Improved Q-learning based Multi-hop Routing for UAV-Assisted Communication

Designing effective Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)-assisted routing protocols is challenging due to changing topology, limited battery capacity, and the dynamic nature of communication environments. Current protocols prioritize optimizing individual network parameters, overlooking the necessity for a nuanced approach in scenarios with intermittent connectivity, fluctuating signal strength, and varying network densities, ultimately failing to address aerial network requirements comprehensively. This paper proposes a novel, Improved Q-learning-based Multi-hop Routing (IQMR) algorithm for optimal UAV-assisted communication systems. Using Q(\lambda) learning for routing decisions, IQMR substantially enhances energy efficiency and network data throughput. IQMR improves system resilience by prioritizing reliable connectivity and inter-UAV collision avoidance while integrating real-time network status information, all in the absence of predefined UAV path planning, thus ensuring dynamic adaptability to evolving network conditions. The results validate IQMR's adaptability to changing system conditions and superiority over the current techniques. IQMR showcases 36.35\% and 32.05\% improvements in energy efficiency and data throughput over the existing methods.

Multi-class Classifier based Failure Prediction with Artificial and Anonymous Training for Data Privacy

This paper proposes a novel non-intrusive system failure prediction technique using available information from developers and minimal information from raw logs (rather than mining entire logs) but keeping the data entirely private with the data owners. A neural network based multi-class classifier is developed for failure prediction, using artificially generated anonymous data set, applying a combination of techniques, viz., genetic algorithm (steps), pattern repetition, etc., to train and test the network. The proposed mechanism completely decouples the data set used for training process from the actual data which is kept private. Moreover, multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) schemes are used to prioritize failures meeting business requirements. Results show high accuracy in failure prediction under different parameter configurations. On a broader context, any classification problem, beyond failure prediction, can be performed using the proposed mechanism with artificially generated data set without looking into the actual data as long as the input features can be translated to binary values (e.g. output from private binary classifiers) and can provide classification-as-a-service.