Abstract: Provided are techniques for enhancing silent features with adversarial networks for improved model versions. Input features are obtained. Hidden features are identified. Quantum feature importance scoring is performed to assign an importance score to each of the hidden features. Silent features are identified as the hidden features with the importance score below a first threshold. Important features are identified as the input features and as the hidden features with the importance score above a second threshold. A silent feature model is built using the silent features. An important feature model is built using the important features. An ensemble model is built with the silent feature model and the important feature model. The ensemble model is used to generate one or more predictions and one or more prescriptions.

Abstract: Susceptors, related systems, and related methods are described. Susceptors according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprise a plurality of contact knobs. The ones from the plurality of contact knobs may be honed.

Abstract: Techniques are described with respect to managing a distributed device message in a computing infrastructure. Such techniques are enabled through a universal interface apparatus including a plurality of serial interface adapter boards and a system-on-a-chip microcontroller. The universal interface apparatus provides a universal gateway solution between one or more component interfaces associated with a certain premises or environment and a remote system. An associated method includes deriving core message content from a distributed device message originating from a source component in a computing infrastructure, converting the derived core message content to open standard file format message content, propagating the open standard file format message content to a virtualized management system, and receiving an open standard file format message response from the virtualized management system.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for enhancing silent features with adversarial networks for improved model versions. Input features are obtained. Hidden features are identified. Quantum feature importance scoring is performed to assign an importance score to each of the hidden features. Silent features are identified as the hidden features with the importance score below a first threshold. Important features are identified as the input features and as the hidden features with the importance score above a second threshold. A silent feature model is built using the silent features. An important feature model is built using the important features. An ensemble model is built with the silent feature model and the important feature model. The ensemble model is used to generate one or more predictions and one or more prescriptions.

Abstract: A system, computer program product, and method are presented for integrating centralized systems with disparate devices and non-standardized communications protocols and message specifications. The method includes identifying one or more interface systems for one or more facilities. Each facility includes a centralized computing system. The method also includes capturing one or more interface specifications for the respective interface systems. The method further includes creating one or more JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) files from the interface specifications. Each JSON file includes one or more logical properties associated with the respective interface systems. The method also includes creating one or more JSON file combinations through stitching at least a portion of the one or more JSON files. The method further includes establishing cloud-based communications between the interface systems and the respective centralized system of the facilities through the JSON file combinations.

Abstract: Techniques are described with respect to managing a distributed device message in a computing infrastructure. Such techniques are enabled through a universal interface apparatus including a plurality of serial interface adapter boards and a system-on-a-chip microcontroller. The universal interface apparatus provides a universal gateway solution between one or more component interfaces associated with a certain premises or environment and a remote system. An associated method includes deriving core message content from a distributed device message originating from a source component in a computing infrastructure, converting the derived core message content to open standard file format message content, propagating the open standard file format message content to a virtualized management system, and receiving an open standard file format message response from the virtualized management system.

Abstract: A system, computer program product, and method are presented for integrating centralized systems with disparate devices and non-standardized communications protocols and message specifications. The method includes identifying one or more interface systems for one or more facilities. Each facility includes a centralized computing system. The method also includes capturing one or more interface specifications for the respective interface systems. The method further includes creating one or more JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) files from the interface specifications. Each JSON file includes one or more logical properties associated with the respective interface systems. The method also includes creating one or more JSON file combinations through stitching at least a portion of the one or more JSON files. The method further includes establishing cloud-based communications between the interface systems and the respective centralized system of the facilities through the JSON file combinations.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving sensory data, identifying one or more operations in a smart contract stored on a blockchain, performing the one or more operations based on the sensory data received, creating a blockchain transaction with a record of the one or more operations performed and the sensory data received, and committing the blockchain transaction to the blockchain.

Abstract: A method for facilitating automated vehicle charging, which can include one or more of: detecting a charge port cover, determining a cover actuation point, opening the cover, locating a charging connector of the vehicle, locating electrical pins of the charging connector, connecting to the vehicle, and/or disconnecting from the vehicle. A system for facilitating automated vehicle charging, which can include one or more connectors, sensors, and/or actuators. The system is preferably configured to perform the method (e.g., in the presence of an electric vehicle).

Abstract: A method for facilitating automated vehicle charging, which can include one or more of: detecting a charge port cover, determining a cover actuation point, opening the cover, locating a charging connector of the vehicle, locating electrical pins of the charging connector, connecting to the vehicle, and/or disconnecting from the vehicle. A system for facilitating automated vehicle charging, which can include one or more connectors, sensors, and/or actuators. The system is preferably configured to perform the method (e.g., in the presence of an electric vehicle).

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving sensory data, identifying one or more operations in a smart contract stored on a blockchain, performing the one or more operations based on the sensory data received, creating a blockchain transaction with a record of the one or more operations performed and the sensory data received, and committing the blockchain transaction to the blockchain.

Abstract: A method for facilitating automated vehicle charging, which can include one or more of: detecting a charge port cover, determining a cover actuation point, opening the cover, locating a charging connector of the vehicle, locating electrical pins of the charging connector, connecting to the vehicle, and/or disconnecting from the vehicle. A system for facilitating automated vehicle charging, which can include one or more connectors, sensors, and/or actuators. The system is preferably configured to perform the method (e.g., in the presence of an electric vehicle).

Abstract: A projector and one or more optical components project a light pattern that scans at least a portion of an anterior segment of an eye of a user, while one or more cameras capture images of the anterior segment. During each scan, different pixels in the projector emit light at different times, causing the light pattern to repeatedly change orientation relative to the eye and thus to illuminate multiple different cross-sections of the anterior segment. The cameras capture images of each cross-section from a total of at least two different vantage points relative to the head of the user. The position of the projector, optical components and cameras relative to the head of the user remains substantially constant throughout each entire scan.

Abstract: A system, method and program product for application landscape processing. A system is disclosed that includes: a contextual analysis engine that analyzes structured and unstructured data from external source information, internal source information, and application usage patterns to identify performance indicators; a system for storing metadata for each application in an application landscape, wherein metadata for each application specifies a set of application parameters and associated values; and a priority calculator that calculates a priority score for applications in the application landscape, wherein the priority score for a selected application is determined by evaluating performance indicators that correlate to metadata of the selected application.

Abstract: A dynamic video communications system provides real time provisioning of a video communication session in a domain video network between a set of user devices. The real time provisioning is implemented by receiving an identifier of a video communication session from a user device, where the identifier includes a domain and a name, determining an authentication principle associated with the user device, where the authentication principle includes a domain of the user, checking whether the domain of the user matches a domain of the video communication session, and joining the user device with the video communication session.

Abstract: A projector and one or more optical components project a light pattern that scans at least a portion of an anterior segment of an eye of a user, while one or more cameras capture images of the anterior segment. During each scan, different pixels in the projector emit light at different times, causing the light pattern to repeatedly change orientation relative to the eye and thus to illuminate multiple different cross-sections of the anterior segment. The cameras capture images of each cross-section from a total of at least two different vantage points relative to the head of the user. The position of the projector, optical components and cameras relative to the head of the user remains substantially constant throughout each entire scan.

Abstract: In some examples, a distributed system may include a plurality of nodes with a file stored in a file system across the plurality of nodes. One of the nodes may receive a request for location data corresponding to a part of the file. For instance, the location data may be included in a mapping file, and the request may specify an offset of the mapping file. The mapping file may include locations of nodes storing parts of the file in the file system across the plurality of nodes, and the mapping file may have a plurality of parts corresponding to the parts of the file. In response to the request, the node may access the mapping file and send location data corresponding to the offset of the mapping file. The location data may indicate at least one of the nodes storing the part of the file.

Abstract: In some examples, a distributed system may include a plurality of nodes with a file stored in a file system across the plurality of nodes. One of the nodes may receive a request for location data corresponding to a part of the file. For instance, the location data may be included in a mapping file, and the request may specify an offset of the mapping file. The mapping file may include locations of nodes storing parts of the file in the file system across the plurality of nodes, and the mapping file may have a plurality of parts corresponding to the parts of the file. In response to the request, the node may access the mapping file and send location data corresponding to the offset of the mapping file. The location data may indicate at least one of the nodes storing the part of the file.

Abstract: A dynamic video communications system provides real time provisioning of a video communication session in a domain video network between a set of user devices. The real time provisioning is implemented by receiving an identifier of a video communication session from a user device, where the identifier includes a domain and a name, determining an authentication principle associated with the user device, where the authentication principle includes a domain of the user, checking whether the domain of the user matches a domain of the video communication session, and joining the user device with the video communication session.

Abstract: A method of proximity-based conference session transfer is disclosed. The method is implemented at a conference device and it starts with the conference device generating a conference session code based on an encrypted conference session message received from a conference server. The conference device communicates the conference session code to an area in proximity to the conference device, where a user device in the area in proximity to the conference device receives the conference session code and requests the conference server to coordinate the conference device to assume a conference session of the user device. The conference device then receives a message from the conference server requesting the conference device to assume the conference session of the user device, and it assumes the conference session of the user device by performing conference functions according to input from the user device.