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2018

On the Interoperability of European National Identity Cards

Authors
Shehu, As; Pinto, A; Correia, ME;

Publication
Ambient Intelligence - Software and Applications -, 9th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence, ISAmI 2018, Toledo, Spain, 20-22 June 2018

Abstract
Electronic identity (eID) schemes are key enablers of secure digital services. eIDs have been adopted in several European countries using smart-cards for secure authentication and authorization. Towards achieving a European digital single market where European citizens can seamlessly access cross-border public services using their national eIDs, the European Union (EU) developed the electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services (eIDAS) regulation. eIDAS creates an interoperable framework that integrates the eIDs adopted in the EU Member States (MS). It is also an enabler of a cross-border operation, harmonized with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulation by protecting the privacy of personal data. If one can use the same procedure for authentication and authorization abroad, one can better understand new services that use eIDs. This paper provides a comparative analysis of eID cards adopted in EU MS and their privacy features in preparedness for eIDs cross-border interoperation. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.

2018

TensorCast: Forecasting Time-Evolving Networks with Contextual Information

Authors
Araujo, M; Pinto Ribeiro, PM; Faloutsos, C;

Publication
Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2018, July 13-19, 2018, Stockholm, Sweden.

Abstract

2018

Fast Streaming Small Graph Canonization

Authors
Paredes, P; Ribeiro, P;

Publication
COMPLEX NETWORKS IX

Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the streaming graph canonization problem. Its goal is finding a canonical representation of a sequence of graphs in a stream. Our model of a stream fixes the graph's vertices and allows for fully dynamic edge changes, meaning it permits both addition and removal of edges. Our focus is on small graphs, since small graph isomorphism is an important primitive of many subgraph-based metrics, like motif analysis or frequent subgraph mining. We present an efficient data structure to approach this problem, namely a graph isomorphism discrete finite automaton and showcase its efficiency when compared to a non-streaming-aware method that simply recomputes the isomorphism information from scratch in each iteration.

2018

Automatic Habitat Mapping using Convolutional Neural Networks

Authors
Diegues, A; Pinto, J; Ribeiro, P; Frias, R; Alegre, DC;

Publication
2018 IEEE/OES AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE WORKSHOP (AUV)

Abstract
Habitat mapping is an important task to manage ecosystems. This task becomes most challenging when it comes to marine habitats as it is hard to get good images in underwater conditions and to precisely locate them. In this paper we present a novel technique for performing habitat mapping automating all phases, from data collection to classification, lowering costs and increasing efficiency throughout the process. For mapping habitats in a vast coastal region, we use visible light cameras mounted on autonomous underwater vehicles, capable of collecting and geo-locating all acquired data. The optic images are enhanced using Computer Vision techniques, to help specialists identify the habitats they contain (during training phase). In a later stage, we employ convolutional neural networks to automatically identify habitats in all imagery. Habitats are classified according to the European Nature Information System, an European classification standard for habitats.

2018

TensorCast: Forecasting time-evolving networks with contextual information

Authors
Araújo M.; Ribeiro P.; Faloutsos C.;

Publication
IJCAI International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Abstract
Can we forecast future connections in a social network? Can we predict who will start using a given hashtag in Twitter, leveraging contextual information such as who follows or retweets whom to improve our predictions? In this paper we present an abridged report of TENSORCAST, a method for forecasting time-evolving networks, that uses coupled tensors to incorporate multiple information sources. TENSORCAST is scalable (linearithmic on the number of connections), effective (more precise than competing methods) and general (applicable to any data source representable by a tensor). We also showcase our method when applied to forecast two large scale heterogeneous real world temporal networks, namely Twitter and DBLP.

2018

CSS Preprocessing: Tools and Automation Techniques

Authors
Queirós, R;

Publication
INFORMATION

Abstract
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a W3C specification for a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language, more precisely, for styling Web documents. However, in the last few years, the landscape for CSS development has changed dramatically with the appearance of several languages and tools aiming to help developers build clean, modular and performance-aware CSS. These new approaches give developers mechanisms to preprocess CSS rules through the use of programming constructs, defined as CSS preprocessors, with the ultimate goal to bring those missing constructs to the CSS realm and to foster stylesheets structured programming. At the same time, a new set of tools appeared, defined as postprocessors, for extension and automation purposes covering a broad set of features ranging from identifying unused and duplicate code to applying vendor prefixes. With all these tools and techniques in hands, developers need to provide a consistent workflow to foster CSS modular coding. This paper aims to present an introductory survey on the CSS processors. The survey gathers information on a specific set of processors, categorizes them and compares their features regarding a set of predefined criteria such as: maturity, coverage and performance. Finally, we propose a basic set of best practices in order to setup a simple and pragmatic styling code workflow.

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