Abstract: Virtual machine management is provided. A virtual machine is started automatically based on a custom resource definition of the virtual machine in response to the receiving the custom resource definition of the virtual machine. A container is generated to run an application workload in the virtual machine based on a container configuration file in response to the virtual machine starting. The application workload is deployed on the container automatically based on a container image corresponding to the container. The application workload is run on the container automatically in accordance with a definition of the application workload.

Abstract: A method at an electronic device with an array of indicator lights includes: obtaining first visual output instructions stored at the electronic device, where the first visual output instructions control operation of the array of indicator lights based on operating state of the electronic device; receiving a voice input; obtaining from a remote system a response to the voice input and second visual output instructions, where the second visual output instructions are provided by the remote system along with the response in accordance with a determination that the voice input satisfies one or more criteria; executing the response; and displaying visual output on the array of indicator lights in accordance with the second visual output instructions, where otherwise in absence of the second visual output instructions the electronic device displays visual output on the array of indicator lights in accordance with the first visual output instructions.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for all-optical reconfigurable activation devices for realizing various activations functions having normalized output power. The device and systems disclosed herein include an interferometer comprising a first branch formed of a first waveguide and a second branch formed of a second waveguide. A resonator cavity is coupled to the second first waveguide and at least one phase-shift mechanism is coupled to one of the second waveguide and the resonator cavity. The at least one phase-shift mechanism is configured to control biases of the interferometer to achieve a desired activation function at an output of the interferometer, and an optical amplification mechanism is coupled to the output of the interferometer and configured to add optical gain to the desired activation function.

Abstract: Using labelled training content, a content classification model is trained. Using the trained content classification model, a label describing a first content is determined. The first content is classified into a category in a set of categories using the label. Responsive to the first content being classified into a category of inappropriate content, the first content is removed from a storage location.

Abstract: A method for contrastive learning by selecting dropout ratios and locations based on reinforcement learning includes receiving training data having a positive sample corresponding to a target and negative samples not corresponding to the target. A dropout policy for a neural network is produced based on the training data, where the dropout policy identifies at least one connection between neurons in the neural network to dropout. The training data is encoded, based on the dropout policy, to form embeddings, where the embeddings include multiple positive sample embeddings corresponding to the positive sample and multiple negative sample embedding corresponding to the negative samples.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for all-optical reconfigurable activation devices for realizing various activations functions using low input optical power. The device and systems disclosed herein include a directional coupler comprising a first phase-shift mechanism and an interferometer coupled to the directional coupler. The interferometer comprises at least one microring resonator and a second phase-shift mechanism coupled to thereto. The interferometer and the directional coupler comprise waveguides formed of a first material, while the microring resonator comprises a waveguide formed of a second material and a third phase-shift mechanism. The second material is provided as a low-loss material having a high Kerr effect and large bandgaps, to generate various nonlinear activation functions. The first, second, and third phase-shift mechanisms are configured to control biases within the disclosed systems and devices to achieve a desired activation function.

Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide for devices and methods for obtaining parity time (PT) symmetric directional couplers through improved phase tuning, along with separate optical gain and optical loss tuning. The present disclosure integrates phase tuning and optical gain/loss tuning structures into waveguides of directional couplers disclosed herein. In some examples, directional couplers disclosed herein integrate one or more hybrid metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors (MOSCAPs) formed by a dielectric layer between two semiconductor layers that provide for phase tuning via plasma dispersion and/or carrier accumulation depending on voltage bias polarity, and one or more optically active medium that provide for optical gain or loss tuning depending on voltage bias polarity.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to an optical device. The optical device includes a first microring resonator (MRR) laser having a first resonant frequency and a first free spectral range (FSR). The first FSR is greater than a channel spacing of the optical device. Further, the optical device includes a first frequency-dependent filter formed along a portion of the first MRR laser via a common bus waveguide to attenuate one or more frequencies different from the first resonant frequency. A length of the common bus waveguide is chosen to achieve a second FSR of the common bus waveguide to be substantially equal to the channel spacing to enable a single-mode operation for the optical device. Moreover, the optical device includes a first reflector formed at a first end of the common bus waveguide to enhance a unidirectionality of optical signal within the first MRR laser.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for detecting and/or enrolling (or commissioning) new “hot commands” that are useable to cause an automated assistant to perform responsive action(s) without having to be first explicitly invoked. In various implementations, an automated assistant may be transitioned from a limited listening state into a full speech recognition state in response to a trigger event. While in the full speech recognition state, the automated assistant may receive and perform speech recognition processing on a spoken command from a user to generate a textual command. The textual command may be determined to satisfy a frequency threshold in a corpus of textual commands Consequently, data indicative of the textual command may be enrolled as a hot command. Subsequent utterance of another textual command that is semantically consistent with the textual command may trigger performance of a responsive action by the automated assistant, without requiring explicit invocation.

Abstract: An LED driving device with an adjustable dimming depth is provided. The LED driving device includes an LED driver and a dimming depth control circuit. The LED driver includes a dimming control circuit and a driving circuit. The dimming control circuit generates a first pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal according to a first brightness indication signal. The driving circuit drives a first light source and adjusts a brightness of the first light source. A duty ratio of the first PWM signal and the first driving current have a first relationship therebetween. The dimming depth control circuit includes a first variable resistance circuit, and the first variable resistance circuit controls a magnitude of a first variable resistance between a first current sampling terminal and a ground terminal according to a first dimming depth control signal. The first relationship defines a first dimming depth that varies with the first variable resistance.

Abstract: Techniques are described with respect to a system, method, and computer product for enhancement of socialization between one or more individuals wearing personal protective equipment. An associated method includes identifying a plurality of social communications between one or more individuals wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and assigning an identifier to a participant associated with at least one of the social communications. The method further includes analyzing content of the at least one social communication and generating an augmented reality (AR) based representation of the content for presentation on an augmented reality device associated with the user, the augmented reality device presenting the content for visualization replacing PPE based at least in-part on the identifier.

Abstract: At least one computer processor can replace visual words of an unsupervised machine learning classification model with visual objects of an image. At least two co-occurring single visual objects adjacent to each other in pixels of the image can be combined to obtain a compound visual object. The unsupervised machine learning classification model can be augmented to model the image as a mixture of subjects, where each subject is represented through placements of the visual objects in a mixture of concentric spheres centering on a mixture of intersections on a mixture of horizontal layers. At least one processor can learn latent relationships between the placements of the visual objects in a three-dimensional space depicted in the image and image semantics. Learning the latent relationships trains the unsupervised machine learning classification model to perform image subject classification through the placements of the visual objects in a new image.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach receives an image that includes multiple image points and constructs a plane in the image based on a first subset of the plurality of image points. The approach identifies a second subset of the image points that belong to the plane and are not part of the first subset of image points, and removes the first subset of image points and the second subset of image points form the image points. The approach annotates the remaining subset of image points in the image.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to deploying a workload on the best/highest performance node. Nodes configured to accommodate a request for a workload are selected. Information is collected on each of the selected nodes and the workload. Predicted response times expected for the workload running on each of the selected nodes are determined. The workload is deployed on a node of the selected nodes, the node having a corresponding predicted response time for the workload, the workload being deployed on the node based at least in part on the corresponding predicted response time.

Abstract: Methods for creating a knowledge graph for a video are disclosed. Aspects include obtaining the video, processing the video to extract audio information and video information, and storing the extracted audio information and video information with a timestamp corresponding its occurrence in the video. Aspects also include creating a plurality of groups of the extracted audio information and video information based at least in part on the timestamps and extracting two or more keywords from each of the plurality of groups. Aspects further include identifying a relationship between the two or more keywords based on the extracted audio information and video information and creating a graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links that connect a pair of nodes of the plurality of nodes. Each node corresponds to an extracted keyword and each link corresponds to the identified relationship between the pair of nodes.

Abstract: A method for knowledge representation and deduction of service logic includes: generating, based on a knowledge representation model, a semantic graph corresponding to conceptual-layer service logic, where the semantic graph includes one or more types of nodes and edges for connecting the one or more types of nodes, and the nodes include at least a node of a variable type; generating, based on the semantic graph and a physical table to which a service object is mapped, an instance graph, where the instance graph includes the nodes and edges in the semantic graph; generating executable code based on a service logic relationship between the nodes in the instance graph; and determining, based on the executable code and a data instance corresponding to a node whose in-degree is 0 in the instance graph, a data instance corresponding to each node in the instance graph.

Abstract: User data security is provided. Encrypted user data are identified in a virtual machine. A private key of a public/private cryptographic key pair corresponding to a user is retrieved. The encrypted user data is decrypted within the virtual machine utilizing the private key corresponding to the user to form decrypted user data. The encrypted user data are replaced in the virtual machine with the decrypted user data. The decrypted user data is processed in the virtual machine to perform a service in a cloud environment.

Abstract: A method of engineering forecast and analysis is provided. The method includes: generating a forecasting model based on financial or business information obtained through a user interface, where the forecasting model expresses a logical determining and/or calculation rule based on a structure of a high-order directed graph and by using a plurality of nodes, attributes of the plurality of nodes, and a relationship between every two of the plurality of nodes, and the forecasting model expresses a forecasting path through a directed edge between the nodes; and configuring a common attribute of the forecasting model, an attribute of the forecasting path, and a personalized attribute of the node based on instantiation configuration information.

Abstract: A charging apparatus includes: a housing formed with an accommodating space; and a circuit board assembly disposed in the accommodating space and including at least a printed circuit board provided with multiple electronic elements. The output power of the charging apparatus is greater than or equal to 500 W and less than or equal to 2000 W, and the ratio of the output power of the charging apparatus to the volume of the charging apparatus is higher than or equal to 20 W/in3 and lower than or equal to 30 W/in3. With the preceding solution, the charging apparatus with a small overall volume and high output power can be provided.