Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided comprising a memory storing processor-executable steps; and a processor to execute the processor-executable steps to cause the system to: receive a first data value of a plurality of data values from a data store, wherein the first data value is from a digital twin model of an industrial asset; determine, via a vulnerability module, whether the received at least one data value is a near boundary case or not a near boundary case; in a case it is determined the first data value is a near boundary case, generate one or more adversarial samples for the first data value; input each of the one or more adversarial samples to the digital twin model; execute the digital twin model to output a system response for each input adversarial sample; determine whether the system response to each input adversarial sample has a negative impact; in a case it is determined the system response has a negative impact for a given

Abstract: There is provided a method for generating a select signal for a multiplexer of a Multiplying Delay Locked Loop (MDLL). The method includes determining that an output of a divider of the MDLL is a high level, determining that an output signal of a multiplexed voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) of the MDLL is a falling edge after the output of the divider is the high level and inserting a select signal as a select input to the multiplexer at the falling edge of the output signal of the multiplexed VCO in response to determining that the output of the divider has achieved the high level.

Abstract: Methods and systems for operating a Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes. The plurality of operating modes include one or more of a health mode, an energy savings mode and a balanced mode. In some cases, the operating modes include two or more energy saving modes. The currently operating mode is selected based on the current operating conditions of the building and the desired goals of the building operator. The goals can include, for example, reducing energy usage, reducing pathogen risks, increasing air quality and/or a combination of these goals. In some cases, the operating modes are autonomously controlled. In some cases, the operating modes are manually controlled.

Abstract: A system for monitoring and controlling carbon emission, energy usage and/or utility costs at one or more facilities includes an input for receiving information regarding use of a commodity or service provided by each of one or more utilities at one or more facilities, a memory for storing the received information including historical information, and a controller that is configured to receive an input from a user to control one or more of the devices to reduce carbon emission, energy usage and/or utility costs at one or more of the facilities, and to send control commands to control the one or more devices based on the received user input. The controller is configured to render a dashboard for display on a display, where the dashboard may concurrently display a carbon emission card, an energy usage card and a utility cost card.

Abstract: A signal transmission system includes an equalization filter configured to filter an input signal based at least in part on a feedback signal, a slicer configured to generate data based on the filtered input signal at a plurality of different phases, a synchronizer configured to compute a phase delay between the input signal at each of the different phases and the data, and a pattern generator configured to generate the feedback signal at a phase adjusted by the phase delay.

Abstract: According to at least some example embodiments of the inventive concepts, an RC oscillator includes an oscillator core including a timing-circuit that includes a plurality of matched current sources, a plurality of capacitors, and a resistor, a first continuous time comparator, and a Schmitt trigger; and an analog circuit connected to the oscillator core including a second continuous time comparator representing a replica of the first continuous time comparator, and an EX-OR gate, wherein the analog circuit is configured to pass a clock signal of the oscillator core through the second continuous time comparator and obtaining a delayed clock signal representing a comparator delay, extract the comparator delay of the first continuous time comparator based on feeding the clock signal and the obtained delayed clock signal to the EX-OR gate, and charge the plurality of capacitors connected to the first continuous time comparator.

Abstract: A datacenter that hosts a client instance may receive an input to perform discovery against a containerized application orchestration infrastructure that includes computing clusters associated with one or more resource providers. The datacenter retrieves cluster data associated with each computing cluster from the one or more resource providers, automatically creates respective discovery schedules for the computing clusters based on the cluster data, automatically executes the respective discovery schedules for the computing clusters, automatically retrieves respective authentication bearer tokens associated with the computing clusters, automatically performs respective discovery processes against the computing clusters using the respective authentication bearer tokens, and stores the resource data received from the computing clusters in a database.

Abstract: According to at least some example embodiments of the inventive concepts, an RC oscillator includes an oscillator core including a timing-circuit that includes a plurality of matched current sources, a plurality of capacitors, and a resistor, a first continuous time comparator, and a Schmitt trigger; and an analog circuit connected to the oscillator core including a second continuous time comparator representing a replica of the first continuous time comparator, and an EX-OR gate, wherein the analog circuit is configured to pass a clock signal of the oscillator core through the second continuous time comparator and obtaining a delayed clock signal representing a comparator delay, extract the comparator delay of the first continuous time comparator based on feeding the clock signal and the obtained delayed clock signal to the EX-OR gate, and charge the plurality of capacitors connected to the first continuous time comparator.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for determining the state estimate of a power grid by dividing the power grid into smaller sub-sections, generating state estimates for each sub-section, and then generating a consensus among the sub-sections. In one example, the method may include partitioning a section of the power distribution grid into a plurality of sub-sections based on loads distributed within the section of the power distribution grid, generating a plurality of state estimates for the plurality of sub-sections based on load distribution within the plurality of sub-sections and a Kalman Filter model, generating an aggregate state estimate for the section of the power distribution grid based on an aggregate of the plurality of state estimates and a boundary consensus between the plurality of sub-sections from a previous state estimation, and displaying data about the aggregate state estimate via a user interface.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for providing mixed content (e.g., at least one server-side rendered component of a webpage and at least one client-side rendered component of a webpage. A request for the webpage can be transmitted from an application operating at a client device to a server. The server may render some content of the webpage (referred to as server-side rendered (SSR) content). The server may provide the SSR content with executable code (or a location from which the executable code may be obtained) in response to the request. The application may initially hide the SSR content while generating client-side rendered (CSR) content by executing the executable code. After rendering the CSR content, both the SSR content and the CSR content may be presented at substantially the same time at the webpage. The SSR content may be presented by changing the value of an indicator associated with the SSR content.

Abstract: Blockchain-backed redistributable electronic content components is created and distributed. These techniques provider greater computer security and authentication controls, in various embodiments. An electronic content component associated with a first entity and a first set of actions is created. The electronic content component is published, and the first set of actions and a block representing the electronic content component are added to a blockchain. A second entity requests use of the electronic content component and a distribution agreement between the first and second entities associated with a second set of actions is created. The second set of actions and a block representing the distribution agreement are added to a blockchain. The electronic content component and distribution agreement are validated based on the blockchain, and custom content including the electronic content component is published.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for programming hierarchical schedulers for ports of network devices. A configuration for configuring a hierarchy of a plurality of scheduling nodes of a packet scheduler is received. The packet scheduler is configured to schedule packets for egress out of a port of the network device. The configuration is specified in a human-readable format. Based on the configuration, the packet scheduler of the port is programmed. A plurality of packets are received at a plurality of physical queues communicatively coupled to the packet scheduler. The packet scheduler is used to select a packet in the plurality of packets from a physical queue in the plurality of physical queues. The selected packet is forwarded out the port of the network device.

Abstract: Some example embodiments herein disclose an electronic apparatus and method for reducing or minimizing coarse lock time of Phase Locked Loop (PLL). The method includes controlling a voltage transient in the ABC current DAC of the PLL using the plurality of switchable voltage clamps, where the ABC current DAC includes a plurality of MOSFETs. Further, the method includes dividing the loop filter capacitor of the PLL into two segments to reduce the LPF settling time. Further, the method includes minimizing or reducing the coarse lock time of the PLL using the controlled voltage transients and the divided loop filter capacitor.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a flame rod of a furnace including: detecting an average current of the flame rod during a burn cycle of the furnace; determining a burn time of the burn cycle of the furnace; and determining a remaining life of the flame rod based on at least the average current and the burn time.

Abstract: Active emissive layers (e.g., of a light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC)) are provided and can comprise zero-dimensional (0D) perovskite material in combination with a three-dimensional (3D) perovskite material, as well as electroluminescent devices (e.g., LECs) utilizing such active emissive layers and methods of fabricating and using such active emissive layers and electroluminescent devices. The 0D perovskite material can be incorporated into a matrix film of the 3D perovskite material. The 0D perovskite material can be, for example, perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). The 0D perovskite material can be, for example, Cs4PbBr6, and the 3D perovskite material can be, for example, CsPbBr3.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for creating and distributing blockchain-backed redistributable electronic content components. These techniques provider greater computer security and authentication controls, in various embodiments. An electronic content component associated with a first entity and a first set of actions is created. The electronic content component is published, and the first set of actions and a block representing the electronic content component are added to a blockchain. A second entity requests use of the electronic content component and a distribution agreement between the first and second entities associated with a second set of actions is created. The second set of actions and a block representing the distribution agreement are added to a blockchain. The electronic content component and distribution agreement are validated based on the blockchain, and custom content including the electronic content component is published.

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to the use of mixed reality to provide safety information as well as infotainment during flight. Demonstrations of the safety information for the aircraft are augmented in a 3-D way with a virtual representation of the aircraft. The virtual representation provides the safety instructions to the passengers. The mixed reality concept provides the safety information with the help of video-see through mixed reality by way of a head-mounted display worn by the passengers. The safety instructions are provided with a complete working view of locations and operations for the safety jackets, emergency exits, and oxygen passenger service units.

Abstract: Dissimilarly shaped aircraft nozzles with tandem mixing devices, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An ejector nozzle in a representative embodiment includes a nozzle duct having a nozzle flow axis, a first axial position and a second axial position. The nozzle duct has a first cross-sectional shape at the first axial position, and a second cross-sectional shape at the second axial position, with the second shape being geometrically non-similar to the first shape. The nozzle further includes a fan flow duct portion and a core flow duct portion, both upstream of the first axial position. An ejector duct is positioned in fluid communication with the nozzle duct, and has at least one portion with a cross-sectional shape geometrically similar to the second cross-sectional shape.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for detecting correlated changes (e.g., between code files and configuration files). For a plurality of code files and a plurality of configuration files, a correlated change model is trained to identify correlated changes across the code files and the configuration files using a machine learning algorithm that discovers change rules using a support parameter, and, a confidence parameter, and, a refinement algorithm that refines the discovered change rules. The correlated change model comprising the change rules is stored. The correlated change model can be used to identify potential issue(s) regarding a particular file (e.g., changed code or configuration file(s)). Information regarding the identified potential issue(s) can be provided to a user.

Abstract: A method for automatically capturing and processing an image of a user is provided. The method includes determining a level of an emotion identified from a multimedia content; determining an adjusted emotion level by adjusting the level of the emotion based on user information; capturing a plurality of images of the user over a period of time, based on the adjusted emotion level being greater than a first threshold and a reaction of the user determined based on the plurality of images, being less than a second threshold; prioritizing the plurality of images based on at least one of a frame emotion level of the plurality of images, facial features of the user in the plurality of images, or a number of faces in the plurality of images; and processing the prioritized images to generate an output.