This paper uses deep learning to estimate flow fields from OCT images for laser ablation control.
problem Automatic control of laser bone ablation using 4D OCT images.
method Semi-supervised convolutional neural network for 2.5D scene flow estimation.
result Scene flow estimation enables markerless tracking and automated laser ablation control.
Manifold methods improve amino acid classification in LIBS spectra.
problem Improving classification accuracy of amino acids in LIBS spectra.
method Developed an information theoretic method for measuring LIBS energy spectra, implemented manifold methods for nonlinear dimensionality reduction.
result Nonlinear methods lead to increased classification accuracy in amino acid classification.
Many mobile robots rely on 2D laser scanners for localization, mapping, and navigation. However, those sensors are unable to correctly provide distance to obstacles such as glass panels and tables whose actual occupancy is invisible at the height the sensor is measuring. In this work, instead of estimating the distance…
Study pentagon growth with laser-cut models.
problem Explore topological and geometric properties of pentagon cell growth.
method Cell growth process in Euclidean plane, physical representations created with laser cutter.
result Aesthetic and geometric insights from pentagon growth models.
This work uses neural density estimation to analyze laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy data, enabling accurate predictions and uncertainty quantification.
problem Inference of probability densities in high-dimensional spectral data is often intractable.
method Normalizing flows on structured spectral latent spaces for density estimation and uncertainty quantification.
result The approach enables generation of realistic spectral samples and accurate prediction of state vectors with well-calibrated uncertainties.
Ultra-short laser pulses with femtosecond to attosecond pulse duration are the shortest systematic events humans can create. Characterization (amplitude and phase) of these pulses is a key ingredient in ultrafast science, e.g., exploring chemical reactions and electronic phase transitions. Here, we propose and demonstr…
A RL approach optimizes metal AM process parameters for consistent melt pool depth.
problem Optimizing process parameters for metal additive manufacturing to ensure repeatability and control microstructure.
method A Reinforcement Learning (RL) framework based on Q-learning is applied to find optimal laser power and scan velocity combinations.
result The RL framework learns optimal process parameters without prior knowledge, providing a model-free approach.
LASER compresses recursive model activations by exploiting their low-dimensional structure.
problem Understanding and optimizing the geometric structure of recursive reasoning trajectories.
method Dynamic low-rank basis tracking via matrix-free subspace tracking with a fidelity-triggered reset mechanism.
result Recursive activations occupy a linear, low-dimensional subspace that can be compressed efficiently.
INNs improve acceptance rates in electron spectra analysis.
problem Analyzing electron spectra from near-critical laser-plasmas.
method Invertible Neural Networks (INNs) for forward and inverse modeling.
result INNs significantly increase acceptance rates up to a factor of 10.
Study ablated data augmentation techniques and their mathematical equivalence to penalties.
problem Lack of mathematical understanding of differences between ablated data augmentation techniques.
method Formal model of mean ablated data augmentation and inverted dropout for linear regression; empirical validation for deep networks.
result Ablated data augmentation and inverted dropout are mathematically equivalent to penalties in optimization.
Ablation studies show BCF model's propensity score is not essential for treatment effect estimation.
problem Understanding the necessity of propensity score in nonparametric treatment effect estimation.
method Partial ablation studies of Bayesian Causal Forest (BCF) model.
result Excluding estimated propensity score does not affect treatment effect estimation or uncertainty quantification.
The paper analyzes the performance of delay-based reservoir computing using eigenvalue analysis.
problem Quantifying the performance of delay-based reservoir computing.
method Eigenvalue analysis of the dynamical system to predict reservoir computing performance.
result The performance of a reservoir computing system can be predicted by analyzing the small signal response and eigenvalue spectrum.
Convolutional neural network localizes OD and fovea in UWFoV-SLO images.
problem Localizing optic disc and fovea centers in ultra-widefield retinal images.
method Convolutional neural network trained on reflectance and autofluorescence images.
result 99.4% OD localisation accuracy and 99.1% fovea localisation accuracy.
The study measures feature importance in models by randomly ablating features and averaging loss changes.
problem Measuring feature importance in machine learning models.
method Randomly ablating features and averaging loss changes over many points and replacements.
result Uncertainty measures of feature importance are presented.
Paper uses CNN to predict process parameters from molten pool data in WLAM.
problem Achieving high quality in WLAM through real-time process control.
method Proposes a multi-modality CNN architecture to predict process parameters from molten pool sensor data.
result Improved prediction performance of multi-modal CNN compared to uni-modal approach.
ABC method analyzes diffusion model dependence without retraining.
problem Difficulties in characterizing diffusion models' dependence on training data.
method Ablation-based counterfactuals using model components trained on different splits.
result Demonstrates limits of training data attribution and existence of unattributable samples.
Transfer learning improves fusion simulation accuracy.
problem Calibrate fusion simulation models to experimental data.
method Hierarchical transfer learning using deep neural networks.
result Calibrated models predict Omega experiments more accurately.
This paper improves Gaussian process predictions by integrating prior knowledge.
problem Gaussian processes lack predictive power when prior information is ignored.
method Derive mean and covariance functions from previous data using weighted sums of basis functions.
result Integrating prior knowledge significantly increases look-ahead time and accuracy.
In this contribution, we present a novel approach for segmenting laser radar (lidar) imagery into geometric time-height cloud locations with a fully convolutional network (FCN). We describe a semi-supervised learning method to train the FCN by: pre-training the classification layers of the FCN with image-level annotati…
The paper extends IPC framework to stationary physical systems and validates it with a photonic system.
problem Characterizing the computational capabilities of stationary physical systems in a principled, data-efficient way.
method Extended IPC framework, established fundamental results, derived asymptotic bias, introduced data-efficient estimation methods.
result IPC strongly correlates with machine-learning performance and provides a reliable estimate of system dimensionality.
Unsupervised learning classifies transient noise in gravitational wave detectors.
problem Transient noise interferes with gravitational wave signals, causing instability.
method Combines variational autoencoder and invariant information clustering.
result Consistent classification with Gravity Spy project labels.
Advanced 3D metrology technologies such as Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and laser 3D scanners have facilitated the collection of massive point cloud data, beneficial for process monitoring, control and optimization. However, due to their high dimensionality and structure complexity, modeling and analysis of point…
Sparse matrix decomposition identifies key design variables for ICF experiments.
problem Improving predictive capability of ICF simulation codes through better understanding of design inputs and outcomes.
method Sparse Principal Component Analysis (SPCA) and Random Forest (RF) surrogate model.
result Identified clusters of design variables related to physical processes, revealing important variables not previously considered.
New method certifies robustness to sparse adversarial attacks.
problem Ensuring robustness of classifiers to sparse adversarial attacks.
method Randomized ablation of input features to provide robustness guarantees.
result Certifies robustness to sparse adversarial attacks with up to 31 pixels of distortion.
In this work, we investigate the use of three information-theoretic quantities -- entropy, mutual information with the class variable, and a class selectivity measure based on Kullback-Leibler divergence -- to understand and study the behavior of already trained fully-connected feed-forward neural networks. We analyze …
Clever sampling methods can be used to improve the handling of big data and increase its usefulness. The subject of this study is remote sensing, specifically airborne laser scanning point clouds representing different classes of ground cover. The aim is to derive a supervised learning model for the classification usin…
Real-time machine learning predicts AM process temperatures accurately.
problem Accurate prediction of temperature profiles in AM processes for cost-effective design.
method Ensemble of bagged decision trees (extremely randomized trees) for iterative temperature prediction.
result Mean absolute percentage errors below 1% for temperature profile predictions.
TSFMs show redundant components in layers, affecting their performance.
problem Redundant components in TSFMs layers impact their predictive accuracy.
method Mechanistic interpretability tools, ablations, logit attribution, theoretical framework.
result TSFMs are robust to ablations of entire layers and specific heads.
LSTM-FCN and ALSTM-FCN improve time series classification performance.
problem Improving time series classification performance.
method Ablation tests on LSTM-FCN and ALSTM-FCN, comparing z-normalizing techniques, dimension shuffle impact, and GRU replacement.
result LSTM and FCN blocks perform better together, and z-normalizing the whole dataset is more effective.
The paper starts with a brief review of present understanding of income distributions; especially with regard to recent work in the field of econophysics that draws parallels between income, wealth and energy distributions. Examples of alternative energy distributions found in physical systems are discussed, and how th…
This research detects and identifies human-made objects in 3D point clouds using novel methods.
problem Detect and identify human-made objects in 3D point clouds.
method Ground filtering, local information extraction, clustering using Marked Point Fields (MPFs) and Hessian matrix.
result The proposed method outperforms previous techniques in detecting human-made objects.
Machine learning enhances cardiac arrhythmia treatment through predictive modelling.
problem Improving catheter ablation success rates for treating atrial fibrillation.
method Combining machine learning and predictive modelling with cardiac electrophysiology data.
result Enhanced accuracy in predicting and inferring parameters of cardiac models.
Tying knots and linking microscopic loops of polymers, macromolecules, or defect lines in complex materials is a challenging task for material scientists. We demonstrate the knotting of microscopic topological defect lines in chiral nematic liquid crystal colloids into knots and links of arbitrary complexity by using l…
In this paper, benefiting from the strong ability of deep neural network in estimating non-linear functions, we propose a discriminative embedding function to be used as a feature extractor for clustering tasks. The trained embedding function transfers knowledge from the domain of a labeled set of morphologically-disti…
This paper introduces a new Urban Point Cloud Dataset for Automatic Segmentation and Classification acquired by Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS). We describe how the dataset is obtained from acquisition to post-processing and labeling. This dataset can be used to learn classification algorithm, however, given that a great a…
New framework improves offline RL performance without complex methods.
problem Limited access to online interactions in real-world RL applications.
method Behavior Regularized Actor Critic (BRAC) framework.
result Many recent technical complexities are not necessary for strong offline RL performance.
Refines deep generative models to improve data density precision.
problem Achieving precise representation of data probability density in deep models.
method Iterated generative modeling to refine latent space, addressing topological obstructions.
result Latent Space Refinement (LaSeR) protocol improves generative model precision.
Study uses Android smartphones to measure road roughness, finds ML better than RMS.
problem Measuring road roughness using smartphones.
method Three smartphones, Android OS, RMS and ML methods, comparison with IRI.
result ML method outperforms RMS in detecting road roughness.
Hydra boosts efficiency for long-context reasoning in resource-constrained settings.
problem Quadratic complexity of transformers limits long-context reasoning in resource-constrained systems.
method Hydra uses a modular architecture with adaptive routing between sparse global attention, mixture-of-experts, and dual memories.
result Hydra achieves significant throughput and accuracy improvements for long-context reasoning.
We propose the Gaussian attention model for content-based neural memory access. With the proposed attention model, a neural network has the additional degree of freedom to control the focus of its attention from a laser sharp attention to a broad attention. It is applicable whenever we can assume that the distance in t…
New dataset tests mental rotation from single images, improving model understanding of 3D scenes.
problem Understanding how a scene looks from a different viewpoint using a single image.
method Created CLEVR-MRT dataset, explored neural architectures for volumetric scene representations.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of volumetric representations in answering mental rotation questions.
ECP optimizes expensive functions without knowing Lipschitz constant.
problem Optimizing expensive, non-convex functions with unknown Lipschitz constants.
method ECP minimizes evaluations by focusing on potentially optimal regions, eliminating Lipschitz constant estimation.
result Guaranteed no-regret performance and minimax-optimal regret bounds.
A homogeneously saturated equation for the time development of the price of a financial asset is presented and investigated for the pricing of European call options using noise that is distributed as a Student's t-distribution. In the limit that the saturation parameter of the equation equals zero, the standard model o…
Predicts stock volatility using Twitter data and random forests.
problem Predicting stock implied volatility using Twitter data.
method Random forests with ablation study on different predictors, including Twitter attention and sentiment features.
result Certain sectors like Consumer Discretionary, Technology, Real Estate, and Utilities are easier to predict.
Deep learning improves forensic matching of casings.
problem Identifying if two casings came from the same firearm.
method Contrastive neural networks trained on casings dataset.
result Contrastive learning achieved better ROC AUC than CMC.
Two supervised methods classify single-molecule patterns from X-ray imaging.
problem Classifying high-quality patterns from noisy, stochastic XFEL data.
method Supervised template-based learning methods: Eigen-Image and Log-Likelihood classifiers.
result Classifiers can find best-matched templates within milliseconds and parallelize for XFEL repetition rate.
GCN model fails to match KG entities as expected.
problem Entity alignment in Knowledge Graphs using GCN.
method Used Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) for entity alignment in KGs.
result Implementation of GCN model differs from original paper, requiring additional tricks.
The time development of the price of a financial asset is considered by constructing and solving Langevin equations for a homogeneously saturated model, and for comparison, for a standard model and for a logistic model. The homogeneously saturated model uses coupled rate equations for the money supply and for the price…