Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for a system that enables individual users or entities to assess high-level concepts expressed in natural language by identifying quantitative evaluation criteria for evaluating the concept. For example, a query evaluation system is provided herein that receives a user's query including natural language, e.g., indicative of a higher-level concept or idea to be deployed. The system may identify quantitative evaluation criteria for evaluating the concept, perform back-testing (e.g., to see how a particular strategy would have performed in the past) and allow the user to create a specific investment portfolio that tracks the original intent of the user. The concept may be tested, and its performance evaluated before deploying it to a user portfolio.

Abstract: A method of adaptively scanning a selected area that includes selecting an imaging mode, performing a scan of the selected area using the imaging mode, detecting an item of interest, automatically selecting a new imaging mode in response to detecting the item of interest, and performing a scan of the item of interest using the new imaging mode. The imaging mode may determine at least one of a scanning pattern, a scanning speed, and a scanning rate. Spectral data and image data may be gathered and used to detect the item of interest. The method may also include providing a scanning spectrometer system that has a gimbal system configured to provide at least two degrees of freedom to the scanning spectrometer system. The gimbal system may have a spectrometer and a camera each mounted on the gimbal system and configured to gather the spectral data and the image data, respectively.

Abstract: A combustor includes a wall that defines a combustor interior to receive a fluid. The combustor also includes a slot that extends through the wall. The combustor also includes a resonator coupled to the wall. The resonator includes a resonator box defining a resonator interior between the wall and the resonator box, and a resonator segment disposed within the resonator box. The resonator segment includes a resonator neck having a resonator inlet and resonator outlet, the resonator inlet positioned within the resonator interior, the resonator outlet in flow communication with the combustor interior through the slot. The resonator neck defines a nonlinear flow path between the resonator inlet and the resonator outlet.

Abstract: The X-ray imaging system includes a camera unit, a display unit, an input unit, an exposure assembly, and a control unit. The camera unit is configured to acquire a real-time optical image of a subject under examination. The display unit is configured to display the real-time optical image. The input unit is configured to receive a user operation and to form a target region on the user interface by changing the position of a center of the collimation region. The exposure assembly includes an X-ray source, a detector, and a collimator, the collimator having an opening configured to display a collimation region on the subject under examination. The control unit is configured to control movement of the X-ray source and the detector to align with the center of the target region, and control the opening of the collimator such that the collimation region is aligned with the target region.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for predicting an emotion in real-time based on facial gestures and limb gestures derived from captured images. An example method includes receiving a series of images captured in real-time. The example method further includes causing generation of a face segmentation and one or more limb segmentations using the series of images. The example method further extracting one or more face segmentations vectors and one or more limb segmentation vectors. The example method further includes causing generation of weighted vectors using the one or more face segmentation vectors and the one or more limb segmentation vectors for each of the one or more the limb segmentations. The example method includes calculating a probability distribution based on the one or more probabilities corresponding to one or more emotions. The example method finally includes determining a predicted emotion based on the probability distribution.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for predicting an emotion in real-time based on a multimodal input including at least (i) an amount of keystrokes over a period of time and (ii) text. An example method may include receiving, by a communications circuitry, a multimodal input from a user including at least (i) an amount of keystrokes over a period of time and (ii) text. The example method may further include generating, by a trained machine learning model of an emotion prediction circuitry and using the multimodal input, an EmotionPrint for the user. The example method may finally include determining, by the emotion prediction circuitry and using the EmotionPrint, a next action.

Abstract: Optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) devices include an optical chip having a number of waveguides therein, with a common optical fiber and single wavelength channel optical fibers optically coupled to the waveguides. Wavelength sensitive filters are disposed between the chip and the fibers, or across waveguides within the chip to reflect light at certain wavelengths and to transmit light at other wavelengths. In some embodiments, all of the fibers are located at the same end of the chip, in others the common fiber is located at one side of the chip and the single channel fibers located at another side, while in others the common fiber is located at a first side of the chip and the single channel fibers are located either at the first side of the chip or at a second side of the chip.

Abstract: Technologies for protected data management are described. Embodiments include receiving a request to commit a code element to a codebase in a software application. The code element is scanned using a pre-commit scan. The scan includes a query that is customized to identify a protected data element and/or a protected data element access. The scan can identify at least one portion of the code element that accesses the protected data element. A database of registered protected data elements is searched for the protected data element and/or protected data element access. A notification can be generated and sent to a developer account that is associated with the request to commit the code element.

Abstract: Integrated WDM mux/demux devices are disclosed. Some embodiments are directed to an in-line WDM mux/demux device formed with a substrate and a common port at a first side of the substrate and a plurality of separated wavelength ports at a second side of the substrate. The first side of the substrate is free of separated wavelength ports. Other embodiments are directed to a WDM mux/demux device in which a linear variable filter is disposed in the substrate for separating the signals in different channels. In other embodiments, the filter or filters are sandwiched between the edges of adjacent substrates, such that light propagating along a waveguide in one of the substrates is transmitted through the filter to a waveguide in the second substrate. The adjacent substrates may be mounted to a base substrate.

Abstract: An optical communications system includes a laser transmitter to generate an optical signal and a first optical fiber network coupled to transmit the optical signal from the laser transmitter system. A first latchable, asymmetric coupler is disposed along the first optical fiber network to receive the optical signal, and has a first tap output that receives a selected and alterable first fraction of the optical signal. A second latchable, asymmetric coupler is disposed along the first optical fiber network to receive the optical signal from the first latchable asymmetric coupler and has a second tap output that receives a selected and alterable second fraction of the optical signal incident at the second latchable. In certain embodiments the first and second couplers are capable of operating at any of at least three tapping fractions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems, methods, and user interfaces that automate the workflow testing process. Users can configure, automate and execute repeating workflow tests associated with software updates or upgrades. In doing so, issues with the updates or upgrades are proactively prevented. To do so, a selection of one or more business processes is initially received. The one or more business processes are combined into a client workflow. Test data and assertion types are received for each business process of the one or more business processes. A script and metadata containing the client workflow name and the one or more business process names utilized to create the client workflow is stored and the client workflow can be executed in a target environment. Any errors in the client workflow are detected and a notification is provided to a user for follow-up and resolution.

Abstract: Optical guiding elements are 3D printed on the ends of optical fibers. A multifiber connector includes fibers having 3D printed elements that are flush with the end face of the connector. The printed 3D element may be down-tapered for coupling between a single mode optical fiber and an optical chip waveguide. The cross-sectional shape of the 3D printed optical element may change along its length so as to more closely match to the mode field of a non-circular waveguide on the optical chip. The optical element may be printed with a gradient index. The optical element may be provided with an output face distal from the optical fiber that is not flat and which changes the divergence of the light passing therethrough.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems, methods, and user interfaces that automate the workflow testing process. Users can configure, automate and execute repeating workflow tests associated with software updates or upgrades. In doing so, issues with the updates or upgrades are proactively prevented. To do so, a selection of one or more business processes is initially received. The one or more business processes are combined into a client workflow. Test data and assertion types are received for each business process of the one or more business processes. A script and metadata containing the client workflow name and the one or more business process names utilized to create the client workflow is stored and the client workflow can be executed in a target environment. Any errors in the client workflow are detected and a notification is provided to a user for follow-up and resolution.

Abstract: Optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) devices include an optical chip having a number of waveguides therein, with a common optical fiber and single wavelength channel optical fibers optically coupled to the waveguides. Wavelength sensitive filters are disposed between the chip and the fibers, or across waveguides within the chip to reflect light at certain wavelengths and to transmit light at other wavelengths. In sonic embodiments, all of the fibers are located at the same end of the chip, in others the common fiber is located at one side of the chip and the single channel fibers located at another side, while in others the common fiber is located at a first side of the chip and the single channel fibers are located either at the first side of the chip or at a second side of the chip.

Abstract: An optical device that includes a multicore optical fiber having at least two cores. An alignment feature is attached at the first end of the first multicore optical fiber. The device also includes a substrate having at least two waveguides, each waveguide comprising a redirecting feature. A fiber holder is located on the substrate to hold the multicore fiber in a correct axially rotational orientation using the alignment feature, so that light couples between the cores of the multicore fiber and respective waveguides in the substrate.

Abstract: A device may receive and process client data, with a first machine learning model, to determine current state data identifying a current state of a client. The device may process the current state data and prior client data, with a second machine learning model, to determine a problem statement for the client and future state data of the client. The device may utilize the second machine learning model to identify initiatives for the client, and costs of the initiatives, based on the problem statement, the current state data, and the future state data, and to assign benefits and priorities to the initiatives. The device may process the initiatives, the benefits and priorities of the initiatives, and the costs of the initiatives, with the second machine learning model, to generate an initiative plan for solving a problem of the problem statement, and may perform actions based on the initiative plan.

Abstract: An optical communications system includes a laser transmitter to generate an optical signal and a first optical fiber network coupled to transmit the optical signal from the laser transmitter system. A first latchable, asymmetric coupler is disposed along the first optical fiber network to receive the optical signal, and has a first tap output that receives a selected and alterable first fraction of the optical signal. A second latchable, asymmetric coupler is disposed along the first optical fiber network to receive the optical signal from the first latchable asymmetric coupler and has a second tap output that receives a selected and alterable second fraction of the optical signal incident at the second latchable. In certain embodiments the first and second couplers are capable of operating at any of at least three tapping fractions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems, methods, and user interfaces that automate the workflow testing process. Users can configure, automate and execute repeating workflow tests associated with software updates or upgrades. In doing so, issues with the updates or upgrades are proactively prevented. To do so, a selection of one or more business processes is initially received. The one or more business processes are combined into a client workflow. Test data and assertion types are received for each business process of the one or more business processes. A script and metadata containing the client workflow name and the one or more business process names utilized to create the client workflow is stored and the client workflow can be executed in a target environment. Any errors in the client workflow are detected and a notification is provided to a user for follow-up and resolution.

Abstract: A retail analytics platform is provided. The retail analytics platform is adapted for use in a retail store includes a speech analysis module configured to process audio files to determine a plurality of attributes. The speech analysis module comprises a voice activity detection (VAD) module, a speaker recognition module and an insights module configured to determine a plurality of performance metrics for the retail store based on the plurality of attributes.

Abstract: The invention relates to the fabrication of optical switches in transparent substrates. The method includes exposing part of the substrate to a stream of femtosecond laser pulses to form an exposed volume which can later be etched to form a channel used for microfluidic control of the switch. This process is referred to as femtosecond laser induced chemical etching (FLICE). The waveguides of the optical switch are also written in the substrate by using femtosecond laser inscription (FLI), which can be performed in the same operation as the exposure step in the FLICE formation of the channel, thus ensuring alignment between the waveguides and the channel.