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It is common to observe signi?cant disagreements amongst the quality predictions of these VQMs for the same video sequence. Herein, a measure for quantifying the disagreement between VQMs is proposed. We propose a disagreement measure that...

A promising solution to keep up with the rapid growth in global traffic while at the same time addressing increasing network cost, is the efficient reuse of installed legacy optical fiber. Multiband systems are promising solutions to capitalize...

Nasal septum perforations (NSP) have many uncomfortable symptoms for the patient and a highly negative impact on quality of life. NSPs are closed using patient-specific implants or surgery. Implants are created either under anesthesia using...

In the context of otorhinolaryngologic surgery, we present a gentle approach to treating NSP with a new image-based, contactless, and radiation-free measurement method using a 3D endoscope. The method relies on image information only and makes...

In this paper, we present Feature Focus, a new transparent face morphing detector based on a modified VGG-A architecture and an additional feature shaping loss function, as well as Focused Layer-wise Relevance Propagation (FLRP), an extension of...

Surface treatment with femtosecond laser pulses at high repetition rates in the presence of gaseous sources for nitrogen and carbon leads to the formation of stable coatings with nitrides and carbides. High power femtosecond laser setups fill the...

Tracking of surgical instruments is an essential step towards the modernization of the surgical workflow by a comprehensive surgical landscape guidance system (COMPASS). Real-time tracking of a laparoscopic camera used in minimally-invasive...

A novel concept for the implementation of 2-dimensional (2D) optical phased arrays (OPAs) with end-fire waveguides as antenna elements (AEs) is proposed and its theoretical model and experimental proof is presented. The concept is based on the...

A model of a tunable distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser describing the effect of cavity losses on the gain voltage is presented. Theoretical and experimental results are in good agreement. Measurements show the gain voltage trace for Bragg...

A model of a tunable distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser describing the effect of cavity losses on the gain voltage is presented. Theoretical and experimental results are in good agreement. Measurements show the gain voltage trace for Bragg...

Current challenges for RF interconnects are presented, esp. for calibrated measures of the frequency response of components operating > 100 GHz. Photonics and electronics are combined to develop new paradigm in the millimetre and Terahertz...

The emergence of LiFi for indoor communications opens up new possibilities for wireless services in crowded multiuser scenarios. The deployment of LiFi in indoor scenarios is challenging due to the line-of-sight (LOS) blockage as well as...

Nonlinear Predistortion based on Coherent System Identification Text: In order to cope with the rapid traffic growth and as well reducing the cost-per-bit, reuse of the legacy optical fiber infrastructure is one of the main objectives for...

This  paper  shows  the  feasibility  of  a  networked LiFi  system  using  a  distributed  multiple-input  multiple-output(MIMO)  link  for  optical ...

We propose a novel Deep Convolutional Neural Network formulation for network-wide QoT classification tasks and show its effectiveness for networks with significant topological differences. Our formulation achieves ~99% accuracy on large and...

We demonstrate the development of a QoT classifier over an autonomous machine-learning pipeline, the trading of the classifier over a federated marketplace, and eventually its deployment in the customer’s network as a cloud-native...

We report the automated deployment of 5G services across a latency-aware, semi-disaggregated, and virtualized metro network. We summarize the key findings in a detailed analysis of end-to-end latency, ! service setup time, and soft-failure...

Precise  position  information  is  considered  as  the main  enabler  for  the  implementation  of  smart  manufacturing systems  in  Industry  4.0.  In ...

We report on the first real-time experiments with distributed MIMO and multiple users for LiFi. MIMO mode switching and angular diversity are beneficial for robust-ness. Multiuser multiplexing helps in scenarios where users have complementary...

This paper analyzes the predictions of image captioning models with attention mechanisms beyond visualizing the attention itself. We compare the interpretability of attention heatmaps systematically against the explanations. We demonstrate that...

With the growing demand for deploying Deep Learning models to the “edge”, it is paramount to develop techniques that allow to execute models within very tight and limited resource constraints. In this work we propose a software-hardware...

Federated learning (FL) is the most widely adopted framework for collaborative training of deep learning models under privacy constraints. Albeit its popularity, it has been observed that FL yields suboptimal results if the clients’ data...

To counteract the forthcoming capacity crunch in optical networks by increasing the throughput over already existing fiber infrastructures, innovative approaches are required. Multiband systems are an interesting approach to address this issue....

We present a network architecture which compares RGB images and untextured 3D models by the similarity of the represented shape. Our system is optimised for Zero-Shot retrieval, meaning it can recognise shapes never shown in training.

The task of detecting morphed face images has becomehighly relevant in recent years to ensure the security of automaticverification systems based on facial images, e.g.automated border control gates. Detection methods basedon Deep Neural Networks...

We demonstrate an LED-based optical wireless link for fixed wireless access applications, at data rates of 1.5 Gbit/s over 50 m. The design is robust against vibration and the infrastructure module can be deployed, e.g., at a lamppost with no...

Safe operation of driver assistance systems remains a challenge, especially at higher speeds. It requires sensor technology that is capable of detecting surrounding conditions even at large distances. LiDAR technology is a cornerstone of this...

In this paper, we introduce and validate two different hyperspectral intraoperative imaging setups and their use for the analysis of optical tissue properties. First, we present an improved multispectral filter-wheel setup integrated into a fully...

Neural Network Coding and Representation (NNR) is the first international standard for efficient compression of neural networks. The NNR standard contains quantization and an arithmetic coding scheme as core encoding and decoding technologies, as...

In this book chapter we review photoconductive (PC) terahertz (THz) sources in the 1550-nm region. We contrast the two most common types of devices in the context of the two common implementations as PC switches and photomixers. We also...