In this paper, we focus on mining periodic patterns allowing some degree of imperfection in the form of random replacement from a perfect periodic pattern. In InfoMiner+, we proposed a new metric, namely generalized information gain, to identify patterns with events of vastly different occurrence frequencies and to adjust for the deviation from a pattern. In particular, a penalty is allowed to ...

This paper presents a new biometric score fusion approach in an identification system using the upper integral with respect to Sugeno’s fuzzy measure. First, the proposed method considers each individual matcher as a fuzzy set in order to handle uncertainty and imperfection in matching scores. Then, the corresponding fuzzy entropy estimates the reliability of the information provided by each bi...

Thermal buckling behavior of truncated conical liner reinforced by laminated composite is investigated in the presence of a general initial imperfection. For this purpose, the method of virtual work and first-order strain-deformation shell theory are employed to extract equilibrium equations. To this end, a finite element code is developed using the 3D 8-node shell element with six degrees of f...

This paper studies the problem of discovering protocol definitions from read-world service interaction data, which often are imperfect in various ways. It first describes the challenges in protocol discovery in such a context and the different aspects that must be considered by a protocol discovery solution. Next, it reports the current progress by presenting a discovery algorithm that is robus...