Patents by Inventor Mohamed N. Ahmed

Mohamed N. Ahmed 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: 20230265516
    Abstract: A method of identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the NAMPT promoter that are associated with an inflammatory condition, such as cardiac ischemia, traumatic brain injury, cancer, chorioamnionitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or renal fibrosis. Also provided are methods of diagnosing and treating such inflammatory condition in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Joe G.N. GARCIA, Mohamed n. AHMED
  • Patent number: 10936914
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s) obtains an original image. The processor(s) applies a number of filters to the original image to generate a group of filtered images. The processor(s) stacks the original image with the filtered images in a three dimensional array; each layer of the stack comprises a separate filtered image or the original image and the three dimensional array comprises an augmented version of the original image. The processor(s) facilitates classification of the original image by a deep convolution neural network, where the facilitating comprises providing the augmented version of the original image to the deep convolution neural network, and where the deep convolution neural network classifies the original image based on applying a classification model to the augmented version of the original image The processor(s) receives the classification of the original image from the deep convolution neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andeep S. Toor, Mohamed N. Ahmed, Michelle H. Jung, Krista Kinnard, Anna Podgornyak, Daniel Anderson, Emily Fontaine
  • Patent number: 10878033
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for generating follow-up questions based on machine learning utilizing a computing device. The embodiment may include receiving an input question from a user. The embodiment may include parsing the received input question to extract input question components. Parsing utilizes natural language processing techniques. The embodiment may include executing trained question component models to predict follow-up question components. The extracted input question components are utilized as inputs to the trained question component models. The embodiment may include combining the predicted follow-up question components to generate one or more follow-up questions. The embodiment may include returning the one or more follow-up questions to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Charles E. Beller, William G. Dubyak, Palani Sakthi, Kristen M. Summers, Andeep S. Toor
  • Patent number: 10599777
    Abstract: Natural language processing is provided. A computer processor, selects a pipeline based on an artifact that includes unstructured data, the pipeline identifying a first algorithm of a first set of algorithms of a first human language technology (HLT) component and a second algorithm of a second set of algorithms of a second HLT component; applies the first algorithm based on the artifact to generate a first cluster space associated with the artifact; amends an evidence chain associated with the artifact in response to applying the first algorithm, wherein the evidence chain includes one or more probabilistic findings of truth corresponding to the artifact; standardizes a first ontology of the first cluster space; applies the second algorithm based on the artifact to generate a second cluster space that is associated with the artifact; and identifies a set of information of one or more corpora that is relevant to the artifact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman
  • Publication number: 20200081978
    Abstract: Detection and classification of personally identifiable information includes identifying a document with a known author. A first set of features of the document is extracted using natural language processing, and a second set of features of the document is extracted based upon one or more past documents for the known author using a recurrent neural network. The first set of features and the second set of features are classified using a classifier to produce classified extracted features. Personally identifiable information is labeled in the document based upon the classified extracted features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Andeep S. Toor
  • Patent number: 10585989
    Abstract: Detection and classification of personally identifiable information includes identifying a document with a known author. A first set of features of the document is extracted using natural language processing, and a second set of features of the document is extracted based upon one or more past documents for the known author using a recurrent neural network. The first set of features and the second set of features are classified using a classifier to produce classified extracted features. Personally identifiable information is labeled in the document based upon the classified extracted features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Andeep S. Toor
  • Publication number: 20200042833
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s) obtains an original image. The processor(s) applies a number of filters to the original image to generate a group of filtered images. The processor(s) stacks the original image with the filtered images in a three dimensional array; each layer of the stack comprises a separate filtered image or the original image and the three dimensional array comprises an augmented version of the original image. The processor(s) facilitates classification of the original image by a deep convolution neural network, where the facilitating comprises providing the augmented version of the original image to the deep convolution neural network, and where the deep convolution neural network classifies the original image based on applying a classification model to the augmented version of the original image The processor(s) receives the classification of the original image from the deep convolution neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Andeep S. Toor, Mohamed N. Ahmed, Michelle H. Jung, Krista Kinnard, Anna Podgornyak, Daniel Anderson, Emily Fontaine
  • Patent number: 10554680
    Abstract: A first collection including an analytical feature vector and a Q&A feature vector is constructed. A second collection is constructed from the first collection by inserting noise in at least one of the vectors. A third collection is constructed by crossing over at least one of vectors of the second collection with a corresponding vector of a fourth collection, migrating at least one of the vectors of the second collection with a corresponding vector of a fifth collection. Using a forecasting configuration, an analytical feature vector of the third collection is aged to generate a changed analytical feature vector containing analytical feature values expected at a future time. The changed analytical feature vector is input into a trained neural network to predict a probability of the cyber-attack occurring at the future time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman, John F. Behnken, Mauro Marzorati
  • Patent number: 10554686
    Abstract: A set and a second set of collections of forecasted feature vectors are selected from a repository for a future time window, a cyber-attack being in progress in a data processing environment at the present time, a collection in the set and a collection in the second set indicating an event related to the cyber-attack in a first region and a second event in a second region, respectively, of the environment at a discrete time. The events corresponding to the collections are classified, using an LTSM network, into a class of cyber-attack. From a mapping between a set of phases of the cyber-attack and a set of classes, a phase that corresponds to the class is predicted as likely to occur during the future time window in the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman, Nicholas A. McCrory, Andeep S. Toor, Michelle Welcks
  • Publication number: 20190278847
    Abstract: Natural language processing is provided. A computer processor, selects a pipeline based on an artifact that includes unstructured data, the pipeline identifying a first algorithm of a first set of algorithms of a first human language technology (HLT) component and a second algorithm of a second set of algorithms of a second HLT component; applies the first algorithm based on the artifact to generate a first cluster space associated with the artifact; amends an evidence chain associated with the artifact in response to applying the first algorithm, wherein the evidence chain includes one or more probabilistic findings of truth corresponding to the artifact; standardizes a first ontology of the first cluster space; applies the second algorithm based on the artifact to generate a second cluster space that is associated with the artifact; and identifies a set of information of one or more corpora that is relevant to the artifact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman
  • Patent number: 10380253
    Abstract: Natural language processing is provided. A computer processor, selects a pipeline based on an artifact that includes unstructured data, the pipeline identifying a first algorithm of a first set of algorithms of a first human language technology (HLT) component and a second algorithm of a second set of algorithms of a second HLT component; applies the first algorithm based on the artifact to generate a first cluster space associated with the artifact; amends an evidence chain associated with the artifact in response to applying the first algorithm, wherein the evidence chain includes one or more probabilistic findings of truth corresponding to the artifact; standardizes a first ontology of the first cluster space; applies the second algorithm based on the artifact to generate a second cluster space that is associated with the artifact; and identifies a set of information of one or more corpora that is relevant to the artifact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman
  • Patent number: 10346676
    Abstract: In an approach to face recognition in an image, one or more computer processors receive an image that includes at least one face and one or more face parts. The one or more computer processors detect the one or more face parts in the image with a face component model. The one or more computer processors cluster the detected one or more face parts with one or more stored images. The one or more computer processors extract, from the clustered images, one or more face descriptors. The one or more computer processors determine a recognition score of the at least one face, based, at least in part, on the extracted one or more face descriptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mohamed N. Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20190171726
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for generating follow-up questions based on machine learning utilizing a computing device. The embodiment may include receiving an input question from a user. The embodiment may include parsing the received input question to extract input question components. Parsing utilizes natural language processing techniques. The embodiment may include executing trained question component models to predict follow-up question components. The extracted input question components are utilized as inputs to the trained question component models. The embodiment may include combining the predicted follow-up question components to generate one or more follow-up questions. The embodiment may include returning the one or more follow-up questions to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Charles E. Beller, WILLIAM G. DUBYAK, Palani Sakthi, Kristen M. Summers, Andeep S. Toor
  • Patent number: 10242048
    Abstract: A method includes one or more program obtaining a natural language query, where the natural language query is comprised of a first group of terms, converting the natural language query to a machine language query, and executing machine language query on at least one computer resource. The program obtains search results responsive to the machine language query, where the search results include related terms derived from terms in the first group of terms utilizing concept expansion. The program parses the search results by applying a statistical information extraction to the terms in the first group and to the related terms to identify entities and generates at least one additional natural language query by incorporating a portion of the identified entities into the query. The identified entities in the new query are a second group of terms. At least one term in the first group is not in the second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mohamed N. Ahmed
  • Patent number: 10230751
    Abstract: A first collection including a first feature vector and a Q&A feature vector is constructed. A second collection is constructed from the first collection by inserting noise in at least one of the vectors. A third collection is constructed by migrating, at least one of a vectors of the second collection with a corresponding vector of a fourth collection. The second and the fourth collections have a property distinct from one another. Using a forecasting configuration, a vector of the third collection is aged to generate a changed feature vector, the changed feature vector containing feature values expected at a future time. The changed feature vector is input into a trained neural network to predict a probability of the cyber-attack occurring at the future time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman, John F. Behnken, Mauro Marzorati
  • Patent number: 10133712
    Abstract: To compress a document, a number of edges present in a selected portion of the document are counted to determine whether the number of edges exceeds a threshold. When the number of edges exceeds the threshold, a pixel is selected from the portion and a set of neighboring pixels is identified for the pixel. For each neighboring pixel in a subset of the neighboring pixels, a corresponding label of the neighboring pixel is identified. A mask layer contains labels of pixels in the portion where a label of the selected pixel is biased using labels of neighboring pixels in the subset of the neighboring pixels. The selected pixel is designated to a foreground or a background layer of the document according to the label of the selected pixel. A compressed document is constructed corresponding to the document using the mask layer, the foreground layer, and the background layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mohamed N. Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20180270269
    Abstract: A set and a second set of collections of forecasted feature vectors are selected from a repository for a future time window, a cyber-attack being in progress in a data processing environment at the present time, a collection in the set and a collection in the second set indicating an event related to the cyber-attack in a first region and a second event in a second region, respectively, of the environment at a discrete time. The events corresponding to the collections are classified, using an LTSM network, into a class of cyber-attack. From a mapping between a set of phases of the cyber-attack and a set of classes, a phase that corresponds to the class is predicted as likely to occur during the future time window in the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman, Nicholas A. McCrory, Andeep S. Toor, Michelle Welcks
  • Patent number: 10043058
    Abstract: In an approach to face recognition in an image, one or more computer processors receive an image that includes at least one face and one or more face parts. The one or more computer processors detect the one or more face parts in the image with a face component model. The one or more computer processors cluster the detected one or more face parts with one or more stored images. The one or more computer processors extract, from the clustered images, one or more face descriptors. The one or more computer processors determine a recognition score of the at least one face, based, at least in part, on the extracted one or more face descriptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Mohamed N. Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20180211101
    Abstract: In an approach to face recognition in an image, one or more computer processors receive an image that includes at least one face and one or more face parts. The one or more computer processors detect the one or more face parts in the image with a face component model. The one or more computer processors cluster the detected one or more face parts with one or more stored images. The one or more computer processors extract, from the clustered images, one or more face descriptors. The one or more computer processors determine a recognition score of the at least one face, based, at least in part, on the extracted one or more face descriptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventor: Mohamed N. Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20180198816
    Abstract: A first collection including an analytical feature vector and a Q&A feature vector is constructed. A second collection is constructed from the first collection by inserting noise in at least one of the vectors. A third collection is constructed by crossing over at least one of vectors of the second collection with a corresponding vector of a fourth collection, migrating at least one of the vectors of the second collection with a corresponding vector of a fifth collection. Using a forecasting configuration, an analytical feature vector of the third collection is aged to generate a changed analytical feature vector containing analytical feature values expected at a future time. The changed analytical feature vector is input into a trained neural network to predict a probability of the cyber-attack occurring at the future time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Ahmed, Aaron K. Baughman, John F. Behnken, Mauro Marzorati