InfoQ

Google Releases Gemma 3 270M Variant Optimized for Function Calling on Mobile and Edge Devices

FunctionGemma is a new, lightweight version of the Gemma 3 270M model, fine-tuned to translate natural language into structured function and API calls, enabling AI agents to "do more than just talk" ...
InfoQ

Expired Oracle Patent Opens Fast Sorting Algorithm to Open Source Databases

A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows ...
IEEE

A Systematic Review of Wind Driven Optimization Algorithms and Their Variants

Abstract: Wind Driven Optimization (WDO) Algorithm is a novel metaheuristic algorithm inspired by the continuous flow of air resulting from differences in air pressure until the air reaches a state of ...
IEEE

RPEE-Heads Benchmark: A Dataset and Empirical Comparison of Deep Learning Algorithms for Pedestrian Head Detection in Crowds

Abstract: The automatic detection of pedestrian heads in crowded environments is essential for crowd analysis and management tasks, particularly in high-risk settings such as high dense railway ...