Patents by Inventor Girmaw Abebe Tadesse

Girmaw Abebe Tadesse 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: 20240135034
    Abstract: One or more computer processors discover an anomalous subset through sparsity-based automatic feature selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, William Ogallo, George Sirbu, Aisha Walcott, Skyler Speakman
  • Patent number: 11967332
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for correcting muffled speech caused by facial coverings is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes monitoring a user's speech for speech distortion. The computer-implemented method further includes determining that the user's speech is distorted. The computer-implemented method further includes determining that a cause of the user's speech distortion is based, at least in part, on a presence of a particular type of facial covering. The computer-implemented method further includes automatically correcting the speech distortion of the user based, at least in part, on the particular type of facial covering causing the speech distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Michael S. Gordon, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11895263
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for interpreting conference call interruptions is provided. The present invention may include analyzing a conference call including at least two participants. The present invention may also include identifying at least one interrupted segment in the analyzed conference call. The present invention may further include reconstructing the identified at least one interrupted segment of the analyzed conference call and integrating it with the uninterrupted (heard) portion of the conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Michael S. Gordon, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20230325871
    Abstract: Described are techniques for A/B testing including a computer-implemented method of identifying, in an A/B testing database, a set of feature values with a statistically significant difference in A/B testing outcomes above a threshold. The method further includes partitioning records in the A/B testing database into a plurality of population strata according to the set of feature values. The method further includes performing A/B testing, and identifying heterogeneous outcomes of the A/B testing for respective strata of the plurality of population strata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: William Ogallo, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Julian Bertram Kuehnert, Skyler Speakman
  • Publication number: 20230281492
    Abstract: Protected features from media that enable bias in a decision-making process of an artificial intelligence (AI) system are identified and ranked. Adversarial artifacts are generated, using a generative adversarial network, to obfuscate at least a portion of the ranked protected features and the adversarial artifacts are integrated into the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Celia Cintas, Waheeda Banu Saib, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Aisha Walcott
  • Patent number: 11735180
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for synchronizing a voice reply from AI voice assistant based on user activities. The method includes one or more processors identifying a task of a user that corresponds to a voice query of the user. The method further includes generating a sequence of sub-activities of the task corresponding to the voice query of the user. The method further includes determining a completion status of each sub-activity of the sequence of sub-activities of the task corresponding to the voice query of the user based at least in part on activity data received from one or more computing devices in an operating environment of the user. The method further includes synchronizing a voice reply of a computing device with the sequence of sub-activities of the task based at least in part on the completion status of each sub-activity of the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11664130
    Abstract: Predicting infection risk by generating a first temporal graph of a first set of disease progression data, generating a second temporal graph of a second set of disease progression data, combining a first temporal graph node embedding and a second temporal graph node embedding, and generating a predicted infection risk according to the first temporal graph node embedding and the second temporal graph node embedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Chen Lin, Roxana Monge Nunez, Maja Vukovic, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20230106540
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes intercepting data in a virtual presence solution; classifying the intercepted data against machine-readable conduct guidelines by processing the intercepted data in a neural network; and intervening in the virtual presence solution in response to a component of the intercepted data being classified to a match with at least one of the machine-readable conduct guidelines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Celia Cintas, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20230086832
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for correcting muffled speech caused by facial coverings is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes monitoring a user's speech for speech distortion. The computer-implemented method further includes determining that the user's speech is distorted. The computer-implemented method further includes determining that a cause of the user's speech distortion is based, at least in part, on a presence of a particular type of facial covering. The computer-implemented method further includes automatically correcting the speech distortion of the user based, at least in part, on the particular type of facial covering causing the speech distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Michael S. Gordon, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11610224
    Abstract: Members of an audience of a visually dynamic event are clustered using a plurality of sources. A current point of interest (POI) of the visually dynamic event and a future POI of the visually dynamic event are identified across the member clusters. An effectiveness score for given content and a given member cluster is computed for the current point of interest and an effectiveness score for a given content and a given member cluster is computed for the future POI by tracking a position, a speed, and a direction of movement of the current POI. A location of a background area is determined and ranked for each member cluster based on the current point of interest. Electronic displays that correspond to the ranked background areas are identified and ranked. Content is distributed across the electronic displays for each current time period based on the ranked display areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Celia Cintas, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11586520
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer system, a computer program product, and a method that comprises generating a baseline prediction for each database in a plurality of databases, wherein the generated baseline prediction includes datapoints for each performance feature of a respective database in the plurality of databases; generating a linkage matrix using a dimension reduction algorithm in an equal-dimensional feature space based on a measured difference between actual performance datapoints of each respective database and respective datapoints associated with generated baseline prediction for each database in the plurality of databases; linking one or more databases in the plurality of databases based on the measured difference within the generated linkage matrix reaching a predetermined threshold of measured performance; and generating a design using the linked databases for a computer system capable of being displayed through a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Celia Cintas, Skyler Speakman, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11588911
    Abstract: A search query can be received. User parameters can be identified based on the search query. The search query can be refined to include the user parameters. A search result from a search for media content using the refined search query can be received. Based on at least one search result received from the search and based on the user parameters, an augmented media content can be generated. Playing of the augmented media content can be synchronized with a user's activity by controlling playing of the augmented media content while detecting the user's activity pace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Celia Cintas, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Patent number: 11558440
    Abstract: An embodiment for simulating a live video presentation in a recorded video is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a previously recorded online meeting. The embodiment may also include transcribing and indexing the transcription of the previously recorded online meeting. The embodiment may further include receiving audio content from a user. The embodiment may also include searching for a response to the audio content in the transcription. The embodiment may further include in response to determining the response is found in the transcription, generating a solution for the audio content from the transcription. The embodiment may also include integrating the generated solution into the previously recorded online meeting. The embodiment may further include updating one or more video frames of the previously recorded online meeting based on the generated solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Celia Cintas, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20220385758
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for interpreting conference call interruptions is provided. The present invention may include analyzing a conference call including at least two participants. The present invention may also include identifying at least one interrupted segment in the analyzed conference call. The present invention may further include reconstructing the identified at least one interrupted segment of the analyzed conference call and integrating it with the uninterrupted (heard) portion of the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Michael S. Gordon, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20220318702
    Abstract: In an approach to improve platform modification by dynamically modifying content based on user feedback. Embodiments suggest one or more solutions and recommendations, via a user interface, to one or more users that comply with one or more standards, regulations, and resources of an organization. Further, embodiments verify the solutions and recommendations that comply with the one or more standards, regulations, and resources of the organization, and automatically generate a prototype solution. Additionally, embodiments provide, by the user interface, one or more augmented solutions for the one or more users, wherein augmented solutions are provided to the one or more users requiring a temporary solution; and label and cluster user feedback and associated solutions of the one or more users to provide effective solutions for future users based on a similarity of the feedback of the one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Muchiri Wachira, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Celia Cintas, Sekou Lionel Remy, Aisha Walcott
  • Publication number: 20220301007
    Abstract: Members of an audience of a visually dynamic event are clustered using a plurality of sources. A current point of interest (POI) of the visually dynamic event and a future POI of the visually dynamic event are identified across the member clusters. An effectiveness score for given content and a given member cluster is computed for the current point of interest and an effectiveness score for a given content and a given member cluster is computed for the future POI by tracking a position, a speed, and a direction of movement of the current POI. A location of a background area is determined and ranked for each member cluster based on the current point of interest. Electronic displays that correspond to the ranked background areas are identified and ranked. Content is distributed across the electronic displays for each current time period based on the ranked display areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Celia Cintas, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20220224763
    Abstract: A search query can be received. User parameters can be identified based on the search query. The search query can be refined to include the user parameters. A search result from a search for media content using the refined search query can be received. Based on at least one search result received from the search and based on the user parameters, an augmented media content can be generated. Playing of the augmented media content can be synchronized with a user's activity by controlling playing of the augmented media content while detecting the user's activity pace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Celia Cintas, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20220138584
    Abstract: A processor may receive input data. The processor may train a first machine learning model with the input data to extract a group of activation nodes. The processor may extract the group of activation nodes. The processor may detect anomalous nodes from the group of activation nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Celia Cintas, Skyler SPEAKMAN, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Victor Abayomi Akinwande, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20220093092
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for synchronizing a voice reply from AI voice assistant based on user activities. The method includes one or more processors identifying a task of a user that corresponds to a voice query of the user. The method further includes generating a sequence of sub-activities of the task corresponding to the voice query of the user. The method further includes determining a completion status of each sub-activity of the sequence of sub-activities of the task corresponding to the voice query of the user based at least in part on activity data received from one or more computing devices in an operating environment of the user. The method further includes synchronizing a voice reply of a computing device with the sequence of sub-activities of the task based at least in part on the completion status of each sub-activity of the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Komminist Weldemariam
  • Publication number: 20220068499
    Abstract: Predicting infection risk by generating a first temporal graph of a first set of disease progression data, generating a second temporal graph of a second set of disease progression data, combining a first temporal graph node embedding and a second temporal graph node embedding, and generating a predicted infection risk according to the first temporal graph node embedding and the second temporal graph node embedding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Chen Lin, Roxana Monge Nunez, Maja Vukovic, Komminist Weldemariam