💻 computer science

AFCC: Adaptive Fusion of Local Contour Descriptors and Hierarchical Convolutional Features for Weld Formation Classification on Curved Workpieces

This paper proposes AFCC, an adaptive fusion framework that combines local contour descriptors with hierarchical convolutional features and reliability-guided weighting to achieve high-accuracy classification of weld formations on curved workpieces, significantly outperforming baseline deep learning methods in an industrial setting.

Cheng-Hui Chen, Tsung-Hua Tsai2026-11-06
💻 computer science

Exact Zero-Error Communication Complexity of an Entanglement-Assisted Quantum Learning Task

This paper resolves the open question of the exact zero-error one-way classical communication cost for a specific entanglement-assisted quantum learning task by proving it equals the logarithm of the ternary-cube covering number (or the total domination number of the categorical power K3×nK_3^{\times n}), thereby quantifying the precise classical resources required to match the quantum protocol's perfect success.

David Vesterlund2026-11-06
💻 computer science

The Inverse-Wisdom Law: Architectural Tribalism and the Consensus Paradox in Agentic Swarms

This paper challenges the assumption that multi-agent systems inherently improve accuracy through collaboration, demonstrating via extensive experiments that homogeneous agentic swarms often exhibit "Architectural Tribalism" where a synthesizer's model family biases the system toward reinforcing errors rather than truth, thereby necessitating a "Heterogeneity Mandate" for resilient AI architectures.

Dahlia Shehata, Ming Li2026-11-06
💻 computer science

When alignment is not agreement: Construct-specific validation of large language models for CAF measurement in L2 writing

This study demonstrates that while large language models show strong correlations with human raters in measuring complexity, accuracy, and fluency in L2 writing, they exhibit construct-specific biases and systematic underestimations, proving that statistical alignment does not equate to interchangeable measurement and necessitating construct-specific validation and human verification.

Amin Roshanaie, Asghar Salimi Amirghayeb2026-11-06