💻 computer science

Event Detection in Social Networks Using Polarization Dynamics

This paper proposes a polarization-based anomaly detection method using the Minimum Effort to Consensus (MEC) index on social media data, demonstrating that monitoring shifts in public disagreement outperforms traditional volume-based approaches in identifying significant events, as validated through a case study of the 2024 Colombian pension reform debate on X.

James Andres Payan Caicedo, Robinson Duque Agudelo, Victor Bucheli Guerrero2026-07-02
💻 computer science

A Novel Hybrid VMD-TCN-BiGRU Model for Solar Irradiation Prediction Using Long-Term Monthly Meteorological Data

This study proposes a novel hybrid deep learning model combining Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD), Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN), and Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (BiGRU) that significantly outperforms nine other machine learning algorithms in predicting long-term monthly solar irradiation using NASA POWER data from Turkey.

Suat Ozturk, Ahmet Emir, Halil Ibrahim Topal2026-07-02
💻 computer science

An Inverse-Distance Weighting Alignment-DiversityAttention Transformer for Days Ahead Particulate Matter Concentration Forecasting

This paper proposes IDW-ADAFormer, an iTransformer-based framework that integrates adaptive Inverse-Distance Weighting decomposition, a kernel-based alignment diversity attention module, and an AQI-aware loss function to achieve accurate and interpretable medium-term forecasting of spatially distributed particulate matter concentrations.

Yue Yu, Pavel Loskot, Yu Lin, Yu Gao2026-07-01
💻 computer science

Multi-Level Support Analysis in Association Rule Mining across Large-Scale Transactional Data

This study evaluates the performance of the Apriori algorithm on large-scale synthetic transactional datasets to demonstrate that while lowering support thresholds increases rule diversity, it significantly raises computational costs, ultimately highlighting the need to balance algorithmic depth with efficiency through optimal threshold selection.

Malini M Patil, Saiyam N Bothra2026-07-01
💻 computer science

Population State-Aware Cooperative Adaptive Differential Evolution for Multi-Objective Arterial Traffic Signal Coordination

This paper proposes a Population State-Aware Cooperative Adaptive Differential Evolution (PSAC-DE) algorithm featuring a unified state controller to solve a four-objective arterial traffic signal coordination model, demonstrating significant improvements in delay, stops, green wave bandwidth, and carbon emissions compared to mainstream optimizers in simulated Hangzhou scenarios.

Bing Bai, Chengzhi Wang, Zhimeng Li, Xiaozheng Li2026-07-01
💻 computer science

TopoLeaf: A Zero-Shot Visual Anomaly Detection Framework via Stable Feature Dimensionality and Local Persistent Homology for Self-Organizing Agricultural Cyber-Physical Systems

TopoLeaf is a training-free, zero-shot visual anomaly detection framework for agricultural cyber-physical systems that combines geometric distance and local persistent homology on foundation model features to robustly identify novel plant diseases and structural deviations across diverse crop domains without requiring annotated data.

Shutong Hou2026-07-01