Guiding Diffusion-based Reconstruction with Contrastive Signals for Balanced Visual Representation

This paper proposes Diffusion Contrastive Reconstruction (DCR), a method that injects contrastive signals derived from reconstructed images into the diffusion process to resolve gradient conflicts and jointly optimize both discriminative and detail-perceptive abilities, thereby overcoming the limitations of CLIP's visual encoder for balanced visual representation.

Boyu Han, Qianqian Xu, Shilong Bao + 4 more2026-03-06💻 cs

Meta-D: Metadata-Aware Architectures for Brain Tumor Analysis and Missing-Modality Segmentation

The paper presents Meta-D, a metadata-aware architecture that leverages categorical scanner information to dynamically modulate feature extraction for improved 2D brain tumor detection and to serve as a robust anchor for cross-attention mechanisms in 3D missing-modality segmentation, achieving significant performance gains and parameter reduction.

SangHyuk Kim, Daniel Haehn, Sumientra Rampersad2026-03-06💻 cs

On the Strengths and Weaknesses of Data for Open-set Embodied Assistance

This paper investigates the generalization capabilities of a multimodal foundation model fine-tuned on diverse synthetic interactive data for the novel task of Open-Set Corrective Assistance, demonstrating that effective open-set assistive intelligence requires datasets encompassing multimodal grounding, defect inference, and exposure to varied scenarios.

Pradyumna Tambwekar, Andrew Silva, Deepak Gopinath + 3 more2026-03-06🤖 cs.AI

Multilevel Training for Kolmogorov Arnold Networks

This paper introduces a multilevel training framework for Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) that leverages their structural equivalence to multichannel MLPs and the properties of spline basis functions to create a properly nested hierarchy of models, resulting in orders-of-magnitude improvements in training accuracy and speed, particularly for physics-informed neural networks.

Ben S. Southworth, Jonas A. Actor, Graham Harper + 1 more2026-03-06🔢 math

Design Behaviour Codes (DBCs): A Taxonomy-Driven Layered Governance Benchmark for Large Language Models

This paper introduces the Dynamic Behavioral Constraint (DBC) benchmark, a model-agnostic, inference-time governance framework that demonstrates a 36.8% relative reduction in risk exposure and enhanced EU AI Act compliance across multiple LLM families compared to standard safety prompts, validated through a rigorous, taxonomy-driven red-teaming protocol.

G. Madan Mohan, Veena Kiran Nambiar, Kiranmayee Janardhan2026-03-06🤖 cs.AI

An Approach to Simultaneous Acquisition of Real-Time MRI Video, EEG, and Surface EMG for Articulatory, Brain, and Muscle Activity During Speech Production

This paper presents a novel framework for the simultaneous acquisition of real-time MRI, EEG, and surface EMG to capture brain, muscle, and articulatory activity during speech, featuring a specialized artifact suppression pipeline to overcome technical challenges and enable unprecedented insights into speech neuroscience.

Jihwan Lee, Parsa Razmara, Kevin Huang + 16 more2026-03-06🤖 cs.AI

On Multi-Step Theorem Prediction via Non-Parametric Structural Priors

This paper introduces a training-free, non-parametric approach to multi-step theorem prediction that overcomes the scalability limitations of vanilla in-context learning by leveraging Theorem Precedence Graphs to encode temporal dependencies and impose topological constraints, achieving state-of-the-art accuracy on the FormalGeo7k benchmark without gradient-based optimization.

Junbo Zhao, Ting Zhang, Can Li + 3 more2026-03-06🤖 cs.AI

Interpretable Pre-Release Baseball Pitch Type Anticipation from Broadcast 3D Kinematics

This paper presents a scalable, interpretable framework that achieves 80.4% accuracy in classifying eight professional baseball pitch types using only monocular 3D body kinematics, revealing that upper-body mechanics—particularly wrist position and trunk tilt—are the primary predictors while establishing an empirical ceiling for grip-based distinctions.

Jerrin Bright, Michelle Lu, John Zelek2026-03-06🤖 cs.AI

Bounded State in an Infinite Horizon: Proactive Hierarchical Memory for Ad-Hoc Recall over Streaming Dialogues

To address the fidelity-efficiency dilemma in infinite-horizon dialogue streams where existing memory mechanisms fail to support ad-hoc recall, this paper introduces STEM-Bench, a new benchmark for evaluation, and ProStream, a proactive hierarchical memory framework that achieves bounded-state inference with high reasoning fidelity through multi-granular distillation and adaptive spatiotemporal optimization.

Bingbing Wang, Jing Li, Ruifeng Xu2026-03-06🤖 cs.AI