基于隐私保护的可证明安全委托计算协议

通过云计算提供的委托计算服务能够为委托方节省大量的计算时间和计算成本,但如何保证委托计算的隐私性和可证明安全性是具有挑战性的问题。结合全同态加密和多线性映射技术的优势,提出基于隐私保护的可证明安全多元多项式委托计算协议。根据委托计算的输入输出隐私安全需求设计委托计算安全模型,通过多线性映射方案和全同态加密技术构造任意第三方可公开验证的委托计算协议,并在标准模型下基于多线性Diffie-Hellman困难性问题假设证明协议的安全性与隐私性。实验与性能分析结果表明,该协议可保证安全性,同时能够减少计算成本,满足大数据环境下委托计算模式的应用需求。     

运动模糊图像PSF参数估计方法改进及图像复原

运动模糊图像复原的目的是改善运动图像质量,从而为图像处理任务提供高质量的清晰图像以保证算法能够准确获取图像信息,其中运动模糊图像的点扩散函数（PSF）求解是影响复原图像质量的关键步骤。针对现有运动模糊图像PSF参数估计方法中存在的估计误差大、有效估计范围有限等问题,在分析频谱图像特征的基础上,提出一种改进的PSF参数估计方法。通过图像增强处理和形态学变换去除频谱图像中的十字亮线和噪点干扰,获取形态合适的条纹图像以完成Radon变换检测。利用二值频谱图像的条纹特征自适应地控制形态学运算精度,从而保证算法的执行效率和鲁棒性。对条纹进行边缘测定,消除由条纹自身宽度导致的角度估计误差,以提高参数估计结果的精度。实验结果表明,该方法能够提高模糊参数估计的准确率和有效估计范围,由此构建的PSF能复原出更加清晰的重建图像,复原图像总体峰值信噪比不低于25 dB。     

Boosting k-nearest neighbor classifier by means of input space projection

The k-nearest neighbors classifier is one of the most widely used methods of classification due to several interesting features, such as good generalization and easy implementation. Although simple, it is usually able to match, and even beat, more sophisticated and complex methods. However, no successful method has been reported so far to apply boosting to k-NN. As boosting methods have proved very effective in improving the generalization capabilities of many classification algorithms, proposing an appropriate application of boosting to k-nearest neighbors is of great interest.Ensemble methods rely on the instability of the classifiers to improve their performance, as k-NN is fairly stable with respect to resampling, these methods fail in their attempt to improve the performance of k-NN classifier. On the other hand, k-NN is very sensitive to input selection. In this way, ensembles based on subspace methods are able to improve the performance of single k-NN classifiers. In this paper we make use of the sensitivity of k-NN to input space for developing two methods for boosting k-NN. The two approaches modify the view of the data that each classifier receives so that the accurate classification of difficult instances is favored.The two approaches are compared with the classifier alone and bagging and random subspace methods with a marked and significant improvement of the generalization error. The comparison is performed using a large test set of 45 problems from the UCI Machine Learning Repository. A further study on noise tolerance shows that the proposed methods are less affected by class label noise than the standard methods.     

Impact of coarse-grained measurement with finite range on continuous-variable quantum key distribution

In continuous-variable quantum key distribution, detectors are necessarily coarse grained and of finite range. We analyze the impact of both features and demonstrate that while coarse graining adds a fixed error to the estimated excess noise, finite range degrades the estimation accuracy of both transmission and excess noise. Moreover, the inaccurate estimation due to finite range may results in secret key rate underestimation, even misjudgment of security. To compensate these consequences, tuning the modulation variance is a possible way.     

Isothermal section of Al–Ti–Zr ternary system at 1073 K

Through alloy sampling combined with diffusion triple technique, phase equilibria in Al–Ti–Zr ternary system at 1073 K were experimentally determined with electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). Experimental results show that there is a solid solution β(Ti,Zr) which dissolves Al up to 16.3% (mole fraction). Ti and Zr can substitute each other in most Ti–Al and Al–Zr binary intermediate phases to a certain degree while the maximum solubility of Zr in Ti₃Al and TiAl reaches up to 17.9% and 4.0% (mole fraction), respectively. The isothermal section consists of 16 single-phased regions, 27 two-phased regions and 14 three-phased regions. No ternary phase was detected.     

Feasibility research of Yb3Al5O12 garnet as environmental barrier coating materials

In this work, Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ (YbAG) garnet, as a new material for environment barrier coating (EBC) application, was synthesized and prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS). The phases and microstructures of the coatings were characterized by XRD, EDS and SEM, respectively. The thermal stability was measured by TG-DSC. The mechanical and thermal-physical properties, including Vickers hardness (H_v), fracture toughness (K_IC), Young's modulus (E), thermal conductivity (κ) and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) were also measured. The results showed that the as-sprayed coating was mainly composed of crystalline Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ and amorphous phase which crystallized at around 917 °C. Moreover, it has a hardness of 6.81 ± 0.23 GPa, fracture toughness of 1.61 ± 0.18 MPa m^1/2, as well as low thermal conductivity (0.82–1.37 W/m·K from RT-1000 °C) and an average coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) (∼6.3 × 10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ from RT to 660 °C). In addition, the thermal shock and water-vapor corrosion behaviors of the Yb₃Al₅O₁₂-EBC systems on the SiC_f/SiC substrates were investigated and their failure mechanisms were analyzed in details. The Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ coating has an average thermal shock lifetime of 72 ± 10 cycles as well as an excellent resistance to steam. These combined properties indicated that the Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ coating might be a potential EBC material. Both the thermal shock failure and the steam recession of the Yb₃Al₅O₁₂-EBC systems are primarily associated with the CTE mismatch stress.     

Degradation-controlling mechanisms in natural organic acid solutions of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2–B2O3 glass-ceramics by partially substituting Ca2+ with Ba2+ and Sr2+

The degradation of environmentally friendly CaO–Al₂O₃–SiO₂–B₂O₃ (CASB) glass-ceramics, which consist of anorthite and glass phase, was investigated in three natural organic acid solutions. The results indicated that citric acid had the most significant effect on the degradation of CASB glass-ceramics. While the chemical stability of anorthite is relatively poor, the glass phase also contributed significantly to the effective degradation of CASB glass-ceramics. Subsequently, Ba²⁺ or Sr²⁺ was used for full or partial substitution of Ca²⁺ in CASB glass-ceramics, and the degradation-controlling mechanism of the substituted CASB glass-ceramics was further researched. The full substitution of Ca²⁺ in CASB glass-ceramics by the two cations resulted in the occurrence of borate [BO₄] units in the glass phases, and the interlinkage of [BO₄] with broken silicate [SiO₄] network structures caused a complementary network effect. Consequently, the degradation of CASB glass-ceramics by organic acids was reduced due to the improvements in the chemical stability of the modified glass-ceramics. Additionally, degradation control can also be achieved based on a mixed-alkali effect, originating from the partial substitution of Ca²⁺ in CASB glass-ceramics by Ba²⁺ or Sr²⁺. The degradable glass-ceramics have the potential to be applied in low-temperature co-fired ceramic technology because of their good physical properties, which include a dielectric constant of 3–5, a dielectric loss as low as 10⁻³, a coefficient of thermal expansion of 3–9 × 10⁻⁶/°C, and an average bending strength of about 47 MPa. Noticeably, the development of the degradable glass-ceramics is helpful to the low-cost and pollution-free recycling of valuable metal electrodes, which is significant for the sustainable development of electronic packaging technologies.     

Enhanced magnetodielectric properties of Co2Z ferrite ceramics for ultrahigh frequency applications achieved via Cr3+ ion doping

Phase formation, microstructure, magnetic properties, and dielectric properties of Ba_1.5Sr_1.5Co₂Fe₍₂₃−_x)Cr_xO₄₁ (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) ceramics, in which Fe³⁺ ions were substituted by Cr³⁺ ions, were systematically investigated. X-ray diffraction results reveal that Z-type hexagonal ferrite was formed by sintering at 1250 °C, and Cr³⁺ ions successfully enter lattice without destroying crystal structure. Analysis of the microstructure reveals that Cr³⁺ ion doping has significant effect on crystal micromorphology. Samples with x = 0.4 have the most homogeneous micromorphology and the highest sintering density of 5.12 g/cm³. In addition, under the influence of external magnetic field, all samples exhibit typical soft magnetic character and hysteresis characteristics, with saturation magnetization up to 63.86 emu/g (x = 0.6). Particularly, compared with undoped sample, Cr-doped samples have outstanding magnetic–dielectric properties. Firstly, with increasing Cr³⁺ amount, real part of the permeability (μ′) reaches the maximum value of 10.70 at x = 0.4, while cutoff frequency exceeds 2 GHz, and Snoek constant reaches ∼19.50 GHz. Furthermore, due to more homogeneous microstructure, samples with x = 0.4 have low magnetic loss and can maintain high quality factor (Q) over a broad frequency range. Moreover, real part of the permittivity (ε′) reaches the maximum value of 16.90 at x = 0.6, and dielectric loss remains lower than 0.013 for frequencies below 0.7 GHz. Consequently, magnetic–dielectric materials prepared in this work are expected to have extensive application prospects for ultrahigh-frequency devices.