Based on detailed analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the existing connected-component labeling （CCL） algorithm,a new algorithm for binary connected components labeling based on run-length encoding （RLE） a...Based on detailed analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the existing connected-component labeling （CCL） algorithm,a new algorithm for binary connected components labeling based on run-length encoding （RLE） and union-find sets has been put forward.The new algorithm uses RLE as the basic processing unit,converts the label merging of connected RLE into sets grouping in accordance with equivalence relation,and uses the union-find sets which is the realization method of sets grouping to solve the label merging of connected RLE.And the label merging procedure has been optimized：the union operation has been modified by adding the ＂weighted rule＂ to avoid getting a degenerated-tree,and the ＂path compression＂ has been adopted when implementing the find operation,then the time complexity of label merging is O（nα（n））.The experiments show that the new algorithm can label the connected components of any shapes very quickly and exactly,save more memory,and facilitate the subsequent image analysis.展开更多
The paper designs a peripheral maximum gray differ-ence(PMGD)image segmentation method,a connected-compo-nent labeling(CCL)algorithm based on dynamic run length(DRL),and a real-time implementation streaming processor ...The paper designs a peripheral maximum gray differ-ence(PMGD)image segmentation method,a connected-compo-nent labeling(CCL)algorithm based on dynamic run length(DRL),and a real-time implementation streaming processor for DRL-CCL.And it verifies the function and performance in space target monitoring scene by the carrying experiment of Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft(TZ-3).The PMGD image segmentation method can segment the image into highly discrete and simple point tar-gets quickly,which reduces the generation of equivalences greatly and improves the real-time performance for DRL-CCL.Through parallel pipeline design,the storage of the streaming processor is optimized by 55%with no need for external me-mory,the logic is optimized by 60%,and the energy efficiency ratio is 12 times than that of the graphics processing unit,62 times than that of the digital signal proccessing,and 147 times than that of personal computers.Analyzing the results of 8756 images completed on-orbit,the speed is up to 5.88 FPS and the target detection rate is 100%.Our algorithm and implementation method meet the requirements of lightweight,high real-time,strong robustness,full-time,and stable operation in space irradia-tion environment.展开更多
A fast label-equivalence-based connected components labeling algorithm is proposed in this paper.It is a combination of two existing efficient methods,which are pivotal operations in two-pass connected components labe...A fast label-equivalence-based connected components labeling algorithm is proposed in this paper.It is a combination of two existing efficient methods,which are pivotal operations in two-pass connected components labeling algorithms.One is a fast pixel scan method,and the other is an array-based Union-Find data structure.The scan procedure assigns each foreground pixel a provisional label according to the location of the pixel.That is to say,it labels the foreground pixels following background pixels and foreground pixels in different ways,which greatly reduces the number of neighbor pixel checks.The array-based Union-Find data structure resolves the label equivalences between provisional labels by using only a single array with path compression,and it improves the efficiency of the resolving procedure which is very time-consuming in general label-equivalence-based algorithms.The experiments on various types of images with different sizes show that the proposed algorithm is superior to other labeling approaches for huge images containing many big connected components.展开更多
Labeling of the connected components is the key operation of the target recognition and segmentation in remote sensing images.The conventional connected-component labeling(CCL) algorithms for ordinary optical images a...Labeling of the connected components is the key operation of the target recognition and segmentation in remote sensing images.The conventional connected-component labeling(CCL) algorithms for ordinary optical images are considered time-consuming in processing the remote sensing images because of the larger size.A dynamic run-length based CCL algorithm(Dy RLC) is proposed in this paper for the large size,big granularity sparse remote sensing image,such as space debris images and ship images.In addition,the equivalence matrix method is proposed to help design the pre-processing method to accelerate the equivalence labels resolving.The result shows our algorithm outperforms 22.86% on execution time than the other algorithms in space debris image dataset.The proposed algorithm also can be implemented on the field programming logical array(FPGA) to enable the realization of the real-time processing on-board.展开更多
Given a connected undirected graph G whose edges are labeled,the minimumlabeling spanning tree(MLST)problemis to find a spanning tree of G with the smallest number of different labels.TheMLST is anNP-hard combinatoria...Given a connected undirected graph G whose edges are labeled,the minimumlabeling spanning tree(MLST)problemis to find a spanning tree of G with the smallest number of different labels.TheMLST is anNP-hard combinatorial optimization problem,which is widely applied in communication networks,multimodal transportation networks,and data compression.Some approximation algorithms and heuristics algorithms have been proposed for the problem.Firefly algorithm is a new meta-heuristic algorithm.Because of its simplicity and easy implementation,it has been successfully applied in various fields.However,the basic firefly algorithm is not suitable for discrete problems.To this end,a novel discrete firefly algorithm for the MLST problem is proposed in this paper.A binary operation method to update firefly positions and a local feasible handling method are introduced,which correct unfeasible solutions,eliminate redundant labels,and make the algorithm more suitable for discrete problems.Computational results show that the algorithm has good performance.The algorithm can be extended to solve other discrete optimization problems.展开更多
To extract and display the significant information of combat systems,this paper introduces the methodology of functional cartography into combat networks and proposes an integrated framework named“functional cartogra...To extract and display the significant information of combat systems,this paper introduces the methodology of functional cartography into combat networks and proposes an integrated framework named“functional cartography of heterogeneous combat networks based on the operational chain”(FCBOC).In this framework,a functional module detection algorithm named operational chain-based label propagation algorithm(OCLPA),which considers the cooperation and interactions among combat entities and can thus naturally tackle network heterogeneity,is proposed to identify the functional modules of the network.Then,the nodes and their modules are classified into different roles according to their properties.A case study shows that FCBOC can provide a simplified description of disorderly information of combat networks and enable us to identify their functional and structural network characteristics.The results provide useful information to help commanders make precise and accurate decisions regarding the protection,disintegration or optimization of combat networks.Three algorithms are also compared with OCLPA to show that FCBOC can most effectively find functional modules with practical meaning.展开更多
A kind of packet labeling algorithm for autonomous system is introduced. The fairness of the algorithm for each traffic stream in the integrated-services is analyzed. It is shown that the rate of each stream in the in...A kind of packet labeling algorithm for autonomous system is introduced. The fairness of the algorithm for each traffic stream in the integrated-services is analyzed. It is shown that the rate of each stream in the integrated-services would converge to a stable value if the transmittfing or forwarding rates converge to that of the receiving exponentially.展开更多
On the basis of inner-system labeling signaling used in the integrated access system,a kind of inner-system labeling algorithm is introduced in this paper, and the fairness of the algorithm for each traffic stream in ...On the basis of inner-system labeling signaling used in the integrated access system,a kind of inner-system labeling algorithm is introduced in this paper, and the fairness of the algorithm for each traffic stream in the integrated-services is analyzed. The base of this algorithm is Class of Services (CoS), and each packet entering the relative independent area (an autonomous system) would be labeled according to the service type or Quality of Service (QoS) in demand,and be scheduled and managed within the system (the system can be enlarged if conforming to the same protocol). The experimental results show that each of the stream rate in the integratedservices would converge to a stable value if the rates of transmitting converge to that of the receiving exponentially, that is, the effective traffic of each stream would be fair.展开更多
It is a key challenge to exploit the label coupling relationship in multi-label classification（MLC）problems.Most previous work focused on label pairwise relations,in which generally only global statistical informati...It is a key challenge to exploit the label coupling relationship in multi-label classification（MLC）problems.Most previous work focused on label pairwise relations,in which generally only global statistical information is used to analyze the coupled label relationship.In this work,firstly Bayesian and hypothesis testing methods are applied to predict the label set size of testing samples within their k nearest neighbor samples,which combines global and local statistical information,and then apriori algorithm is used to mine the label coupling relationship among multiple labels rather than pairwise labels,which can exploit the label coupling relations more accurately and comprehensively.The experimental results on text,biology and audio datasets shown that,compared with the state-of-the-art algorithm,the proposed algorithm can obtain better performance on 5 common criteria.展开更多
This paper presents a novel algorithm for an extreme form of weak label learning, in which only one of all relevant labels is given for each training sample. Using genetic algorithm, all of the labels in the training ...This paper presents a novel algorithm for an extreme form of weak label learning, in which only one of all relevant labels is given for each training sample. Using genetic algorithm, all of the labels in the training set are optimally divided into several non-overlapping groups to maximize the label distinguishability in every group. Multiple classifiers are trained separately and ensembled for label predictions. Experimental results show significant improvement over previous weak label learning algorithms.展开更多
A new method for multi-protocol label switching is presented in this study, whose core idea is to construct model for simulating process of accommodating network online loads and then adopt genetic algorithm to optimi...A new method for multi-protocol label switching is presented in this study, whose core idea is to construct model for simulating process of accommodating network online loads and then adopt genetic algorithm to optimize the model. Due to the heuristic property of evolutional method, the new method is efficient and effective, which is verified by the experiments.展开更多
The world produces vast quantities of high-dimensional multi-semantic data.However,extracting valuable information from such a large amount of high-dimensional and multi-label data is undoubtedly arduous and challengi...The world produces vast quantities of high-dimensional multi-semantic data.However,extracting valuable information from such a large amount of high-dimensional and multi-label data is undoubtedly arduous and challenging.Feature selection aims to mitigate the adverse impacts of high dimensionality in multi-label data by eliminating redundant and irrelevant features.The ant colony optimization algorithm has demonstrated encouraging outcomes in multi-label feature selection,because of its simplicity,efficiency,and similarity to reinforcement learning.Nevertheless,existing methods do not consider crucial correlation information,such as dynamic redundancy and label correlation.To tackle these concerns,the paper proposes a multi-label feature selection technique based on ant colony optimization algorithm(MFACO),focusing on dynamic redundancy and label correlation.Initially,the dynamic redundancy is assessed between the selected feature subset and potential features.Meanwhile,the ant colony optimization algorithm extracts label correlation from the label set,which is then combined into the heuristic factor as label weights.Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed strategies can effectively enhance the optimal search ability of ant colony,outperforming the other algorithms involved in the paper.展开更多
Many network presentation learning algorithms(NPLA)have originated from the process of the random walk between nodes in recent years.Despite these algorithms can obtain great embedding results,there may be also some l...Many network presentation learning algorithms(NPLA)have originated from the process of the random walk between nodes in recent years.Despite these algorithms can obtain great embedding results,there may be also some limitations.For instance,only the structural information of nodes is considered when these kinds of algorithms are constructed.Aiming at this issue,a label and community information-based network presentation learning algorithm(LC-NPLA)is proposed in this paper.First of all,by using the community information and the label information of nodes,the first-order neighbors of nodes are reconstructed.In the next,the random walk strategy is improved by integrating the degree information and label information of nodes.Then,the node sequence obtained from random walk sampling is transformed into the node representation vector by the Skip-Gram model.At last,the experimental results on ten real-world networks demonstrate that the proposed algorithm has great advantages in the label classification,network reconstruction and link prediction tasks,compared with three benchmark algorithms.展开更多
<div style="text-align:justify;"> This paper studies a kind of urban security risk assessment model based on multi-label learning, which is transformed into the solution of linear equations through a s...<div style="text-align:justify;"> This paper studies a kind of urban security risk assessment model based on multi-label learning, which is transformed into the solution of linear equations through a series of transformations, and then the solution of linear equations is transformed into an optimization problem. Finally, this paper uses some classical optimization algorithms to solve these optimization problems, the convergence of the algorithm is proved, and the advantages and disadvantages of several optimization methods are compared. </div>展开更多
Labeling connected components and holes and computing the Euler number in a binary image are necessary for image analysis, pattern recognition, and computer （robot） vision, and are usually made independently of each...Labeling connected components and holes and computing the Euler number in a binary image are necessary for image analysis, pattern recognition, and computer （robot） vision, and are usually made independently of each other in conventional methods. This paper proposes a two-scan algorithm for labeling connected components and holes simultaneously in a binary image by use of the same data structure. With our algorithm, besides labeling, we can also easily calculate the number and the area of connected components and holes, as well as the Euler number. Our method is very simple in principle, and experimental results demonstrate that our method is much more efficient than conventional methods for various kinds of images in cases where both labeling and Euler number computing are necessary.展开更多
文摘Based on detailed analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the existing connected-component labeling （CCL） algorithm,a new algorithm for binary connected components labeling based on run-length encoding （RLE） and union-find sets has been put forward.The new algorithm uses RLE as the basic processing unit,converts the label merging of connected RLE into sets grouping in accordance with equivalence relation,and uses the union-find sets which is the realization method of sets grouping to solve the label merging of connected RLE.And the label merging procedure has been optimized：the union operation has been modified by adding the ＂weighted rule＂ to avoid getting a degenerated-tree,and the ＂path compression＂ has been adopted when implementing the find operation,then the time complexity of label merging is O（nα（n））.The experiments show that the new algorithm can label the connected components of any shapes very quickly and exactly,save more memory,and facilitate the subsequent image analysis.
文摘The paper designs a peripheral maximum gray differ-ence(PMGD)image segmentation method,a connected-compo-nent labeling(CCL)algorithm based on dynamic run length(DRL),and a real-time implementation streaming processor for DRL-CCL.And it verifies the function and performance in space target monitoring scene by the carrying experiment of Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft(TZ-3).The PMGD image segmentation method can segment the image into highly discrete and simple point tar-gets quickly,which reduces the generation of equivalences greatly and improves the real-time performance for DRL-CCL.Through parallel pipeline design,the storage of the streaming processor is optimized by 55%with no need for external me-mory,the logic is optimized by 60%,and the energy efficiency ratio is 12 times than that of the graphics processing unit,62 times than that of the digital signal proccessing,and 147 times than that of personal computers.Analyzing the results of 8756 images completed on-orbit,the speed is up to 5.88 FPS and the target detection rate is 100%.Our algorithm and implementation method meet the requirements of lightweight,high real-time,strong robustness,full-time,and stable operation in space irradia-tion environment.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81071219)
文摘A fast label-equivalence-based connected components labeling algorithm is proposed in this paper.It is a combination of two existing efficient methods,which are pivotal operations in two-pass connected components labeling algorithms.One is a fast pixel scan method,and the other is an array-based Union-Find data structure.The scan procedure assigns each foreground pixel a provisional label according to the location of the pixel.That is to say,it labels the foreground pixels following background pixels and foreground pixels in different ways,which greatly reduces the number of neighbor pixel checks.The array-based Union-Find data structure resolves the label equivalences between provisional labels by using only a single array with path compression,and it improves the efficiency of the resolving procedure which is very time-consuming in general label-equivalence-based algorithms.The experiments on various types of images with different sizes show that the proposed algorithm is superior to other labeling approaches for huge images containing many big connected components.
文摘Labeling of the connected components is the key operation of the target recognition and segmentation in remote sensing images.The conventional connected-component labeling(CCL) algorithms for ordinary optical images are considered time-consuming in processing the remote sensing images because of the larger size.A dynamic run-length based CCL algorithm(Dy RLC) is proposed in this paper for the large size,big granularity sparse remote sensing image,such as space debris images and ship images.In addition,the equivalence matrix method is proposed to help design the pre-processing method to accelerate the equivalence labels resolving.The result shows our algorithm outperforms 22.86% on execution time than the other algorithms in space debris image dataset.The proposed algorithm also can be implemented on the field programming logical array(FPGA) to enable the realization of the real-time processing on-board.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61772179the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 2019JJ40005+3 种基金the Science and Technology Plan Project of Hunan Province under Grant 2016TP1020the Double First-Class University Project of Hunan Province under Grant Xiangjiaotong[2018]469the Open Fund Project of Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing and Application for Hengyang Normal University under Grant IIPA19K02the Science Foundation of Hengyang Normal University under Grant 19QD13.
文摘Given a connected undirected graph G whose edges are labeled,the minimumlabeling spanning tree(MLST)problemis to find a spanning tree of G with the smallest number of different labels.TheMLST is anNP-hard combinatorial optimization problem,which is widely applied in communication networks,multimodal transportation networks,and data compression.Some approximation algorithms and heuristics algorithms have been proposed for the problem.Firefly algorithm is a new meta-heuristic algorithm.Because of its simplicity and easy implementation,it has been successfully applied in various fields.However,the basic firefly algorithm is not suitable for discrete problems.To this end,a novel discrete firefly algorithm for the MLST problem is proposed in this paper.A binary operation method to update firefly positions and a local feasible handling method are introduced,which correct unfeasible solutions,eliminate redundant labels,and make the algorithm more suitable for discrete problems.Computational results show that the algorithm has good performance.The algorithm can be extended to solve other discrete optimization problems.
文摘To extract and display the significant information of combat systems,this paper introduces the methodology of functional cartography into combat networks and proposes an integrated framework named“functional cartography of heterogeneous combat networks based on the operational chain”(FCBOC).In this framework,a functional module detection algorithm named operational chain-based label propagation algorithm(OCLPA),which considers the cooperation and interactions among combat entities and can thus naturally tackle network heterogeneity,is proposed to identify the functional modules of the network.Then,the nodes and their modules are classified into different roles according to their properties.A case study shows that FCBOC can provide a simplified description of disorderly information of combat networks and enable us to identify their functional and structural network characteristics.The results provide useful information to help commanders make precise and accurate decisions regarding the protection,disintegration or optimization of combat networks.Three algorithms are also compared with OCLPA to show that FCBOC can most effectively find functional modules with practical meaning.
文摘A kind of packet labeling algorithm for autonomous system is introduced. The fairness of the algorithm for each traffic stream in the integrated-services is analyzed. It is shown that the rate of each stream in the integrated-services would converge to a stable value if the transmittfing or forwarding rates converge to that of the receiving exponentially.
文摘On the basis of inner-system labeling signaling used in the integrated access system,a kind of inner-system labeling algorithm is introduced in this paper, and the fairness of the algorithm for each traffic stream in the integrated-services is analyzed. The base of this algorithm is Class of Services (CoS), and each packet entering the relative independent area (an autonomous system) would be labeled according to the service type or Quality of Service (QoS) in demand,and be scheduled and managed within the system (the system can be enlarged if conforming to the same protocol). The experimental results show that each of the stream rate in the integratedservices would converge to a stable value if the rates of transmitting converge to that of the receiving exponentially, that is, the effective traffic of each stream would be fair.
基金Supported by Australian Research Council Discovery(DP130102691)the National Science Foundation of China(61302157)+1 种基金China National 863 Project(2012AA12A308)China Pre-research Project of Nuclear Industry(FZ1402-08)
文摘It is a key challenge to exploit the label coupling relationship in multi-label classification（MLC）problems.Most previous work focused on label pairwise relations,in which generally only global statistical information is used to analyze the coupled label relationship.In this work,firstly Bayesian and hypothesis testing methods are applied to predict the label set size of testing samples within their k nearest neighbor samples,which combines global and local statistical information,and then apriori algorithm is used to mine the label coupling relationship among multiple labels rather than pairwise labels,which can exploit the label coupling relations more accurately and comprehensively.The experimental results on text,biology and audio datasets shown that,compared with the state-of-the-art algorithm,the proposed algorithm can obtain better performance on 5 common criteria.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61672433)the Fundamental Research Fund for Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee(201703063000511,201703063000517)+1 种基金the National Cryptography Development Fund(MMJJ20170210)the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China(522722180007)
文摘This paper presents a novel algorithm for an extreme form of weak label learning, in which only one of all relevant labels is given for each training sample. Using genetic algorithm, all of the labels in the training set are optimally divided into several non-overlapping groups to maximize the label distinguishability in every group. Multiple classifiers are trained separately and ensembled for label predictions. Experimental results show significant improvement over previous weak label learning algorithms.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No10371097)Open Project of Com-putational Key Laboratory in Yunnan Provice
文摘A new method for multi-protocol label switching is presented in this study, whose core idea is to construct model for simulating process of accommodating network online loads and then adopt genetic algorithm to optimize the model. Due to the heuristic property of evolutional method, the new method is efficient and effective, which is verified by the experiments.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62376089,62302153,62302154,62202147)the key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province,China(Grant No.2023BEB024).
文摘The world produces vast quantities of high-dimensional multi-semantic data.However,extracting valuable information from such a large amount of high-dimensional and multi-label data is undoubtedly arduous and challenging.Feature selection aims to mitigate the adverse impacts of high dimensionality in multi-label data by eliminating redundant and irrelevant features.The ant colony optimization algorithm has demonstrated encouraging outcomes in multi-label feature selection,because of its simplicity,efficiency,and similarity to reinforcement learning.Nevertheless,existing methods do not consider crucial correlation information,such as dynamic redundancy and label correlation.To tackle these concerns,the paper proposes a multi-label feature selection technique based on ant colony optimization algorithm(MFACO),focusing on dynamic redundancy and label correlation.Initially,the dynamic redundancy is assessed between the selected feature subset and potential features.Meanwhile,the ant colony optimization algorithm extracts label correlation from the label set,which is then combined into the heuristic factor as label weights.Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed strategies can effectively enhance the optimal search ability of ant colony,outperforming the other algorithms involved in the paper.
基金What is more,we thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61966039,62241604)the Scientific Research Fund Project of the Education Department of Yunnan Province(No.2023Y0565)Also,this work was supported in part by the Xingdian Talent Support Program for Young Talents(No.XDYC-QNRC-2022-0518).
文摘Many network presentation learning algorithms(NPLA)have originated from the process of the random walk between nodes in recent years.Despite these algorithms can obtain great embedding results,there may be also some limitations.For instance,only the structural information of nodes is considered when these kinds of algorithms are constructed.Aiming at this issue,a label and community information-based network presentation learning algorithm(LC-NPLA)is proposed in this paper.First of all,by using the community information and the label information of nodes,the first-order neighbors of nodes are reconstructed.In the next,the random walk strategy is improved by integrating the degree information and label information of nodes.Then,the node sequence obtained from random walk sampling is transformed into the node representation vector by the Skip-Gram model.At last,the experimental results on ten real-world networks demonstrate that the proposed algorithm has great advantages in the label classification,network reconstruction and link prediction tasks,compared with three benchmark algorithms.
文摘<div style="text-align:justify;"> This paper studies a kind of urban security risk assessment model based on multi-label learning, which is transformed into the solution of linear equations through a series of transformations, and then the solution of linear equations is transformed into an optimization problem. Finally, this paper uses some classical optimization algorithms to solve these optimization problems, the convergence of the algorithm is proved, and the advantages and disadvantages of several optimization methods are compared. </div>
基金supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan under Grant No. 23500222
文摘Labeling connected components and holes and computing the Euler number in a binary image are necessary for image analysis, pattern recognition, and computer （robot） vision, and are usually made independently of each other in conventional methods. This paper proposes a two-scan algorithm for labeling connected components and holes simultaneously in a binary image by use of the same data structure. With our algorithm, besides labeling, we can also easily calculate the number and the area of connected components and holes, as well as the Euler number. Our method is very simple in principle, and experimental results demonstrate that our method is much more efficient than conventional methods for various kinds of images in cases where both labeling and Euler number computing are necessary.
