In this paper we analyse the role of some of the building blocks in SHA-256. We show that the disturbance correction strategy is applicable to the SHA-256 architecture and we prove that functions $Σ$, $σ$ are vital for the security of SHA-256 by sh...
Bitcoin-NG is an extensible blockchain protocol based on the same trust model as Bitcoin. It divides each epoch into one Key-Block and multiple Micro-Blocks, effectively improving transaction processing capacity. Bitcoin-NG adopts a special incentive...
The selfish mining attack, arguably the most famous game-theoretic attack in blockchain, indicates that the Bitcoin protocol is not incentive-compatible. Most subsequent works mainly focus on strengthening the selfish mining strategy, thus enabling a...
Motivated by the need to understand the factors driving gentrification, we introduce and analyze two simple dynamical systems that model the interplay between three potential drivers of the phenomenon. The constructed systems are based on the assumpt...
False information and true information fact checking it, often co-exist in social networks, each competing to influence people in their spread paths. An efficient strategy here to contain false information is to proactively identify if nodes in the s...
We describe the design and implementation of a vision based interactive entertainment system that makes use of both involuntary and voluntary control paradigms. Unintentional input to the system from a potential viewer is used to drive attention-gett...
A successful tactic that is followed by the scientific community for advancing AI is to treat games as problems, which has been proven to lead to various breakthroughs. We adapt this strategy in order to study Rocket League, a widely popular but rath...
Apr 26, 2022 · How to Build your Brand and Grow Your Value We’ve covered the importance of branding to your company’s long-term growth. Now, how do you start building up your brand …
co-branding. Parallel co-branding is the marketing strategy where multiple brands come together and create a combined brand. Ingredient co-branding is
With the proliferation of social activism online, brands face heightened pressure from consumers to publicly address these issues. Yet, the optimal brand response strategy (i.e., whether and how to respond) in these contexts remains unclear. This res...
Nov 1, 2023 · The other benefit is that it provides hard numbers that can help increase buy-in for branding or marketing recommendations. An intensive brand strategy can take a lot of …
A lion and a man move continuously in a space $X$. The aim of the lion is to capture his prey while the man wants to escape forever. Which of them has a strategy? This question has been studied for different metric domains. In this article we conside...
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The accurate segmentation and tracking of cells in microscopy image sequences is an important task in biomedical research, e.g., for studying the development of tissues, organs or entire organisms. However, the segmentation of touching cells in image...
In federated learning, model personalization can be a very effective strategy to deal with heterogeneous training data across clients. We introduce WAFFLE (Weighted Averaging For Federated LEarning), a personalized collaborative machine learning algo...
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Sales forecasting plays a prominent role in business planning and business strategy. The value and importance of advance information is a cornerstone of planning activity, and a well-set forecast goal can guide sale-force more efficiently. In this pa...
Automated detection and classification of marine mammals vocalizations is critical for conservation and management efforts but is hindered by limited annotated datasets and the acoustic complexity of real-world marine environments. Data augmentation...
Jan 16, 2024 · An IT strategy embracing both digital transformation and human capital can break the perceived link between lowering #emissions and business #growth. #WEF24 #Decoupling
Fishing for salmon in Nehalem Bay requires a mix of strategy, skill, and luck. The techniques most commonly used for targeting salmon in the bay include trolling, casting, and jigging.