Abstract: Techniques are described with respect to addressing at least one sensor abnormality associated with a vehicle. An associated method includes receiving a first measurement value from a first sensor among a plurality of sensors associated with a vehicle and receiving a second measurement value from a second sensor among the plurality of sensors. The method further includes identifying at least one sensor abnormality based upon an inconsistency between the first measurement value and the second measurement value. In an embodiment, the at least one sensor abnormality results from at least one sensor defect, at least one vehicle security fault, or a combination thereof. The method further includes completing at least one predefined action to address the at least one sensor abnormality.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for managing a sensor area network. An embodiment may include, in response to receiving a geofence trigger event from an Internet of Things device, determining whether to add the Internet of Things device to a sensor area network of Internet of Things devices within a geofence area based on a validation technique. An embodiment may include, in response to determining to add the Internet of Things device, updating the sensor area network with information associated with the Internet of Things device. An embodiment may include enabling sharing of information within the sensor area network between member devices of the sensor area network and the Internet of Things device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for managing access to one or more protected web resources based on the location of an approver is provided. The present invention may include granting the requestor access to the protected web resource based on one or more access requirements being met, wherein at least one access requirement comprises a location of one or more authorization devices corresponding with one or more approvers being within a threshold distance of a computing device of a requestor requesting a protected web resource.

Abstract: A method for preventing unauthorized access of privileged operations of a first device. The method provides for one or more processors to detect an initiating action of a privileged operation of a first device. The one or more processors receive a current location of the first device. The one or more processors determine whether a pre-determined location matches the current location of the first device. In response to determining the current location of the first device fails to match the predetermined location, the one or more processors determine whether a pre-determined connection condition exists between the first device and an authorized device, and in response to determining an absence of the pre-determined connection condition between the first device and the authorized device, the one or more processors perform a first action disabling the privileged operation of the first device.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for managing a sensor area network. An embodiment may include, in response to receiving a geofence trigger event from an Internet of Things device, determining whether to add the Internet of Things device to a sensor area network of Internet of Things devices within a geofence area based on a validation technique. An embodiment may include, in response to determining to add the Internet of Things device, updating the sensor area network with information associated with the Internet of Things device. An embodiment may include enabling sharing of information within the sensor area network between member devices of the sensor area network and the Internet of Things device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for intelligent casting of social media creators includes receiving, from a provider of goods or services, a request to match a social media post topic with a social media creator among a plurality of social media creators, accessing a database comprising a plurality of social media posts by the plurality of social media creators, analyzing each social media post among the plurality of social media posts, selecting a predetermined number of social media creators among the plurality of social media creators according a best match of the request to one or more attributes of each social media creator among the plurality of social media creators and the analysis of the plurality of social media posts, and returning a list of the selected social media creators.

Abstract: A method and system for enabling an autonomous vehicle detection process is provided. The method includes detecting a sensor reading, of a sensor integrated with an autonomous vehicle, exceeding a specified threshold value. Additional sensor reading from additional vehicles located within a specified distance of the autonomous vehicle are received and compared to the original sensor reading. In response, a fault condition associated with the sensor is determined and an associated notification is presented to an occupant of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for managing access to one or more protected web resources based on the location of an approver is provided. The present invention may include granting the requestor access to the protected web resource based on one or more access requirements being met, wherein at least one access requirement comprises a location of one or more authorization devices corresponding with one or more approvers being within a threshold distance of a computing device of a requestor requesting a protected web resource.

Abstract: Taking security actions based on monitored computer and user physical activities includes using sensors of a computer system to identify physical activity being performed by a user of the computer system, monitoring computer system activity being performed by the computer system as the user performs the identified physical activity, determining whether the identified physical activity being performed by the user is associated with input to the computer system to cause the computer system activity being performed by the computer system, and performing processing based on determining that the identified physical activity is not associated with input to cause the computer system activity, the processing including automatically performing security measure(s) on the computer system.

Abstract: Securing an autonomous vehicle against remote interference. Electronic communications are classified and rated according to communication port and package content. Communication ratings are processed to assess risk of remote interference. At-risk communications trigger interference response actions according to pre-defined ratings thresholds.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include obtaining a predicted idle-state duration of a first device. The computer-implemented method may further include obtaining a value corresponding to an available processing capacity of the first device. The computer-implemented method may further include making a first determination that the predicted idle-state duration of the first device exceeds a time required to perform a security scan of the first device using the available processing capacity of the first device. The computer-implemented method may further include making a second determination to perform a security scan of the first device in response to the first determination.

Abstract: A method for preventing unauthorized access of privileged operations of a first device. The method provides for one or more processors to detect an initiating action of a privileged operation of a first device. The one or more processors receive a current location of the first device. The one or more processors determine whether a pre-determined location matches the current location of the first device. In response to determining the current location of the first device fails to match the predetermined location, the one or more processors determine whether a pre-determined connection condition exists between the first device and an authorized device, and in response to determining an absence of the pre-determined connection condition between the first device and the authorized device, the one or more processors perform a first action disabling the privileged operation of the first device.

Abstract: Embodiments describe an approach to monitoring user health data. Determining if the user is having an emergency based on the user health data. Responsive to determining the user is having an emergency the user's location. Identifying one or more available parking spaces based on the user's location, and outputting locations of one or more available parking spaces to the user.

Abstract: An approach to improve the quality of a presentation. An audio or a video recording of a presentation, presented with a selected topic, is translated to a textual transcript for processing. The textual transcript is divided into sections, comprising an opening, a body and a closing, associated with a story arc. The sections are analyzed based on a rubric prepared by an expert on the provided topic. Section scores and recommendations, based on the analysis, are provided to the presenter and optionally, the presenter can send the presentation to a reviewer for approval.

Abstract: Described herein are optimally-modified GJB2 cDNA and associated genetic elements for use in recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-based gene therapy for the treatment of genetic hearing loss.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an automated participation evaluator, wherein processors are configured to evaluate participation of meeting attendees with respect to performance criteria including participation criteria and deliverable contribution criteria; populate object fields associated to ones of the performance criteria and attendees with values representing a quality of performance of the associated attendees relative to the associated performance criteria; notify the attendees of the populated object field values in response to determining that time for evaluating participation of the attendees with respect to performance criteria has not elapsed; update the populated object field values via reevaluating participation of the attendees in response to the notifying of the attendees of the populated values; and reward the attendees with reward values selected as a function of the updated, populated values, in response to determining time for evaluating the participation of the attendees with respect to each of the

Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating a cache is provided. The method includes receiving by a database server from a mobile device, a request for modifying data within the database server. A Web service retrieves the request. The data is determined to be currently available within the database server and the request is transmitted to an analytics component of the database server. The analytics component determines if the data should be updated for use in an additional mobile device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for analyzing technical documents against known art. One or more machine learning classifiers are trained by a training set. References are ingested and assembled into a corpus. An input query is processed by natural language processing, and the classifiers are used to retrieve relevant documents and references, providing solutions to the input query. Anti-patterns are identified and provided to a user in the form of a report to alert the user to potential problems with the input query.

Abstract: A method and system for enabling an autonomous vehicle detection process is provided. The method includes detecting a sensor reading, of a sensor integrated with an autonomous vehicle, exceeding a specified threshold value. Additional sensor reading from additional vehicles located within a specified distance of the autonomous vehicle are received and compared to the original sensor reading. In response, a fault condition associated with the sensor is determined and an associated notification is presented to an occupant of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A method of verifying a user identity using a Web-based multimodal interface can include sending, to a remote computing device, a multimodal markup language document that, when rendered by the remote computing device, queries a user for a user identifier and causes audio of the user's voice to be sent to a multimodal, Web-based application. The user identifier and the audio can be received at about a same time from the client device. The audio can be compared with a voice print associated with the user identifier. The user at the remote computing device can be selectively granted access to the system according to a result obtained from the comparing step.