Segmentation of Retinal Low-Cost Optical Coherence Tomography Images using Deep Learning

This paper presents a deep learning framework that utilizes a convolutional neural network (CNN) combined with a convolutional denoising autoencoder (CDAE) to accurately segment total retinal structures and pigment epithelial detachments in novel low-cost full-field OCT images, thereby enabling automated computer-aided diagnosis for home-based monitoring of age-related macular degeneration.

Timo Kepp, Helge Sudkamp, Claus von der Burchard, Hendrik Schenke, Peter Koch, Gereon Hüttmann, Johann Roider, Mattias P. Heinrich, Heinz HandelsThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Reference Architecture of a Quantum-Centric Supercomputer

This paper presents a reference architecture and roadmap for Quantum-Centric Supercomputing (QCSC) systems that integrate quantum, GPU, and CPU resources to overcome current isolation challenges and enable seamless, high-performance hybrid workflows across three evolutionary phases.

Seetharami Seelam, Jerry M. Chow, Antonio Córcoles, Sarah Sheldon, Tushar Mittal, Abhinav Kandala, Sean Dague, Ian Hincks, Hiroshi Horii, Blake Johnson, Michael Le, Hani Jamjoom, Jay M. GambettaThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Prioritizing Gradient Sign Over Modulus: An Importance-Aware Framework for Wireless Federated Learning

This paper proposes Sign-Prioritized FL (SP-FL), a novel wireless federated learning framework that enhances model training reliability under resource constraints by prioritizing the transmission of gradient signs through a hierarchical resource allocation scheme, achieving up to 9.96% higher accuracy than existing methods on the CIFAR-10 dataset.

Yiyang Yue, Jiacheng Yao, Wei Xu, Zhaohui Yang, George K. Karagiannidis, Dusit NiyatoThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Parallel-in-Time Nonlinear Optimal Control via GPU-native Sequential Convex Programming

This paper presents a fully GPU-native trajectory optimization framework that leverages sequential convex programming and consensus-based ADMM with temporal splitting to achieve real-time, high-throughput nonlinear optimal control for autonomous systems, demonstrating significant speedups and energy efficiency over CPU baselines while enabling scalable multi-trajectory and robust Model Predictive Control.

Yilin Zou, Zhong Zhang, Fanghua JiangThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Dynamic Modeling and Attitude Control of a Reaction-Wheel-Based Low-Gravity Bipedal Hopper

This paper presents a dynamic model and control strategy for an underactuated bipedal hopping robot that utilizes an internal reaction wheel to stabilize body posture during ballistic flight under low-gravity conditions, successfully reducing mid-air angular deviation by over 65% and ensuring precise upright landings in lunar gravity simulations.

Shriram Hari, M Venkata Sai Nikhil, R Prasanth KumarThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Towards Cognitive Defect Analysis in Active Infrared Thermography with Vision-Text Cues

This paper introduces a novel language-guided framework that leverages pretrained vision-language models and a specialized adapter to achieve zero-shot, generative detection and localization of subsurface defects in carbon fiber-reinforced polymers using active infrared thermography, thereby eliminating the need for costly, task-specific training datasets while significantly improving signal-to-noise ratios and detection accuracy.

Mohammed Salah, Eman Ouda, Giuseppe Dell'Avvocato, Fabrizio Sarasini, Ester D'Accardi, Jorge Dias, Davor Svetinovic, Stefano Sfarra, Yusra AbdulrahmanThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

World Model for Battery Degradation Prediction Under Non-Stationary Aging

This paper proposes a world model framework for lithium-ion battery degradation prognosis that encodes cycle data into latent states and propagates them forward using learned dynamics, demonstrating that iterative rollout significantly reduces trajectory forecast error compared to direct regression while a Single Particle Model constraint specifically enhances prediction accuracy at the degradation knee.

Kai Chin Lim, Khay Wai SeeThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

3-D Trajectory Optimization for Robust Direction Sensing in Movable Antenna Systems

This paper proposes a robust 3-D trajectory optimization framework for movable antenna systems that minimizes the worst-case mean square angular error in direction estimation by deriving a closed-form performance bound and solving a min-max problem via successive convex approximation, thereby achieving isotropic sensing superior to fixed-position and 2-D movable antenna schemes.

Wenyan Ma, Lipeng Zhu, Xiaodan Shao, Rui ZhangThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Overcoming Visual Clutter in Vision Language Action Models via Concept-Gated Visual Distillation

This paper introduces Concept-Gated Visual Distillation (CGVD), a training-free, model-agnostic inference framework that overcomes the "Precision-Reasoning Gap" in Vision-Language-Action models by parsing instructions to identify distractors and using Fourier-based inpainting to generate clean observations, thereby significantly improving robotic manipulation success rates in highly cluttered environments.

Sangmim Song, Sarath Kodagoda, Marc Carmichael, Karthick ThiyagarajanThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Exploiting Spatial Modulation for Strong PhaseNoise Mitigation in mmWave Massive MIMO

This paper proposes a phase-noise resilient framework for mmWave massive MIMO systems using generalized receiver spatial modulation, which combines compact MQAM symbol pool design, enhanced spatial mapping strategies, and a practical single-stage compensation architecture to significantly mitigate phase noise effects while maintaining robust spatial detection.

Oshin Daoud, Haifa Fares, Amor Nafkha, Yahia Medjahdi, Laurent ClavierThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Distortion Is Not Noise: On the Limits of the Kappa Model for Monostatic ISAC

This paper argues that the aggregate κ\kappa distortion model is overly pessimistic for monostatic ISAC sensing because the transmitter can monitor its own waveform, and it derives new PA-aware and PN-aware Cramér–Rao bounds to demonstrate that this approach reveals an irreducible velocity-error floor while significantly overestimating sensing degradation compared to practical scenarios.

Haofan Dong, Ozgur B. AkanThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess

Regularizing INR with diffusion prior self-supervised 3D reconstruction of neutron computed tomography data

This paper introduces Diffusive INR (DINR), a novel framework that regularizes implicit neural representations with a diffusion prior trained on synthetic data to achieve high-quality, artifact-reduced 3D reconstructions of concrete microstructures from sparse-view neutron computed tomography, outperforming state-of-the-art methods under extreme data limitations.

Maliha Hossain, Haley Duba-Sullivan, Amirkoushyar ZiabariThu, 12 Ma⚡ eess