Abstract: A computer-based system and method for classifying users of a database including obtaining an activity rate time series describing activity level of a database user versus time, extracting features from the activity rate time series, the features including a measure of repetition in the activity level, mean activity load and a percentage of the time in which the user is active, and determining a type of the database user based on the extracted at least one feature. The measure of repetition in the user activity is calculated by performing a Fourier transform on the activity rate time series to produce a transformed series; detecting spikes in the transformed series; and measuring a percentage of information in the transformed series which is included in the spikes.

Abstract: A method for scheduling services in a computing environment includes receiving a service scheduling request corresponding to the computing environment and identifying a resource pool and a set of compliance requirements corresponding to the computing environment. The method continues by identifying target resources within the resource pool, wherein target resources are resources which meet the set of compliance requirements, and subsequently identifying a set of available target resources, wherein available target resources are target resources with scheduling availability. The method further includes analyzing the set of available target resources to determine a risk score for each available target resource and selecting one or more of the set of available target resources according to the determined risk scores. The method continues by scheduling a service corresponding to the service scheduling request on the selected one or more available target resources.

Abstract: Methods and systems for mobile automation control of disease spread are disclosed. A computer-implemented method includes: determining, by a computing device, a health status of a person; determining, by the computing device, that the person is sick based on the health status; determining, by the computing device, facial and body movements of the person determined to be sick; determining, by the computing device, that the person determined to be sick performed a germ-transmitting activity based on the facial and body movements; and deploying, by the computing device, a cleaning robot to clean based on the determining that the person determined to be sick performed the germ-transmitting activity.

Abstract: A communication system includes a server and a client that transmits messages to the server. The messages include data and descriptive tags and may be in XML format. The server initiates a negotiation with the client relating to message format switching. If the client indicates that the client can accept message format switching, the server instructs the client to switch further messages to a simpler message format including solely data.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to personal protective equipment (PPE) management. A set of personal protective equipment (PPE) data describing use time limits of respective PPE articles of a set of PPE articles can be received. Use of a PPE article of the set of PPE articles can be monitored using one or more sensors. A determination can be made whether a PPE usage rule of the PPE article is satisfied based on the monitoring, where the PPE usage rule is based on at least a use time limit of the PPE article. A PPE recommendation action can be issued in response to determining that the PPE usage rule of the PPE article is satisfied.

Abstract: Participant inclusion determination can include generating a textual analysis of a draft of an electronic communication in response to a sender preparing the draft for conveyance over an electronic communications network. A word relevance score can be computed for each word of the draft based on the textual analysis. Probabilistically weighted distances between the sender, an initial recipient of the electronic communication, and more additional recipient candidates for additionally receiving the electronic communication can be determined. The probabilistically weighted distances can correspond to hierarchical distances within a hierarchical structure corresponding to an organization in which the sender, the initial recipient, and one or more additional recipient candidates are members.

Abstract: Tensor comparison across a network by determining a first parameter of a first vector representation of a first tensor object associated with a first processor, receiving a second parameter associated with a second vector representation of a second tensor object associated with a second processor, determining a first difference between the first parameter and the second parameter, and sending the first vector representation from the first processor to the second processor, according to the first difference.

Abstract: Providing controlled access to content on a client system by providing protected content on a client system where the content is accessible with a token and providing a media file at the client system with the token embedded in association with the media file. The protected content is accessed by releasing the token to the client system when it is determined that an action condition of the media file has been met and using the token to enable access to the protected content on the client system.

Abstract: A computer implemented method performs data skipping in a hierarchically organized computing system. A group of processor units determines leaf node data sketches for data in leaf nodes in the hierarchically organized computing system. The leaf node data sketches summarize attributes of data in the leaf nodes. The group of processor units aggregates the leaf node data sketches at intermediate nodes in the hierarchically organized computing system to form aggregated data sketches at the intermediate nodes and retains data sketches received at the intermediate nodes from a group of child nodes to form retained data sketches. The retained data sketches are one of leaf node data sketches and the aggregated data sketches. The group of processor units searches the data using the retained data sketches and the data skipping within the hierarchically organized computing system in response to queries made to the intermediate nodes in the hierarchically organized computing system.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for designing quantum circuits include generating a Pauli graph from Pauli strings in a qubit Hamiltonian. Nodes are merged in the Pauli graph, responsive to a determination that some Pauli strings are observables that are jointly measurable by entangled measurement. A quantum circuit based is generated on a merged Pauli graph that results from merging the nodes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for generating automatically transactional dialog flows for a virtual assistant based on a set of predefined (labeled) transactional flows defining user interaction paths to accomplish one or more tasks. The virtual assistant is represented by a tree structure comprising a plurality of dialog nodes where each transactional flow comprises a respective subset of the nodes descending from a parent node to one or more completion nodes. New transactional flows may be generated automatically based on similarity with the predefined transactional flows, by selecting a candidate node and one of the predefined transactional flows comprising a completion node most similar to the candidate completion node and further selecting a candidate parent node most similar to the parent node of the selected predefined transactional flow. The new transactional flows may be then generated to comprise all descendant nodes of the candidate parent node.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for multi-protocol multi-site file replication, including a method comprising capturing, at a gateway device, IO operations performed on a filesystem, the filesystem having inode bits. The method may further comprise enqueuing the captured IO operations onto a plurality of queues, wherein each of the plurality of queues is associated with one of a plurality of target sites; and independently managing replication of the IO operations to the target sites using the inode bits.

Abstract: Structures and methods are provided for integrating a resistance random access memory (ReRAM) in a back-end-on-the-line (BEOL) fat wire level. In one embodiment, a ReRAM device area contact structure is provided in the BEOL fat wire level that has at least a lower via portion that contacts a surface of a top electrode of a ReRAM device area ReRAM-containing stack. In other embodiments, a tall ReRAM device area bottom electrode is provided in the BEOL fat wire level and embedded in a dielectric material stack that includes a dielectric capping layer and an interlayer dielectric material layer.

Abstract: Provided are a storage device, system, and method for throttling host writes in a host buffer to a storage device. The storage device is coupled to a host system having a host buffer that includes reads and writes to pages of the storage device. Garbage collection consolidates valid data from pages in the storage device to fewer pages. A determination is made as to whether a processing measurement at the storage device satisfies a threshold. A timer value is set to a positive value in response to determining that the processing measurement satisfies the threshold. The timer is started to run for the timer value. Writes from the host buffer are blocked while the timer is running. Writes remain in the host buffer while the timer is running. A write is accepted from the host buffer to process in response to expiration of the timer.

Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a system for initializing components to monitor for unauthorized encryptions of filesystem objects stored on a computing system. The method includes configuring an encryption monitor register to establish monitoring preferences of filesystem objects and allocating a predetermined size of persistent memory as a backup memory area for storing pre-encrypted versions of the filesystem objects. The method also includes inserting a starting address of the backup memory area in data bits of the encryption monitor register, and setting encryption monitor bits of page table entries in a hardware page table that correspond to at least one filesystem object, thereby establishing encryption monitoring of the filesystem object.

Abstract: In an approach to improve magnetic tape file systems through tape-to-tape copying between nodes on a Linear Tape File System using a cluster-wide named pipe. Embodiments transfer data between a first node and a second node. Additionally, both the first node and the second node implement a parallel shared-disk file system through a data path for node data reading and writing from a shared-disk and to the shared-disk. Further, to transfer data between the first node and the second node, embodiments, write, by the first node, the data for tape-to-tape copy from a first tape drive to the shared-disk, and write, by the second node, the data written from the shared-disk to a second tape drive.

Abstract: The present invention includes an embodiment that may determine an access level within an organization. The embodiment may generate a simulated scenario based on the access level. The embodiment may identify responses of the user to the generated simulated scenario. The embodiment may capture one or more input frames. The embodiment may analyze the responses and the one or more input frames and generate education for the user based on the responses and the one or more input frames.

Abstract: Provided is a method, computer program product, and system for mitigating user dissatisfaction with a product. A processor may collect a first set of user interaction data and a first set of user sentiment data related to the product. The processor may generate a user profile for the user, including a satisfaction threshold for using the product based in part on the first set of user interaction data and the first set of user sentiment data. The processor may monitor a second set of user interaction data and a second set of user sentiment data. The processor may compare the second set of user interaction data and the second set of user sentiment data to the satisfaction threshold and determine that the user is experiencing dissatisfaction with the product when the satisfaction threshold has been exceeded. In response, the processor may output an action to reduce dissatisfaction of the user.

Abstract: A method for classifying domains to malware families includes identifying a corpus of malicious domains, identifying one or more suspicious domains, extracting a timeframe corresponding to the one or more suspicious domains, calculating a rank coefficient between the one or more suspicious domains and a current seed domain of the corpus of malicious domains, determining whether the rank correlation coefficient exceeds a rank threshold for the one or more suspicious domains, comparing a number of suspicious domains whose correlation coefficients exceed the rank threshold to a relation threshold, and responsive to determining the number of suspicious domains whose correlation coefficients exceed the rank threshold exceeds the relation threshold, applying a tag to the suspicious domains indicating that the one or more suspicious domains correspond to a same malware family as the current seed domain.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method can comprise: inspecting, using a processor, a set of container images respectively associated with pods; identifying, using the processor, a first subset of the pods that contain a vulnerability; classifying, using the processor, the first subset of the pods as primary-infected pods; generating, using the processor, a first list of namespaces in which the primary-infected pods are deployed within a network; checking, using the processor, network policies in connection with the first list of namespaces to determine secondary-suspect pods that have ability to communicate with the primary-infected pods; generating, using the processor, a list of secondary-suspect namespaces in which the secondary-suspect pods are deployed within the network; identifying, using the processor, one or more secondary-suspect pods that communicated with one or more primary-infected pods; and generating, using the processor, a list of secondary-infected pods.

Abstract: In an approach for visualizing metrics towards optimizing application performance, a processor identifies an application, running in a user interface, on a cloud platform. A processor calculates information metrics of the application. A processor presents the information metrics on the user interface with the application.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for avatar rendering of virtual presentations is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes extracting visual content from a presentation. The computer-implemented method further includes extracting audio content from the presentation. The computer-implemented method includes correlating the visual content with the audio content of the presentation. The computer-implemented method includes generating a virtual avatar to dynamically render a virtual presentation to a viewer, based at least in part, on the correlated visual content and audio content of the presentation.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, and a computer system are provided for implementing dynamic and automatic altering a user profile based on machine learning and cognitive analysis to improve user performance. The user profile is dynamically altered based upon live data from multiple external data sources using machine learning and cognitive application programming interfaces (APIs) without explicit input from the user. The altered user profile is automatically stored for the user. The stored user profile is deployed for multiple selected user applications enabling enhanced performance for the user.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for multi-resolution processing for video classification. A plurality of video frames of a video are obtained and a resolution for classifying each video frame of the plurality of video frames is determined by analyzing each video frame using a policy network. Based on the determined resolution, each video frame having a determined resolution is rescaled and each rescaled video frame is routed to a classifier of a backbone network that corresponds to the determined resolution. Each rescaled video frame is classified using the corresponding classifier of the backbone network to obtain a plurality of classifications and the classifications are averaged to determine an action classification of the video.

Abstract: Methods and systems for cohort selection for agile processes are disclosed. A method includes: assigning, by a computing device, each of a plurality of entities to one of a plurality of groups; and for each of the plurality of groups: for each of the entities in the group, determining, by the computing device, information about the entity and encoding the determined information about the entity using a genetic algorithm; determining a ranking, by the computing device, of each of the entities in the group based on the encoded information about each of entity in the group; crossing over, by the computing device, portions of the encoded information of pairs of entities occupying adjacent positions in the ranking; and measuring, by the computing device, fitness of each of the entities in the group.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for artboard element positioning in a series of computer-based artboards. The method includes providing multiple target artboards and identifying a common element in at least some of the target artboards, where a common element has at least some consistent attributes. The method includes determining a reference position for the common element. The method includes, in each target artboard containing the common element, comparing an existing position of the common element with the reference position and determining whether to adjust the existing position to match the reference position.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for public speaking guidance is provided. A processor retrieves speaker data regarding a speech made by a user. A processor separates the speaker data into one or more speaker modalities. A processor extracts one or more speaker features from the speaker data for the one or more speaker modalities. A processor generates a performance classification based on the one or more speaker features. A processor sends to the user guidance regarding the speech based on the performance classification.

Abstract: An approach for creating a buried local interconnect around a DDB (double diffusion break) to reduce parasitic capacitance on a semiconductor device is disclosed. The approach utilizes a metal, as the local interconnect, buried in a cavity around the DDB region of a semiconductor substrate. The metal is disposed by two dielectric layers and the substrate. The two dielectric layers are recessed beneath two gate spacers. The buried local interconnect is recessed into the cavity where the top surface of the interconnect is situated below the top surface of the surrounding S/D (source/drain) epi (epitaxy). The metal of the local interconnect can be made from W, Ru or Co.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a substrate and a thin gate oxide nanosheet device located on the substrate, having a first plurality of nanosheet layers, wherein each of the first plurality of nanosheet layers has a first thickness located at the center of the nanosheet. A thick gate oxide nanosheet device located on the substrate, having a second plurality of nanosheet layers, wherein each of the second plurality of nanosheet layers has a second thickness and wherein the first thickness is less than the second thickness.

Abstract: A multi-level photovoltaic cell comprises a substrate layer and a plurality of photovoltaic cells positioned above the substrate layer. Each photovoltaic cell has a top contact layer and a bottom contact layer connected in series such that the top contact layer of the first photovoltaic cell is connected to the bottom contact layer of a next photovoltaic cell until the last photovoltaic cell is connected. A different voltage is output between the substrate layer and the top contact layer of each photovoltaic cell. Another multi-level photovoltaic cell comprises a substrate layer and a plurality of photovoltaic cells stacked vertically above the substrate layer. Each photovoltaic cell comprises an active layer separated from the next photovoltaic cell by an etch stop layer until a last photovoltaic cell is reached. A different voltage is output between the substrate layer and the active layer of each photovoltaic cell.

Abstract: An approach to provide a semiconductor structure for a phase change memory cell with a first liner material surrounding a sidewall of a hole in a dielectric material where the hole in the dielectric is on a bottom electrode in the dielectric material. The semiconductor structure includes a layer of a second liner material on the first liner material, where the second liner material has an improved contact resistance to a phase change material. The semiconductor structure includes the phase change material abutting the layer of the second liner material on the first liner material. The phase change material fills the hole in the dielectric material. The second liner material that is between the phase change material and the first liner material provides a lower contact resistivity with the phase change material in the crystalline phase than the first liner material.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and computer program product for offsetting a reading head on a magnetic tape to improve verification. A processor determines a write head width, a read head width, and a track pitch based on determining an LTO standard of the magnetic tape. The processor determines a distance of the reading head from a writing head using the write head width, the read head width, and the track pitch, and causes a tape appliance to relocate the read head on the magnetic tape to the determined distance.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bottom electrode contact disposed over one or more of a plurality of conductive lines, magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) pillars constructed over the bottom electrode contact, an encapsulation layer section disposed between a pair of the MRAM pillars such that an aspect ratio of a tight pitch gap between the pair of the MRAM pillars is reduced, and a dielectric disposed within the encapsulation layer section, wherein the dielectric fills an entirety of a space defined within the encapsulation layer section. The MRAM pillars have a generally rectangular-shaped or cone-shaped configuration and the encapsulation layer section has a generally U-shaped or V-shaped configuration.

Abstract: Stream alterations under limited bandwidth conditions is provided. A router on a local network continuously monitors incoming network traffic from a source external to the local network to detect that a bandwidth of the incoming network traffic exceeds a first threshold. The router sends a request to a source of the incoming network traffic to temporarily redirect the incoming network traffic to an optimization analyzer. Analysis is performed on the incoming streams to identify one or more streams for alteration. In response to identifying one or more of the incoming streams for alteration, for each identified incoming stream, continuously altering the identified incoming stream, and re-directing the altered stream to the local device.

Abstract: A method for intermediary client reconnection to a preferred server in a high availability server cluster. The method includes monitoring a persistent connection of a logical connection to a preferred server to identify an unavailability of the preferred server, establishing a temporary persistent connection for the logical connection to an available server to replace an unavailable preferred server, prompting attempts to reconnect to the preferred server at intervals, and providing a connection switching pool and simultaneously re-establishing a persistent connection with the preferred server for the logical connection using the connection switching pool while terminating the temporary persistent connection to the available server. The connection switching pool and a main connection pool used by the persistent connection allow for simultaneously maintaining two connections to different servers in a same server cluster for the logical connection.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for data fetching in a networked computing environment. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request from an analytical node for a set of data for a defined job, and identifying in networked storage a subset of the data for the job. The subset of data is loaded to the analytical node based on the sequence in which the data are projected to be accessed in the job. In an embodiment, the request includes a specification for the job, and the specification is analyzed to identify the subset of data. In one embodiment, the subset of data is identified by identifying another job having a relationship to the defined job, and identifying the data used for that other job. In an embodiment, the networked computing environment is a cloud computing environment, and the defined job is an analytics job.

Abstract: A node in a blockchain network may generate a secret information proof, generate a private/public key pair, encrypt the secret information proof with the private/public key pair, and submit the proof to a blockchain network.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for provisioning an Internet of Things (IoT) device comprises receiving, at a device provisioning system, an event schema for the IoT device. The method further comprises comparing the one or more event types from the event schema with a plurality of combinations of one or more event types in a device type schema list to identify a match between the one or more event types in the event schema from the IoT device and one of the plurality of combinations of one or more event types in the device type schema list; in response to identifying a match, assigning a device type to the IoT device based on a correlation in the device type schema list for the device type and the matched combination of one or more event types; and provisioning the IoT device with validated credentials based on the assigned device type.

Abstract: An embodiment establishes a knowledge base based at least in part on sensor data received from a network. The embodiment generates a predicted performance parameter for a designated entity of the network using a first machine learning algorithm. The embodiment compares the predicted performance parameter to an actual performance parameter and determines whether the actual performance parameter exceeds a threshold difference from the predicted performance parameter. The embodiment generates, responsive to determining that the threshold difference is exceeded, incentive data using a second machine learning algorithm, where the incentive data is representative of an action selected by the second machine learning algorithm using an iterative optimization process, and where the iterative optimization process comprises performing the action and determining that the actual performance parameter approaches the threshold value in response to the action.

Abstract: A memory device includes a first field effect transistor (FET) stack on a first bottom source/drain region, which includes a first vertical transport field effect transistor (VTFET) device between a second VTFET device and the first source/drain region, and a second FET stack on a second bottom source/drain region, which includes a third VTFET device between a fourth VTFET device and the bottom source/drain region. The memory device includes a third FET stack on a third bottom source/drain region, which includes a fifth VTFET between a sixth VTFET and the third source/drain region, which is laterally adjacent to the first and second source/drain regions. The memory device includes a first electrical connection interconnecting a gate structure of the third VTFET with a gate structure of the fifth VTFET, and a second electrical connection interconnecting a gate structure of the second VTFET with a gate structure of the sixth VTFET.

Abstract: A method, computer systems and program product to import non-compliant container images is provided. A processor receives a non-compliant container image, wherein the container image is not compliant with a target computing environment. A processor extracts a one or more embeddings from the non-compliant container image. A processor compares the one or more embeddings from the non-compliant container image to a plurality of one or more embeddings from an image catalog. A processor identifies a similar image from the image catalog based on the comparison of layer embeddings from the non-compliant container image and the similar image. A processor deploys the similar image in the target computing environment.

Abstract: Sensor data can be collected from a first set of sensors associated with a first seat within a vehicle during a first vehicle stage. The outputs of each sensor of the first set of sensors can then be aggregated to calculate a probability of life within the first seat during the first vehicle stage.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first query by a computing device and assigning the first query to a plurality of cognitive engines, wherein each of the plurality of cognitive engines include different characteristics for processing data. The method also includes, responsive to receiving a response from each of the plurality of cognitive engines for the first query, comparing the received responses from the plurality of cognitive engines. The method also included responsive to determining a difference between a first response from a first cognitive engine and a second response from a second cognitive engine is above a predetermined threshold value, performing a response mediation process until the difference is below the predetermined threshold value. The method also includes selecting a first final response from the received responses for the first query and the second query and displaying the first final response to a user.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for establishing a logical connection between an indirect utterance and a transaction is described. An indirect utterance is received from a user as an input to a conversational system. The indirect utterance is parsed to a first logical form. A first set of predicates and terms is mapped from the first logical form to a first subgraph in a knowledge graph. A second set of predicates and terms is mapped from a second logical form belonging to a transaction to a second subgraph of the knowledge graph. A best path in the knowledge graph between the first subgraph and the second subgraph is searched for while transforming the first logical form using the node and edge labels along the best path to generate an intermediate logical form. A system action is performed for a transaction if a graph structure of the intermediate logical form matches the graph structure of the logical form of the transaction above a threshold.

Abstract: A method of improving at least one of quality and yield of a physical process comprises: obtaining values, from respective performances of the physical process, for a plurality of variables associated with the physical process; determining at least one Gaussian mixture model (GMM) representing the values for the variables for the performances of the physical process; based at least in part on the at least one GMM, computing at least one anomaly score for at least one of the variables for at least one of the performances of the physical process; based on the at least one anomaly score, identifying the at least one of the performances of the physical process as an outlier; and, based at least in part on the outlier identification, modifying the at least one of the variables for one or more subsequent performances of the physical process.

Abstract: A processor may receive structured data. The structured data may include one or more columns and associated column names. The processor may analyze the structured data. Analyzing the structured data may include gathering a requisite set of keywords from the associated column names across all columns and/or a sample of column cells. The processor may access a corpus of documents. Each of the documents in the corpus may be associated with a respective keyword. The processor may search the corpus of documents based on the requisite set of keywords. The processor may summarize one or more documents associated with the requisite set of keywords.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques to identify the in-context meanings of natural language in order to decipher the evolution or creation of new vocabulary words and create a more holistic user experience. Thus, disclosed embodiments improve the technical field of digital content comprehension. In embodiments, machine learning is used to identify sentiment of text, perform entity detection to determine topics of text, and/or perform image analysis on images used in digital content. Words, symbols, and images that are determined to be potentially unfamiliar to a user are augmented with a supplemental definition indication. Invoking the supplemental definition indication enables rendering of additional definition information for the user. This serves to accelerate understanding of digital content such as webpages and social media posts.

Abstract: Methods and systems for estimating a distance to an object are described. In an example, a device can receive a reflected signal of a modulated signal being used in a wireless transmission of data. The reflected signal can be a reflection of the modulated signal from at least one object. The device can estimate a distance to the at least one object based on the modulated signal and the reflected signal. Further, the device can use the estimated distance to image a scenery including the at least one object.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide computer-implemented methods, computer program products and computer systems. Embodiments of the present invention can, in response to receiving performance data associated with records, identify whether the received performance data is associated with long transactions. Embodiments of the present invention can then, in response to determining that the received performance data is associated with long transactions, storing the performance data. Embodiments of the present invention can then classify the stored performance data according to types of transactions the performance data and aggregate the stored performance data based on the classification.

Abstract: In an approach for dynamically selecting the application algorithm to be used for each change in a target database system, a processor provides at least two application algorithms for applying changes to a table in a target database system. A processor determines, for each application algorithm of the at least two application algorithms, a performance behavior of each application algorithm for sizes of changes that are applied to the table by the respective application algorithm. A processor receives a data change request for applying a change to the table. A processor determines a size of the change to the table. A processor selects one of the at least two application algorithms that provides a best performance for the size based on the performance behavior of each application algorithm. A processor applies the change to the table using the selected application algorithm that provides the best performance for the size.