Patents by Inventor Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche

Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240078443
    Abstract: One or more computer processors improve knowledge base question answering (KBQA) model convergence and prediction performance by generalizing the KBQA model based on transfer learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Srinivas Ravishankar, Dung Ngoc Thai, IBRAHIM ABDELAZIZ, Pavan Kapanipathi Bangalore, TAHIRA NASEEM, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, NANDANA MIHINDUKULASOORIYA
  • Patent number: 11741375
    Abstract: Generate, from a logical formula, a directed acyclic graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. Assign an initial embedding to each mode and edge, to one of a plurality of layers. Compute a plurality of initial node states by using feed-forward networks, and construct cross-dependent embeddings between conjecture node embeddings and premise node embeddings. Topologically sort the DAG with the initial embeddings and node states. Beginning from a lowest rank, compute layer-by-layer embedding updates for each of the plurality of layers until a root is reached. Assign the embedding update for the root node as a final embedding for the DAG. Provide the final embedding for the DAG as input to a machine learning system, and carry out the automatic theorem proving with same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maxwell Crouse, Ibrahim Abdelaziz, Cristina Cornelio, Veronika Thost, Lingfei Wu, Bassem Makni, Kavitha Srinivas, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche
  • Patent number: 11640540
    Abstract: A method for assigning weights to a knowledge graph includes extracting information from a knowledge graph. The information including entities extracted from nodes of the knowledge graph and relations extracted from edges of the knowledge graph. A shortest path generator receives the extracted entities and relations, and potential assigned weights from a heuristic data repository. Weights for the edges of the knowledge graph are determined. The weights are assigned to the edges of the knowledge graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kshitij Fadnis, Kartik Talamadupula, Pavan Kapanipathi Bangalore, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche
  • Patent number: 11544597
    Abstract: A method of improving computing efficiency of a computing device for language-independent problem solving and reasoning includes receiving a query from a user, which is decomposed into one or more sub-queries arranged according to a tree structure. The one or more sub-queries are executed in a knowledge base. The results of the executed one or more sub-queries are received and composed into a query response. The query response is transmitted to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cristina Cornelio, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Ibrahim Abdelaziz, Aldo Pareja, Michael John Witbrock
  • Patent number: 11429876
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a method for natural language processing (NLP). The method comprises extracting knowledge outside of text content of a NLP instance by extracting a set of subgraphs from a knowledge graph associated with the text content. The set of subgraphs comprises the knowledge. The method further comprises encoding the knowledge with the text content into a fixed size graph representation by filtering and encoding the set of subgraphs. The method further comprises applying a text embedding algorithm to the text content to generate a fixed size text representation, and classifying the text content based on the fixed size graph representation and the fixed size text representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pavan Kapanipathi Bangalore, Kartik Talamadupula, Veronika Thost, Siva Sankalp Patel, Ibrahim Abdelaziz, Avinash Balakrishnan, Maria Chang, Kshitij Fadnis, Chulaka Gunasekara, Bassem Makni, Nicholas Mattei, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche
  • Patent number: 11309063
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for generating a framework for analyzing adverse drug reactions. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes receiving to a processor, a plurality of drug chemical structures. The non-limiting example also includes receiving, to the processor, a plurality of known drug-adverse drug reaction associations. The non-limiting example also includes constructing, by the processor, a deep learning framework for each of a plurality of adverse drug reactions based at least in part upon the plurality of drug chemical structures and the plurality of known adverse-drug reaction associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sanjoy Dey, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Jianying Hu, Heng Luo, Ping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11289178
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for generating a framework for analyzing adverse drug reactions. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes receiving to a processor, a plurality of drug chemical structures. The non-limiting example also includes receiving, to the processor, a plurality of known drug-adverse drug reaction associations. The non-limiting example also includes constructing, by the processor, a deep learning framework for each of a plurality of adverse drug reactions based at least in part upon the plurality of drug chemical structures and the plurality of known adverse-drug reaction associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sanjoy Dey, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Jianying Hu, Heng Luo, Ping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220027775
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include obtaining a set of data that includes inputs and outputs to be modelled and performing a symbolic regression to find a symbolic model that fits the inputs and the outputs of the set of data. The symbolic model is a symbolic expression discovered by the symbolic regression in a search space. Automated reasoning is performed to affect a final symbolic model that is used to obtain new outputs from new inputs based on the final symbolic model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Cristina Cornelio, Lior Horesh, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Sanjeeb Dash
  • Patent number: 11188828
    Abstract: A semantic embedding model using geometrical set-centric approach to capture both ABox and TBox representational models is disclosed. The model transforms a semantic-rich knowledge graph into a set of overlapping, disjoint, and/or subsumed n-dimensional spheres that captures and represents semantics embedded in the knowledge graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gonzalo Ignacio Diaz Caceres, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Mohammad Sadoghi Hamedani, Oktie Hassanzadeh, Mariano Rodriguez Muro
  • Publication number: 20210342710
    Abstract: A method of improving computing efficiency of a computing device for language-independent problem solving and reasoning includes receiving a query from a user, which is decomposed into one or more sub-queries arranged according to a tree structure. The one or more sub-queries are executed in a knowledge base. The results of the executed one or more sub-queries are received and composed into a query response. The query response is transmitted to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Cristina Cornelio, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Ibrahim Abdelaziz, Aldo Pareja, Michael John Witbrock
  • Publication number: 20210287102
    Abstract: A method for assigning weights to a knowledge graph includes extracting information from a knowledge graph. The information including entities extracted from nodes of the knowledge graph and relations extracted from edges of the knowledge graph. A shortest path generator receives the extracted entities and relations, and potential assigned weights from a heuristic data repository. Weights for the edges of the knowledge graph are determined. The weights are assigned to the edges of the knowledge graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kshitij Fadnis, Kartik Talamadupula, Pavan Kapanipathi Bangalore, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche
  • Publication number: 20210287103
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a method for natural language processing (NLP). The method comprises extracting knowledge outside of text content of a NLP instance by extracting a set of subgraphs from a knowledge graph associated with the text content. The set of subgraphs comprises the knowledge. The method further comprises encoding the knowledge with the text content into a fixed size graph representation by filtering and encoding the set of subgraphs. The method further comprises applying a text embedding algorithm to the text content to generate a fixed size text representation, and classifying the text content based on the fixed size graph representation and the fixed size text representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Pavan Kapanipathi Bangalore, Kartik Talamadupula, Veronika Thost, Siva Sankalp Patel, Ibrahim Abdelaziz, Avinash Balakrishnan, Maria Chang, Kshitij Fadnis, Chulaka Gunasekara, Bassem Makni, Nicholas Mattei, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche
  • Publication number: 20210150373
    Abstract: Generate, from a logical formula, a directed acyclic graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. Assign an initial embedding to each mode and edge, to one of a plurality of layers. Compute a plurality of initial node states by using feed-forward networks, and construct cross-dependent embeddings between conjecture node embeddings and premise node embeddings. Topologically sort the DAG with the initial embeddings and node states. Beginning from a lowest rank, compute layer-by-layer embedding updates for each of the plurality of layers until a root is reached. Assign the embedding update for the root node as a final embedding for the DAG. Provide the final embedding for the DAG as input to a machine learning system, and carry out the automatic theorem proving with same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Maxwell Crouse, Ibrahim Abdelaziz, Cristina Cornelio, Veronika Thost, Lingfei Wu, Bassem Makni, Kavitha Srinivas, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche
  • Patent number: 10949464
    Abstract: A system for identifying a schema for storing graph data includes a database containing a graph dataset of data and relationships between data pairs and a list of storage methods that each are a distinct structural arrangement of the data and relationships from the graph data set. An analyzer module collects statistics for the graph dataset, and a data classification module uses the collected statistics to calculate metrics describing the data and relationships in the graph dataset, uses the calculated metrics to group the data and relationships into a plurality of graph dataset subsets and associates each graph dataset subset with one of the plurality of storage methods. The resulting group of storage methods associated with the plurality of graph dataset subsets includes a unique storage method for each graph dataset subset. The data and relationships in each graph dataset subset are arranged in accordance with associated storage methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mihaela Ancuta Bornea, Julian Timothy Dolby, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Anastasios Kementsietsidis, Kavitha Srinivas
  • Patent number: 10740304
    Abstract: Various embodiments virtualize data across heterogeneous formats. In one embodiment, a plurality of heterogeneous data sources is received as input. A local schema graph including a set of attribute nodes and a set of type nodes is generated for each of the plurality of heterogeneous data sources. A global schema graph is generated based on each local schema graph that has been generated. The global schema graph comprises each of the local schema graphs and at least one edge between at least one of two or more attributes nodes and two or more type nodes from different local schema graphs. The edge indicates a relationship between the data sources represented by the different local schema graphs comprising the two or more attributes nodes based on a computed similarity between at least one value associated with each of the two or more attributes nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Oktie Hassanzadeh, Anastasios Kementsietsidis, Kavitha Srinivas, Michael J. Ward
  • Patent number: 10509804
    Abstract: A system for storing graph data as a multi-dimensional cluster having a database with a graph dataset containing data and relationships between data pairs and a schema list of storage methods that use a table with columns and rows associated with data or relationships. An analyzer module to collect statistics of a graph dataset and a dimension identification module to identify a plurality of dimensions that each represent a column in the table. A schema creation and loading module creates a modified storage method and having a plurality of distinct table blocks and a plurality of table block indexes, one index for each table block and arranges the data and relationships in the given graph dataset in accordance with the modified storage method to create the multi-dimensional cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mihaela Ancuta Bornea, Julian Timothy Dolby, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Anastasios Kementsietsidis, Kavitha Srinivas
  • Patent number: 10360262
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention relate to optimizing storage of schema-less data. At least one of a schema-less dataset including a plurality of resources one or more query workloads associated with the plurality of resources is received. Each resource is associated with at least a plurality of properties. At least one set of co-occurring properties from the plurality of properties is identified. A graph including a plurality of nodes is generated. Each of the nodes represents a unique property in the set of co-occurring properties. The graph further includes an edge connecting each node representing a pair of co-occurring properties. A schema is generated based on the graph that assigns a column identifier from a table to each unique property represented by one of the nodes in the graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mihaela Ancuta Bornea, Julian Dolby, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Anastasios Kementsietsidis, Kavitha Srinivas
  • Patent number: 10229200
    Abstract: Data elements from data sources and having a data value set are linked by using hash functions to determine a dimensionally reduced instance signature for each data element based on all data values associated with that data element to yield a plurality of dimensionally reduced instance signatures of equivalent fixed size such that similarities among the data values in the data value sets across all data elements is maintained among the plurality of instance signatures. Candidate pairs of data elements to link are identified using the plurality of instance signatures in locality sensitive hash functions, and a similarity index is generated for each candidate pair using a pre-determined measure of similarity. Candidate pairs of data elements having a similarity index above a given threshold are linked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mihaela Ancuta Bornea, Songyun Duan, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Oktie Hassanzadeh, Anastasios Kementsietsidis, Kavitha Srinivas, Michael James Ward
  • Publication number: 20180307804
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for generating a framework for analyzing adverse drug reactions. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes receiving to a processor, a plurality of drug chemical structures. The non-limiting example also includes receiving, to the processor, a plurality of known drug-adverse drug reaction associations. The non-limiting example also includes constructing, by the processor, a deep learning framework for each of a plurality of adverse drug reactions based at least in part upon the plurality of drug chemical structures and the plurality of known adverse-drug reaction associations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sanjoy Dey, Achille Belly Fokoue-Nkoutche, Jianying Hu, Heng Luo, Ping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180307805
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for generating a framework for analyzing adverse drug reactions. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes receiving to a processor, a plurality of drug chemical structures. The non-limiting example also includes receiving, to the processor, a plurality of known drug-adverse drug reaction associations. The non-limiting example also includes constructing, by the processor, a deep learning framework for each of a plurality of adverse drug reactions based at least in part upon the plurality of drug chemical structures and the plurality of known adverse-drug reaction associations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sanjoy DEY, Achille Belly FOKOUE-NKOUTCHE, Jianying HU, Heng LUO, Ping ZHANG