Enhanced microfluidic sensing platform for particle detection.
problem Electronically acquiring spatially separated particle information in lab-on-a-chip devices.
method Microfluidic CODES combining resistive pulse sensing and code division multiple access.
result Non-orthogonal code waveforms and machine learning for improved multiplexing.
New algorithm eliminates symmetry requirement for training neural networks on resistive device arrays.
problem Training accuracy on resistive device arrays depends on device switching symmetry.
method Developed 'Tiki-Taka' algorithm to minimize unintentional cost term due to device asymmetry.
result Achieves same accuracy with non-symmetric devices as with symmetric devices.
Study reveals 1/f noise in signals made from nonoverlapping rectangular pulses.
problem Analyzing 1/f noise in signals composed of nonoverlapping pulses. method Derived a general formula for power spectral density, analyzed rectangular pulse case.
result Observed pure 1/f noise until very low frequencies with long pulse durations. 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…
DeepRF_SLR uses deep reinforcement learning to design shorter RF pulses.
problem Designing efficient RF pulses for MRI sequences.
method Optimizing the root pattern of SLR polynomial using deep reinforcement learning and greedy tree search.
result DeepRF_SLR generates shorter duration RF pulses in less time compared to conventional methods.
New method for sensing non-planar surfaces using ERT.
problem Limited computational techniques for planar surfaces in ERT-based sensing skins.
method Generalized ERT to non-planar surfaces using Riemannian geometry.
result Feasibility and applicability of ERT-based sensing skins for non-planar geometries demonstrated.
Bayesian method suppresses low-frequency pulses in audio recordings.
problem Suppressing long pulses caused by mechanical defects in audio recordings.
method Bayesian approach using Gaussian Process for pulse location, signal interpolation, and tail estimation.
result Perceptual results similar to previous methods, performs well on naturally degraded signals.
X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) are the only sources currently able to produce bright few-fs pulses with tunable photon energies from 100 eV to more than 10 keV. Due to the stochastic SASE operating principles and other technical issues the output pulses are subject to large fluctuations, making it necessary to char…
PULSE estimator improves prediction in causal inference with bounded interventions.
problem Optimizing causal models for bounded interventions.
method Relates K-class estimators to anchor regression, introduces PULSE estimator for minimization of mean squared prediction error with bounded constraints.
result PULSE estimator outperforms other estimators in real data and simulation experiments, especially in weak instrument settings.
Shells resist three out of six possible loads if simply connected.
problem Understanding the load resistance of shells.
method Formal mathematical analysis of shell strains and deflections.
result The space of strains is three-dimensional for simply-connected shells.
Paper develops a fast Bayesian method to predict toxic trades in financial transactions.
problem Predicting and managing toxic trades in financial transactions.
method PULSE: an online learning Bayesian procedure for neural networks.
result Neural networks trained with PULSE outperform traditional methods in predicting toxic trades.
Plasma tomography consists in reconstructing the 2D radiation profile in a poloidal cross-section of a fusion device, based on line-integrated measurements along several lines of sight. The reconstruction process is computationally intensive and, in practice, only a few reconstructions are usually computed per pulse. I…
A simple analytically solvable model exhibiting a 1/f spectrum in an arbitrarily wide frequency range was recently proposed by Kaulakys and Meskauskas (KM). Signals consisting of a sequence of pulses show that inherent origin of the 1/f noise is Brownian fluctuations of the average intervent time between subsequent pul…
Study finds racial bias in pulse oximeter readings has minimal impact on ICU ventilation rates.
problem Racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings affect clinical decisions in ICU settings.
method Causal inference using path-specific effects and doubly robust estimator.
result Minimal impact of racial discrepancies on invasive ventilation rates, but more pronounced on ventilation duration.
New method constructs spacelike data leading to trapped surfaces.
problem Formation of trapped surfaces from spacelike initial data.
method Free data formalism and local existence result.
result Data can be extended to asymptotically flat Cauchy data.
Recent work has demonstrated that deep neural networks are vulnerable to adversarial examples---inputs that are almost indistinguishable from natural data and yet classified incorrectly by the network. In fact, some of the latest findings suggest that the existence of adversarial attacks may be an inherent weakness of …
This review covers quantum computing applications in finance and blockchain.
problem Challenges in finance and blockchain security with quantum computing.
method Systematic review of recent quantum finance and blockchain work.
result Quantum-resistant blockchain systems and security measures.
Classifies spherical objects filled with water or air using acoustic echoes and Form Function.
problem Automatic recognition of spherical objects based on acoustic echoes.
method Form Function analysis of wideband sonar data, fed into a Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) classifier.
result Performance of the MLP classifier compared to SVM, highlighting the effectiveness of Form Function.
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…
Transforms input design for probabilistic models into optimal control of a Hamiltonian system.
problem Designing inputs for probabilistic models with intractable posterior distributions.
method Representing posterior as Hamiltonian system trajectories, solving optimal control problem.
result Parameter posterior concentrates around true parameter values.
This paper approximates p-resistance for multi-class graph clustering.
problem Efficiently clustering graphs with p-Laplacian bias. method Developed an approximation to p-resistance for multi-class clustering. result Approximated p-resistance provides a computationally feasible alternative to p-Laplacian eigenvectors. PULSE learns representations from physiological time series.
problem Lack of effective pretraining objectives for physiological time series.
method Proposes a pretraining framework exploiting dynamical systems generative model.
result PULSE learns representations that distinguish semantic classes and improve transfer learning.
Paper finds new equations for pseudospherical surfaces with isometric immersions.
problem Identifying equations with isometric immersions for pseudospherical surfaces.
method Provided families of second order non-linear PDEs with local isometric immersions in E^3.
result Found equations with principal curvatures depending on finite-order jets of solutions.
FAL improves formation resistivity prediction from cased boreholes with noise resistance.
problem Noise and high-frequency disaster in predicting formation resistivity from cased boreholes.
method Frequency-aware framework and temporal anti-noise block for LSTM.
result FAL achieves a 24.3% improvement in R2 over LSTM, reaching R2=0.91.
Optimal trading strategy under market resistance and concave price impact model.
problem Optimal trading in a market with endogenous resistance and concave price impact.
method Modeling market resistance, deriving a stochastic Fredholm equation, proving existence and uniqueness, proposing an iterative scheme.
result Existence and uniqueness of optimal control under certain conditions, exponential convergence of iterative scheme.
Extends Newton's minimal resistance problem to Riemannian surfaces.
problem Minimal resistance on Riemannian surfaces.
method Derive resistance functional, analyze constrained minimization.
result Smooth extremals are loxodromes, global minimizers characterized.
New curvature defined via graph resistances leads to Ricci flow.
problem Defining curvature on graph edges for analysis.
method Introducing Ricci--Foster curvature based on effective resistances and studying Ricci flow.
result Existence of solutions to Ricci flow on short time intervals, preservation of nonnegative curvature.
New method calculates discrete curvature using effective resistances.
problem Calculating discrete curvature on graphs.
method Effective resistances to calculate curvature on graph nodes and links.
result Relation to established discrete curvatures and convergence to continuous curvature.
Researchers propose improved multivariate prediction models for HIV drug resistance.
problem Predicting drug resistances of HIV from mutation information.
method Revised stacking algorithms to borrow information among multiple prediction tasks.
result Proposed methods outperform other multivariate prediction methods.
A GAN variant synthesizes missing MRI sequences from available ones.
problem Missing MRI sequences due to various constraints.
method Multi-modal Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) that combines multiple available sequences to synthesize missing ones.
result The proposed GAN method outperforms competing approaches in synthesizing missing MRI sequences.
Extends Newton's minimal resistance problem to Lorentz-Minkowski space.
problem Minimal resistance in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Derived functional energy, determined Euler-Lagrange equation, analyzed maximum principle, found separable and radial solutions.
result Obtained solutions with conical singularities at the origin and analyzed the Single Shock Condition.
QPCA improves PCA for cyclostationary data.
problem Improving PCA for cyclostationary data.
method Formulated as an optimization problem, QPCA decomposes into frequency-domain PCA problems.
result Optimized basis for cyclostationary data.
Signals consisting of a sequence of pulses show that inherent origin of the 1/f noise is a Brownian fluctuation of the average interevent time between subsequent pulses of the pulse sequence. In this paper we generalize the model of interevent time to reproduce a variety of self-affine time series exhibiting power spec…
New method proves instability of naked singularity and censors it.
problem Proving instability and censoring naked singularity.
method Einstein-scalar field system, hyperbolic short-pulse method, non-perturbative elliptic arguments.
result Tiny anisotropic perturbation leads to anisotropic apparent horizon censoring the naked singularity.
Proposes a new method to improve deep model security against adversarial deformations.
problem Deep neural networks' resistance to adversarial attacks, especially location perturbations.
method Regularizes flow gradients to provide a tighter bound and improve model resistance.
result Models trained with flow gradient regularization show better resistance to adversarial deformations compared to input gradient regularization and adversarial training.
Develops fair machine learning models resistant to sensitive perturbations.
problem Ensuring model performance is invariant to sensitive attributes like gender and ethnicity.
method Distributionally robust optimization to enforce individual fairness.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on tasks prone to bias.
In X-ray binary star systems consisting of a compact object that accretes material from an orbiting secondary star, there is no straightforward means to decide if the compact object is a black hole or a neutron star. To assist this classification, we develop a Bayesian statistical model that makes use of the fact that …
The article deals with intrinsic metrics, Dirac operators and spectral triples induced by regular Dirichlet and resistance forms. We show, in particular, that if a local resistance form is given and the space is compact in resistance metric, then the intrinsic metric yields a geodesic space. Given a regular Dirichlet f…
Study predicts antimicrobial resistance in ICU patients quickly.
problem Delayed AMR testing in ICU leads to suboptimal treatment.
method Developed predictive models using clinical and microbiological data.
result Machine learning models predict AMR with higher accuracy than naive model.
This research improves CNNs' resistance to adversarial examples.
problem Vulnerability of CNNs to adversarial examples.
method Intelligent hyperparameter selection for model resistance.
result Selection of model hyperparameters impacts resistance to adversarial examples.
Improved accuracy in neural networks using CTF memory with RPU.
problem Challenges in achieving high accuracy in neural networks using in-memory computing.
method Exploring the trade-off between conductance change range and linearity in CTF memory for RPU-based matrix operations.
result Achieved accuracy of 97.9% on MNIST dataset, 89.1% and 70.5% on CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100 datasets.
Graph curvature measured by inverse resistance distance.
problem Defining and analyzing curvature in graphs.
method Defining curvature via inverse resistance distance and proving properties.
result Graphs with positive curvature have controlled diameter and spectral properties.
Paper explores robust regression methods and their bias-variance trade-off.
problem Understanding the trade-off between robust estimation and optimization methods.
method Examines traditional outlier-resistant robust estimation and robust optimization.
result Both methods follow converse strategies due to a bias-variance trade-off.
Algorithm learns item qualities from noisy comparisons, scaling with graph resistance.
problem Learning item qualities from noisy comparisons.
method Minimax optimal algorithm using comparison graph resistance.
result Algorithm's performance scales with the square root of graph resistance.
Post-quantum cryptography needed for blockchain security.
problem Quantum computers threaten traditional blockchain cryptography.
method Review of theoretical cryptography and quantum information theory.
result Post-quantum cryptography is essential for blockchain security.
Deep learning identifies 30 common bacterial pathogens from Raman spectra.
problem Rapid and accurate identification of pathogenic bacteria.
method State-of-the-art deep learning applied to large Raman spectroscopy dataset.
result 99.0% accuracy in identifying 30 common bacterial pathogens.
Antimicrobial resistance is an important public health concern that has implications in the practice of medicine worldwide. Accurately predicting resistance phenotypes from genome sequences shows great promise in promoting better use of antimicrobial agents, by determining which antibiotics are likely to be effective i…
The paper studies minimal resistance dynamics in radial fields, finding unique solutions for incompressible flows.
problem Nonlinear dynamics of minimal resistance in radial fields.
method Analysis of two non-equilibrium scenarios: scale-invariant free expansion and incompressible source flow.
result Incompressible flow acts as a structural regularizer, admitting unique, smooth, and strictly concave solutions.