Contractor-Expander and Universal Inverse Optimal Positive Nonlinear Control

This paper introduces two novel inverse optimal control frameworks utilizing "contractor and expander functions" to achieve stabilization for general control-affine nonlinear systems constrained to the positive orthant with positive controls, addressing the limitations of conventional methods through asymmetric cost designs and providing explicit universal formulae for applications such as predator-prey models.

Miroslav KrsticThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Simplifying Preference Elicitation in Local Energy Markets: Combinatorial Clock Exchange

This paper proposes a novel multi-product market mechanism for local energy markets that combines combinatorial clock exchange with machine learning to simplify preference elicitation for prosumers, enabling them to express complex, interdependent preferences through an intuitive package-reporting format while achieving rapid price convergence and transparent linear pricing.

Shobhit Singhal, Lesia MitridatiThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

System-Theoretic Analysis of Dynamic Generalized Nash Equilibria -- Turnpikes and Dissipativity

This paper establishes a system-theoretic framework for dynamic Generalized Nash Equilibria by demonstrating the equivalence between strict dissipativity and the turnpike phenomenon, deriving conditions for optimal steady-state operation, and designing linear terminal penalties to ensure the convergence and stability of game-theoretic Model Predictive Control.

Sophie Hall, Florian Dörfler, Timm FaulwasserThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

HyWA: Hypernetwork Weight Adapting Personalized Voice Activity Detection

The paper proposes HyWA, a novel Personalized Voice Activity Detection (PVAD) approach that utilizes a hypernetwork to generate personalized weights for selected layers of a standard VAD model, demonstrating consistent performance improvements and enhanced deployment flexibility compared to existing speaker-conditioning methods.

Mahsa Ghazvini Nejad, Hamed Jafarzadeh Asl, Amin Edraki, Mohammadreza Sadeghi, Masoud Asgharian, Yuanhao Yu, Vahid Partovi NiaThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Reciprocal Beyond-Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (BD-RIS): Scattering Matrix Design via Manifold Optimization

This paper proposes a low-complexity manifold optimization framework that enforces reciprocity constraints on Beyond-Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (BD-RIS) to maximize sum-rate performance, demonstrating superior results compared to state-of-the-art approaches.

Marko Fidanovski, Iván Alexander Morales Sandoval, Hyeon Seok Rou, Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu, Emil BjörnsonThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Robust Audio-Visual Target Speaker Extraction with Emotion-Aware Multiple Enrollment Fusion

This paper proposes a robust Audio-Visual Target Speaker Extraction framework that leverages emotion-aware multiple enrollment fusion, demonstrating that training with high modality missing rates significantly enhances performance stability against real-world signal loss while achieving optimal results by fusing single-frame facial images with frame-level lip features.

Zhan Jin, Bang Zeng, Peijun Yang, Jiarong Du, Wei Ju, Yao Tian, Juan Liu, Ming LiThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Platform-Aware Channel Knowledge Mapping via Mutual Antenna Pattern Learning in 3D Wireless Links

This paper proposes a platform-aware framework that models 3D wireless links as a novel mutual antenna pattern, demonstrating that while individual platform effects are unidentifiable, the coupled pattern can be effectively estimated from noisy measurements to reduce path loss errors by up to 10 dB compared to traditional models.

Mushfiqur Rahman, Ismail Guvenc, Jason A. Abrahamson, Arupjyoti BhuyanThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Phase Selection and Analysis for Multi-frequency Multi-user RIS Systems Employing Subsurfaces in Correlated Ricean and Rayleigh Environments

This paper proposes a low-complexity phase selection method for multi-frequency multi-user RIS systems that divides the surface into user-specific subsurfaces, deriving exact closed-form mean SNR expressions for correlated Ricean and Rayleigh channels and demonstrating that iterative and converged versions of this approach outperform existing methods in robustness and efficiency despite reduced bandwidth per user.

Amy S. Inwood, Peter J. Smith, Philippa A. Martin, Graeme K. WoodwardThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Enhancing Brain Source Reconstruction by Initializing 3D Neural Networks with Physical Inverse Solutions

The paper introduces 3D-PIUNet, a novel hybrid deep learning framework that enhances EEG brain source reconstruction by initializing a 3D U-Net with physics-based pseudo-inverse estimates and refining them through data-driven learning, thereby achieving superior spatial accuracy and practical applicability compared to traditional and end-to-end methods.

Marco Morik, Ali Hashemi, Klaus-Robert Müller, Stefan Haufe, Shinichi NakajimaThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Max-Consensus with Deterministic Convergence in Directed Graphs with Unreliable Communication Links

This paper introduces DMaC, a novel distributed algorithm that guarantees finite-time max-consensus in directed graphs with unreliable communication links by leveraging narrowband error-free feedback for acknowledgments and a fully distributed termination mechanism to ensure exact convergence under arbitrary packet loss.

Apostolos I. Rikos, Jiaqi Hu, Themistoklis Charalambous, Karl Henrik JohannsonThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess