融合多源特征。以手臂表面肌电数据集为测试数据,采用文中的双层支持向量机,各肌肉的肌电信号分别输入基支持向量机,组合器融合各肌肉电信号特征,集成识别前臂肌肉群的肌电信号,从而实现运动意图的精确识别。实验结果显示,在预测精度上,此算法优于单个SVM分类器。在预测性能上(识别精度、耗时、鲁棒性),此算法优于随机森林和旋转森林等集成分类器。     

改进的多类支持向量机递归特征消除在癌症多分类中的应用

为处理癌症多分类问题,已经提出了多类支持向量机递归特征消除(MSVM-RFE)方法,但该方法考虑的是所有子分类器的权重融合,忽略了各子分类器自身挑选特征的能力。为提高多分类问题的识别率,提出了一种改进的多类支持向量机递归特征消除(MMSVM-RFE)方法。所提方法利用一对多策略把多类问题化解为多个两类问题,每个两类问题均采用支持向量机递归特征消除来逐渐剔除掉冗余特征,得到一个特征子集;然后将得到的多个特征子集合并得到最终的特征子集;最后用SVM分类器对获得的特征子集进行建模。在3个基因数据集上的实验结果表明,改进的算法整体识别率提高了大约2%,单个类别的精度有大幅度提升甚至100%。与随机森林、k近邻分类器以及主成分分析(PCA)降维方法的比较均验证了所提算法的优势。     

基于改进的排序式选举算法的语音情感融合识别

根据情感的连续空间模型,提出一种改进的排序式选举算法,实现多个情感分类器的融合,取得了很好的情感识别效果。首先以隐马尔可夫模型（HMM）和人工神经网络（ANN）为基础,设计了三种分类器;然后用改进的排序式选举算法,实现对三种分类器的融合。分别利用普通话情感语音库和德语情感语音库进行实验,结果表明,与几种传统融合算法相比,改进的排序式选举法能够取得更好的融合效果,其识别性能明显优于单分类器。该算法不仅简单,而且可移植性好,可用于其他任意多个情感分类器的融合。     

基于多支持向量机的DT算法研究及应用

该文提出一种利用多个支持向量机分类器的输出向量来实现对分类器进行融合的决策模板算法,且采用交叉验证的方法得到模板,并将其运用到蛋白质结构类分类当中。实验表明:该文算法可有效提高分类精度,因此具有一定的应用价值。     

基于SVM和AdaBoost的红外目标跟踪

为了提高目标跟踪的鲁棒性,提出了一种新的用于红外目标跟踪的DABSVT算法。该算法首先把目标跟踪转化为目标和背景的两类分类问题,然后将根据每一帧的正负样本训练的支持向量机(SVM)作为分量分类器,并通过恰当的参数调整策略,利用AdaBoost算法把这些分量分类器组合成一个总体分类器;接着利用该总体分类器来区分下一帧中的目标和背景,并得到置信图;最后通过均值漂移算法找到置信图的峰值,得到目标的新位置。该新位置不仅与目标和背景的变化相适应,而且分量分类器可以随时加入或丢掉。实验结果显示,该方法是鲁棒的。     

基于SVM的离线图像目标分类算法

目标分类是计算机视觉与模式识别领域的关键环节. SVM(支持向量机)是在统计学习理论基础上提出的一种新的机器学习方法.提出一种支持向量机结合梯度直方图特征的离线图像目标分类算法.首先对训练集进行预处理,然后对处理后的图片进行梯度直方图特征提取,最后通过训练得到可以检测图像目标的分类器.利用得到的分类器对测试图片进行测试,测试结果表明,对目标分类检测有良好的效果.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

Three Process Perspectives: Organizations, Teams, and People

This paper provides the author's personal views and perspectives on software process improvement. Starting with his first work on technology assessment in IBM over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey describes the process improvement work he has been directly involved in. This includes the development of the early process assessment methods, the original design of the CMM, and the introduction of the Personal Software Process (PSP)^SM and Team Software Process (TSP){^SM}. In addition to describing the original motivation for this work, the author also reviews many of the problems he and his associates encountered and why they solved them the way they did. He also comments on the outstanding issues and likely directions for future work. Finally, this work has built on the experiences and contributions of many people. Mr. Humphrey only describes work that he was personally involved in and he names many of the key contributors. However, so many people have been involved in this work that a full list of the important participants would be impractical.     

基于复小波噪声方差显著修正的SAR图像去噪

提出了一种基于复小波域统计建模与噪声方差估计显著性修正相结合的合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波方法。该方法首先通过对数变换将乘性噪声模型转化为加性噪声模型,然后对变换后的图像进行双树复小波变换(Dualtree Complex Wavelet Transform,DCWT),并对复数小波系数的统计分布进行建模。在此先验分布的基础上,通过运用贝叶斯估计方法从含噪系数中恢复原始系数,达到滤除噪声的目的。实验结果表明该方法在去除噪声的同时保留了图像的细节信息,取得了很好的降噪效果。     

How do children do mathematics with LOGO?

Abstract  This paper considers some results of a study designed to investigate the kinds of mathematical activity undertaken by children (aged between 8 and 11) as they learned to program in LOGO. A model of learning modes is proposed, which attempts to describe the ways in which children used and acquired understanding of the programming/mathematical concepts involved. The remainder of the paper is concerned with discussing the validity and limitations of the model, and its implications for further research and curriculum development.     

Editorial: Special issue on recent advances in hybrid control theory and applications

正The demands of a rapidly advancing technology for faster and more accurate controllers have always had a strong influence on the progress of automatic control theory.In recent years control problems have been arising with increasing frequency in widely different areas,which cannot be addressed using conventional control techniques.The principal reason for this is the fact that a highly competitive economy is forcing systems to operate in regimes where     

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正Aim The Journals of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE(A/B/C)areedited by the international board of distinguished Chinese andforeign scientists,and are aimed to present the latest devel-opments and achievements in scientific research in China andoverseas to the world’s scientific circles,especially to stimulateand promote academic exchange between Chinese and for-eign scientists everywhere.     

Enhancing a leaf radiative transfer model to estimate concentrations and in vivo specific absorption coefficients of total carotenoids and chlorophylls a and b from single-needle reflectance and transmittance

The relative concentrations of different pigments within a leaf have significant physiological and spectral consequences. Photosynthesis, light use efficiency, mass and energy exchange, and stress response are dependent on relationships among an ensemble of pigments. This ensemble also determines the visible characteristics of a leaf, which can be measured remotely and used to quantify leaf biochemistry and structure. But current remote sensing approaches are limited in their ability to resolve individual pigments. This paper focuses on the incorporation of three pigments—chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and total carotenoids—into the LIBERTY leaf radiative transfer model to better understand relationships between leaf biochemical, biophysical, and spectral properties.Pinus ponderosa and Pinus jeffreyi needles were collected from three sites in the California Sierra Nevada. Hemispheric single-leaf visible reflectance and transmittance and concentrations of chlorophylls a and b and total carotenoids of fresh needles were measured. These data were input to the enhanced LIBERTY model to estimate optical and biochemical properties of pine needles. The enhanced model successfully estimated reflectance (RMSE = 0.0255, BIAS = 0.00477, RMS%E = 16.7%), had variable success estimating transmittance (RMSE = 0.0442, BIAS = 0.0294, RMS%E = 181%), and generated very good estimates of carotenoid concentrations (RMSE = 2.48 µg/cm², BIAS = 0.143 µg/cm², RMS%E = 20.4%), good estimates of chlorophyll a concentrations (RMSE = 10.7 µg/cm², BIAS = − 0.992 µg/cm², RMS%E = 21.1%), and fair estimates of chlorophyll b concentrations (RMSE = 7.49 µg/cm², BIAS = − 2.12 µg/cm², RMS%E = 43.7%). Overall root mean squared errors of reflectance, transmittance, and pigment concentration estimates were lower for the three-pigment model than for the single-pigment model. The algorithm to estimate three in vivo specific absorption coefficients is robust, although estimated values are distorted by inconsistencies in model biophysics. The capacity to invert the model from single-leaf reflectance and transmittance was added to the model so it could be coupled with vegetation canopy models to estimate canopy biochemistry from remotely sensed data.     

Mr. Twinn’s bombes

This article discusses the history and design of the special versions of the bombe key-finding machines used by Britain’s Government Code & Cypher School (GC&CS) during World War II to attack the Enigma traffic of the Abwehr (the German military intelligence service). These special bombes were based on the design of their more numerous counterparts used against the traffic of the German armed services, but differed from them in important ways that highlight the adaptability of the British bombe design, and the power and flexibility of the diagonal board. Also discussed are the changes in the Abwehr indicating system that drove the development of these machines, the ingenious ways in which they were used, and some related developments involving the bombes used by the U.S. Navy’s cryptanalytic unit (OP-20-G).