💻 computer science

CleanScore: Black-Box Benchmark Audits with Negative Controls and Sensitivity Bounds

CleanScore is a black-box auditing framework that employs negative controls and sensitivity bounds to distinguish genuine model skill from prior data exposure, revealing that standard paraphrase-based audits significantly underestimate the impact of training data contamination while demonstrating that surface-form inflation in public benchmarks is minimal.

Jeffery Opoku, David Banahene2026-09-02
💻 computer science

The Fractal Spectral Wave Filter: A Quantum-Resilient Cryptographic Primitive Harnessing the Aliasing Collisions

This paper proposes a quantum-resilient cryptographic framework called the Fractal Spectral Wave Filter, which achieves efficient O(N log N) processing and high entropy by mapping 2D data via Morton Z-order curves, applying Number Theoretic Transforms over finite rings, and leveraging unmitigated aliasing collisions as a diffusion mechanism.

Venkata Rajasekhara Reddy Lakkasani2026-09-02
💻 computer science

Capability-Mediated Perimeters for Secure AI Agent Tool Execution: Conditional Non-Escalation Invariants and Empirical Evaluation Against Indirect Prompt Injection

This paper introduces Mastyf Guard, a deterministic-first security architecture that treats LLM agents as untrusted principals and enforces conditional non-escalation invariants via an external reference monitor, achieving near-perfect attack detection with zero false positives in empirical evaluations against indirect prompt injection and exfiltration threats.

Rudraneel Das2026-09-02✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
💻 computer science

Design and Development of a Low-Cost AI-Based Robotic Face for Real-Time Visual Tracking and Voice Interaction

This paper presents the design and evaluation of a low-cost, Raspberry Pi-based robotic face that utilizes OpenCV for real-time visual tracking and servo-controlled actuation to mimic human facial expressions and head movements, achieving 92.4% detection accuracy with minimal latency while addressing security considerations for intelligent interactive systems.

Kashif Ahmed Siddiqui, Abdul Rahman Owaise, Mohammed Abdul Baseer farhan, Mohammed Noorullah Khan2026-09-02
💻 computer science

A Path Planning Method for Fire Detection in Educational Experimental Zones Based on an Improved Deep Q-learning Algorithm

This paper proposes an improved Deep Q-Learning algorithm for UAV fire detection in educational experimental zones that integrates multi-objective reward optimization, diagonal motion incentives, and A*-inspired constraints to significantly enhance path efficiency, reduce risk exposure, and improve mission success rates compared to conventional methods.

Lingqing Feng, Yujing Liu, LULU ZHENG2026-09-02