基于x-type态的量子投票方案

基于x-type纠缠态(四粒子纠缠态),提出一种量子投票方案。方案只使用一组x-type纠缠粒子,与使用N个粒子的投票方案相比,更容易实现。投票者利用复杂性小的相移操作进行投票,提高了方案效率。为了保证投票过程的安全性和防止重复投票,利用纠缠态特性和超密编码设计了检测阶段。在公布测量结果后,决定是否继续本次投票活动。当顺利通过检测后,计票者可使用计分算子计算出投票的结果。在投票过程中,没有单个粒子携带选票内容,整个信息被隐藏在纠缠的粒子间。安全性分析表明,该方案能够防止窃听和篡改选票的干扰。由于方案中制备粒子的简便性、选择候选人的最小复杂性和检测步骤的严密性使得整个方案与其他量子投票方案相比,更高效、实用和安全。     

利用二粒子纠缠态隐形传递未知二粒子量子态

提出了一个利用特殊的二粒子纠缠态作为量子信道来实现任意二粒子未知量子态的隐形传态。对比Yuan等人提出的利用[χ]纠缠态实现的任意未知二量子态的隐形传态方案。该方案利用二粒子信道和Bell基测量,以及特殊的幺正操作顺利完成信息的隐形传态。而且方案中利用了较少的资源,且获得的原始信息的概率为1。     

可认证的多方量子秘密共享协议

利用Bell态的特性,提出一个可认证多方量子秘密共享协议.在协议中,秘密消息分发者通过局域幺正操作将两比特的经典秘密消息编码到量子载体中,并利用量子纠缠将其分割传输给n个代理人.每个代理人对手中的粒子进行Bell测量,以获得各自的子秘密.在消息重构过程中,当且仅当这n个代理人协作才能恢复出共享的秘密消息.同时,结合经典Hash函数对分发者和代理人的身份进行认证,实现双向认证的功能.最后,对协议的安全性和认证性进行了详细的讨论,表明所提方案在理论上是安全的.此外,本方案的实现只涉及到Bell态的制备和测量,这在现有的技术条件下是可行的.     

基于高维纠缠交换的无酉操作确定性安全量子通信

在分析高维Bell态纠缠交换基本性质的基础上,提出不需要任何酉操作、具有通用性和一般性的高维确定性安全量子通信方案.利用高维Bell测量的结果,发送方和接收方分别进行模加、减运算即可编码、解码信息.构造了两组互补的基,并根据其互补性质,提出了检测高维量子信道是否安全的方法.详细分析了几种常用攻击策略,并计算了这些攻击所引起的错误率,进而推导出通信双方需设定的错误率阈值的上界.     

传送任意三粒子纠缠态的三个方案

提出传送任意三粒子纠缠态的三个方案,分别是利用三对二粒子纠缠态、单个三粒子最大纠缠态和利用两个EPR态作为量子通道实现三粒子纠缠态的传送。通过发送者(Alice)对需传送的三粒子纠缠态与属于自己的纠缠对中的粒子分别进行适当的Bell基测量,然后把结果通过经典通道告诉接收者(Bob),接收者根据这些信息对自己拥有的三粒子进行相应的联合幺正变换,就可以实现一定概率的隐形传态。这些方案都可以推广至N个粒子纠缠态的传送。     

基于非最大纠缠GHZ态的一种量子信息集中方案

提出了一种以非最大纠缠的四粒子GHZ态作为量子信道的概率性量子信息集中方案. 方案首先将未知的克隆态与量子信道构造系统态; 其次空间分离的三方对手中的粒子进行Bell测量, 并将测量结果通过经典通信告诉信息恢复者; 最后信息重建者做适当的测量(投影测量或者POVM 测量),将信息集中回单量子态, 从而实现量子信息集中. 进而讨论了方案的安全性和效率, 并与文献[17,23]从多角度进行了比较.     

基于对称W态和身份认证的安全量子通信协议

由于W态纠缠的强鲁棒性,它被认为是更适用于量子信息处理和量子安全通信的信息载体。针对4粒子W态或3粒子非对称W态量子直接通信效率低下或物理实现困难等缺陷,利用3粒子对称W态和量子身份认证机制,提出了一种新的确定型安全量子通信协议。该协议由认证码生成、量子态准备、量子态分发、安全检测与身份认证和消息通信五阶段组成,通信双方只需进行两粒子Bell基、单粒子Z基或X基测量,通信效率也有所提高,即1个3粒子W态传输1经典比特信息。安全分析证明该协议能有效抵抗各类窃听者Eve攻击和伪装攻击,具有较好的安全特性。     

基于对称W态和身份认证的安全量子通信协议

由于W态纠缠的强鲁棒性,它被认为是更适用于量子信息处理和量子安全通信的信息载体。针对4粒子W态或3粒子非对称W态量子直接通信效率低下或物理实现困难等缺陷,利用3粒子对称W态和量子身份认证机制,提出了一种新的确定型安全量子通信协议。该协议由认证码生成、量子态准备、量子态分发、安全检测与身份认证和消息通信五阶段组成,通信双方只需进行两粒子Bell基、单粒子Z基或X基测量,通信效率也有所提高,即1个3粒子W态传输1经典比特信息。安全分析证明该协议能有效抵抗各类窃听者Eve攻击和伪装攻击,具有较好的安全特性。     

基于高维纠缠态的量子密钥分发协议

为了提高量子密钥分发的效率和安全性,利用高维Hilbert空间中的Bell态和Hadamard门设计了一种量子密钥分发协议。首先通过量子态的动态演变验证了三维Bell纠缠态在Z基和X基下具有不同的表示特性,然后以此为基础进行协议设计,其中利用Z基测量来检测窃听,利用X基测量来产生密钥。安全性分析表明,该协议可以抵抗截获重发、纠缠附加粒子和特洛伊木马三种常见的攻击。最后将协议与其他方案进行了比较,该协议在保证量子比特效率50%的基础上,安全性也有所提升。     

无纠缠量子秘密共享中酉操作的选择

文中针对不使用纠缠态的量子秘密共享方案,提出了一种Bell态替换攻击策略,并定量分析了当量子秘密共享方案采用常见的几种酉操作组合时,这种攻击的最小失败概率,从而得到酉操作的选择和Bell态替换攻击效果之间的若干关系.对于量子秘密共享方案的设计和实施中,如何选择酉操作以保证通信安全的问题,文中的工作具有重要的指导作用.     

Only connect: teaching, technology and telesis

Abstract This paper describes an approach to the design of interactive multimedia materials being developed in a European Community project. The developmental process is seen as a dialogue between technologists and teachers. This dialogue is often problematic because of the differences in training, experience and culture between them. Conditions needed for fruitful dialogue are described and the generic model for learning design used in the project is explained.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

Avoiding semantic and temporal gaps in developing software intensive systems

Development of software intensive systems (systems) in practice involves a series of self-contained phases for the lifecycle of a system. Semantic and temporal gaps, which occur among phases and among developer disciplines within and across phases, hinder the ongoing development of a system because of the interdependencies among phases and among disciplines. Such gaps are magnified among systems that are developed at different times by different development teams, which may limit reuse of artifacts of systems development and interoperability among the systems. This article discusses such gaps and a systems development process for avoiding them.     

Designing economic np control charts: A programmed simulation approach

This paper presents control charts models and the necessary simulation software for the location of economic values of the control parameters. The simulation program is written in FORTRAN, requires only 10K of main storage, and can run on most mini and micro computers. Two models are presented - one describes the process when it is operating at full capacity and the other when the process is operating under capacity. The models allow the product quality to deteriorate to a further level before an existing out-of-control state is detected, and they can also be used in situations where no prior knowledge exists of the out-of-control causes and the resulting proportion defectives.     

The development of robot art

Going through a few examples of robot artists who are recognized worldwide, we try to analyze the deepest meaning of what is called “robot art” and the related art field definition. We also try to highlight its well-marked borders, such as kinetic sculptures, kinetic art, cyber art, and cyberpunk. A brief excursion into the importance of the context, the message, and its semiotics is also provided, case by case, together with a few hints on the history of this discipline in the light of an artistic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this article is to try to summarize the main characteristics that might classify robot art as a unique and innovative discipline, and to track down some of the principles by which a robotic artifact can or cannot be considered an art piece in terms of social, cultural, and strictly artistic interest. This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

Three Process Perspectives: Organizations, Teams, and People

This paper provides the author's personal views and perspectives on software process improvement. Starting with his first work on technology assessment in IBM over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey describes the process improvement work he has been directly involved in. This includes the development of the early process assessment methods, the original design of the CMM, and the introduction of the Personal Software Process (PSP)^SM and Team Software Process (TSP){^SM}. In addition to describing the original motivation for this work, the author also reviews many of the problems he and his associates encountered and why they solved them the way they did. He also comments on the outstanding issues and likely directions for future work. Finally, this work has built on the experiences and contributions of many people. Mr. Humphrey only describes work that he was personally involved in and he names many of the key contributors. However, so many people have been involved in this work that a full list of the important participants would be impractical.     

基于复小波噪声方差显著修正的SAR图像去噪

提出了一种基于复小波域统计建模与噪声方差估计显著性修正相结合的合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波方法。该方法首先通过对数变换将乘性噪声模型转化为加性噪声模型,然后对变换后的图像进行双树复小波变换(Dualtree Complex Wavelet Transform,DCWT),并对复数小波系数的统计分布进行建模。在此先验分布的基础上,通过运用贝叶斯估计方法从含噪系数中恢复原始系数,达到滤除噪声的目的。实验结果表明该方法在去除噪声的同时保留了图像的细节信息,取得了很好的降噪效果。     

How do children do mathematics with LOGO?

Abstract  This paper considers some results of a study designed to investigate the kinds of mathematical activity undertaken by children (aged between 8 and 11) as they learned to program in LOGO. A model of learning modes is proposed, which attempts to describe the ways in which children used and acquired understanding of the programming/mathematical concepts involved. The remainder of the paper is concerned with discussing the validity and limitations of the model, and its implications for further research and curriculum development.