Xiaoming Tao – författare

Volume 40.3 of the journal Textiles Progress, this book describes advanced technical textiles products according to the application fields of the fiber materials. Although it does not cover all of the end-uses, the book contains major parts of advanced technical textile products, including products for resources and environmental issues, automobiles, medical and protective uses, information technologies, civil engineering, and electronics textiles.

Comprehensive overview of the principles, theories, and techniques behind deep learning enabled semantic communications Deep Learning Enabled Semantic Communications explores the synergy between deep learning and semantic communication, particularly in the context of advancing 6G networks. It provides a focused introduction to the subject, systematically covering deep learning enabled semantic communication systems and task-oriented semantic transmission paradigms in wireless communication. The book reviews various aspects of semantic communications, including information theory, multimodal technologies, semantic noise, and semantic sensing. It explores cutting-edge semantic communication architectures, highlighting their advantages over traditional approaches and their potential to drive the future of intelligent information industry. The book also details applications of deep learning-based semantic communication systems across various sources, including text, speech, images, and videos, comprehensively addressing system design, performance optimization, and measurement metrics. The book is divided into eight main parts, which cover foundational knowledge, system design, multimodal and multitask-oriented semantic communication systems, joint semantic sensing and sampling, semantic noise suppression, and generative AI enabled systems. Written by a diverse group of experts in academia and research institutions, Deep Learning Enabled Semantic Communications includes information on: Fundamental knowledge about deep learning and semantic communications, including the history, neural networks, and semantic information theoryCompression of multimodal inputs, extraction of global semantic information, and the design of neural networks to boost the capability of handling lengthy speechIncorporation of different sources to extract semantic features and serve diverse intelligent tasks at the receiverIntroduction of semantic impairments in communications to uncover how to design robust systemsJoint design of data sampling, compression, and coding schemes under the guidance of semantic informationFramework of generative semantic communications to detail the principles of incorporating generative models into semantic communicationsDeep Learning Enabled Semantic Communications is an essential learning resource and reference for graduate and undergraduate students pursuing degrees in wireless communications, signal processing, or deep learning as well as engineers in the telecommunications and IT industries focusing on wireless communication techniques.

This important book provides a guide to the fundamentals and latest developments in smart technology for textiles and clothing. The contributors represent a distinguished international panel of experts and the book covers many aspects of cutting edge research and development.Smart fibres, fabrics and clothing starts with a review of the background to smart technology and goes on to cover a wide range of the material science and fibre science aspects of the technology including: Electrically active polymeric materials and the applications of nonionic polymer gel and elastomers for artificial muscles; Thermally sensitive fibres and fabrics; Cross-linked polyol fibrous substrates stimuli-responsive interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel; Permeation control through stimuli-responsive polymer membranes; optical fibre sensors, hollow fibre membranes for gas separation; integrating fibre-formed components into textile structures; Wearable electronic and photonic technologies; Adaptive and responsive textile structures (ARTS); Biomedical applications including the applications of scaffolds in tissue engineeringIt is essential reading for academics in textile and materials science departments, researchers, designers and engineers in the textiles and clothing product design field. Product managers and senior executives within textile and clothing manufacturing will also find the latest insights into technological developments in the field valuable and fascinating.

This book discusses the evolving designs and applications of multimedia content delivery and focuses on computing-based methods.  It offers readers an in-depth understanding of how computational resources at both the source and the destination of the networking continuum can be exploited. This enhances the overall performance of multimedia data networking.This book also presents novel designs and applications focusing on information delivery based on computing. It starts with an overview of the multimedia computational communications as well as spanning topics. The topics range in experience evaluation using electroencephalography, semantic knowledge bases with the next generation of multiple access, end-to-end semantic communication framework and cloud-edge-end intelligent coordination computing.  The authors believe this book offers readers a clear picture of the current state and the next steps in multimedia computational communication networks.Graduate students majoring in the areas of communication networks, computer science and engineering and electrical engineering will find this book useful as a secondary text or reference book. Professionals and researchers working in computational transmission solutions for multimedia communication networks will find this book to be a valuable resource as well.

This book discusses the evolving designs and applications of multimedia content delivery and focuses on computing-based methods.  It offers readers an in-depth understanding of how computational resources at both the source and the destination of the networking continuum can be exploited. This enhances the overall performance of multimedia data networking.This book also presents novel designs and applications focusing on information delivery based on computing. It starts with an overview of the multimedia computational communications as well as spanning topics. The topics range in experience evaluation using electroencephalography, semantic knowledge bases with the next generation of multiple access, end-to-end semantic communication framework and cloud-edge-end intelligent coordination computing.  The authors believe this book offers readers a clear picture of the current state and the next steps in multimedia computational communication networks.Graduate students majoring in the areas of communication networks, computer science and engineering and electrical engineering will find this book useful as a secondary text or reference book. Professionals and researchers working in computational transmission solutions for multimedia communication networks will find this book to be a valuable resource as well.

This brief presents an alternative viewpoint on processing technology for wireless communications based on recent research advances. As a lever in emerging processing technology, the structure perspective addresses the complexity and uncertainty issues found in current wireless applications. Likewise, this brief aims at providing a new prospective to the development of communication technology and information science, while stimulating new theories and technologies for wireless systems with ever-increasing complexity. Readers of this brief may range from graduate students to researchers in related fields.

The “Handbook of Smart Textiles” aims to provide a comprehensive overview in the field of smart textile describing the state of the art in the research sector as well as the well-established techniques applied in industries. The handbook is planned to cover from fundamental theories, experimental techniques, characterization methods, as well as real applications with successful commercialized examples. The book is structured in a way in which it is appropriate for graduate students, PhD candidates, and professionals in diverse scientific and engineering communities devoted to relevant fields, including textile engineering, chemistry, bioengineering, material engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering. The book will also provide a solid reference for industrial players who look for innovative technologies as well as environmental, safety concerns for the development of smart textile related products.

This book provides a concise overview of intelligent technologies for vision and sensing, with a particular focus on their applications in various multispectral configurations, including safety monitoring in rural areas. Within the realm of intelligent perception and contemporary healthcare, the book emphasizes the real-time monitoring, analysis, and prediction of vital signals using biomedical optical sensors. This approach aims to offer more adaptable and personalized services within the medical health management domain. Furthermore, the book delves into the comprehensive comprehension of physiological signals and additional data sources, such as environmental and motion data. The goal is to enhance the breadth and depth of data analysis, providing more integrated support for the life and health sector. Additionally, the book explores the implementation of edge intelligence algorithms at the sensor level to enable real-time analysis, enhancing the efficiency of sensor data processing and utilization. Detailed explanations of the configuration and deployment of an active vision camera system featuring an integrated edge algorithm are provided to elucidate the coordination and communication mechanisms of edge intelligence technology across multiple edge devices. A specific application case is then presented—the universal camera jamming system—which underscores the benefits of intelligent sensing fusion for tasks such as attitude and position recognition, as well as self-feedback excitation jamming.The book underscores the pervasive and seamless integration of smart sensing in both current and future lifestyles, spanning from active vision cameras to diverse applications across multiple spectrums. Its insights are poised to stimulate innovation and application within the realms of smart vision and sensing, including a comprehensive analysis of future healthcare paradigms.