H-STGCN predicts traffic using navigation data and improves accuracy.
problem Limited accuracy in traffic forecasting due to lack of contextual information.
method Proposes H-STGCN, a hybrid spatio-temporal graph convolutional network.
result H-STGCN outperforms state-of-the-art methods in various metrics, especially for non-recurring congestion.
PathRank ranks paths in spatial networks using multi-task learning.
problem Ranking paths in spatial networks for better navigation services.
method Data-driven framework using multi-task learning, spatial network embedding, and recurrent neural networks.
result PathRank effectively ranks paths based on historical trajectories.
ProbETA models travel time correlations between trips for better navigation.
problem Trip correlations not captured by existing methods.
method Deep hierarchical joint probabilistic model with learnable link representations.
result ProbETA outperforms state-of-the-art methods with 12.60% MAPE reduction.
Orchestrating the Twin Transition in GBS: A Socio-Technical Framework
problem MNCs' need to harmonize digital efficiency with environmental stewardship
method Technology Roadmapping (TRM) with ICT-centric innovation ecosystem toolkit
result Central 'operational airlock' for GBS in harmonizing digital and environmental transformation
In many online applications interactions between a user and a web-service are organized in a sequential way, e.g., user browsing an e-commerce website. In this setting, recommendation system acts throughout user navigation by showing items. Previous works have addressed this recommendation setup through the task of pre…
This paper improves anomaly detection in lane rendering images for safer navigation.
problem Anomalies in lane rendering images can mislead drivers, posing safety risks.
method Proposes a four-phase pipeline using Transformer models, self-supervised pre-training, and fine-tuning.
result The pipeline enhances detection accuracy and reduces training time.
HRL4IN tackles interactive navigation tasks with mobile manipulators, improving efficiency and performance.
problem Interactive Navigation tasks require mobile manipulators to perform various actions, but choosing the right part of the embodiment is inefficient.
method HRL4IN uses a hierarchical reinforcement learning architecture to handle heterogeneous phases of navigation and manipulation, selecting the appropriate part of the embodiment for each phase.
result HRL4IN significantly outperforms flat PPO and HAC in terms of task performance and energy efficiency.
Introduces a natural parallel translation for navigation data.
problem Navigation data geometric representation and parallelism.
method Introduces a natural parallel translation using Riemannian parallelism.
result The natural parallel translation preserves the Randers norm and has a finite-dimensional holonomy group.
Challenge to separate Earth's magnetic field from vehicle's magnetic field for accurate navigation.
problem Separate Earth's magnetic field from vehicle's magnetic field for accurate magnetic navigation.
method Use machine learning (ML) and integrate physics of magnetic navigation (SciML) to remove aircraft magnetic field from total magnetic field.
result A model can be constructed to effectively remove aircraft magnetic field from the dataset.
Navigation in Lorentz Finsler geometry induces isoparametric hypersurfaces.
problem Defining and analyzing isoparametric hypersurfaces in Lorentz Finsler geometry.
method Using a navigation process with a Finsler metric and a tangent vector field, isoparametric functions and hypersurfaces are defined and analyzed.
result Local correspondences between isoparametric functions and hypersurfaces are established.
VALAN is a framework for navigation agents in photo-realistic environments.
problem Developing agents for indoor navigation tasks.
method Deep reinforcement learning with SEED RL architecture.
result VALAN framework can solve a variety of RL problems.
The paper solves navigation problems on conic Kropina manifolds and establishes curvature relationships.
problem Navigation problems on conic Kropina manifolds.
method Analyzes the solution of navigation problems and establishes curvature relationships.
result The solution to navigation problems on conic Kropina manifolds must be either a Randers metric or a Kropina metric.
Robotic navigation improves with RL and ultrasound images.
problem Improving accuracy in robotic navigation for ultrasound-guided procedures.
method Combines deep Q-networks with ultrasound images and binary classifier.
result Significantly improved navigation accuracy compared to pure RL and SL.
Deep RL improves robot navigation in images.
problem Applying deep RL to visual navigation in realistic environments.
method Extended A2C algorithm with auxiliary tasks for segmentation, depth prediction, and target prediction.
result Method outperforms state-of-the-art visual navigation methods.
Improved robot navigation using multi-head attention for natural language instructions.
problem Improving robot navigation in unfamiliar environments.
method Proposes a multi-head attention mechanism blending layer in a neural network model.
result Significant performance gains in translating instructions for unseen environments.
The problem of pursuing a moving target is always one of the main topics in navigation. In the literatures, there are two well-known algorithms called Pure Pursuit and Pure Rendezvous navigation in the 3-dimensional space R3. In this paper, these two methods are combined to introduce a novel family of pursu…
Mobile robot navigation in complex and dynamic environments is a challenging but important problem. Reinforcement learning approaches fail to solve these tasks efficiently due to reward sparsities, temporal complexities and high-dimensionality of sensorimotor spaces which are inherent in such problems. We present a nov…
SLAM-net learns to navigate visually in challenging indoor environments.
problem Challenges in SLAM for visual robot navigation, especially in noisy conditions.
method Differentiable SLAM Network (SLAM-net) that encodes a particle filter SLAM algorithm in a differentiable graph and learns components through backpropagation.
result Significantly outperforms ORB-SLAM in noisy conditions and improves the Habitat Challenge 2020 PointNav task.
Improves AI agents' 3D navigation by learning from failures and 3D spatial relationships.
problem Challenges in data efficiency, obstacle avoidance, and generalization in 3D visual navigation.
method Incorporates attention on 3D spatial relationships and a target skill extension module into DRL framework.
result Significantly improves navigation performance and generalization across targets and scenes.
Bayesian model for energy consumption helps electric vehicles navigate efficiently.
problem Limited battery capacity in electric vehicles makes energy efficient navigation challenging.
method Developed an online learning framework using Bayesian models and exploration strategies like Thompson Sampling.
result Established rigorous regret bounds for Thompson Sampling in both single-agent and multi-agent settings.
This work analyzes minimum-time navigation on Riemannian manifolds using Finsler geometry.
problem Minimum-time navigation on Riemannian manifolds.
method Finsler geometry, introducing superwind concept, extending (α,β)-metrics. result Time-minimizing geodesics and necessary/sufficient conditions for strong convexity.
The paper explains geometric correspondences for homothetic navigation.
problem Understanding geodesic and Jacobi field correspondences in homothetic navigation.
method Providing conceptual explanations and shortcuts to formulas.
result Directly seeing local correspondence between isoparametric functions or hypersurfaces.
Deep learning agent improves pedestrian navigation in urban environments.
problem Autonomous driving among pedestrians in urban areas.
method Multi-objective deep reinforcement learning using a deep Q-learning variant.
result The multi-objective DQN agent outperforms single-objective DQN in various environments.
Meta-algorithm reduces exploration steps in changing CMPs.
problem Navigating in environments where transition probabilities change abruptly.
method MNM learning meta-algorithm, exploration steps as performance measure.
result Upper bound on exploration steps in terms of changes.
Bayesian model for energy-efficient EV navigation.
problem Limited battery capacity in electric vehicles.
method Bayesian modeling and online learning framework with exploration strategies.
result Established rigorous regret bounds for Thompson Sampling.
Solves time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope using Riemann-Finsler geometry.
problem Time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope under gravity.
method Riemann-Finsler geometry, Zermelo navigation problem, anisotropic deformation of the background Riemannian metric, rescaled gravitational wind.
result A new Finsler metric for optimal navigation on slippery mountain slopes.
The paper develops a method to learn navigation costs from expert demonstrations in partially observable environments.
problem Learning navigation costs from expert demonstrations in partially observable environments.
method Develops a cost function representation composed of a probabilistic occupancy encoder and a cost encoder, optimized by differentiating the error between demonstrated controls and a control policy computed from the cost encoder.
result The method outperforms baseline IRL algorithms in robot navigation tasks, improving both training and test-time efficiency.
Automated service classification plays a crucial role in service discovery, selection, and composition. Machine learning has been widely used for service classification in recent years. However, the performance of conventional machine learning methods highly depends on the quality of manual feature engineering. In this…
OTT services are replacing traditional telecom services, affecting revenue streams.
problem OTT services are reducing traditional telecom revenue streams.
method Quantitative analysis of mobile user trends and revenue changes.
result OTT services are becoming more prevalent and impacting telecom revenue.
New algorithms solve time-dependent navigation problems, including zig-zag paths.
problem Finding optimal paths in moving water with varying speed profiles.
method Lorentz-Finsler geometry, novel computational algorithms.
result Optimal paths may involve zig-zag trajectories due to tacking behavior.
Improved UAV navigation and landing using deep learning.
problem Autonomous navigation and landing of UAVs with high accuracy.
method Multimodal fusion of visual and inertial sensor data using deep neural networks.
result 25% improvement in pose estimation accuracy compared to traditional methods.
OtoWorld helps agents learn to navigate by listening in interactive environments.
problem Training agents to navigate using auditory information.
method Interactive environment with agents learning to listen and navigate.
result Agents can win at OtoWorld, a navigation game with sound sources.
Proposes a neural network solution for queuing dynamics.
problem Modeling service system dynamics with limited parametric assumptions.
method Combines recurrent neural networks and generative adversarial networks.
result Evaluates solution on various datasets, demonstrating effectiveness.
Paper introduces timing-based adversarial attacks on DRL-based navigation systems.
problem Vulnerability of DRL-based navigation systems to adversarial attacks.
method Timing-based adversarial strategies using physical noise patterns.
result Adversarial timing attacks significantly degrade DRL-based navigation performance.
Paper proposes machine learning for pricing 3D printing services in marketplaces.
problem Inefficient pricing methods for 3D printing services in marketplaces.
method Data mining and machine learning methods to estimate price ranges based on supplier and customer characteristics.
result Machine learning model achieves 65% accuracy for US suppliers and 59% for Europe suppliers in classifying 3D printer listings.
Economic complexity reflects the amount of knowledge that is embedded in the productive structure of an economy. By combining tools from network science and econometrics, a robust and stable relationship between a country's productive structure and its economic growth has been established. Here we report that not only …
A large number of online services provide automated recommendations to help users to navigate through a large collection of items. New items (products, videos, songs, advertisements) are suggested on the basis of the user's past history and --when available-- her demographic profile. Recommendations have to satisfy the…
UAV uses RL to navigate, map, and detect targets in unknown environments.
problem Optimizing UAV trajectory for accurate mapping and target detection in unknown environments.
method Formulated as an MDP, UAV uses RL to infer navigation policy.
result UAV autonomously explores high target detection areas while reconstructing the environment.
This papers presents a deep learning-based framework to predict crowdsourced service availability spatially and temporally. A novel two-stage prediction model is introduced based on historical spatio-temporal traces of mobile crowdsourced services. The prediction model first clusters mobile crowdsourced services into r…
In this paper, we study Zermelo navigation on Riemannian manifolds and use that to solve a long standing problem in Finsler geometry. Namely, the complete classification of strongly convex Randers metrics of constant flag curvature.
This research introduces an autonomous robot navigation method using reinforcement learning.
problem Improving robot navigation in complex environments.
method Deep Q Network (DQN) and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) models for path planning and decision-making.
result The models enhance robot navigation ability and adaptive learning in unknown environments.
Capsule Networks improve autonomous navigation in sparse environments.
problem Challenges in reinforcement learning for sparse reward environments.
method Caps-EM pairs CapsNets with Advantage Actor Critic, using fewer parameters.
result Caps-EM achieves significant time improvements and fewer parameters compared to competing methods.
This paper tackles fair same-day delivery service by optimizing regional service rates.
problem Fairness in same-day delivery service for different neighborhoods.
method Partition service area into regions, use multi-objective Markov decision process and deep Q-learning.
result Our approach maximizes fairness across all regions while maintaining overall service rate.
DeepSIP predicts network failures' impact using CNN from syslog and traffic data.
problem Predicting service impact from network failures.
method Temporal multimodal CNN for predicting time to recovery and traffic loss.
result DeepSIP reduced prediction error by approximately 50%.
Agents learn to communicate and solve navigation tasks efficiently.
problem Understanding and developing communication in artificial agents.
method Multi-agent navigation tasks in gridworld environments.
result Agents develop an interpretable communication protocol that optimally solves tasks.
We present a novel human-aware navigation approach, where the robot learns to mimic humans to navigate safely in crowds. The presented model, referred to as DeepMoTIon, is trained with pedestrian surveillance data to predict human velocity in the environment. The robot processes LiDAR scans via the trained network to n…
Consider an assistive system that guides visually impaired users through speech and haptic feedback to their destination. Existing robotic and ubiquitous navigation technologies (e.g., portable, ground, or wearable systems) often operate in a generic, user-agnostic manner. However, to minimize confusion and navigation …
VUSFA improves transfer learning for target-driven navigation in AI2THOR.
problem Improving transfer reinforcement learning for complex visual navigation tasks.
method Introducing SFDP and Variational Information Bottlenecks to A3C agent.
result VUSFA achieves state-of-the-art performance and generalizability.