Generative model creates realistic dance poses from music.
problem Generating human-like dance poses from music.
method Music feature encoder, pose generator, music genre classifier integrated.
result Generative autoregressive model synthesizes dance sequences up to 5,000 frames.
The waggle dance that honeybees perform is an astonishing way of communicating the location of food source. After over 60 years of its discovery, researchers still use manual labeling by watching hours of dance videos to detect different transitions between dance components thus extracting information regarding the dis…
Math and dance blend in choreographer's research.
problem Exploring intersections between dance and mathematics.
method Choreographic practice and mathematical concepts.
result Examples of fractals, braids in choreography.
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a popular rhythm-based video game. Players perform steps on a dance platform in synchronization with music as directed by on-screen step charts. While many step charts are available in standardized packs, players may grow tired of existing charts, or wish to dance to a song for which no …
Record companies invest billions of dollars in new talent around the globe each year. Gaining insight into what actually makes a hit song would provide tremendous benefits for the music industry. In this research we tackle this question by focussing on the dance hit song classification problem. A database of dance hit …
Dancing polygons and rolling balls linked via a special geometric distribution.
problem Understanding the geometric and mechanical relationship between dancing polygons and rolling balls.
method Mapping dancing polygons to trajectories of a rolling ball on a 3D surface, both described by a specific geometric distribution.
result Non-degenerate dancing pairs of polygons exist for all n≥6 and correspond to rolling ball trajectories. Synthesizing human's movements such as dancing is a flourishing research field which has several applications in computer graphics. Recent studies have demonstrated the advantages of deep neural networks (DNNs) for achieving remarkable performance in motion and music tasks with little effort for feature pre-processing.…
DANCE improves prediction set efficiency for deep learning models.
problem Inefficient, overly conservative prediction sets for pre-trained models.
method DANCE combines adaptive kernel regression and nearest-neighbor approach.
result DANCE produces more efficient and robust prediction sets.
The "dancing metric" is a pseudo-riemannian metric g of signature (2,2) on the space M4 of non-incident point-line pairs in the real projective plane RP2. The null-curves of (M4,g) are given by the "dancing condition": the point is moving towards a point on the line, about which the li…
This paper extends danceability concept to twisted virtual knots.
problem Danceability of knot diagrams on non-orientable surfaces.
method Expanding danceability concept to twisted virtual knot diagrams.
result Danceability properties of twisted virtual knots.
DANCE optimizes neural network and accelerator design for faster, more efficient DNN execution.
problem Challenges in optimizing neural network and accelerator design for efficient DNN execution.
method Differentiable approach to co-exploration of accelerator and network architecture design.
result Significantly shorter time to achieve superior accuracy and hardware cost metrics.
RFC enhances humanoid control to imitate complex human motions.
problem Dynamics mismatch between humanoid models and real humans.
method Residual Force Control (RFC) augments control policies with external forces.
result RFC outperforms state-of-the-art methods in convergence speed and motion quality.
We present recent results on counting and distribution of circles in a given circle packing invariant under a geometrically finite Kleinian group and discuss how the dynamics of flows on geometrically finite hyperbolic 3 manifolds are related. Our results apply to Apollonian circle packings, Sierpinski curves, Schott…
Study identifies personality traits from dance movements in music.
problem Predicting individual differences from music-induced movement.
method Identified Big Five personality traits and EQ/SQ scores from dance movements.
result Successfully explored unseen space for personality and EQ/SQ.
Our team of dance artists, physicists, and machine learning researchers has collectively developed several original, configurable machine-learning tools to generate novel sequences of choreography as well as tunable variations on input choreographic sequences. We use recurrent neural network and autoencoder architectur…
DANCE improves saliency maps by adding subtle input variations.
problem Poor performance of saliency methods in saturated gradients, adversarial perturbations, and inter-feature dependence.
method Two-step procedure: 1) Perturbation mechanism, 2) Aggregation of saliency maps.
result DANCE saliency method outperforms existing methods qualitatively and quantitatively.
Products of Hidden Markov Models(PoHMMs) are an interesting class of generative models which have received little attention since their introduction. This maybe in part due to their more computationally expensive gradient-based learning algorithm,and the intractability of computing the log likelihood of sequences under…
Let P be a locally finite circle packing in the plane invariant under a non-elementary Kleinian group Gamma and with finitely many Gamma-orbits. When Gamma is geometrically finite, we construct an explicit Borel measure on the plane which describes the asymptotic distribution of small circles in P, assuming that either…
The abstract discusses a new causal structure on manifolds using paths and points.
problem Constructing a causal structure on manifolds using paths and points.
method Constructing a four-manifold from pairs of points and paths, and a seven-dimensional manifold from pairs of points and conics.
result The causal structure corresponds to a conformal structure only when the underlying surface is a real projective plane.
We study knots in 3d Chern-Simons theory with complex gauge group SL(N,C), in the context of its relation with 3d N=2 theory (the so-called 3d-3d correspondence). The defect has either co-dimension 2 or co-dimension 4 inside the 6d (2,0) theory, which is compactified on a 3-manifold M^. …
Study of 3d-3d correspondence involving q-Weyl algebra and 3d-index.
problem Understanding the action of a q-Weyl algebra on the 3d-index of knots. method Investigation of the q-Weyl algebra's module action on the 3d-index, conjecturing structural properties. result Bilinear factorization, pair of linear q-difference equations, and rational function matrix for the 3d-index determination. Many complex dynamical phenomena can be effectively modeled by a system that switches among a set of conditionally linear dynamical modes. We consider two such models: the switching linear dynamical system (SLDS) and the switching vector autoregressive (VAR) process. Our Bayesian nonparametric approach utilizes a hiera…
3D dual field theories for Virasoro minimal models constructed using Seifert fiber spaces.
problem Constructing 3D dual field theories for Virasoro minimal models.
method 3D-3D correspondence and Seifert fiber spaces.
result 3D dual field theories constructed for Virasoro minimal models.
3D flying wings created for any angle asymptotic cones.
problem Creating 3D steady gradient Ricci solitons with any angle asymptotic cones.
method Constructing 3D flying wings for any angle asymptotic cones.
result 3D flying wings constructed for any angle asymptotic cones.
Autonomous driving requires 3D perception of vehicles and other objects in the in environment. Much of the current methods support 2D vehicle detection. This paper proposes a flexible pipeline to adopt any 2D detection network and fuse it with a 3D point cloud to generate 3D information with minimum changes of the 2D d…
Proposes a new effective central charge for 3d N=2 theories.
problem Understanding the effective central charge in 3d N=2 theories.
method Analyzes the superconformal index to propose a new quantity and discusses its properties and computation.
result Proposes a new effective central charge for 3d N=2 theories.
Smooth 3D flows from non-smooth starting points.
problem Creating smooth Ricci flows from non-smooth initial conditions.
method Generalized singular Ricci flow applied to 3D complete manifolds.
result Existence of smooth Ricci flows starting from non-smooth initial conditions.
3D Axial-Attention improves lung nodule classification accuracy.
problem Limited 3D attention in existing methods.
method Proposes 3D Axial-Attention network with 3D positional encoding.
result 3D Axial-Attention achieves state-of-the-art performance.
The paper tackles mapping tori by proposing a new approach to 3d-3d correspondence.
problem No existing approach fully describes 3d N=2 SCFTs for all types of 3-manifolds. method Systematic study of 3d N=2 gauge theories with non-linear matter fields. result Recovery of 3-manifold invariants from T[M3] indices and proposal of new q-series invariants. 3D steady gradient Ricci solitons are all O(2)-symmetric.
problem Characterizing 3D steady gradient Ricci solitons.
method Analyzing asymptotic behavior and using O(2) symmetry.
result All 3D steady gradient Ricci solitons are O(2)-symmetric.
DreamFusion uses text-to-image diffusion models to create 3D images efficiently.
problem Lack of large-scale 3D datasets and efficient architectures for 3D synthesis.
method Adapting a 2D diffusion model to 3D synthesis using a loss based on probability density distillation.
result A 3D model can be optimized from a 2D diffusion model, allowing for text-to-3D synthesis.
3D Convolutional Neural Networks (3D-CNN) have been used for object recognition based on the voxelized shape of an object. However, interpreting the decision making process of these 3D-CNNs is still an infeasible task. In this paper, we present a unique 3D-CNN based Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping method (3D…
Deep generative architectures provide a way to model not only images but also complex, 3-dimensional objects, such as point clouds. In this work, we present a novel method to obtain meaningful representations of 3D shapes that can be used for challenging tasks including 3D points generation, reconstruction, compression…
In this paper, we propose a Distributed Accumulated Newton Conjugate gradiEnt (DANCE) method in which sample size is gradually increasing to quickly obtain a solution whose empirical loss is under satisfactory statistical accuracy. Our proposed method is multistage in which the solution of a stage serves as a warm star…
Graph Neural Networks improve 3D object detection in LiDAR point clouds.
problem Challenges in processing LiDAR data due to its 3D geometry and massive volume.
method Proposes a Graph Neural Network (GNN) based framework for 3D object detection.
result GNNs successfully identify objects in 3D LiDAR point clouds.
The study connects knot complements to 3d theories via half-index calculations.
problem Understanding the relationship between knot complements and 3d theories.
method Using half-index calculations and inverted Habiro series, the study realizes knot complements as homological blocks.
result The colored Jones polynomial is derived from choosing specific poles in the half-index integral expression.
Efficiently learns 3D convolutions with less data.
problem High parameter and data costs in 3D convolutions.
method Temporal factorization of 3D kernels.
result Significantly reduces training data requirement and parameter count.
Existing networks directly learn feature representations on 3D point clouds for shape analysis. We argue that 3D point clouds are highly redundant and hold irregular (permutation-invariant) structure, which makes it difficult to achieve inter-class discrimination efficiently. In this paper, we propose a two-faceted sol…
GCDM generates valid large 3D molecules and optimizes existing molecules.
problem Lack of geometric properties in 3D molecule generation models.
method Introduces Geometry-Complete Diffusion Model (GCDM) using equivariant GNNs.
result Significantly outperforms existing models in 3D molecule generation and optimization.
Generates coherent 3D scenes from monocular videos without supervision.
problem Lack of 3D scene modeling in video generation models.
method Trains a model to generate 3D scenes with moving objects and a background from monocular videos.
result Trained model generates coherent 3D scenes with multiple moving objects and a background.
The paper studies decay near singularities of 3d Yang-Mills-Higgs fields.
problem Understanding isolated singularities of 3d Yang-Mills-Higgs fields.
method Derives decay estimates and applies removable singularity theorems.
result Generalizes removable singularity theorems for 3d Yang-Mills-Higgs fields.
Researchers discover a new family of 3D solitons that are flying wings.
problem Verifying a conjecture about 3D steady gradient Ricci solitons.
method Analyzing a family of 3D flying wing solitons and proving properties of these solitons.
result 3D flying wing solitons are non-collapsed and have non-zero scalar curvature at infinity.
Defines a map connecting 3d-index and skein module.
problem Connecting mathematical physics predictions with topological quantum field theory.
method Defines a map from skein module to Laurent series ring.
result The map fulfills a supersymmetry prediction and is part of a conjectural topological quantum field theory.
Study large N oscillations in 3D theories related to black hole physics.
problem Understanding large N sign oscillations in 3D theories via holography.
method Holographic computation of on-shell actions for Euclidean supergravity solutions, Wick rotation of magnetically charged AdS4 black holes.
result Proposed a non-trivial mathematical conjecture regarding phase factors of twisted Reidemeister-Ray-Singer torsion.
Enhances 2D face recognition with 3D features using active illumination.
problem Improving robustness of 2D face recognition to spoofing attacks and low-light conditions.
method Projecting a high spatial frequency pattern onto the face to recover 3D information and a 2D image simultaneously.
result Significantly boosts face recognition performance and dramatically improves robustness to spoofing attacks.
Double descent in portfolio optimization shows improved performance with complexity, then declines, due to overfitting.
problem Improving portfolio optimization performance with model complexity.
method Investigates the relationship between model complexity and out-of-sample performance in mean-variance portfolio optimization.
result Performance of low-dimensional models initially improves with complexity but declines due to overfitting. High-dimensional models show double ascent Sharpe ratio curve.
Early diagnosis, playing an important role in preventing progress and treating the Alzheimer\{'}s disease (AD), is based on classification of features extracted from brain images. The features have to accurately capture main AD-related variations of anatomical brain structures, such as, e.g., ventricles size, hippocamp…
Optimizes master faces for 2D and 3D face verification using evolutionary algorithms and neural networks.
problem Impersonation attacks using master faces for face-based identity authentication.
method Evolutionary algorithm in latent space of StyleGAN, neural network to direct search, 2D and 3D face reconstruction.
result Obtains high impersonation rates with fewer master faces for 2D and 3D face verification.