FedEMA-Distill: Exponential Moving Average Guided Knowledge Distillation for Robust Federated Learning

FedEMA-Distill is a robust and communication-efficient federated learning framework that leverages server-side exponential moving average smoothing and ensemble knowledge distillation from compressed client logits to achieve superior accuracy, faster convergence, and Byzantine resilience under non-IID data conditions without requiring client-side software modifications.

Hamza Reguieg, Mohamed El Kamili, Essaid Sabir2026-03-06💻 cs

EDINET-Bench: Evaluating LLMs on Complex Financial Tasks using Japanese Financial Statements

This paper introduces EDINET-Bench, a challenging open-source benchmark derived from ten years of Japanese financial reports to evaluate LLMs on complex tasks like fraud detection and earnings forecasting, revealing that current models struggle significantly without specialized scaffolding and highlighting the need for more realistic evaluation frameworks.

Issa Sugiura, Takashi Ishida, Taro Makino + 4 more2026-03-06💻 cs

A High-Resolution, US-scale Digital Similar of Interacting Livestock, Wild Birds, and Human Ecosystems with Applications to Multi-host Epidemic Spread

This paper presents a high-resolution, US-scale digital similar that fuses diverse datasets to model interactions between livestock, wild birds, and humans, enabling the evaluation and validation of spillover risks for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) to guide targeted surveillance efforts.

Abhijin Adiga, Ayush Chopra, Mandy L. Wilson + 8 more2026-03-06💻 cs

Capability Thresholds and Manufacturing Topology: How Embodied Intelligence Triggers Phase Transitions in Economic Geography

This paper argues that as embodied AI crosses critical thresholds in dexterity, generalization, and reliability, it will trigger a phase transition in economic geography by dismantling the century-old Fordist paradigm of centralized mega-factories and replacing labor-driven site selection with a new topology defined by demand-proximal micro-manufacturing and machine-optimal environmental conditions.

Xinmin Fang, Lingfeng Tao, Zhengxiong Li2026-03-06🔬 physics

Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) Authentication for Offline CBDC Payment System Using IoT Devices

This paper proposes a privacy-preserving, offline Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) payment model for resource-constrained IoT devices that integrates Secure Elements, lightweight Zero-Knowledge Proofs, and intermittent synchronization to enable secure, cash-like transactions while preventing double-spending and ensuring AML/CFT compliance without continuous internet connectivity.

Santanu Mondal, T. Chithralekha2026-03-06🔒 cs.CR

Harmonic Analysis on Directed Networks via a Biorthogonal Laplacian Calculus for Non-Normal Digraphs

This paper establishes a biorthogonal harmonic analysis framework for non-normal directed graphs that utilizes dual eigenbases to define an exact energy-preserving transform, derives variational bounds and reconstruction guarantees controlled by eigenvector geometry, and validates these theoretical results through simulations linking filtering robustness to the graph's departure from normality.

Chandrasekhar Gokavarapu, Komala Lakshmi Chinnam2026-03-05💻 cs

Sentiment-Aware Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization for Cryptocurrencies

This paper proposes and validates a dynamic cryptocurrency portfolio optimization strategy that integrates technical indicators (RSI and SMA) with AI-driven sentiment analysis (VADER and Google Gemini) into a mean-variance framework, demonstrating superior risk-adjusted returns and cumulative growth compared to traditional benchmarks while highlighting the need for enhanced risk management to mitigate drawdowns during market stress.

Qizhao Chen2026-03-05💻 cs

Improved accuracy of continuum surface flux models for metal additive manufacturing melt pool simulations

This paper proposes a novel parameter-scaled continuum surface flux (CSF) approach that significantly improves the accuracy of melt pool temperature predictions and reduces computational costs in metal additive manufacturing simulations by overcoming the limitations of classical CSF methods regarding extreme temperature gradients and material property ratios.

Nils Much, Magdalena Schreter-Fleischhacker, Peter Munch + 3 more2026-03-05💻 cs

Fast proton transport and neutron production in proton therapy using Fourier neural operators

This paper introduces a Fourier Neural Operator-based surrogate model that rapidly and accurately predicts angle- and energy-resolved proton transport and neutron production in proton therapy, achieving Monte Carlo-level accuracy within seconds to enable real-time adaptive range verification and neutron dose estimation.

Francesco Blangiardi, Hunter N. Ratliff, Fabian Teichert + 3 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

MOOSE-Star: Unlocking Tractable Training for Scientific Discovery by Breaking the Complexity Barrier

MOOSE-Star is a unified framework that overcomes the mathematical intractability of directly training scientific discovery models by decomposing the generative reasoning process into tractable subtasks and employing motivation-guided hierarchical search, thereby enabling scalable training and continuous test-time scaling while reducing complexity from exponential to logarithmic.

Zonglin Yang, Lidong Bing2026-03-05🤖 cs.LG