{"title":"Towards Causal Effect Estimation of Emotional Labeling of Watched Videos","authors":"E. Pereira, Geovane do Nascimento Silva","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.111817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.111817","url":null,"abstract":"Emotions play a crucial role in human life, they are measured using many approaches. There are also many methodologies for emotion elicitation. Emotion elicitation through video watching is one important approach used to create emotion datasets. However, the causation link between video content and elicited emotions was not well explained by scientific research. In this article, we present an approach for computing the causal effect of video content on elicited emotion. The Do-Calculus theory was employed for computing causal inference, and a SCM (Structured Causal Model) was proposed considering the following variables: EEG signal, age, gender, video content, like/dislike, and emotional quadrant. To evaluate the approach, EEG data were collected from volunteers watching a sample of videos from the LIRIS-ACCEDE dataset. A total of 48 causal effects was statistically evaluated in order to check the causal impact of age, gender, and video content on liking and emotion. The results show that the approach can be generalized for any dataset that contains the variables of the proposed SCM. Furthermore, the proposed approach can be applied to any other similar dataset if an appropriate SCM is provided.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77999581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Felix Brito, Jarbas Lopes Cardoso Júnior, Júlio Cesar dos Reis, Guilherme Ruppert, R. Bonacin
{"title":"Exploring Supervised Techniques for Automated Recognition of Intention Classes from Portuguese Free Texts on Agriculture","authors":"Daniel Felix Brito, Jarbas Lopes Cardoso Júnior, Júlio Cesar dos Reis, Guilherme Ruppert, R. Bonacin","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.117481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.117481","url":null,"abstract":"Technical and scientific knowledge is vast and complex, particularly in interdisciplinary fields such as sustainable agriculture, which is available in several interrelated, geographically dispersed and interdisciplinary online textual information sources. In this context, it is essential to support people with computational mechanisms that allow them to retrieve and interpret information in an appropriate way, as communication in these software systems is typically asynchronous and textual. User’s intention recognition and analysis in textual documents results in benefits for better information retrieval. However, intentions are expressed implicitly in texts in natural language and the specificities of the domain and cultural aspects of language make it difficult to process and analyze the text by computer systems. This requires the study of methods for the automatic recognition of intention classes in text. In this article, we conduct extensive experimental analyses on techniques based on language models and machine learning to detect instances of intention classes in texts about sustainable agriculture written in Portuguese. In our methodology, we perform a morphological analysis of the sentences and evaluate four Word Embeddings techniques (Word2Vec, Wang2Vec, FastText and Glove) combined with four machine learning techniques (Support Vector Machine, Artificial Neural Network, Random Forest and Transfer Learning). The results obtained by applying the techniques proposed in a database with textual information on sustainable agriculture indicate promising possibilities in the recognition of intentions in free texts in Portuguese language on sustainable agriculture.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81316456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cleyton Ferreira Gonçalves, E. Andrade, Júlio Rodrigues de Mendonça Neto, G. Callou
{"title":"Stochastic Models for Planning VLE Moodle Environments based on Containers and Virtual Machines","authors":"Cleyton Ferreira Gonçalves, E. Andrade, Júlio Rodrigues de Mendonça Neto, G. Callou","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.119196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.119196","url":null,"abstract":"Moodle Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) represent tools of a pedagogical dimension where the teacher uses various resources to stimulate student learning. Content presented in hypertext, audio or vídeo formats can be adopted as a means to facilitate the learning. These platforms tend to produce high processing rates on servers, large volumes of data on the network and, consequently, degrade performance, increase energy consumption and costs. However, to provide eficiente sharing of computing resources and at the same time minimize financial costs, these VLE platforms typically run on virtualized infrastructures such as Virtual Machines (VM) or containers, which have advantages and disadvantages. Stochastic models, such as stochastic Petri nets (SPNs), can be used in the modeling and evaluation of such environments. Therefore, this work aims to use analytical modeling through SPNs to assess the performance, energy consumption and cost of environments based on containers and VMs. Metrics such as throughput, response time, energy consumption and cost are collected and analyzed. The results revealed that, for example, a cluster with 10 replicas, occupied at their maximum capacity, can generate a 46.54% reduction in energy consumption if containers are used. Additionally, we validate the accuracy of the analytical models by comparing their results with the results obtained in a real infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90492422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Otávio Augusto Maciel Camargo, J. C. Duarte, A. F. P. D. Santos, Cesar Augusto Borges
{"title":"A Review of Testbeds on SCADA Systems with Malware Analysis","authors":"Otávio Augusto Maciel Camargo, J. C. Duarte, A. F. P. D. Santos, Cesar Augusto Borges","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.112813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.112813","url":null,"abstract":"Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are among the major types of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and are responsible for monitoring and controlling essential infrastructures such as power generation, water treatment, and transportation. Very common and with high added-value, these systems have malware as one of their main threats, and due to their characteristics, it is practically impossible to test the security of a system without compromising it, requiring simulated test platforms to verify their cyber resilience. This review will discuss the most recent studies on ICS testbeds with a focus on cybersecurity and malware impact analysis.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89402953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Conceptual Model for Situating Purposes in Artificial Institutions","authors":"Rafhael R. Cunha, J. F. Hübner, Maiquel de Brito","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.110830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.110830","url":null,"abstract":"{In multi-agent systems, artificial institutions connect institutional concepts, belonging to the institutional reality, to the concrete elements that compose the system. The institutional reality is composed of a set of institutional concepts, called Status-Functions. Current works on artificial institutions focus on identifying the status-functions and connecting them to the concrete elements. However, the functions associated with the status-functions are implicit. As a consequence, the agents cannot reason about the functions provided by the elements that carry the status-functions and, thus, cannot exploit these functions to satisfy their goals. Considering this problem, this paper proposes a model to express the functions -- or the purposes -- associated with the status-functions. Examples illustrate the application of the model in a practical scenario, showing how the agents can use purposes to reason about the satisfaction of their goals in institutional contexts.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75984417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucas Fernando Souza de Castro, Fabian César Pereira Brandão Manoel, Vinicius Souza de Jesus, Carlos Eduardo Pantoja, A. P. Borges, G. V. Alves
{"title":"Integrating Embedded Multiagent Systems with Urban Simulation Tools and IoT Applications","authors":"Lucas Fernando Souza de Castro, Fabian César Pereira Brandão Manoel, Vinicius Souza de Jesus, Carlos Eduardo Pantoja, A. P. Borges, G. V. Alves","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.110837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.110837","url":null,"abstract":"The smart city systems development connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) has been the goal of several works in the multi-agent system field. Nevertheless, just a few projects demonstrate how to deploy and make the connection among the employed systems. This paper proposes an approach towards the integration of a MAS through the JaCaMo framework plus an Urban Simulation Tool (SUMO), IoT applications (Node-RED, InfluxDB, and Grafana), and an IoT platform (Konker). The integration presented in this paper applies in a Smart Parking scenario with real features, where is shown the integration and the connection through all layers, from agent level to artifacts, including real environment and simulation, as well as IoT applications. In future works, we intend to establish a methodology that shows how to properly integrate these different applications regardless of the scenario and the used tools.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91346932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alan Keller Gomes, K. M. R. Cunha, Guilherme Augusto da Silva Ferreira
{"title":"A Novel Approach to the Measurement of Bourdieusian Social Capital within Institutional Pages and Profiles","authors":"Alan Keller Gomes, K. M. R. Cunha, Guilherme Augusto da Silva Ferreira","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.110111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.110111","url":null,"abstract":"We present in this paper a novel approach for measuring Bourdieusian Social Capital (BSC) within Institutional Pages and Profiles. We analyse Facebook's Institutional Pages and Twitter's Institutional Profiles. Supported by Pierre Bourdie's theory, we search for directions to identify and capture data related to sociability practices, i. e. actions performed such as Like, Comment and Share. The system of symbolic exchanges and mutual recognition treated by Pierre Bourdieu is represented and extracted automatically from these data in the form of generalized sequential patterns. In this format, the social interactions captured from each page are represented as sequences of actions. Next, we also use such data to measure the frequency of occurrence of each sequence. From such frequencies, we compute the effective mobilization capacity. Finally, the volume of BSC is computed based on the capacity of effective mobilization, the number of social interactions captured and the number of followers on each page. The results are aligned with Bourdieu's theory. The approach can be generalized to institutional pages or profiles in Online Social Networks.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79881701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"System for Identifying Pests and Diseases in Soybean Crop through Natural Language Processing","authors":"Carolinne Roque e Faria, C. Barbosa","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.107149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.107149","url":null,"abstract":"The presence of technologies in the agronomic field has the purpose of proposing the best solutions to the challenges found in agriculture, especially to the problems that affect cultivars. One of the obstacles found is to apply the use of your own language in applications that interact with the user in Brazilian Agribusiness. Therefore, this work uses Natural Language Processing techniques for the development of an automatic and effective computer system to interact with the user and assist in the identification of pests and diseases in soybean crop, stored in a non-relational database repository to provide accurate diagnostics to simplify the work of the farmer and the agricultural stakeholders who deal with a lot of information. In order to build dialogues and provide rich consultations, from agriculture manuals, a data structure with 108 pests and diseases with their information on the soybean cultivar and through the spaCy tool, it was possible to pre-process the texts, recognize the entities and support the requirements for the development of the conversacional system.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88593370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeferson José Baqueta, M. M. Morveli-Espinoza, Gustavo Alberto Giménez Lugo, Cesar Augusto Tacla
{"title":"An Adaptive Trust Model Based on Fuzzy Logic","authors":"Jeferson José Baqueta, M. M. Morveli-Espinoza, Gustavo Alberto Giménez Lugo, Cesar Augusto Tacla","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.110818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.110818","url":null,"abstract":"In cooperative environments is common that agents delegate tasks to each other to achieve their goals since an agent may not have the capabilities or resources to achieve its objectives alone. However, to select good partners, the agent needs to deal with information about the abilities, experience, and goals of their partners. In this situation, the lack or inaccuracy of information may affect the agent's judgment about a given partner; and hence, increases the risk to rely on an untrustworthy agent. Therefore, in this work, we present a trust model that combines different pieces of information, such as social image, reputation, and references to produce more precise information about the characteristics and abilities of agents. An important aspect of our trust model is that it can be easily configured to deal with different evaluation criteria. For instance, as presented in our experiments, the agents are able to select their partners by availability instead of the expertise level. Besides, the model allows the agents to decide when their own opinions about a partner are more relevant than the opinions received from third parties, and vice-versa. Such flexibility can be explored in dynamic scenarios, where the environment and the behavior of the agents might change constantly.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90184943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gustavo Caetano Borges, Júlio Cesar dos Reis, C. B. Medeiros
{"title":"SSM: A Semantic Metasearch Platform for Scientific Data retrieval","authors":"Gustavo Caetano Borges, Júlio Cesar dos Reis, C. B. Medeiros","doi":"10.22456/2175-2745.119164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.119164","url":null,"abstract":"Scientific research in all fields has advanced in complexity and in the amount of data generated. The heterogeneity of data repositories, data meaning and their metadata standards makes this problem even more significant. In spite of several proposals to find and retrieve research data from public repositories, there is still need for more comprehensive retrieval solutions. In this article, we specify and develop a mechanism to search for scientific data that takes advantage of metadata records and semantic methods. We present the conception of our architecture and how we have implemented it in a use case in the agriculture domain.","PeriodicalId":82472,"journal":{"name":"Research initiative, treatment action : RITA","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78471195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}