MC-INR: Efficient Encoding of Multivariate Scientific Simulation Data using Meta-Learning and Clustered Implicit Neural Representations

This paper proposes MC-INR, a novel framework that leverages meta-learning, dynamic error-based re-clustering, and a branched architecture to efficiently encode complex multivariate scientific simulation data on unstructured grids, overcoming the inflexibility and single-variable limitations of existing Implicit Neural Representation methods.

Hyunsoo Son, Jeonghyun Noh, Suemin Jeon + 2 more2026-03-04🤖 cs.LG

InstructVLA: Vision-Language-Action Instruction Tuning from Understanding to Manipulation

InstructVLA introduces a novel Vision-Language-Action Instruction Tuning paradigm that successfully bridges flexible multimodal reasoning and precise manipulation by jointly optimizing embodied reasoning and action generation, thereby achieving state-of-the-art performance in both simulated and real-world robotic tasks without sacrificing pre-trained capabilities.

Shuai Yang, Hao Li, Bin Wang + 7 more2026-03-04💻 cs

Are VLMs Ready for Lane Topology Awareness in Autonomous Driving?

This paper systematically evaluates Vision-Language Models' capabilities in autonomous driving lane topology awareness through a new BEV-based diagnostic framework, revealing that while performance correlates with model size and reasoning depth, current models—including frontier closed-source systems—still struggle with fundamental spatial reasoning tasks essential for safe navigation.

Xin Chen, Jia He, Maozheng Li + 5 more2026-03-04💻 cs

Reasoning as Representation: Rethinking Visual Reinforcement Learning in Image Quality Assessment

This paper reveals that the generalization of reinforcement learning-based image quality assessment models stems from their conversion of visual data into compact text representations, leading to the proposal of RALI, a lightweight algorithm that directly aligns images with these representations to achieve comparable performance with significantly reduced computational costs.

Shijie Zhao, Xuanyu Zhang, Weiqi Li + 4 more2026-03-04💻 cs