Modeling vessel speed to balance efficiency and environmental risks in Arctic shipping.
problem Balancing vessel speed with environmental and ecological risks in Arctic shipping.
method Inverse control constrained optimization framework with risk parameters estimated from AIS data.
result Distinct decision-making patterns across vessel types and navigational statuses, with varying sensitivity to ice and whale risks.
Deep Learning is gaining traction with geophysics community to understand subsurface structures, such as fault detection or salt body in seismic data. This study describes using deep learning method for iceberg or ship recognition with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Drifting icebergs pose a potential threat to ac…
Hybrid framework predicts Arctic permafrost decline, risks infrastructure, and provides tools.
problem Tackles permafrost decline and infrastructure risk assessment in Arctic territories.
method Hybrid physics-machine learning framework integrating 2.9 million observations.
result Projects mean permafrost fraction decline of -20.3 pp under RCP8.5 forcing, with high-risk zones identified.
Arctic coastal morphology is governed by multiple factors, many of which are affected by climatological changes. As the season length for shorefast ice decreases and temperatures warm permafrost soils, coastlines are more susceptible to erosion from storm waves. Such coastal erosion is a concern, since the majority of …
New method corrects seasonal Arctic sea ice predictions with probabilistic models.
problem Systematic biases and errors in climate model forecasts of Arctic sea ice.
method Conditional Variational Autoencoder model to map observation distribution given biased model predictions.
result Probabilistic adjusted forecasts are better calibrated and have smaller errors.
YOLOv3 detects ships in real-time with high accuracy.
problem Real-time target detection in maritime scenarios.
method YOLOv3 model trained on a large dataset of marine vessels.
result Average Precision up to 96% for IoU of 0.5.
Machine learning predicts ship performance changes over time.
problem Estimating ship hydrodynamic performance over time.
method Machine learning methods (NL-PCR, NL-PLSR, probabilistic ANN) calibrated with in-service data.
result Probabilistic ANN model performs best in predicting ship performance changes.
Paper uses DBSCAN variation to detect ship anomalies.
problem Detecting anomalous ship behavior.
method Variation of DBSCAN algorithm applied to AIS data.
result Alternative anomaly metric is more statistically informative.
Transformer learns shipping costs more accurately than traditional methods.
problem Inaccurate shipping cost estimates lead to poor financial decisions.
method Proposes Rate Card Transformer (RCT) using self-attention to encode shipping information.
result Cost predictions made by RCT have 28.82% less error compared to GBDT models.
The paper improves marine buoy placement to detect ships robustly against disruptions.
problem Detecting fishing vessels in the presence of natural and man-made disruptions.
method Formulated as a clustering problem, used dropout k-means and k-median to improve buoy placement robustness.
result Improved ship detection probability with dropout k-means compared to classic methods.
Adaptive rerouting reshapes impacts of maritime chokepoint disruptions
problem How disruptions to shipping traffic at chokepoints affect global economy
method Empirically calibrated full-scale agent-based model of global commercial shipping fleet
result Rerouting changes arrival losses under chokepoint closures
AI helps simplify complex ship finance processes.
problem Complexity in ship finance due to data and regulatory requirements.
method Integrates large language models for document comprehension, information extraction, and workflow automation.
result AI-assisted systems can support maritime finance professionals in managing complex information and reporting requirements.
Decision tool helps manage biofouling risks for ships in the Baltic Sea.
problem Biofouling of ships causes environmental and economic issues.
method Bayesian networks to identify biofouling management strategies.
result Optimal biofouling management includes biocidal-free coating and in-water cleaning.
A hybrid ML method improves ship response predictions across different sea conditions.
problem Improving accuracy and generalizability of ML methods for ship response predictions.
method A hybrid machine learning method that corrects forces in a low-fidelity equation of motion.
result The hybrid method offers improved prediction accuracy and generalizability compared to benchmarks.
Study reveals trade dynamics in dry bulk shipping networks, highlighting their randomness and periodic changes.
problem Understanding the randomness and periodic changes in dry bulk shipping networks.
method Analysis of micro-level trade flow data from 2015 to 2023, focusing on grain, coal, and iron ore networks.
result Dry bulk shipping networks exhibit small-world phenomena and periodic life cycles, influenced by importing ports and global events.
This research proposes a method to hedge freight rate risk in shipping markets under model uncertainty.
problem Managing freight risk in shipping markets under model uncertainty.
method The approach uses Wasserstein barycenter for modeling freight rates dynamics and optimal hedging strategy selection.
result The proposed method provides robust hedging strategies even in high noise cases.
This paper studies the market phenomenon of non-convergence between futures and spot prices in the grains market. We postulate that the positive basis observed at maturity stems from the futures holder's timing options to exercise the shipping certificate delivery item and subsequently liquidate the physical grain. In …
Study of dynamic competition between old and new technologies using a nonlinear map.
problem Dynamic competition between old and new technologies in market share.
method Simulations with three key parameters: scientific-technological, purely technological, and economic.
result Different outcomes in terms of technology prevalence based on interaction of key parameters.
Generative AI predicts Arctic sea ice dynamics over decades.
problem Reproducing realistic sea ice dynamics from days to decades is computationally challenging.
method Introduced GenSIM, a generative AI model trained on 20 years of sea-ice-ocean simulation data.
result Generative AI predicts realistic sea ice evolution for 30 years, capturing long-term trends and physical consistency.
Image compression techniques reveal network structure for shipping box optimization.
problem Designing and planning shipping box networks between nodes.
method Image transformations and Bayesian reinforcement learning.
result Learned network structure can recommend future connectivity.
Having the right assortment of shipping boxes in the fulfillment warehouse to pack and ship customer's online orders is an indispensable and integral part of nowadays eCommerce business, as it will not only help maintain a profitable business but also create great experiences for customers. However, it is an extremely …
Deep learning automates biofouling detection in ship hull images.
problem Automating biofouling assessment from ship hull images.
method Deep learning model trained on expert-annotated images.
result Deep learning model agrees with expert annotations.
Crypto markets show negative spillovers between chains, not positive co-movements.
problem Negative spillovers in crypto asset returns across different blockchains.
method On-chain data from multiple blockchains (Ethereum, Solana, Binance, Arbitrum, Avalanche) analyzed over 2022-2025.
result Surges on one chain often coincide with declines on others, especially during attention shocks.
We generalize the Zermelo navigation problem and its solution on Riemannian manifolds (M,h) admitting a space dependence of a ship's own speed ∣u(x)∣h≤1 in the presence of a perturbation W determined by a mild velocity vector field ∣W(x)∣h<∣u(x)∣h, with application of Finsler metric of Randers type.
We study control systems invariant under a Lie group with application to the problem of nonlinear trajectory planning. A theory of symmetry reduction of exterior differential systems is employed to demonstrate how symmetry reduction and reconstruction is effective in the explicit, exact construction of planned system t…
We generalize the Zermelo navigation problem and its solution on Riemannian manifolds (M,h) admitting a space dependence of a ship's speed 0<∣u(x)∣h≤1 in the presence of a perturbation W~ determined by a strong velocity vector field satisfying ∣W~(x)∣h=∣u(x)∣h, with application of Finsler m…
Most of the existing studies on voice conversion (VC) are conducted in acoustically matched conditions between source and target signal. However, the robustness of VC methods in presence of mismatch remains unknown. In this paper, we report a comparative analysis of different VC techniques under mismatched conditions. …
We consider the generalized Kahler structures (g,J_+,J_-) that arise on a hyperkahler manifold (M,g,I,J,K) when we choose J_+ and J_- from the twistor space of M. We find a relation between semichiral and arctic superfields which can be used to determine the generalized Kahler potential for hyperkahler manifolds whose …
We consider the Zermelo navigation problem on the ellipsoid of revolution (spheroid) in the presence of a perturbation W determined by a mild velocity vector field, ∣W∣<1, with application of Finsler metric of Randers type in the context of the corresponding optimal control represented by a time-efficient ship's he…
Optimizes package types for e-commerce to reduce damage and costs.
problem Sub-optimal package types lead to damaged shipments and high costs.
method Multi-stage approach that balances shipment and damage costs using a scalable algorithm.
result Significant cost savings of tens of millions of dollars achieved.
Paper develops a neural-fuzzy controller for GPS-intelligent buoys.
problem Optimally track dynamically positioned marine buoys with unknown parameters.
method Dynamic system modeling using neural-fuzzy networks with backstepping technique.
result The controller minimizes position errors and adjusts buoy positions accurately.
Paper proposes a deep learning model for understanding e-commerce addresses.
problem Challenges in parsing shipping addresses with no fixed format.
method Combines NLP techniques with pre-processing steps for addresses, uses RoBERTa for vector representations.
result RoBERTa model achieves 90% accuracy in sub-region classification for North and South Indian cities.
Apache Spark is a popular open-source platform for large-scale data processing that is well-suited for iterative machine learning tasks. In this paper we present MLlib, Spark's open-source distributed machine learning library. MLlib provides efficient functionality for a wide range of learning settings and includes sev…
We generalize and study the Zermelo navigation problem on Hermitian manifolds in the presence of a perturbation W determined by a mild complex velocity vector field ∣∣W(z)∣∣h<∣∣u(z)∣∣h, with application of complex Finsler metric of complex Randers type. By admitting space-dependence of ship's relative speed $||u(…
In this paper, we present our approach for solving the DEBS Grand Challenge 2018. The challenge asks to provide a prediction for (i) a destination and the (ii) arrival time of ships in a streaming-fashion using Geo-spatial data in the maritime context. Novel aspects of our approach include the use of ensemble learning …
Many real-world objects are designed by smooth curves, especially in the domain of aerospace and ship, where aerodynamic shapes (e.g., airfoils) and hydrodynamic shapes (e.g., hulls) are designed. To facilitate the design process of those objects, we propose a deep learning based generative model that can synthesize sm…
The study uses machine learning to predict CAT bond coupons based on climate data.
problem Predicting CAT bond coupons using climate data.
method Combining climate indicators with machine learning models (random forest, gradient boosting, etc.).
result Extremely randomized trees achieved the lowest RMSE in predicting CAT bond coupons.
The central problem of strip theory is the calculation of potential flowaround 2D sections. One particular method of solutions to this problem is conformal mapping of the body section to the unit circle over which a solution of potential flow is available. Here, a new multiparameter conformal mapping method is presente…
End-to-end transformer model improves lexical stress detection accuracy.
problem Inaccurate phoneme boundaries and limited features for stress classification.
method End-to-end sequence to sequence model using transformer trained on feature sequences and phoneme sequences with stress marks.
result End-to-end model achieves better performance and lower phoneme error rate (6.36%) compared to syllable segmentation methods.
Study uses social media to analyze COVID-19 impact.
problem Understanding the global impact of COVID-19.
method Machine learning and linguistic tools to analyze social media posts.
result Automatic detection of positive reports of COVID-19.
Let Mn be a closed, connected n-manifold. Let $\mtm$ denote the Thom spectrum of its stable normal bundle. A well known theorem of Atiyah states that $\mtm$ is homotopy equivalent to the Spanier-Whitehead dual of M with a disjoint basepoint, M+. This dual can be viewed as the function spectrum, F(M,S), whe…
Provides a compendium of data sources for various applications.
problem Lack of comprehensive data sources for data science, machine learning, and AI.
method Compilation of diverse data sources across multiple application areas.
result A comprehensive list of data sources for data scientists and machine learning experts.
As the multi-view data grows in the real world, multi-view clus-tering has become a prominent technique in data mining, pattern recognition, and machine learning. How to exploit the relation-ship between different views effectively using the characteristic of multi-view data has become a crucial challenge. Aiming at th…
Image classification system identifies bumble bee species from images.
problem Manual identification of bumble bee species is time-consuming and requires expert knowledge.
method Transfer learning using Inception, VGG16, VGG19, and ResNet models.
result Inception and VGG classifiers achieved up to 23% accuracy for single species identification.
Improved neural network predicts tropical storm trajectories and Bayesian intervals.
problem Accurately predicting the trajectories of tropical storms to prevent damage.
method Developed an improved RNN model with dropout to predict Bayesian intervals.
result Neural network dropout values significantly affect prediction accuracy and intervals.
New approach improves AI's handling of incomplete data.
problem Improving AI's ability to work with incomplete data.
method Proposes a new likelihood-free EM algorithm for faster, more efficient inference.
result More statistically efficient than masking approach and faster than conventional EM.
This study examines abnormal geodesics in 2D-Zermelo navigation problems, revealing their role in separating time minimal and maximal curves.
problem The role of abnormal geodesics in planar Zermelo navigation problems with strong current.
method Geometric time optimal control approach, focusing on the heading angle of the ship.
result Abnormal geodesics separate time minimal and maximal curves, and are both small-time minimizing and maximizing.
Detects organized fraudsters in insurance claims with high precision.
problem Fraudulent insurance claims lead to heavy financial losses.
method Developed a novel data-driven procedure using graph learning algorithms.
result Achieves more than 80% precision in fraud detection.