Abstract: A method of providing examples to a computerized conversation agent includes associating one or more triplets of two concepts and a relationship therebetween with an intent related to a query. The triplet is embedded in a knowledge graph and the concepts in the knowledge graph are mapped to the intent. A call log is scanned for examples of the intent based on the concepts in the knowledge graph and the examples are mapped to the intent.

Abstract: A product quality analysis and control system is provided. The product quality analysis and control system includes a processing system that is configured to receive data of objective qualities of a product from multiple data gathering modules. Each of the multiple data gathering modules is respectively positioned at corresponding nodes of a supply chain and is configured to receive from sensors data of objective qualities of a product when the product is at each of the corresponding nodes. The processing system includes a model repository and a data evaluation module. The data evaluation module is configured to select, from the model repository, a model associated with a type of the product and to use the model to analyze the data to identify changes in the objective qualities along the supply chain.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by an administrator node, a transaction request from a user node over a blockchain, activating, by the administrator node, a smart contract that corresponds to the transaction request, acquiring, by the administrator node, parameters from an oracle node based on the smart contract, modifying, by the administrator node, the smart contract based on the parameters, and executing, by the administrator node, the modified smart contract to commit the requested transaction to the blockchain.

Abstract: A method includes confirming when a vehicle accesses a region of interest, obtaining data associated within the region of interest, and determining, based on analytics performed on the data obtained of the region of interest, whether one or more anomalies are present at the region of interest. Obtaining data includes at least one of collecting, with an imaging sensor associated with the vehicle, image data of a given point of interest within the region of interest or collecting, with a motion sensor associated with the vehicle, motion data of the vehicle in a given fragment of interest within the region of interest. The confirming, obtaining and determining steps are performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor operatively coupled to a memory.

Abstract: A user expertise classifying method, system, and computer program product, include analyzing an input by a user based on at least one of vocabulary, orthography, and grammar of the user input, processing user background data obtained from a database, and calculating an expertise score of the user based on the analyzed user input and the processed background data.

Abstract: A rechargeable power source in an autonomous vehicle (AV) adapted to traverse within a pipe network is charged, the charging using mechanical power derived from a flow of material within the pipe network. A sensor in the AV is powered from the charged rechargeable power source. Using power from the rechargeable power source, the AV is caused to traverse within the pipe network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for supply chain vulnerability forecasting using external event data is described. The method may include identifying historic data from each entity of a plurality of entities connected in a supply chain, aggregating temporal-based information relating to the entities and to relations among the entities into one or more time periods based on the historic data, training a cognitive prediction model using the aggregated temporal-based information, generating a vulnerability score for each entity, generating a recommendation for at least one entity if the vulnerability score for the at least one entity is above a preset threshold, retraining the cognitive prediction model using changed data of the at least one entity, and adjusting the vulnerability score based on the retraining.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for matching a graph-under-analysis to a technique for embedding the graph-under-analysis. In a non-limiting example, the computer-implemented method includes receiving, using a processor, graph data representing the graph-under-analysis, wherein the graph-under-analysis represents a network. The graph data is analyzed, using the processor, to extract graph property data representing properties of the graph-under-analysis. Based at least in part on a result of analyzing the graph property data, one or more embedding techniques are selected, wherein at least one of the one or more embedding techniques is configured to transform the graph data to a graph embedding that is used by a task algorithm to perform a task.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for crop yield estimation by identifying, via image processing, a field in which a crop is grown; identifying a plurality of regions within the field; identifying, by processing growth metrics via a model, a plurality of data collection points in the plurality of regions, wherein a given data collection point of the plurality of data collection points within a given region of the plurality of regions is identified by multivariate analysis as representative of growing conditions in the given region; receiving in-field data linked to the data collection points of the plurality; and predicting a yield for the crop in the field based on the in-field data.

Abstract: Techniques for maintaining a knowledge database system based on user interactions with the database system are described herein. An aspect includes generating a user interface based on a knowledge database comprising a plurality of entities, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of user interface elements, each user interface element of the plurality of user interface elements corresponding to one or more of the plurality of entities of the knowledge database. Another aspect includes receiving a user interaction corresponding to the user interface. Another aspect includes updating the knowledge database based on the received user interaction, wherein updating the knowledge database based on the received user interaction includes determining a user interface element associated with the received user interaction, mapping the determined user interface element to a first entity of the plurality of entities of the knowledge database, and performing a weight update corresponding to the first entity.

Abstract: A system, method and program product for a query-based interface in a cognitive computing platform. A system is provided that includes a query processor that inputs a query for an identified user and determines a set of results for inclusion in a cognitive response based on a set of information sources; a modality selection system that selects an interface modality for the cognitive response based on user profile data and at least one external input; and a response formatting system that determines a response format for the set of results in the cognitive response, wherein the response format is determined based on confidence levels determined from social networking information associated with the identified user.

Abstract: An evapotranspiration mitigation method, system, and computer program product include checking a condition via a first sensor connected to an outside of a device to compute an evapotranspiration level and activating a roof opening of the device to deploy a roof from the device if the evapotranspiration level is greater than a pre-determined threshold.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of storing existing chaincode relationships of a group of blockchain peers within a blockchain network, identifying a new chaincode to implement for one or more blockchain peers among the group of blockchain peers of the blockchain network based on the existing chaincode relationships among the group of blockchain peers, and transmitting a message to the one or more blockchain peers with a suggestion to implement the new chaincode.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for dynamically streaming social media live content and displaying advertisements. A server identifies characteristics of crowd members who log in wireless network access points in an environment having displays and consume social media live content produced by digital influencers. The server extracts features of the social media live content. The server matches the social media live content to the crowd members, based on the features of the social media live content and the characteristics of the crowd members. The server determines selected social media live content. The server matches the selected social media live content to advertisements, based on the features of the social media live content and information of the advertisements. The server determines selected advertisements. The server streams the selected social media live content and displays the selected advertisements on the displays.

Abstract: A method includes confirming when a vehicle accesses a region of interest, obtaining data associated within the region of interest, and determining, based on analytics performed on the data obtained of the region of interest, whether one or more anomalies are present at the region of interest. Obtaining data includes at least one of collecting, with an imaging sensor associated with the vehicle, image data of a given point of interest within the region of interest or collecting, with a motion sensor associated with the vehicle, motion data of the vehicle in a given fragment of interest within the region of interest. The confirming, obtaining and determining steps are performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor operatively coupled to a memory.

Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system manage tree risk. The method includes receiving images corresponding to a geographic area. The method includes determining whether a first tree captured in at least one of the images has a condition exhibiting a tree risk that poses a hazard above an acceptable threshold. As a result of the first tree having the condition above the acceptable threshold, the method includes generating a notification identifying the first tree and a location of the first tree. The method includes transmitting the notification to a team equipped to remediate the condition of the first tree.

Abstract: A system for initiating web containers and isolating network traffic to web containers is described. The system initiates and uses web containers for associated web-based resources, such as domain addresses owned by a single entity. When a web container for a domain address has not been initiated, the system determines an owner of the domain address and any domain addresses associated with the owner and initiates a web container for the domain address and the associated domains. When a user navigates to the domain addresses associated with the determined owner, the system isolates the network activity to the initiated web container.

Abstract: A microservice and the recipe for that microservice are automatically created by modifying a local environment in an integrated development environment executing on a computing system to construct a desired microservice, recording commands entered while modifying the local environment, computing a list of changes from the recorded commands that change the local environment and compiling the list of changes into a recipe comprising commands and dependencies sufficient to assemble an operating system and software files that are sufficient to instantiate the desired microservice.

Abstract: In response to identifying one or more applications on a computing device, terms and conditions associated with the one or more applications are identified. A knowledge base based on the identified terms and conditions is generated. The knowledge base includes a determination of sensitive information of a user required by each of the identified one or more applications. Secondary associations of the identified one or more applications are identified from a plurality of external data sources with information related to the identified one or more applications. In response to identifying the secondary associations, it is determined whether sensitive information about the user is found in one or more of the identified secondary associations. In response to determining that sensitive information about the user is found, an advisory is transmitted to the user.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by an administrator node, a transaction request from a user node over a blockchain, activating, by the administrator node, a smart contract that corresponds to the transaction request, acquiring, by the administrator node, parameters from an oracle node based on the smart contract, modifying, by the administrator node, the smart contract based on the parameters, and executing, by the administrator node, the modified smart contract to commit the requested transaction to the blockchain.