💻 computer science

H. Dilpriya's Momentum (HDM) : A Multi-Strategy Gradient-Aligned Optimizer with Adaptive Per-Parameter Corrections, Cosine-Annealed Scheduling, and Convergence Guarantees for Deep Neural Networks

This paper introduces H. Dilpriya's Momentum (HDM), a novel multi-strategy optimizer that combines adaptive per-parameter corrections with cosine-annealed scheduling to achieve rigorous convergence guarantees and state-of-the-art gradient alignment, demonstrating superior performance on both ill-conditioned synthetic problems and deep learning benchmarks like MNIST and CIFAR-10.

Janaka Ishan Senarathna2026-07-13
💻 computer science

Understanding Behavioural Risk Signals in Socio-Technical Work Systems Using Explainable Machine Learning

This study demonstrates that using explainable machine learning to analyze item-level safety climate data reveals nonlinear, threshold-dependent behavioural risk patterns driven by management responsiveness, training, and experience, challenging traditional linear aggregation models and offering a more precise basis for proactive accident prevention.

Omid Akbarzadeh, Parisa Moshashaei, Rasoul Ahmadpour, Mohammed Qadir Ali, Seyed Shamseddin Alizadeh2026-07-13
💻 computer science

ℓ0-Regularized Quadratic Surface Support Vector Machines

This paper proposes a sparse ℓ0-regularized quadratic surface support vector machine (QSVM) to address overfitting and interpretability issues in kernel-free nonlinear classification, introducing a penalty decomposition algorithm with provable optimality and convergence guarantees that demonstrates competitive performance and sparsity on both benchmark and real-world credit datasets.

Ahmad Mousavi, Ramin Zandvakili, Zheming Gao2026-07-13
💻 computer science

AI-Driven Multimodal Communication Framework for Inclusive Classrooms: A PRISMA-Based Systematic Review for Deaf Learners

This paper presents a PRISMA-based systematic review revealing the limitations of current auditory-centric solutions for deaf learners and proposes an AI-driven multimodal communication framework integrating speech recognition, natural language processing, and sign language generation to enable real-time visual support and achieve meaningful inclusion in classrooms.

shahir vk2026-07-13
💻 computer science

Empty scaffold allocation bias in molecular distribution shift evaluation

This paper reveals that standard scaffold-based evaluation methods introduce a hidden allocation bias by incorrectly treating chemically heterogeneous "no-scaffold" molecules as a single unit, which distorts generalization metrics across common benchmarks, and proposes an "Empty-Scaffold-Aware" repair to restore balanced representation and accurate performance assessment.

Tao Song, Yong Wang, Shuang Wang, Xun Wang2026-07-13
💻 computer science

Scale-Dependent Performance of YOLOv12 andYOLOv11 for Automated Blood Cell Detection: A Controlled Benchmark on BCCD

This study presents the first scale-by-scale benchmark of YOLOv11 and YOLOv12 variants on the BCCD dataset, revealing that while their overall mean performance is nearly identical, YOLOv12 excels at the nano scale for latency-critical applications whereas YOLOv11 outperforms it at medium and large scales, indicating that model selection should be driven by specific scale and recall requirements rather than a uniform assumption of superiority.

Wenxi Tang, Yu Miao, Xiafang Chen2026-07-10