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2025

H&E to IHC virtual staining methods in breast cancer: an overview and benchmarking

Authors
Klöckner, P; Teixeira, J; Montezuma, D; Fraga, J; Horlings, HM; Cardoso, JS; Oliveira, SP;

Publication
npj Digital Medicine

Abstract
Abstract Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is crucial for the clinical categorisation of breast cancer cases. Deep generative models may offer a cost-effective alternative by virtually generating IHC images from hematoxylin and eosin samples. This review explores the state-of-the-art in virtual staining for breast cancer biomarkers (HER2, PgR, ER and Ki-67) and benchmarks several models on public datasets. It serves as a resource for researchers and clinicians interested in applying or developing virtual staining techniques.

2025

Indoor Benchmark of 3-D LiDAR SLAM at Iilab-Industry and Innovation Laboratory

Authors
Ribeiro, JD; Sousa, RB; Martins, JG; Aguiar, AS; Santos, FN; Sobreira, HM;

Publication
IEEE ACCESS

Abstract
This paper presents an indoor benchmarking study of state-of-the-art 3D LiDAR-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms using the newly developed IILABS 3D - iilab Indoor LiDAR-based SLAM 3D dataset. Existing SLAM datasets often focus on outdoor environments, rely on a single type of LiDAR sensor, or lack additional sensor data such as wheel odometry in ground-based robotic platforms. Consequently, the existing datasets lack data diversity required to comprehensively evaluate performance under diverse indoor conditions. The IILABS 3D dataset fills this gap by providing a sensor-rich, indoor-exclusive dataset recorded in a controlled laboratory environment using a wheeled mobile robot platform. It includes four heterogeneous 3D LiDAR sensors - Velodyne VLP-16, Ouster OS1-64, RoboSense RS-Helios-5515, and Livox Mid-360 - featuring both mechanical spinning and non-repetitive scanning patterns, as well as an IMU and wheel odometry for sensor fusion. The dataset also contains calibration sequences, challenging benchmark trajectories, and high-precision ground-truth poses captured with a motion capture system. Using this dataset, we benchmark nine representative LiDAR-based SLAM algorithms across multiple sequences, analyzing their performance in terms of accuracy and consistency under varying sensor configurations. The results provide a comprehensive performance comparison and valuable insights into the strengths and limitations of current SLAM algorithms in indoor environments. The dataset, benchmark results, and related tools are publicly available at https://jorgedfr.github.io/3d_lidar_slam_benchmark_at_iilab/

2025

Assesing the Role of Fuel Cell Vehicles in the Iberia Energy Transition

Authors
Mahou, J; Castañón, R; Campos, FA; Oliveira, A; Villar, J;

Publication
2025 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKET, EEM

Abstract
The mobility sector is expected to significantly impact the power system by deploying battery electric vehicles (BEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCEV). This work improves CEVESA, a market model for the long-term planning and operation of the Iberian Electricity Market, by modelling FCEV as an alternative to BEV and internal combustion vehicles (ICEV), and its impact on the H-2 demand and storage. The mobility and H-2 economy models interact with the power system through the electricity needs and price. CEVESA is then applied to estimate potential expansion paths of ICEV, BEV and FCEV mobility alternatives considering the total system costs and the EU decarbonization strategy. The findings suggest that if FCEVs technology matures, it could rival BEVs, offering greater system flexibility via electrolyzers and extended driving ranges for users.

2025

Identification and explanation of disinformation in wiki data streams

Authors
de Arriba Pérez, F; García Méndez, S; Leal, F; Malheiro, B; Burguillo, JC;

Publication
INTEGRATED COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING

Abstract
Social media platforms, increasingly used as news sources for varied data analytics, have transformed how information is generated and disseminated. However, the unverified nature of this content raises concerns about trustworthiness and accuracy, potentially negatively impacting readers' critical judgment due to disinformation. This work aims to contribute to the automatic data quality validation field, addressing the rapid growth of online content on wiki pages. Our scalable solution includes stream-based data processing with feature engineering, feature analysis and selection, stream-based classification, and real-time explanation of prediction outcomes. The explainability dashboard is designed for the general public, who may need more specialized knowledge to interpret the model's prediction. Experimental results on two datasets attain approximately 90% values across all evaluation metrics, demonstrating robust and competitive performance compared to works in the literature. In summary, the system assists editors by reducing their effort and time in detecting disinformation.

2025

Information bottleneck for attribution applied to object detection

Authors
Coelho, B; Cardoso, JS;

Publication
IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

2025

Overcoming Data Scarcity in Load Forecasting: A Transfer Learning Approach for Office Buildings

Authors
Felipe Dantas do Carmo; Tiago Soares; Wellington Fonseca;

Publication
U Porto Journal of Engineering

Abstract
Load forecasting is an asset for sustainable building energy management, as accurate predictions enable efficient energy consumption and con- tribute to decarbonisation efforts. However, data-driven models are often limited by dataset length and quality. This study investigates the effectiveness of transfer learning (TL) for load forecasting in office buildings, with the aim of addressing data scarcity issues and improving forecasting accuracy. The case study consists in a group of eight virtual buildings (VB) located in Porto, Portugal. VB A2 serves as pre-trained base model to transfer knowledge to the remaining VBs, which are analysed in varying degrees of data availability. Our findings indicate that TL can significantly reduce training time, for up to 87%, while maintaining accuracy levels comparable to those of models trained with full dataset, and exhibiting superior performance when com- pared to models trained with scarce data, with average RMSE reduction of 42.76%.

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