Automatic diacritic restoration is crucial for text processing in languages with rich diacritical marks, such as Romanian. This study evaluates the performance of several large language models (LLMs) in restoring diacritics in Romanian texts. Using a comprehensive corpus, we tested models including OpenAI’s GPT-3.5, GPT-4, GPT-4o, Google’s Gemini 1.0 Pro, Meta’s Llama 2 and…
This study presents our findings on estimating the horizontal rotation angle (yaw) of traffic signs from 2D images using deep learning techniques. The aim is to introduce novel approaches for accurately estimating a traffic sign’s orientation, with applications in automatic map generation. The primary goal is to associate a traffic sign with a road…
This paper presents a method for assessing two cracks in simply supported beams by identifying their locations and severities (depths). Our method is based on applying the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm with the measured natural frequencies for several bending vibration modes of an intact and cracked beam. We are using calculated relative frequency…
The identification of elements in user interfaces is a problem that can generate great interest in current times due to the significant interaction between users and machines. Digital technologies are increasingly used to carry out almost any daily task. Computer vision can be helpful in different applications, such as accessibility, testing, or automatic code…
Established research directions yield concrete outcomes on the benefits of using software metrics in software development processes, such as notable correlations between software metric values and various quality attributes of software systems or defect prediction. A discrepancy exists between academic proposals and actual practices used in software development, influenced by factors like budget constraints,…
Can we control the writing style of large language models (LLMs) by specifying desired linguistic features? We address this question by investigating the impact of handcrafted linguistic feature (HLF) instructions on LLM-generated text. Our experiment evaluates various state-of-the-art LLMs using prompts incorporating HLF statistics derived from corpora of CNN articles and Yelp reviews. We…
As virtual assistants (VAs) become essential to contemporary interactions, it is imperative to understand how to evaluate their functionalities. This study offers a comparison framework for assessing the design and execution of Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Copilot Studio, emphasizing their capabilities in question-answering activities. Through the examination of their deterministic and probabilistic approaches, we…
This article examines the use of image augmentation techniques to improve icon detection in mobile interfaces, a critical task due to the small size of graphical user interface (GUI) elements and the insufficiency of comprehensive datasets. It evaluates whether diversifying the dataset or using specific augmentation methods alone can enhance detection performance. The study…
Entity resolution, the process of discerning whether multiple data refer to the same real-world entity, is crucial across various domains, including education. Its quality assessment is vital due to the extensive practical applications in fields such as analytics, personalized learning or academic integrity. With Python emerging as the predominant programming language in these areas,…
The latest improvements regarding the online world have come with great benefits, but, as well as dangerous drawbacks (i.e., web-malware). This article proposes to investigate the reliability and accuracy of a novel web-malware detection method by using images and deep learning. The web links are transformed into colored and grayscale images and then a…
