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Pre-trained diffusion models have shown great potential in real-world image super-resolution (Real-ISR) tasks by enabling high-resolution reconstructions. While one-step diffusion (OSD) methods significantly improve efficiency compared to…
A scheme for linear optical implementation of fault-tolerant quantum computation is proposed, which is based on an error-detecting code. Each computational step is mediated by transfer of quantum information into an ancilla system embedding…
Reverse time migration (RTM) is a prominent technique in seismic imaging. Its resulting subsurface images are used in the industry to investigate with higher confidence the existence and the conditions of oil and gas reservoirs. Because of…
This paper considers the problem of assigning multiple mobile robots to goals on transport networks with uncertain information about travel times. Our aim is to produce optimal assignments, such that the average waiting time at destinations…
Existing chain-based rotating-leader BFT SMR protocols for the partially synchronous network model with constant commit latencies incur block periods of at least $2\delta$ (where $\delta$ is the message transmission latency). While a…
On-chip communication is a critical element of modern systems-on-chip (SoCs), allowing processor cores to interact with memory and peripherals. Interconnects require special care in radiation-heavy environments, as any soft error within the…
In cloud computing systems, assigning a task to multiple servers and waiting for the earliest copy to finish is an effective method to combat the variability in response time of individual servers, and reduce latency. But adding redundancy…
Edge computing operates between the cloud and end users and strives to provide low-latency computing services for simultaneous users. Redundant use of multiple edge nodes can reduce latency, as edge systems often operate in uncertain…
Vehicular communications have stringent latency requirements on safety-critical information transmission. However, lack of instantaneous channel state information due to high mobility poses a great challenge to meet these requirements and…
Existing lower bounds on redundancy in fault-tolerant quantum circuits are applicable when both the input and the intended output are quantum states. These bounds may not necessarily hold, however, when the input and the intended output are…
Bidirectional recurrent neural networks (bi-RNNs), in particular, bidirectional long short term memory (bi-LSTM), bidirectional gated recurrent unit, and convolutional bi-LSTM models have recently attracted attention for nonlinearity…
Erasure coding is a storage-efficient alternative to replication for achieving reliable data backup in distributed storage systems. During the storage process, traditional erasure codes require a unique source node to create and upload all…
As intelligent computing devices increasingly integrate into human life, ensuring the functional safety of the corresponding electronic chips becomes more critical. A key metric for functional safety is achieving a sufficient fault…
There is a growing interest in discovery of internet topology at the interface level. A new generation of highly distributed measurement systems is currently being deployed. Unfortunately, the research community has not examined the problem…
Hierarchical application of Triple-Modular Redundancy (TMR) increases fault tolerance of digital Integrated Circuit (IC). In this paper, a simple probabilistic model was proposed for analysis of fault masking performance of hierarchical TMR…
In this paper we study the long-term throughput performance of repetition protocols coupled with power control for multiple access block-fading channels. We propose to use the feedback bits to inform the transmitter about the decoding…
In this paper we propose and prove that cyclic quorum sets can efficiently manage all-pairs computations and data replication. The quorums are O(N/sqrt(P)) in size, up to 50% smaller than the dual N/sqrt(P) array implementations, and…
Multi-band transmission is a promising technical direction for spectrum and capacity expansion of existing optical networks. Due to the increase in the number of usable wavelengths in multi-band optical networks, the complexity of resource…
With relentless CMOS technology downsizing Networks-on-Chips (NoCs) are inescapably experiencing escalating susceptibility to wearout and reduced reliability. While faults in processors and memories may be masked via redundancy, or…