In this paper we describe a general-purpose robot programming environment APHRODITE1 built at Columbia University’s Center for Research in Intelligent Systems. The environment is based on a distributed multiprocessor architecture that offers great flexibility and computing strength, and provides a reliable real-time response, while using off-the-shelf software tools. The supporting software tha...

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) services such as 800-number routing (freephone), time-and-day routing, credit-card calling, and virtual private network (mapping a private network number into a public number) are realized by the Intelligent Network (IN). This document addresses means to support existing IN services from Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) endpoints for an IP-host-to-phone...

The poor state of the ocean and transboundary nature marine environment require bold action by States coordinated across sectors territorial boundaries in order to deal with manifold challenges is facing—and it humankind. Cooperation coordination among stakeholders regions have proven be important levers for policy implementation strengthen governance, yet remain challenging. Transparent engagi...

Flexible Memristive Organic Solar Cells In article number 2300433, Tae Geun Kim and co-workers report a flexible organic solar cell (OSC) with memory learning functionalities (memristive OSC) using highly flexible, transparent, conductive electrode based on multilayer MXene/Ag/MXene structures. The approach provides critical clues to the production of compact intelligent future modules.

In this paper we present experimental results on propagation, coherence, and time delay estimation (TDE) in an acoustic microphone array. The primary goal is to understand the achievable accuracy of acoustic TDE using low-cost, commercial off the shelf (COTS) speakers and microphones. In addition, the experiment seeks to provide an empirical understanding of the effects of center frequency, ban...

A new TDE technique using the CPSP function weighed on each band is proposed. Observed and theoretical CPSP spectra are uniformly divided into several bands, and time delay having maximum cross correlation coefficient between observed and theoretical CPSP functions on each band is searched. Then the observed CPSP function is weighted according to the phase linearity on each band. A weighted CPS...

The terms ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting are used interchangeably in industry practice. E (environmental), S (social), G (governance) encompasses qualitative discussions quantitative metrics, including the company's performance measures against risks, opportunities, related strategies. Companies have turned to meet in...

The critical distinction between the emerging intelligent transparent surface (ITS) and reflection (IRS) is that incident signals can penetrate ITS instead of being reflected, which enables to combat severe signal penetration loss for high-speed railway (HSR) wireless communications. This paper thus investigates channel estimation problem an ITS-assisted HSR network where embedded into carriage...