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Background: Despite the tremendous progress recently made towards automatic sleep staging in adults, it is currently unknown if the most advanced algorithms generalize to the pediatric population, which displays distinctive characteristics…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-11 Huy Phan , Alfred Mertins , Mathias Baumert

In this paper, we delve into two key techniques in Semi-Supervised Object Detection (SSOD), namely pseudo labeling and consistency training. We observe that these two techniques currently neglect some important properties of object…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-21 Gang Li , Xiang Li , Yujie Wang , Yichao Wu , Ding Liang , Shanshan Zhang

Children speech recognition is challenging mainly due to the inherent high variability in children's physical and articulatory characteristics and expressions. This variability manifests in both acoustic constructs and linguistic usage due…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-05-15 Prashanth Gurunath Shivakumar , Panayiotis Georgiou

Purpose: We propose a phenotype-based artificial intelligence system that can self-learn and is accurate for screening purposes, and test it on a Level IV monitoring system. Methods: Based on the physiological knowledge, we hypothesize that…

Applications · Statistics 2018-02-28 Hau-Tieng Wu , Jhao-Cheng Wu , Po-Chiun Huang , Ting-Yu Lin , Tsai-Yu Wang , Yuan-Hao Huang , Yu-Lun Lo

Spectroscopic photoacoustic (sPA) imaging can potentially estimate blood oxygenation saturation (sO2) in vivo noninvasively. However, quantitatively accurate results require accurate optical fluence estimates. Robust modeling in…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-18 Ruibo Shang , Sidhartha Jandhyala , Yujia Wu , Kevin Hoffer-Hawlik , Austin Van Namen , Matthew O'Donnell , Geoffrey P. Luke

Transfer learning is a crucial concept within deep learning that allows artificial neural networks to benefit from a large pre-training data basis when confronted with a task of limited data. Despite its ubiquitous use and clear benefits,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Manuel Milling , Andreas Triantafyllopoulos , Alexander Gebhard , Simon Rampp , Björn W. Schuller

In this paper, an abstract definition and formal specification is presented for the task of adaptive-threshold OSAHS events detection and severity characterization. Specifically, a low-level pseudocode is designed for the algorithm of raw…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-08-29 Harris V. Georgiou

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerate joint disorder that affects a large population of elderly people worldwide. Accurate radiographic assessment of knee OA severity plays a critical role in chronic patient management. Current…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-20 Kang Zheng , Yirui Wang , Chen-I Hsieh , Le Lu , Jing Xiao , Chang-Fu Kuo , Shun Miao

Precision medicine tailors treatments to individual patient characteristics, which is especially valuable for conditions like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), where treatment responses vary widely. Traditional trials often overlook subgroup…

Applications · Statistics 2025-03-20 Lara Maleyeff , Shirin Golchi , Erica E. M. Moodie , R. John Kimoff

The inherent electronic and speckle noise complicates clinical interpretation of ultrasound images. Conventional denoising methods rely on explicit noise assumptions whose validity diminishes under composite noise conditions. Learning-based…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Jiajing Zhang , Bingze Dai , Xi Zhang , Yue Xu , Wei-Ning Lee

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is growing increasingly prevalent in many countries as obesity rises. Sufficient, effective treatment of OSA entails high social and financial costs for healthcare. Objective: For treatment…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-01-31 Zhaoyang Chen , Lina Siltala-Li , Mikko Lassila , Pekka Malo , Eeva Vilkkumaa , Tarja Saaresranta , Arho Veli Virkki

We contrast high effectiveness of state of the art deep learning architectures designed for general audio classification tasks, refined for respiratory insufficiency (RI) detection and blood oxygen saturation (SpO$_2$) estimation and…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition whose rising prevalence places increasing demands on a lengthy diagnostic process. Machine learning (ML) has shown promise in automating ASD diagnosis, but most…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Gondy Leroy , Prakash Bisht , Sai Madhuri Kandula , Nell Maltman , Sydney Rice

Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder where a person repeatedly stops breathing in sleep. Early detection is crucial for infants because it might bring long term adversities. The existing accurate detection mechanism (pulse oximetry) is a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-11 Gihan Jayatilaka , Harshana Weligampola , Suren Sritharan , Pankayraj Pathmanathan , Roshan Ragel , Isuru Nawinne

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder and widening the upper airway is often used in clinical practice. However, the success rate of this surgery is limited; the failed surgery would even make the situation worse,…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-07-21 Mingzhen Lu , Tianxi Chi , Zhengang Liu , Shu Wang , Yang Liu , Jingying Ye

Accurately diagnosing sleep disorders is essential for clinical assessments and treatments. Polysomnography (PSG) has long been used for detection of various sleep disorders. In this research, electrocardiography (ECG) and electromayography…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-12 Delaram Jarchi , Javier Andreu-Perez , Mehrin Kiani , Oldrich Vysata , Jiri Kuchynka , Ales Prochazka , Saeid Sane

Mitigating the detrimental effects of noisy labels on the training process has become increasingly critical, as obtaining entirely clean or human-annotated samples for large-scale pre-training tasks is often impractical. Nonetheless,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Hao Li , Jiayang Gu , Jingkuan Song , An Zhang , Lianli Gao

Internet of Things (IoT) enabled wearable sensors for health monitoring are widely used to reduce the cost of personal healthcare and improve quality of life. The sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, characterized by the abnormal reduction or…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-18 Arlene John , Barry Cardiff , Deepu John

Anomalous Sound Detection (ASD) has gained significant interest through the application of various Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in industrial settings. Though possessing great potential, ASD systems can hardly be readily…

Sound · Computer Science 2025-05-08 Xinhu Zheng , Anbai Jiang , Bing Han , Yanmin Qian , Pingyi Fan , Jia Liu , Wei-Qiang Zhang

Negative transfer in training of acoustic models for automatic speech recognition has been reported in several contexts such as domain change or speaker characteristics. This paper proposes a novel technique to overcome negative transfer by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2015-09-18 Mortaza Doulaty , Oscar Saz , Thomas Hain