Learning From Data Streams In Evolving Environments

This edited book covers recent advances of techniques, methods and tools treating the problem of learning from data streams generated by evolving non-stationary processes. The goal is to discuss and overview the advanced techniques, methods and tools that are dedicated to manage, exploit and interpret data streams in non-stationary environments. The book includes the required notions, definitions, and background to understand the problem of learning from data streams in non-stationary environments and synthesizes the state-of-the-art in the domain, discussing advanced aspects and concepts and presenting open problems and future challenges in this field. Provides multiple examples to facilitate the understanding data streams in non-stationary environments; Presents several application cases to show how the methods solve different real world problems; Discusses the links between methods to help stimulate new research and application directions.

This book addresses the problems of modeling, prediction, classification, data understanding and processing in non-stationary and unpredictable environments. It presents major and well-known methods and approaches for the design of systems able to learn and to fully adapt its structure and to adjust its parameters according to the changes in their environments. Also presents the problem of learning in non-stationary environments, its interests, its applications and challenges and studies the complementarities and the links between the different methods and techniques of learning in evolving and non-stationary environments.

A hands-on approach to tasks and techniques in data stream mining and real-time analytics, with examples in MOA, a popular freely available open-source software framework. Today many information sources—including sensor networks, financial markets, social networks, and healthcare monitoring—are so-called data streams, arriving sequentially and at high speed. Analysis must take place in real time, with partial data and without the capacity to store the entire data set. This book presents algorithms and techniques used in data stream mining and real-time analytics. Taking a hands-on approach, the book demonstrates the techniques using MOA (Massive Online Analysis), a popular, freely available open-source software framework, allowing readers to try out the techniques after reading the explanations. The book first offers a brief introduction to the topic, covering big data mining, basic methodologies for mining data streams, and a simple example of MOA. More detailed discussions follow, with chapters on sketching techniques, change, classification, ensemble methods, regression, clustering, and frequent pattern mining. Most of these chapters include exercises, an MOA-based lab session, or both. Finally, the book discusses the MOA software, covering the MOA graphical user interface, the command line, use of its API, and the development of new methods within MOA. The book will be an essential reference for readers who want to use data stream mining as a tool, researchers in innovation or data stream mining, and programmers who want to create new algorithms for MOA.

This book is a significant contribution to the subject of mining time-changing data streams and addresses the design of learning algorithms for this purpose. It introduces new contributions on several different aspects of the problem, identifying research opportunities and increasing the scope for applications. It also includes an in-depth study of stream mining and a theoretical analysis of proposed methods and algorithms. The first section is concerned with the use of an adaptive sliding window algorithm (ADWIN). Since this has rigorous performance guarantees, using it in place of counters or accumulators, it offers the possibility of extending such guarantees to learning and mining algorithms not initially designed for drifting data. Testing with several methods, including Naïve Bayes, clustering, decision trees and ensemble methods, is discussed as well. The second part of the book describes a formal study of connected acyclic graphs, or 'trees', from the point of view of closure-based mining, presenting efficient algorithms for subtree testing and for mining ordered and unordered frequent closed trees. Lastly, a general methodology to identify closed patterns in a data stream is outlined. This is applied to develop an incremental method, a sliding-window based method, and a method that mines closed trees adaptively from data streams. These are used to introduce classification methods for tree data streams.

Recent decades have seen rapid advances in automatization processes, supported by modern machines and computers. The result is significant increases in system complexity and state changes, information sources, the need for faster data handling and the integration of environmental influences. Intelligent systems, equipped with a taxonomy of data-driven system identification and machine learning algorithms, can handle these problems partially. Conventional learning algorithms in a batch off-line setting fail whenever dynamic changes of the process appear due to non-stationary environments and external influences. Learning in Non-Stationary Environments: Methods and Applications offers a wide-ranging, comprehensive review of recent developments and important methodologies in the field. The coverage focuses on dynamic learning in unsupervised problems, dynamic learning in supervised classification and dynamic learning in supervised regression problems. A later section is dedicated to applications in which dynamic learning methods serve as keystones for achieving models with high accuracy. Rather than rely on a mathematical theorem/proof style, the editors highlight numerous figures, tables, examples and applications, together with their explanations. This approach offers a useful basis for further investigation and fresh ideas and motivates and inspires newcomers to explore this promising and still emerging field of research.

"Smart Embedded Systems: Advances and Applications" is a comprehensive guide that demystifies the complex world of embedded technology. The book journeys through a wide range of topics from healthcare to energy management, autonomous robotics, and wireless communication, showcasing the transformative potential of intelligent embedded systems in these fields. This concise volume introduces readers to innovative techniques and their practical applications, offers a comparative analysis of wireless protocols, and provides efficient resource allocation strategies in IoT-based ecosystems. With real-world examples and in-depth case studies, it serves as an invaluable resource for students and professionals seeking to harness the power of embedded technology to shape our digital future. Salient Features: The book provides a comprehensive coverage of various aspects of smart embedded systems, exploring their design, implementation, optimization, and a range of applications. This is further enhanced by in-depth discussions on hardware and software optimizations aimed at improving overall system performance. A detailed examination of machine learning techniques specifically tailored for data analysis and prediction within embedded systems. This complements the exploration of cutting-edge research on the use of AI to enhance wireless communications. Real-world applications of these technologies are extensively discussed, with a focus on areas such as seizure detection, noise reduction, health monitoring, diabetic care, autonomous vehicles, and communication systems. This includes a deep-dive into different wireless protocols utilized for data transfer in IoT systems. This book highlights key IoT technologies and their myriad applications, extending from environmental data collection to health monitoring. This is underscored by case studies on the integration of AI and IoT in healthcare, spanning topics from anomaly detection to informed clinical decision-making. Also featured is a detailed evaluation and comparison of different system implementations and methodologies This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the field of embedded systems. Whether you're a student looking to broaden your knowledge base, researchers looking in-depth insights, or professionals planning to use this cutting-edge technology in real-world applications, this book offers a thorough grounding in the subject.

This book contains original, peer-reviewed research articles from the Second International Conference on Recent Trends in Machine Learning, IoT, Smart Cities and Applications, held in March 28-29th 2021 at CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana India. It covers the latest research trends and developments in areas of machine learning, artificial intelligence, neural networks, cyber-physical systems, cybernetics, with emphasis on applications in smart cities, Internet of Things, practical data science and cognition. The book focuses on the comprehensive tenets of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning to emphasize its use in modelling, identification, optimization, prediction, forecasting and control of future intelligent systems. Submissions were solicited of unpublished material, and present in-depth fundamental research contributions from a methodological/application perspective in understanding artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches and their capabilities in solving a diverse range of problems in industries and its real-world applications.

This proceedings includes original, unpublished, peer-reviewed research papers from the International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Applications (WCNA2022), held in Wuhan, Hubei, China, from December 16 to 18, 2022. The topics covered include but are not limited to wireless communications, networking and applications. The papers showcased here share the latest findings on methodologies, algorithms and applications in communication and network, making the book a valuable asset for professors, researchers, engineers, and university students alike.