Abstract: Examples of systems described herein include a file server virtual machine of a virtualized file server configured to manage storage of a plurality of storage items. The file server virtual machine including a file system configured to receive an access request directed to a storage item of the plurality of storage items and associated with a user. The file system is further configured to retrieve an access control list having permissions information associated with the storage item, and to cache a permissions profile for the user including all permissions pertaining to the user for the storage item. The file system is further configured to determine whether the access request is permissible based on the cached permissions profile.

Abstract: Examples of systems described herein include a virtualized file server including a first file server virtual machine and a second file server virtual machine configured to manage a distributed file share of storage items. The second file server virtual machine is configured to manage a particular storage item of the distributed file share of storage items. The first file server virtual machine is configured to, in response to receipt of a referral request for a file share path for the particular storage item from a client, look up a file share path for the particular storage item in a map of at least a portion of the distributed file share of storage items, and provide a referral with the file share path that identifies the second file server virtual machine.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning, HVAC, system and a method of controlling a HVAC system, The method includes: successively for at least two HVAC devices of a plurality of HVAC devices: controlling the HVAC device in accordance with a set target temperature value which is different from an environmental temperature value, wherein the other HVAC devices of the plurality of HVAC devices are deactivated or running with unvarying running parameters, and for at least two environmental sensors of a plurality of environmental sensors, determining whether environmental parameters detected by the environmental sensor change; correlating at least one environmental sensor to the HVAC devices for which a change of the environmental parameters is determined; and controlling the HVAC system to change at least one environmental parameter associated with the at least one environmental sensor using the HVAC devices correlated with the at least one environmental sensor.

Abstract: A method of training a comfort model used for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning, HVAC, system. The method includes: a user device providing a plurality of user feedbacks, each of the plurality of user feedbacks is provided at a respective point in time and describes a thermal comfort of a user using the user device; at each point in time associated with the plurality of user feedbacks, each of a plurality of HVAC devices detecting running parameters; and for each of the plurality of user feedbacks: inputting the running parameters of each of the plurality of HVAC devices detected at the respective point in time into the comfort model to generate a predicted thermal comfort, determining a loss value by comparing the predicted thermal comfort with the thermal comfort described by the respective user feedback, and training the comfort model to reduce the loss value.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for multi-destination probabilistic data replication. Data transfer occurs over multiple time intervals. A data image to be transferred is divided into chunks. A manifest is created that lists each chunk and specifies an order, such that the data image can be reconstructed at its destination. The manifest is sent to the destination. The chunks may be sent to the destination, or to an aggregator site that then forwards the chunks to the destination. The chunks are reassembled at the destination based on information in the manifest. A probabilistic function is used to select an aggregator site based on an efficacy. The efficacy is based on a reward function that is computed for destinations for each time interval. A data transfer policy is periodically updated with a new efficacy value which is used for adjustment of the probabilistic function.

Abstract: A system and method for application security profiling that includes extracting a code property graph from at least a subset of a code base; generating a code profile from the code property graph, wherein generating the code profile occurs prior to a compilation of the code base; and applying the code profile, comprising of identifying sections of interest within the code base.

Abstract: Adaptive control of deadline-constrained workload migrations can include monitoring migrations of workloads forming a wave migrating from a source computing node to a target computing node. The monitoring can be performed in real time. The migrations can be performed by transferring image replications of each workload over a data communication network. Based on an expected bandwidth availability, a likelihood that a cutover deadline associated with the wave is exceeded prior to completing a migration of each of the wave's workloads can be predicted. Migration of one or more selected workloads can be suspended in response to determining that exceeding the cutover deadline prior to completing migration of each of the wave's workloads is likely.

Abstract: Various aspects of a system and method to provide driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, an electronic control unit used in a first vehicle is configured to detect a second vehicle in front of the first vehicle. A first position associated with the first vehicle and a second position associated with the detected second vehicle is determined for a first time instance. It may be determined whether a lateral distance between the determined first position and the determined second position is below a pre-defined threshold distance. A first alert is generated when the determined lateral distance is below the pre-defined threshold distance.

Abstract: Ad break boundaries, which identify start and end points of a commercial break, are identified by detecting the absence of voices and/or facial images of one or more primary cast members of a currently scheduled program.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for categorizing sequences of text extracted from documents using natural language processing. In some embodiments, a categorization system may receive a first document file in a machine readable format. The categorization system may analyze a sequence of text from the first document file and identify a numeric text string in the sequence. The categorization system may also identify text data in the sequence matching text data from a second document file. The categorization system may remove the numeric text string and the matching data from the sequence to generate a trimmed version of the sequence. The categorization system may then apply a vectorization model to the trimmed version of the sequence as well as a trained deep learning model to the vector version to identify a corresponding category for the sequence of text.

Abstract: A method includes defining, by a computing device, a network of nodes of migration practitioners; receiving, by the computing device, working sets from the nodes defining ownership of data servers; determining, by the computing device, a consensus of ownership of the data servers amongst the migration practitioners; updating, by the computing device, the working sets using the consensus of ownership; distributing, by the computing device, the updated working sets across the nodes; obtaining, by the computing device, activity wrappers of migration activities on the data servers within the distributed working sets; generating, by the computing device, migration activities based on the obtained activity wrappers; determining, by the computing device, connectivity problems in the network; resolving, by the computing device, the connectivity problems in the network; allowing, by the computing device, a new node to join the network; and assigning, by the computing device, ownership of unowned data servers.

Abstract: This application relates to apparatus and methods for determining, assigning, and displaying order deliveries. In some examples, a computing device may obtain order data identifying at least one order for delivery during a timeslot. The computing device may transmit, to a driver's computing device, a request for deliveries for a first price during the timeslot. The computing device may receive, from the driver's computing device, a response accepting the request. The computing device may then assign the driver to the order, and determine a delivery status based on the assignment of the first driver to the first order. The delivery status may identify, for example, that the order has been assigned to the driver, an estimated delivery time, the number of items being delivered, the weight of the items, and a route taken by the driver. The computing device may also display the delivery status.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of two antibody molecules that bind to human DR5 antigen and their use in treating cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to dosage regimens for such anti-DR5 antibodies comprising administering to subject weekly dosages followed by biweekly dosages, or one or two priming dosage(s) followed by biweekly dosages.

Abstract: Various aspects of a system and method to provide driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, an electronic control unit used in a first vehicle is configured to detect a second vehicle in front of the first vehicle. A first position associated with the first vehicle and a second position associated with the detected second vehicle is determined for a first time instance. It may be determined whether a lateral distance between the determined first position and the determined second position is below a pre-defined threshold distance. A first alert is generated when the determined lateral distance is below the pre-defined threshold distance.

Abstract: A method and related apparatus adaptively control snapshot replication of a plurality of server snapshots in a multi-tenant public cloud using snapshot service. A plurality of snapshot requests are received from a plurality of clients in the multi-tenant public cloud and are each associated with a service level agreement (SLA). The SLA includes a corresponding completion deadline and a slippage penalty. A probabilistic model calculates, for active snapshot flows, a completion time for each of the snapshot requests. If any of the predicted completion times exceed their corresponding completion deadlines, a possible MISS event is produced for an associated first snapshot. The snapshot controller component, in response to producing the possible MISS event, minimizes a probability of breaching fulfillment times for the multi-tenant cloud. The slippage penalty is calculated for each of the plurality of snapshot requests. A second snapshot is identified from among the plurality of snapshot requests.

Abstract: Automated methods are provided for identifying when a first advertisement (ad) is a likely variant of a second ad. The first and second ads each include a plurality of sequential segments of a predefined time length, wherein the second ad is a reference ad, and the first ad is a sample ad. In one embodiment, a vector of segment hits is created for the second ad, wherein the second ad is used as both the sample ad and the reference ad for creating the vector of segment hits for the second ad. A vector of segment hits is also created for the first ad, wherein the first ad is used as the sample ad and the second ad is used as the reference ad for creating the vector of segment hits for the first ad.

Abstract: A system and method for application security profiling that includes extracting a code property graph from at least a subset of a code base; generating a code profile from the code property graph, wherein generating the code profile occurs prior to a compilation of the code base; and applying the code profile, comprising of identifying sections of interest within the code base.

Abstract: Information technology discovery data items are received from a plurality of different discovery sources. The received information technology discovery data items are stored in a multisource data store. The received information technology discovery data items from the plurality of different discovery sources are reconciled to determine an attribute value of a configuration item. The determined attribute value of the configuration item is stored in a configuration management database (CMDB).

Abstract: A system may include a database disposed within a remote network management platform, a server device disposed in the platform, and a client device. The database may contain representations of configuration items, such as computing devices and software applications associated with the managed network. The server device may provide a graphical user interface including a sequence of panes to the client device. The sequence of panes may include an identifier pane, an identification rules pane, and a reconciliation pane. Each pane may include data entry fields that are operable to define a new class of configuration item. The server device may receive, by way of the graphical user interface, a definition of the new class that uniquely identifies configuration items of a particular type using at least the attributes. The server may store, in the database, the definition of the new class.

Abstract: An optical system for performing an absorption measurement of a medium sample includes a laser source configured to output a laser beam having a wavelength corresponding to an absorption region of interest; a ringdown cavity comprising a chamber configured to receive the medium sample, an input mirror at an input end, an output mirror at an output end, and an optical axis that extends through the centers of the input mirror and the output mirror; a coupling device configured to couple the laser beam through the input mirror into the chamber; and a detector optically coupled with the cavity, and configured to detect an intensity of light of the wavelength corresponding to the absorption region of interest that extends through the output mirror, wherein a cavity geometry of the cavity increases the re-entrant condition of the cavity relative to a conventional cavity comprised of two spherical mirrors.