Abstract: A technique for controlling an actuator of a protective mask configured to assume selectively a closed state for respiratory protection and an open state is described. A respiratory flow resistance of the open state is reduced compared to a respiratory flow resistance of the closed state. As to a method aspect of the technique, at least one information signal indicative of an environment of the protective mask is received. A control signal is sent to the actuator of the protective mask for assuming selectively the closed state and the open state depending on the at least one information signal.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing QoS of wireless devices in a communication network is disclosed. The method includes receiving a QoS intent from a first node, the QoS intent including an identification of a wireless device to which the QoS intent applies and a QoS requirement for the identified wireless device. The method further includes obtaining a specification of available QoS in the communication network and a specification of QoS policies in the communication network, using an ML model to determine, based on the received QoS intent and obtained specifications, at what time the at least one QoS requirement of the QoS intent can be fulfilled for the identified wireless device, and informing the first node of a result of the determination. Also disclosed is a QoS management node.

Abstract: The properties of a plurality of operational units are estimated by generating a central system state graph model representing the properties of the plurality of operational units as probabilities of transitions between states for the plurality of operational units, where the states represent operational data. Then a respective updated system state graph model is generated for each of the plurality of operational units, based on the central system state graph model and based on new operational data for the respective operational unit. A distance measure is determined between the respective updated system state graph models. If the distance measure fulfils a divergence criterion, a plurality of new central system state graph models are generated, each representing the properties of a respective subset of the plurality of operational units as the probabilities of transitions between states for the respective subset of the plurality of operational units.

Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a central entity of a network. A first set of features is selected for a machine learning model to take into account when analysing data. The machine learning model is to be deployed at an edge entity of the network. The selection is based on first information indicative of data that is available for the machine learning model to analyse, second information indicative of features that are available for the machine learning model to take into account when analysing data, and contextual information associated with the network.

Abstract: A method for controlling a parking of a plurality of autonomous vehicles parking in a row is provided. The method includes determining a minimum row length of the row needed to park the plurality of vehicles in the row taking into account a minimum physical space including an individual vehicle length, determining at least one additional space requirement of at least one of the plurality of vehicles which is temporarily needed by said at least one vehicle for a predefined event, determining a total row length of the row, determining a free space in the row, distributing the free space to the row, determining parking information for each of the plurality of vehicles based on the distributed free space, and distributing the parking information to at least some of the plurality of vehicles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices (14, 20) for enabling mitigation of radio traffic overload in at least one radio cell (19) among a group of radio cells (17, 18, 19). In an aspect, a method of a supervising device (20) of enabling mitigation of radio traffic overload in at least one radio cell (19) among a group of radio cells (17, 18, 19) is provided.

Abstract: A method (200) performed by a node (100) in a telecommunications network for selecting a preferred action to take from a plurality of proposed actions in order to achieve a target network configuration in the telecommunications network. The method comprises obtaining (202) the plurality of proposed actions, evaluating (204) each of the plurality of proposed actions compared to the target network configuration using a computational argumentation process, and selecting (206) the preferred action, based on the results of the evaluating.

Abstract: A method for controlling a parking of a plurality of autonomous vehicles parking in a row is provided. The method includes determining a minimum row length of the row needed to park the plurality of vehicles in the row taking into account a minimum physical space including an individual vehicle length, determining at least one additional space requirement of at least one of the plurality of vehicles which is temporarily needed by said at least one vehicle for a predefined event, determining a total row length of the row determining a free space in the row, distributing the free space to the row, determining parking information for each of the plurality of vehicles based on the distributed free space, and distributing the parking information to at least some of the plurality of vehicles.

Abstract: The properties of a plurality of operational units are estimated by generating a central system state graph model representing the properties of the plurality of operational units as probabilities of transitions between states for the plurality of operational units, where the states represent operational data. Then a respective updated system state graph model is generated for each of the plurality of operational units, based on the central system state graph model and based on new operational data for the respective operational unit. A distance measure is determined between the respective updated system state graph models. If the distance measure fulfils a divergence criterion, a plurality of new central system state graph models are generated, each representing the properties of a respective subset of the plurality of operational units as the probabilities of transitions between states for the respective subset of the plurality of operational units.

Abstract: A method by one or more network devices executing one or more smart contracts stored in a blockchain for anonymizing faces appearing in digital media content. The method includes obtaining, for each of a plurality of users, a facial model associated with that user, obtaining digital media content digital media content, determining whether that detected face matches the face of any of the plurality of users based on applying one or more of the facial models associated with the plurality of users to that detected face, anonymizing that detected face to generate an anonymized face in response to a determination that that detected face matches the face of one of the plurality of users, and providing the anonymized face to the media platform.

Abstract: A method performed by a technician allocation system for allocating a field technician is provided. The technician allocation system identifies features f_1 . . . f_(n) of a received new work order to be executed. The technician allocation system then obtains a similarity score for the identified features f_1 . . . f_n, wherein the similarity score is related to how similar the new work order is to previously executed old work orders with respect to the identified features. The technician allocation system also obtains a field technician experience score for the identified features f_1 . . . f_n. The technician allocation system then matches the field technician candidates with the features f_1 . . . f_n for the new work order based on the obtained field technician experience scores and the similarity scores.