Deep Learning and Missing Data in Engineering Systems

Deep Learning and Missing Data in Engineering Systems
Author: Collins Achepsah Leke
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-12-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030011801

Deep Learning and Missing Data in Engineering Systems uses deep learning and swarm intelligence methods to cover missing data estimation in engineering systems. The missing data estimation processes proposed in the book can be applied in image recognition and reconstruction. To facilitate the imputation of missing data, several artificial intelligence approaches are presented, including: deep autoencoder neural networks; deep denoising autoencoder networks; the bat algorithm; the cuckoo search algorithm; and the firefly algorithm. The hybrid models proposed are used to estimate the missing data in high-dimensional data settings more accurately. Swarm intelligence algorithms are applied to address critical questions such as model selection and model parameter estimation. The authors address feature extraction for the purpose of reconstructing the input data from reduced dimensions by the use of deep autoencoder neural networks. They illustrate new models diagrammatically, report their findings in tables, so as to put their methods on a sound statistical basis. The methods proposed speed up the process of data estimation while preserving known features of the data matrix. This book is a valuable source of information for researchers and practitioners in data science. Advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying topics in computational intelligence and big data, can also use the book as a reference for identifying and introducing new research thrusts in missing data estimation.

Intelligent Information and Database Systems

Intelligent Information and Database Systems
Author: Ngoc Thanh Nguyen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 867
Release: 2021-04-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030732800

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2021, held in Phuket, Thailand, in April 2021.* The 67 full papers accepted for publication in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 291 submissions. The papers of the first volume are organized in the following topical sections: data mining methods and applications; machine learning methods; decision support and control systems; natural language processing; cybersecurity intelligent methods; computer vision techniques; computational imaging and vision; advanced data mining techniques and applications; intelligent and contextual systems; commonsense knowledge, reasoning and programming in artificial intelligence; data modelling and processing for industry 4.0; innovations in intelligent systems. *The conference was held virtually.

Plato's Symposium

Plato's Symposium
Author: Pierre Destrée
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-01-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781107525696

Plato's Symposium is an exceptionally multi-layered dialogue. At once a historical document, a philosophical drama that enacts abstract ideas in an often light-hearted way, and a literary masterpiece, it has exerted an influence that goes well beyond the confines of philosophy. The essays in this volume, by leading scholars, offer detailed analyses of all parts of the work, focusing on the central and much-debated theme of erōs or 'human desire' - which can refer both to physical desire or desire for happiness. They reveal thematic continuities between the prologue and the various speeches as well as between the speeches themselves, and present a rich collection of contrasting yet complementary readings of Diotima's speech. The volume will be invaluable for classicists and philosophers alike, and for all who are interested in one of Plato's most fascinating and challenging dialogues.

Clinical Trials with Missing Data

Clinical Trials with Missing Data
Author: Michael O'Kelly
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2014-02-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118762533

This book provides practical guidance for statisticians, clinicians, and researchers involved in clinical trials in the biopharmaceutical industry, medical and public health organisations. Academics and students needing an introduction to handling missing data will also find this book invaluable. The authors describe how missing data can affect the outcome and credibility of a clinical trial, show by examples how a clinical team can work to prevent missing data, and present the reader with approaches to address missing data effectively. The book is illustrated throughout with realistic case studies and worked examples, and presents clear and concise guidelines to enable good planning for missing data. The authors show how to handle missing data in a way that is transparent and easy to understand for clinicians, regulators and patients. New developments are presented to improve the choice and implementation of primary and sensitivity analyses for missing data. Many SAS code examples are included – the reader is given a toolbox for implementing analyses under a variety of assumptions.

Analysis of Incomplete Multivariate Data

Analysis of Incomplete Multivariate Data
Author: J.L. Schafer
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 478
Release: 1997-08-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9781439821862

The last two decades have seen enormous developments in statistical methods for incomplete data. The EM algorithm and its extensions, multiple imputation, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo provide a set of flexible and reliable tools from inference in large classes of missing-data problems. Yet, in practical terms, those developments have had surprisingly little impact on the way most data analysts handle missing values on a routine basis. Analysis of Incomplete Multivariate Data helps bridge the gap between theory and practice, making these missing-data tools accessible to a broad audience. It presents a unified, Bayesian approach to the analysis of incomplete multivariate data, covering datasets in which the variables are continuous, categorical, or both. The focus is applied, where necessary, to help readers thoroughly understand the statistical properties of those methods, and the behavior of the accompanying algorithms. All techniques are illustrated with real data examples, with extended discussion and practical advice. All of the algorithms described in this book have been implemented by the author for general use in the statistical languages S and S Plus. The software is available free of charge on the Internet.