💻 computer science

PriseBot - A chatbot to assist in the development of iStar Extensions

This paper introduces PriseBot, an AI-powered conversational agent leveraging NLP and RAG technologies to guide users through the PRISE process for developing iStar extensions, demonstrating its effectiveness and usability through the creation of the iStar4Bot extension and validation studies involving both novice and experienced researchers.

Erlânio Freire, Enyo Gonçalves, Marcos Oliveira, Eduardo Oliveira2026-08-19
💻 computer science

Extremal Statistics of Natural Images Reveal Blur Kernel Scale: A Self-Calibrating, Training-Free Theory for Blind Deconvolution

This paper presents a training-free, self-calibrating theory for blind deconvolution that derives a closed-form estimator for blur-kernel scale by leveraging extreme value statistics of natural images and the additive property of kernel radii, achieving superior accuracy and downstream deblurring performance compared to existing heuristics and supervised baselines.

Md Hasibuzzaman2026-08-19
💻 computer science

A Hybrid Quantum Classical Optimization Framework for Pickup and Delivery Problems with Parcel Lockers Using Quantum Graph Attention Networks

This paper introduces Q-PDPL, a hybrid quantum-classical optimization framework that integrates VQE, QAOA, and Quantum Graph Attention Networks within a Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition scheme to efficiently solve large-scale, stochastic Pickup and Delivery Problems with Lockers, demonstrating superior cost reduction and scalability compared to classical algorithms.

Aqdas Shehzad, Zhao Dong Xu, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Wang Xiu-Xin, Muhammad Akbar, Tarek Salem Abdennaji, Aymen Flah2026-08-19
💻 computer science

Semantic-Retrieval-Reasoning Pipeline: A Hybrid Large Language Model Framework for Intent-Aware and Explainable Bundle Recommendation

This paper proposes the Semantic-Retrieval-Reasoning Pipeline (SRRP), a hybrid LLM framework that enhances grocery bundle recommendations by detecting multi-intent user needs to generate diverse, explainable, and optimally sized product bundles with human-aligned naming and reasoning.

Andy Maulana Yusuf, Adiwijaya Adiwijaya, Agung Toto Wibowo, Z. K. A. Baizal2026-08-19
💻 computer science

If a Broken Mirror Could Be Made Whole Again: A Two-Stage Method Combining Structural Reconstruction and Texture Refinement for Restoring Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors

This paper proposes the Decoupled Diffusion-GAN Restoration framework (D2R), a two-stage method that combines structural reconstruction and texture refinement to effectively restore ancient Chinese mountain-pattern bronze mirrors by enforcing their rigid geometric regularities, thereby outperforming generic inpainting models and providing a non-invasive tool for archaeological analysis.

jun guan, qian jia, jianming zhang, yang li2026-08-19
💻 computer science

Federated Model Optimization for Real-Time Big Data Analytics in Smart Drug Delivery Edge Devices

This paper proposes a Federated Model Optimization (FMO) framework that integrates gradient compression, reliability-weighted aggregation, and hardware-aware neural architectures to enable privacy-preserving, low-latency real-time anomaly detection for smart drug delivery edge devices, thereby overcoming the limitations of conventional cloud-centric approaches.

Vipul Gamit, Jyotiranjan Mohanty, Lakshmi R Kannaujiya, Sumit Kumar Kushwaha, Vidhi Raj, Basathiya Rabiya Alimohomad2026-08-19
💻 computer science

Achieving Pareto-Optimal Sequencing for Real-Time Database Synchronization via Strategy-Level Reinforcement Learning

The paper proposes UniPAS, a strategy-level reinforcement learning framework that eliminates the classifier bottleneck in database synchronization by embedding urgency awareness directly into the reward function, enabling a deep Q-network to dynamically navigate the Pareto frontier between fairness and urgency without relying on coarse event categorization.

Mingqi Wu, Guoying Lin, Jingxu Yang, Yuan Ai, Guang Zeng, Jitian Li, Datong Chen2026-08-19
💻 computer science

Development of a Rapid Assessment Method for Responsible Use of Generative AI in Scientific Research: Application to the Ugandan Research Context

This paper introduces RAM-GenAI, a practical rapid assessment method designed to evaluate responsible generative AI use in scientific research within low- and middle-income contexts like Uganda by focusing on five key domains: transparency, verification, data responsibility, human oversight, and reproducibility.

Omara innocent2026-08-19