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In this paper, we propose a real-time robot-based auxiliary system for risk evaluation of COVID-19 infection. It combines real-time speech recognition, temperature measurement, keyword detection, cough detection and other functions in order to convert live audio into actionable structured data to achieve the COVID-19 infection risk assessment function. In order to better evaluate the COVID-19 infection, we propose an end-to-end method for cough detection and classification for our proposed system. It is based on real conversation data from human-robot, which processes speech signals to detect cough and classifies it if detected. The structure of our model are maintained concise to be implemented for real-time applications. And we further embed this entire auxiliary diagnostic system in the robot and it is placed in the communities, hospitals and supermarkets to support COVID-19 testing. The system can be further leveraged within a business rules engine, thus serving as a foundation for real-time supervision and assistance applications. Our model utilizes a pretrained, robust training environment that allows for efficient creation and customization of customer-specific health states., Comment: will be presented in INTERSPEECH 2020

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication has recently attracted significant attention from both industrial and academic communities. The large bandwidth availability as well as low interference nature of mmWave spectrum is particularly attractive for industrial communication. However, inherent challenges such as coverage and blockage of mmWave communication cause highly fluctuated channel quality. This paper explores wireless medium access control (MAC) schedulers for mmWave-based industrial wireless applications. Our objective is to design a high-performance and enhanced fairness MAC scheduling algorithm that responds rapidly to channel variations. The key contribution of our work is a method to modify the standard proportional fair (SPF) scheduler. It introduces more flexibility and dynamic properties. Compared to the SPF, our enhanced proportional fair (EPF) scheduler not only improves the priority for users in poor channel conditions but also accelerates the reaction time in fluctuated channel conditions. By providing higher fairness for all users and enhancing system robustness, it particularly adapts to the scatter-rich industrial mmWave communication environment. Through extensive performance evaluation based on the widely accepted network simulator (ns-3), we show that the new scheduler achieves better performance in terms of delivering ultra-low latency and reliable services over mmWave-based industrial communication., Comment: Accepted for publication in IEEE VTC Fall 2020