Paper uses VAEs to detect radar targets in complex noise.
problem Detecting radar targets in compound clutter and thermal noise.
method Proposes a VAE architecture to distinguish radar targets from various noise types.
result The VAE outperforms classical detectors in challenging noise conditions.
Paper presents techniques to classify UWB SAR imagery, distinguishing targets from clutter.
problem Distinguishing obscured targets from clutter in UWB SAR imagery.
method Three novel sparsity-driven techniques exploiting tensor coefficients and polarization diversity.
result Tensor sparsity models enhance classification accuracy of multi-channel SAR data.
Bayesian nonparametric models improve tracking in cluttered environments.
problem Robust tracking of moving targets in high clutter environments.
method Employing Bayesian nonparametric models to estimate target and clutter measurements.
result Improved tracking performance and effectiveness in high clutter environments.
We have developed an efficient algorithm for the maximum likelihood joint tracking and association problem in a strong clutter for GMTI data. By using an iterative procedure of the dynamic logic process "from vague-to-crisp," the new tracker overcomes combinatorial complexity of tracking in highly-cluttered scenarios a…
DeepDA uses LSTM to track multiple targets in clutter.
problem NP-hard combinatorial optimization in multi-target tracking with clutter.
method LSTM-based deep learning for data association.
result Significant performance on association ratio, target ID switching, and time-consuming tracking.
Robust STAP with coprime arrays reduces clutter using sparse modeling.
problem Limited performance due to training samples support in practical applications.
method Two-stage approach: 1) RD virtual snapshot, 2) RD sparse measurement modeling with OMP-like recovery.
result Robust to prior knowledge errors, good clutter suppression performance.
PiVoT improves real-time multi-object detection and tracking in clutter.
problem Challenges in multi-object detection and tracking from noisy point clouds.
method Variational inference for fast, clutter-resilient multi-object tracking.
result Substantial performance improvement over existing Bayesian trackers.
Analytical method approximates ELBO gradient in clutter problem.
problem Clutter problem in Bayesian networks with Gaussian likelihood.
method Reparameterization trick, local approximation of likelihood factors.
result Good accuracy and linear computational complexity compared to classical methods.
SVDD and Deep SVDD improve radar target detection in clutter.
problem Clutter and thermal noise degrade classical radar detection methods.
method Support Vector Data Description (SVDD) and Deep SVDD for one-class learning.
result SVDD and Deep SVDD outperform traditional methods on simulated radar data.
New deep learning method improves clutter removal in ultrasound imaging.
problem Improving separation of microbubble signal from tissue clutter in ultrasound.
method Robust PCA combined with deep learning for iterative and deep network approaches.
result Deep network architecture outperforms traditional methods in image quality and contrast.
Improved RL for grasping in cluttered scenes using state representation learning.
problem Poor performance of RL methods in grasping diverse objects from raw images.
method Employed state representation learning (SRL) with disentanglement of raw input images.
result Deep RL can learn grasping skills from varied visual inputs.
Novel unsupervised MIG detectors improve signal detection in cluttered environments.
problem Signal detection in nonhomogeneous clutter environments.
method Developed novel discriminative MIG detectors using HPD matrices and geometric measures.
result Improved signal detection performance compared to conventional methods.
CVAE detects weak complex signals in maritime radar, improving detection over classical methods.
problem Detecting weak complex-valued signals in non-Gaussian, range-varying interference.
method Complex-valued Variational AutoEncoder (CVAE) trained on clutter-plus-noise, whitening, ANMF fusion.
result CVAE yields higher detection probability Pd at matched false-alarm rate Pfa, especially with whitening.
Paper tackles noisy, biased object detection in cluttered environments.
problem Noisy and biased object detection in unknown cluttered environments.
method Incremental active semi-supervised learning (IASSL) combining batch-based active learning and bin-based semi-supervised learning.
result Superior performance compared to state-of-the-art object detection methods.
3D filament plots visualize curves in datasets, avoiding visual clutter.
problem Visualizing high-dimensional data relationships in scatterplots of points.
method Construct 3D filament plots using linear isometries and Frenet-Serret systems.
result 3D filament plots preserve Euclidean distances and avoid visual clutter.
New architecture tracks objects in cluttered scenes without supervision.
problem Learning to track objects in large scenes with many objects.
method Spatially invariant computations and representations.
result Outperforms competing methods in tracking objects in cluttered scenes.
A network removes irrelevant structures from chest radiographs for better analysis.
problem Clutter in chest radiographs hinders visual inspection and analysis.
method Fully Convolutional Network to suppress undesired visual structure.
result Improved classifier performance with limited training data.
This work considers an estimation task in compressive sensing, where the goal is to estimate an unknown signal from compressive measurements that are corrupted by additive pre-measurement noise (interference, or clutter) as well as post-measurement noise, in the specific setting where some (perhaps limited) prior knowl…
Novel radar waveform design for autonomous vehicles.
problem Efficient radar waveform design in time-varying environments.
method Hybrid model-driven and data-driven architecture.
result Adaptive unimodular waveform design for real-time scenarios.
Object tracking is an ubiquitous problem that appears in many applications such as remote sensing, audio processing, computer vision, human-machine interfaces, human-robot interaction, etc. Although thoroughly investigated in computer vision, tracking a time-varying number of persons remains a challenging open problem.…
Hybrid approach combines transformer and Bayesian filtering for robust multiple particle tracking.
problem Challenges in tracking multiple particles in noisy scenes due to combinatorial explosion of hypotheses.
method Attention-Bayesian hybrid framework using transformer for association and Bayesian filtering for pruning hypotheses.
result Improved tracking accuracy and robustness against spurious detections.
Hierarchical Foresight improves robot vision tasks by planning long-term goals.
problem Compounding uncertainty and scalability issues in long horizon video prediction.
method Subgoal generation and planning using hierarchical visual foresight (HVF).
result Achieves nearly 200% performance improvement in vision-based manipulation tasks.
Paper improves gas species identification in complex mixtures using neural networks.
problem Identifying gas species in multi-gas mixtures with high accuracy.
method Multi-label neural networks with optimal thresholding for IR spectroscopy.
result Optimal thresholding improves classification performance over conventional methods.
Skilled robotic manipulation benefits from complex synergies between non-prehensile (e.g. pushing) and prehensile (e.g. grasping) actions: pushing can help rearrange cluttered objects to make space for arms and fingers; likewise, grasping can help displace objects to make pushing movements more precise and collision-fr…
Discrete return (DR) Laser Detection and Ranging (Ladar) systems provide a series of echoes that reflect from objects in a scene. These can be first, last or multi-echo returns. In contrast, Full-Waveform (FW)-Ladar systems measure the intensity of light reflected from objects continuously over a period of time. In a c…
Study complex-valued VAEs for radar OOD detection.
problem Detecting out-of-distribution signals in complex radar environments.
method Proposed and compared several detection metrics for CVAE.
result CVAE-MSE and latent-based scores outperform ANMF-Tyler.
This paper solves deep learning's edge sensitivity issue by swapping important and irrelevant segments in synthetic data.
problem Edge sensitivity and high computational cost in deep learning classification models.
method Synthetic data with swapped segments to implicitly define receptive fields, preserving label information.
result The method drives networks to early convergence and appropriate solutions, improving person re-identification.
A robust clustering method for noisy data using Bregman divergences.
problem Clustering data corrupted with clutter noise.
method k-means type method based on Bregman divergences with a trimming approach.
result Empirically optimal codebook converges to an optimal codebook in the distortion sense.
Node-link diagrams are a popular method for representing graphs that capture relationships between individuals, businesses, proteins, and telecommunication endpoints. However, node-link diagrams may fail to convey insights regarding graph structures, even for moderately sized data of a few hundred nodes, due to visual …
A method for learning transition models in uncertain domains using relational rules and neural networks.
problem Learning transition models in complex, uncertain domains.
method Relational rules, greedy algorithm, neural networks.
result The method is more versatile and sample efficient than monolithic models.
Proposes BN layers for neural networks on complex domains, improving training stability and accuracy.
problem Training stability and accuracy issues in neural networks on complex domains.
method Developed Riemannian batch normalization (BN) layers with connections to existing layers.
result Demonstrated improved performance on radar clutter classification, node classification, and action recognition.
New algorithms learn simple staged trees from data, improving model fit.
problem Complex conditional independences in categorical data vectors.
method Structural learning algorithms for simple staged trees, coalescing the underlying tree.
result Data-learned simple staged trees often outperform Bayesian networks in model fit.
Disagreement between two classifiers regarding the class membership of an observation in pattern recognition can be indicative of an anomaly and its nuance. As in general classifiers base their decision on class aposteriori probabilities, the most natural approach to detecting classifier incongruence is to use divergen…
All parabolic geometries, i.e. Cartan geometries with homogeneous model a real generalized flag manifold, admit highly interesting classes of distinguished curves. The geodesics of a projective class of connections on a manifold, conformal circles on conformal Riemannian manifolds, and Chern--Moser chains on CR--manifo…
Applying convolutional neural networks to large images is computationally expensive because the amount of computation scales linearly with the number of image pixels. We present a novel recurrent neural network model that is capable of extracting information from an image or video by adaptively selecting a sequence of …
Proposes Siegel neural networks for improved classification tasks.
problem Classification on Siegel spaces is underexplored.
method Uses quotient structure and vector-valued distance notation.
result Demonstrates state-of-the-art performance in radar and node classification.
4-Legendrian permutation racks can't distinguish knots but recover classical invariants.
problem Distinguishing Legendrian knots using permutation racks.
method Study of 4-Legendrian racks and their effectiveness.
result 4-Legendrian permutation racks cannot distinguish knots but recover classical invariants.
Study on distinguishing mutant knots using specific representations.
problem Distinguishing mutant knots using colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials.
method Calculating polynomials and differences for mutant knot polynomials in specific representations.
result Properties of mutant knot polynomials in representations [3,1] and [4,2] were studied.
Top 8 robotic vision systems tackled lifelong object recognition challenges.
problem Lifelong learning in robotic vision for varied, dynamic environments.
method Design of a dataset with diverse conditions and rules for evaluation.
result Robotic vision systems improved over time with dynamic object appearances.
RAM extends attention-based mechanism for existence determination.
problem Binary determination of object existence in cluttered images.
method Recurrent attention model (RAM) with k-maximum aggregation layer and new reward mechanism. result Significant efficiency and accuracy improvement over existing approaches.
Despite significant progress made over the past twenty five years, unconstrained face verification remains a challenging problem. This paper proposes an approach that couples a deep CNN-based approach with a low-dimensional discriminative embedding learned using triplet probability constraints to solve the unconstraine…
Proves cosets of certain subgroups in hyperbolic 3-manifold groups are conjugacy distinguished.
problem Characterizing conjugacy distinguished cosets in hyperbolic 3-manifold groups.
method Analyzes conjugacy distinguished cosets of specific subgroups in hyperbolic 3-manifold groups.
result Cosets of loxodromic subgroups are conjugacy distinguished from maximal parabolic subgroups.
We discuss positivity properties of `distinguished propagators', i.e. distinguished inverses of operators that frequently occur in scattering theory and wave propagation. We relate this to the work of Duistermaat and Hörmander on distinguished parametrices (approximate inverses), which has played a major role in quantu…
Enhanced bikei modules distinguish unoriented and non-orientable surface-links.
problem Distinguishing unoriented and non-orientable surface-links.
method Extending biquandle module invariants to unoriented surface-links using bikei modules.
result Enhanced bikei modules are more effective at distinguishing non-orientable surface-links than bikei homset cardinality alone.
Develop criteria to distinguish Gromov-Thurston manifolds using algebraic Dehn fillings.
problem Distinguishing homotopy types of Gromov-Thurston manifolds
method Using virtual Dehn fillings of relatively hyperbolic groups
result Criteria to distinguish homotopy types
Defines distinguished curves for Poincaré-Einstein and singular geometries.
problem Characterize distinguished curves for Poincaré-Einstein and singular geometries.
method Characterizes curves agreeing with geodesics away from singularities and satisfies boundary conditions.
result Provides a general theory of first integrals for distinguished curves in (Poincaré-)Einstein manifolds.
New framework distinguishes knots via neighborhood invariants.
problem Distinguishing knots and knotoids.
method Study of knotoid spectra and neighborhood invariants.
result Neighborhood invariants can distinguish knots of higher Gordian distance.
The abstract discusses parallels between Galois theory and Stone-Weierstrass theorem in various fields.
problem Connecting distinguishing power and expressive power in different fields.
method Elementary theorem connecting distinguishing power and expressive power.
result Foundational principle in linguistics linking distinguishing power and expressive power.