Polytechnic University of Turin

About: Polytechnic University of Turin is a education organization based out in Turin, Piemonte, Italy. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Finite element method & Nonlinear system. The organization has 11553 authors who have published 41395 publications receiving 789320 citations. The organization is also known as: POLITO & Politecnico di Torino.

Analysis of One-Time Random Projections for Privacy Preserving Compressed Sensing

Abstract: In this paper, the security of the compressed sensing (CS) framework as a form of data confidentiality is analyzed. Two important properties of one-time random linear measurements acquired using a Gaussian independent identically distributed matrix are outlined: 1) the measurements reveal only the energy of the sensed signal and 2) only the energy of the measurements leaks information about the signal. An important consequence of the above facts is that CS provides information theoretic secrecy in a particular setting. Namely, a simple strategy based on the normalization of the Gaussian measurements achieves, at least in theory, perfect secrecy, enabling the use of CS as an additional security layer in privacy preserving applications. In the generic setting in which CS does not provide information theoretic secrecy, two alternative security notions linked to the difficulty of estimating the energy of the signal and distinguishing equal-energy signals are introduced. Useful bounds on the mean square error of any possible estimator and the probability of error of any possible detector are provided and compared with the simulations. The results indicate that CS is in general not secure according to cryptographic standards, but may provide a useful built-in data obfuscation layer.

A new approach to model the stationary behavior of TCP connections

Abstract: In this paper, we outline a methodology that can be applied to model the behavior of TCP flows. The proposed methodology stems from a Markovian model of a single TCP source, and eventually considers the superposition and interaction of several such sources using standard queueing analysis techniques. Our approach allows the evaluation of such performance indices as throughput, queueing delay and packet loss of TCP flows. The results obtained through our model are validated by means of simulation, under several topology and traffic settings.

Post-newtonian parameters from alternative theories of gravity

Abstract: Alternative theories of gravity have been recently studied in connection with their cosmological applications, both in the Palatini and in the metric formalism. The aim of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework (in the Palatini formalism) to test these theories at the solar system level and possibly at the galactic scales. We exactly solve field equations in vacuum and find the corresponding corrections to the standard general relativistic gravitational field. On the other hand, approximate solutions are found in matter cases starting from a Lagrangian which depends on a phenomenological parameter. Both in the vacuum case and in the matter case the deviations from General Relativity are controlled by parameters that provide the Post-Newtonian corrections which prove to be in good agreement with solar system experiments.

Studies on kinetics and reactions mechanism of La2−xKxCu1−yVyO4 layered perovskites for the combined removal of diesel particulate and NOx

Abstract: Layered-type perovskite catalysts (A2−xA′xB1−yB′yO4±δ, where A, A′=La, K and B, B′=Cu, V), prepared by the citrates method and characterized by BET, XRD, and catalytic activity analysis, proved to be effective in the simultaneous removal of soot and NOx, the two prevalent pollutants in diesel exhaust gases, but only at temperatures as high as 450–500 °C, seldom reached at the exhaust line location unless next to the engine exit (close-coupled system). Furthermore, stability at high temperature (800 °C) was only poor for the most promising of the studied catalysts (La1.8K0.2Cu0.9V0.1O4). A detailed kinetic study was carried out on this last perovskite by FT-IR analysis as well as by temperature-programmed and isothermal oxidation tests, by assessing the effect of the prevalent affecting parameters. Some of the reaction intermediates were singled out and several different and rather complex reaction schemes were finally hypothesized, involving reaction intermediates either present on the catalyst surface or on that of the carbon particulate itself. The role of the various elements on the perovskite composition was also defined. The effect of vanadium in particular seemed to be dominant in assuring a peculiar activity towards NOx reduction.

Synthesis of multiple-ring-resonator filters for optical systems

Abstract: A method for the synthesis of optical filters consisting of a cascade of N-coupled rings is presented. The procedure is based on the definition of a polynomial whose roots are the zeros of the channel-dropping transmittance characteristic and provides directly the ring electrical lengths and the mutual coupling coefficients. A design example of a Chebyshev-type 6-ring bandpass filter is presented.