Oct 2020
23
Oct
All-day Workshop LINCS-SystemX
A one-day collaborative workshop gathering researchers from LINCS and engineers from SystemX who will share their ongoing research to consolidate joint R&D activities, to create [...]
21
Oct
Seminar Presentation by a new LINCS associate member "Multi-Tenant Resource Allocation at the Network Edge"
Edge Computing (EC) is a network paradigm in which computational resources, e.g., CPU, memory, are distributed in the access networks, close to the final users. [...]
14
Oct
Seminar Presentation by a new LINCS associate member "Performance Benchmarking of State-of-the-Art Software Switches for NFV"
With the goal of replacing proprietary hardware appliances with Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) implemented in software, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has gained popularity in the [...]
14
Oct
Iterators: A Simple Tool to Browse Objects in Python
Iterators are simple tools to browse objects in Python. They define a unique interface called iteration protocol, that enables to decorrelate the objects that contain [...]
12
Oct
Thesis defense "FabLabs, a global and growing network of collaborative organizations: an analysis of intra and inter-organizational coordination modes"
This thesis contributes to the understanding of the organizational phenomenon of FabLabs, which aims to democratize personal digital manufacturing and promote knowledge sharing. To this [...]
08
Oct
Thesis Defense "Governing the Commons in Blockchains"
Blockchains are one of most appealing technologies over the last years, both for scientists and for the general public. Blockchains are distributed ledgers that aim [...]
07
Oct
"CoronaSurveys: Using Indirect Reporting to Estimate the Incidence of Epidemics"
The world is suffering from a pandemic called COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. National governments have problems evaluating the reach of the epidemic, due [...]
07
Oct
Zap Stochastic Approximation and Reinforcement Learning
Many reinforcement learning problems can be seen from the point of view of stochastic approximation. Unfortunately, classic stochastic approximation algorithms, such as Robbins-Monro, may have [...]
Sep 2020
23
Sep
Seminar Presentation by a new LINCS associate member "On the inference of high-speed networks’ behavior via Machine Learning"
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a novel trend in IT networks which advocates replacing hardware middleboxes with equivalent pieces of code executed on general-purpose servers. [...]
23
Sep
Dictionaries
In this second session about collections, I will talk about dictionaries and their main subclasses: OrderedDict, defaultdict, Counter and ChainMap.
22
Sep
Thesis defense: "Algorithmic and Software Contributions to Graph Mining"
Since the introduction of Google’s Page Rank method for Web searches in the late 1990s, graph algorithms have been part of our daily lives. In [...]
16
Sep
Seminar presentation "Nash equilibrium structure of a class of spatial competition games"
We study an N-player game where a pure action of each player is to select a non-negative function on a Polish space supporting a finite [...]
16
Sep
Collections in Python
I will talk about collections in Python. Sets: set, frozenset. Sequences: tuple, named tuples, list, deque (we will just mention str and bytes). Mappings: dict, [...]
14
Sep
Thesis defense : "Malliavin calculus and Dirichlet structures for independent random variables"
In a pioneer work from 1976, Paul Malliavin lays the foundations for an infinite-dimensional stochastic calculus of variations. Initially developed on the Wiener space, the [...]
09
Sep
Interns' talks: (1) Monitoring as a service for IoT networks and (2) Structured and interactive summarization
Two interns from LINCS will present their works at this LINCS seminar: 1) Pooneh Mokariasl (Nokia Bell Labs / Sorbonne Université): Monitoring as a service [...]
09
Sep
Quantum Internet
IRTF is the research part of the IETF, producing Internet Drafts and Requests For Comments on topics that are still in the research phase. The [...]
Jul 2020
15
Jul
Contact process on point processes, part II
I will first review some results on the contact process on graphs. I will then describe ongoing research on this type of dynamics on random [...]
01
Jul
"Clean Code" from Robert Martin
What is the difference between "good" and "bad" code? What gain is there to expect from turning to clean code? I know how to code [...]
Jun 2020
25
Jun
Models and Solutions of Strategic Resource Allocation Problems: Approximate Equilibrium and Online Learning in Blotto Games
In this thesis, we investigate resource allocation games, broadly defined as resource allocation problems involving interactions between competitive decision makers. We primarily focus on the [...]
24
Jun
Contact process on point processes, part I
I will first review some results on the contact process on graphs. I will then describe ongoing research on this type of dynamics on random [...]
17
Jun
Characterizing the Expressive Power of Invariant and Equivariant Graph Neural Networks
Various classes of Graph Neural Networks (GNN) have been proposed and shown to be successful in a wide range of applications with graph structured data. [...]
17
Jun
Introduction to Pygame
Pygame is a Python package that wraps the SDL library. SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a cross-platform development library written in C, designed to provide [...]
10
Jun
Gismo: a Generic Information Search... with a Mind of its Own!
Searching for documents is a task that everyone faces on a regular basis, especially when looking for a relevant Internet page, an e-mail, or a [...]
10
Jun
A Mathematical Theory of Communication: Discrete Noiseless Systems
In 1948 Shannon published the article that defines modern information theory. For this reading group, we will present the first part of the article, which [...]
03
Jun
IoT Network Control and Management
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasingly present in our lives. This plethora of devices creates a need to manage them easily, transparently and quickly [...]
03
Jun
Input, Output, and the Internet: Part II
Python offers a lot of tools to easily deal with local and Internet files. We will present a selection of these tools illustrated with nice [...]
May 2020
27
May
Beam management in 5G
Beam management is central in the operation of dense 5G cellular networks. Focusing the energy radiated to mobile terminals (MTs) by increasing the number of [...]
27
May
Support-vector networks
Cortes, C., Vapnik, V. Support-vector networks. Mach Learn 20, 273–297 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994018 . Abstract of the paper: "The support-vector network is a new leaming machine [...]
20
May
Input, Output, and the Internet: Part I
Python offers a lot of tools to easily deal with local and Internet files. We will present a selection of these tools illustrated with nice [...]
Mar 2020
12
Mar
Thesis Defense : Resource allocation and optimization for the non-orthogonal multiple access
Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is a promising technology to increase the spectral efficiency and enable massive connectivity in future wireless networks. In contrast to orthogonal [...]
11
Mar
Comparing the modelling powers of RNN and HMM
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) and Hidden Markov Models (HMM) are popular models for processing sequential data and have found many applications such as speech recognition, time [...]
11
Mar
Introduction to PyTorch
Join us on for an introduction to PyTorch! Learn how to use it for machine learning purposes, and why it is useful for deep learning [...]
06
Mar
Thesis Defense : Autonomous IoT device type identification
With the proliferation of smart devices, more and more people buy IP devices and home appliances to benefit from new services, allowing them to control [...]
04
Mar
Log Analysis via Space-time Pattern Matching
The increasing number of machines and technologies involved in existing infrastructures and networks hardens their management. Even if many monitoring solutions help to detect a [...]
04
Mar
Rare geometries: revealing rare categories via dimension-driven statistics
In many situations, classes of data points of primary interest also happen to be those that are least numerous. A well-known example is detection of [...]
Feb 2020
26
Feb
Converting Python plots to tikz with tikzplotlib
Short presentation of tikzplotlib. Example.
26
Feb
Abstract Classes in Python
An abstract class can be considered as a blueprint for other classes. It allows you to create a set of methods that must be created [...]
26
Feb
Beam Based Operations in 5G NR Rel-15
Deploying cellular networks in millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies require coping with rapid channel variations and severe free-space pathloss and atmospheric absorption. In order to make [...]
19
Feb
Collaboration and Innovation in an International Science and Engineering Competition
In this talk, we will present our recent work investigating criteria of performance and success of teams in a scientific context using a quantitative approach. [...]
19
Feb
Asymptotics for Euclidean minimal spanning trees on random points
I will present the main ideas of the paper "Asymptotics for Euclidean minimal spanning trees on random points" by David Aldous and J. Michael Steele. [...]
12
Feb
Insights from heterogeneous random walks: from theory to applications
First I will introduce our model, heterogeneous continuous time random walk (HCTRW) model as a versatile analytical formalism for studying and modeling diffusion processes in [...]
12
Feb
Crawling the web with Scrapy
Scrapy is a Python-based tool for the collection of data from webpages which can be used either within Python code or in a stand-alone fashion [...]
05
Feb
Diamond-Miner: Comprehensive Discovery of the Internet’s Topology Diamonds
(NSDI preview) Despite the well-known existence of load-balanced forwarding paths in the Internet, current Internet-wide active topology mapping efforts are multipath agnostic – largely because of the probing [...]
05
Feb
Propagation of chaos in discrete-time Replica Mean Field models
Replica mean-field (RMF) models have been introduced in various fields (biological neural networks, telecommunication networks) to study limit behaviors in models whilst preserving the finite-size [...]
Jan 2020
30
Jan
Thesis Defense : Full-Duplex for Cellular Networks: A Stochastic Geometry Approach
English Version: Full-duplex (FD) is a principle in which a transceiver can receive and transmit on the same time-frequency radio resource. The principle was long [...]
29
Jan
BandWidth Part (BWP): A 5G feature for improving spectrum flexibility and power savings
Bandwidth Part (BWP) is a feature introduced in 3GPP Release 15 as part of the standard for 5G New Radio (NR). The introduction of BWPs [...]
29
Jan
Testing in Python
Testing enables you to quickly detect when you break something in your code. Python has very convenient tools to do it, such as Doctest and [...]
22
Jan
Mutual Information Neural Estimation
Reference: Mutual Information Neural Estimation, Belghazi et al. , 2018. The mutual information (MI) of two random variables is a measure of the mutual dependence [...]
15
Jan
Reviewing code using Codecov
When developing a package, it is often stressed that tests play a crucial role in ensuring that your code works as intended. However, one may [...]
08
Jan
Spatial Birth-And-Death Wireless Networks
Reference: Spatial birth-and-death wireless networks, F. Baccelli et A. Sankararaman. Stochastic geometry can prove useful to model spatial stochastic systems. In this paper, Baccelli and [...]
Dec 2019
18
Dec
Rewarding Miners: Bankruptcy games and Pooling Strategies
In the Bitcoin system, mining is the procedure through which miners can gain money on regular basis by finding solutions to a mathematical crypto puzzle [...]