Wireless connectivity in Industrial sensor and control networks: Challenges and issues in a real implementation for a smart production use-case

The growing popularity of inexpensive IoT (Internet of Things) sensor networks makes their uncertainty an important aspect of their adoption. The uncertainty determines their fitness for purpose, their perceived quality and the usefulness of information they provide. Nevertheless, neither the theory nor the industrial practice of uncertainty offer a coherent answer on how to address uncertainty of networks of this type and their components. The primary objective of this paper is to facilitate the discussion of what progress should be made regarding the theory and the practice of uncertainty of IoT sensor networks to satisfy current needs. This paper provides a structured overview of uncertainty, specifically focusing on IoT sensor networks. It positions IoT sensor networks as contrasted with professional measurement and control networks and presents their conceptual sociotechnical reference model. The reference model advises on the taxonomy of uncertainty proposed in this paper that demonstrates semantic differences between various views on uncertainty. This model also allows for identifying key challenges that should be addressed to improve the theory and practice of uncertainty in IoT sensor networks.

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Distinct network topology in Alzheimer’s disease and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

Alzheimer s Research & Therapy ◽

10.1186/s13195-020-00752-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Adeline Su Lyn Ng ◽

Juan Wang ◽

Kwun Kei Ng ◽

Joanna Su Xian Chong ◽

Xing Qian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Frontotemporal Dementia ◽

Network Topology ◽

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽

Brain Network ◽

Salience Network ◽

Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia ◽

Control Networks ◽

And Control

Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) cause distinct atrophy and functional disruptions within two major intrinsic brain networks, namely the default network and the salience network, respectively. It remains unclear if inter-network relationships and whole-brain network topology are also altered and underpin cognitive and social–emotional functional deficits. Methods In total, 111 participants (50 AD, 14 bvFTD, and 47 age- and gender-matched healthy controls) underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and neuropsychological assessments. Functional connectivity was derived among 144 brain regions of interest. Graph theoretical analysis was applied to characterize network integration, segregation, and module distinctiveness (degree centrality, nodal efficiency, within-module degree, and participation coefficient) in AD, bvFTD, and healthy participants. Group differences in graph theoretical measures and empirically derived network community structures, as well as the associations between these indices and cognitive performance and neuropsychiatric symptoms, were subject to general linear models, with age, gender, education, motion, and scanner type controlled. Results Our results suggested that AD had lower integration in the default and control networks, while bvFTD exhibited disrupted integration in the salience network. Interestingly, AD and bvFTD had the highest and lowest degree of integration in the thalamus, respectively. Such divergence in topological aberration was recapitulated in network segregation and module distinctiveness loss, with AD showing poorer modular structure between the default and control networks, and bvFTD having more fragmented modules in the salience network and subcortical regions. Importantly, aberrations in network topology were related to worse attention deficits and greater severity in neuropsychiatric symptoms across syndromes. Conclusions Our findings underscore the reciprocal relationships between the default, control, and salience networks that may account for the cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia.

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Real-Time Detection of Dictionary DGA Network Traffic Using Deep Learning

SN Computer Science ◽

10.1007/s42979-021-00507-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Kate Highnam ◽

Domenic Puzio ◽

Song Luo ◽

Nicholas R. Jennings

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Deep Learning ◽

Real Time ◽

Network Traffic ◽

Short Term Memory ◽

Domain Names ◽

Control Networks ◽

Detection Techniques ◽

Lstm Network ◽

And Control

AbstractBotnets and malware continue to avoid detection by static rule engines when using domain generation algorithms (DGAs) for callouts to unique, dynamically generated web addresses. Common DGA detection techniques fail to reliably detect DGA variants that combine random dictionary words to create domain names that closely mirror legitimate domains. To combat this, we created a novel hybrid neural network, Bilbo the “bagging” model, that analyses domains and scores the likelihood they are generated by such algorithms and therefore are potentially malicious. Bilbo is the first parallel usage of a convolutional neural network (CNN) and a long short-term memory (LSTM) network for DGA detection. Our unique architecture is found to be the most consistent in performance in terms of AUC, $$F_1$$ F 1 score, and accuracy when generalising across different dictionary DGA classification tasks compared to current state-of-the-art deep learning architectures. We validate using reverse-engineered dictionary DGA domains and detail our real-time implementation strategy for scoring real-world network logs within a large enterprise. In 4 h of actual network traffic, the model discovered at least five potential command-and-control networks that commercial vendor tools did not flag.

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MicroRNAs in Autoimmunity and Hematological Malignancies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms19103139 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (10) ◽

pp. 3139 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mirco Marco ◽

Alice Ramassone ◽

Sara Pagotto ◽

Eleni Anastasiadou ◽

Angelo Veronese ◽

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Keyword(s):

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Hematological Malignancies ◽

Immune Cell ◽

Immunological Tolerance ◽

Considerable Effort ◽

Control Networks ◽

Immune Cell Subsets ◽

Bidirectional Relationship ◽

Relevant Role ◽

And Control

Autoimmunity and hematological malignancies are often concomitant in patients. A causal bidirectional relationship exists between them. Loss of immunological tolerance with inappropriate activation of the immune system, likely due to environmental and genetic factors, can represent a breeding ground for the appearance of cancer cells and, on the other hand, blood cancers are characterized by imbalanced immune cell subsets that could support the development of the autoimmune clone. Considerable effort has been made for understanding the proteins that have a relevant role in both processes; however, literature advances demonstrate that microRNAs (miRNAs) surface as the epigenetic regulators of those proteins and control networks linked to both autoimmunity and hematological malignancies. Here we review the most up-to-date findings regarding the miRNA-based molecular mechanisms that underpin autoimmunity and hematological malignancies.

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Interactions between default mode and control networks as a function of increasing cognitive reasoning complexity

Human Brain Mapping ◽

10.1002/hbm.22802 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (7) ◽

pp. 2719-2731 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Luke Hearne ◽

Luca Cocchi ◽

Andrew Zalesky ◽

Jason B. Mattingley

Keyword(s):

Default Mode ◽

Control Networks ◽

Cognitive Reasoning ◽

And Control

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Analysis and Classification of Word Co-Occurrence Networks From Alzheimer’s Patients and Controls

Frontiers in Computer Science ◽

10.3389/fcomp.2021.649508 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Tristan Millington ◽

Saturnino Luz

Keyword(s):

Word Frequency ◽

Mean Squared Error ◽

Cognitive Test ◽

Edge Density ◽

Network Embedding ◽

Embedding Method ◽

Control Networks ◽

Network Measures ◽

Network Properties ◽

And Control

In this paper we construct word co-occurrence networks from transcript data of controls and patients with potential Alzheimer’s disease using the ADReSS challenge dataset of spontaneous speech. We examine measures of the structure of these networks for significant differences, finding that networks from Alzheimer’s patients have a lower heterogeneity and centralization, but a higher edge density. We then use these measures, a network embedding method and some measures from the word frequency distribution to classify the transcripts into control or Alzheimer’s, and to estimate the cognitive test score of a participant based on the transcript. We find it is possible to distinguish between the AD and control networks on structure alone, achieving 66.7% accuracy on the test set, and to predict cognitive scores with a root mean squared error of 5.675. Using the network measures is more successful than using the network embedding method. However, if the networks are shuffled we find relatively few of the measures are different, indicating that word frequency drives many of the network properties. This observation is borne out by the classification experiments, where word frequency measures perform similarly to the network measures.

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Design and Analysis of Collaborative Unmanned Surface-Aerial Vehicle Cruise Systems

Journal of Advanced Transportation ◽

10.1155/2019/1323105 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Man Zhu ◽

Yuan-Qiao Wen

Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽

Command And Control ◽

Collaborative Model ◽

Weighting Method ◽

Unmanned Surface Vehicle ◽

Control Networks ◽

Aerial Vehicles ◽

Aerial Vehicle ◽

And Control

With the increasing application of unmanned surface vehicle-unmanned aerial vehicles (USV-UAVs) in maritime supervision, research on their deployment and control is becoming vitally important. We investigate the application of USV-UAVs for synergistic cruising and evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed collaborative model. First, we build a collaborative model consisting of the cruise vehicles and communication, detection, and command-and-control networks for the USV-UAV. Second, based on an analysis of the problems faced by collaborative USV-UAV systems, we establish a model to evaluate the effectiveness of such synergistic cruises. Third, we propose a weighting method for each evaluation factor. Finally, a model consisting of one UAV and four USVs is employed to validate our synergistic cruise model.

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