Publicaties
An homeostatic activity-dependent structural plasticity algorithm for richer input combination Universiteit Gent
SignON sign language translation : progress and challenges Universiteit Gent
SignON (\url{https://signon-project.eu/}) is a Horizon 2020 project, running from 2021 until the end of 2023, which addresses the lack of technology and services for the automatic translation between sign languages (SLs) and spoken languages, through an inclusive, human-centric solution, hence contributing to the repertoire of communication media for deaf, hard of hearing (DHH) and hearing individuals. In this paper, we present an update of the ...
Photonic reservoir computing for wavelength multiplexed nonlinear fiber distortion mitigation Universiteit Gent
We seek to improve nonlinear fiber distortion mitigation for wavelength multiplexed telecommunications in terms of both processing speed and energy efficiency. We propose a photonic reservoir computing hardware implementation maximizing the chip footprint to processing power ratio by employing a single readout for all wavelengths.
Trends and challenges for sign language recognition with machine learning Universiteit Gent
Research in natural language processing has led to the creation of powerful tools for individuals, companies... However, these successes for written languages have not yet affected signed languages (SLs) to the same extent. The creation of similar tools for signed languages would benefit deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people by making SL content, learning, and communication more accessible for everyone. SL recognition and translation are ...
Integrated photonic reservoir computing with an all-optical readout Universiteit Gent
Integrated photonic reservoir computing has been demonstrated to be able to tackle different problems because of its neural network nature. A key advantage of photonic reservoir computing over other neuromorphic paradigms is its straightforward readout system, which facilitates both rapid training and robust, fabrication variation-insensitive photonic integrated hardware implementation for real-time processing. We present our recent development ...
Progress, challenges and innovations of the SignON project Universiteit Gent
BeCoS corpus : Belgian Covid-19 Sign language corpus : a corpus for training sign language recognition and translation Universiteit Gent
We are presenting the Belgian Federal COVID-19 corpus, nicknamed the BeCoS (Belgian Covid Sign language) corpus. It consists of the entire archive of official press conferences from the Belgian Federal Government concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. The speakers speak mostly in Dutch or French and occasionally in German, and nearly all speech is accompanied by a deaf signer who performs live interpreting from what is being said. We have ...
Modeling electronic response properties with an explicit-electron machine learning potential Universiteit Gent
Explicit-electron force fields introduce electrons or electron pairs as semiclassical particles in force fields or empirical potentials, which are suitable for molecular dynamics simulations. Even though semiclassical electrons are a drastic simplification compared to a quantum-mechanical electronic wave function, they still retain a relatively detailed electronic model compared to conventional polarizable and reactive force fields. The ability ...