This paper uses deep reinforcement learning to optimize UAV-assisted vehicular networks.
problem Optimizing UAV-assisted vehicular networks for efficient communication in smart cities.
method Formulated a Markov decision process (MDP) problem and solved it using deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) method.
result Proposed solutions maximize total throughput per unit energy and encourage UAV mobility.
We solve 6-DoF localisation and 3D reconstruction using deep state-space models.
problem 6-DoF localisation and dense 3D reconstruction in spatial environments.
method Approximate Bayesian inference in a deep state-space model combining learning and domain knowledge.
result Near state-of-the-art performance on UAV flight data.
In the present scenario of domestic flights in USA, there have been numerous instances of flight delays and cancellations. In the United States, the American Airlines, Inc. have been one of the most entrusted and the world's largest airline in terms of number of destinations served. But when it comes to domestic flight…
Airlines optimize fuel loading with better flight time predictions.
problem Flight time uncertainties and their impact on fuel consumption.
method Developed a spatial weighted recurrent neural network model.
result The model provides more accurate flight time predictions, reducing fuel consumption.
This dissertation uses deep reinforcement learning to improve drone flight control.
problem Inadequate traditional control methods for unpredictable CPS interactions.
method Developed a full solution stack for neuro-flight controllers using deep neural networks.
result Reinforcement learning enables training neural network controllers for stable and precise flight.
Analyzes Lévy flights on manifolds for finding small targets.
problem Finding small targets using Lévy flights on various manifolds.
method Analytic description of Lévy flights on closed Riemannian manifolds, including asymptotics of expected stopping time.
result Computes the expected time for finding a small target by Lévy flight on surfaces.
A new method for real-time anomaly detection in flight data.
problem Challenges in clustering dynamically growing flight data for anomaly detection.
method Incremental Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) using EM algorithm.
result Significantly reduced processing time and memory usage compared to offline methods.
This paper proposes a new method to learn combinatorial patterns for airline crew pairing optimization.
problem Enhancing airline crew pairing optimization for large-scale, complex flight networks.
method Variational Graph Auto-Encoder for learning combinatorial patterns among flight-connection graphs.
result The proposed method generates new pairings for the optimizer, improving the efficacy of airline crew pairing optimization.
Truncated Lévy flights are random walks in which the arbitrarily large steps of a Lévy flight are eliminated. Since this makes the variance finite, the central limit theorem applies, and as time increases the probability distribution of the increments becomes Gaussian. Here, truncated Lévy flights with correlated fluct…
The problem of an arbitrary truncated Levy flight description using the method of cumulant approach has been solved. The set of cumulants of the truncated Levy distribution given the assumption of arbitrary truncation has been found. The influence of truncation shape on the truncated Levy flight properties in the Gauss…
Study of Lévy flights on Zoll surfaces, revealing geometric information.
problem Understanding the mean first capture time of Lévy flights on Zoll surfaces.
method Analysis of geodesic Lévy processes on Zoll surfaces, focusing on the first correction term.
result The first correction term encodes geometric information, specifically the degree of the conjugate point.
Deep learning for TOF-MRA without matched training data.
problem High-quality reconstruction from undersampled TOF-MRA.
method Two-stage unsupervised deep learning approach using cycleGAN theory.
result Exceeds performance of state-of-the-art CS-based methods.
Machine learning improves aircraft performance prediction by analyzing flight data.
problem Limited aircraft performance models based on industry-wide guidelines.
method Use machine learning on flight data to estimate drag and lift coefficients.
result Excellent accuracy in real-life data, supporting aerodynamics principles.
Machine learning predicts flight connections for airline crew scheduling.
problem Predicting the next connecting flight for airline crews.
method Adapted neural network for multiclass classification from historical data.
result High accuracy (99.7%) in flight connection prediction.
Paper addresses CPA line forecasting in online advertising mid-flight.
problem Forecasting ad campaign performance mid-flight considering bidding mechanisms.
method Generates relationships between metrics and optimization signals, estimates sensitivity, and characterizes advertiser spends vs. eCPA.
result Demonstrates promising accuracy in forecasting against actual deliveries.
LFGCN uses Levy Flights for graph semi-supervised learning.
problem Semi-supervised learning on graphs with improved performance.
method Lévy Flights into random walks, preferential P-DropEdge method.
result Significant improvement in classification performance, especially for heterogeneous graphs.
In this work we consider the problem of anomaly detection in heterogeneous, multivariate, variable-length time series datasets. Our focus is on the aviation safety domain, where data objects are flights and time series are sensor readings and pilot switches. In this context the goal is to detect anomalous flight segmen…
Modeling financial market dynamics with 2D Levy flights.
problem Capturing the complex, scaling laws in financial market dynamics.
method 2D Lévy flight model applied to S\&P 500 index prices.
result Empirical spectral properties match model predictions.
This study analyzes and predicts airline delays using machine learning models.
problem Improving the accuracy of predicting airline flight delays.
method The study combines airline and weather datasets, using various machine learning models (Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, K-NN, Decision Tree, Random Forest) to predict flight delays.
result The Random Forest model achieved an accuracy of 82% in predicting flight delays of 15 minutes or more.
The generalized correlation approach, which has been successfully used in statistical radio physics to describe non-Gaussian random processes, is proposed to describe stochastic financial processes. The generalized correlation approach has been used to describe a non-Gaussian random walk with independent, identically d…
The introduction of automated flight control and management systems have made possible aircraft designs that sacrifice arodynamic stability in order to incorporate stealth technology intro their shape, operate more efficiently, and are highly maneuverable. Therefore, modern flight management systems are reliant on mult…
EDU method finds diverse optimal solutions for expensive simulators.
problem Optimizing expensive black-box simulators for diverse solutions.
method EDU method searches for diverse locally-optimal solutions within a tolerance level.
result EDU yields a closed-form acquisition function facilitating efficient sequential queries.
Gradient-enhanced deep GPs improve multifidelity model accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in multifidelity models using gradient data.
method Extending deep Gaussian processes to incorporate gradient data.
result Gradient-enhanced deep GP outperforms other models in predicting aerodynamic coefficients.
SA-ABR uses UAV sensor data to optimize video streaming quality.
problem Dynamic UAV flight states cause fluctuating video streaming quality.
method SA-ABR integrates sensor data with network observations to train a DRL model.
result SA-ABR outperforms existing ABR algorithms by 21.4% in QoE.
We study a simple modification to the conventional time of flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) where a \emph{variable} and (pseudo)-\emph{random} pulsing rate is used which allows for traces from different pulses to overlap. This modification requires little alteration to the currently employed hardware. However, it requi…
We compare our results on empirical analysis of financial data with simulations of two stochastic models of the dynamics of stock market prices. The two models are (i) the truncated Lévy flight recently introduced by us and (ii) the ARCH(1) and GARCH(1,1) processes. We find that the TLF well describes the scaling and i…
Paper reduces turbomachinery CFD simulations by identifying key dimensions.
problem Reducing computational cost in turbomachinery 3D CFD simulations.
method Statistical sufficient dimension reduction methods and polynomial variable projection.
result Polynomial variable projection accurately identifies dimension reducing subspaces at lower cost.
Travel providers such as airlines and on-line travel agents are becoming more and more interested in understanding how passengers choose among alternative itineraries when searching for flights. This knowledge helps them better display and adapt their offer, taking into account market conditions and customer needs. Som…
Paper presents a TL approach to reduce drone training time and energy consumption.
problem Limited power and compute capability of edge drones.
method Transfer Learning for deep neural network training via Deep Reinforcement Learning.
result 3.7x reduction in energy consumption and 1.8x reduction in training latency.
We consider the problem of efficiently constructing cheap and novel round trip flight itineraries by combining legs from different airlines. We analyse the factors that contribute towards the price of such itineraries and find that many result from the combination of just 30% of airlines and that the closer the departu…
The recent crisis and the following flight to simplicity put most derivative businesses around the world under considerable pressure. We argue that the traditional modeling techniques must be extended to include product design. We propose a quantitative framework for creating products which meet the challenge of being …
DeFi exploits lead to reduced CP spreads, contrary to contagion hypothesis.
problem Vulnerabilities in DeFi destabilize traditional short-term funding markets.
method Analysis of commercial paper spreads and regulatory segmentation.
result DeFi exploits lead to a 'Flight-to-Quality' pattern, narrowing rather than widening CP spreads.
A drone catches another agile drone using competitive reinforcement learning.
problem Intercepting an agile drone with another agile drone.
method Formulated as a Competitive Reinforcement Learning problem, trained with PPO, using a high-fidelity simulation environment.
result Trained policies outperform common heuristic baselines in catch rate, time to catch, and crash rate.
Reliable 4D aircraft trajectory prediction, whether in a real-time setting or for analysis of counterfactuals, is important to the efficiency of the aviation system. Toward this end, we first propose a highly generalizable efficient tree-based matching algorithm to construct image-like feature maps from high-fidelity m…
The paper assesses how equity tail risk impacts US Treasury bond returns.
problem The effects of equity tail risk on the US government bond market.
method Estimating equity tail risk using option-implied stock market volatility and assessing its predictive power in reduced-form regressions and a term structure model.
result Equity tail risk significantly predicts one-month excess returns on Treasuries.
Study analyzes fluctuations in Mexican financial market index.
problem Understanding intra-day fluctuations in Mexican financial market index.
method Statistical analysis of high frequency tick-to-tick data, temporal aggregation, and comparison of distributions.
result Intra-day fluctuations do not follow alpha-stable distributions, suggesting autocorrelations.
Autoencoders improve feature extraction for aviation ML tasks.
problem Manual feature processing is labor-intensive, inefficient, and prone to loss.
method Unsupervised learning using autoencoders to extract features.
result Autoencoders can automatically extract effective features and reduce data cleaning workload.
Classi-Fly uses machine learning to infer aircraft categories from open data.
problem Lack of metadata for aircraft in open data sources.
method Machine learning approach based on aircraft movement patterns.
result Correct aircraft category inference with over 88% accuracy.
Improved real-time UAV terrain following with RVM-RLS filter.
problem Accurate real-time waypoints estimation under measurement noise in nonlinear, time-varying systems.
method Residual Variance Matching Recursive Least Squares (RVM-RLS) filter guided by RVME criterion.
result Improved waypoints estimation accuracy by approximately 88% compared to benchmarks.
A new clustering framework optimizes customer search data for personalized travel recommendations.
problem Personalized travel recommendations based on customer search data.
method Multi-objective optimization-based clustering ensemble framework.
result Optimizes diversity in clustering ensemble search space and automatically determines the number of clusters.
We review recent advances on the record statistics of strongly correlated time series, whose entries denote the positions of a random walk or a Lévy flight on a line. After a brief survey of the theory of records for independent and identically distributed random variables, we focus on random walks. During the last few…
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. 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.