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Predicting food taste with bound-driven optimization

Pagkratis Tagkopoulos, Dimitris Sfondilis, Ilias Tagkopoulos, Tarek Zohdi · 2026

The prediction of sensory attributes from ingredient-level formulations is an emerging challenge at the intersection of food science and artificial intelligence. We address the fundamental question of…

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Maritime Connectivity Vulnerability Index: Construction, Patterns, and Validation Across 185 Economies, 2006-2025

Mohamed Bouka, Moulaye Abdel Kader Moulaye Ismail · 2026

Recent disruptions at major maritime chokepoints have exposed the structural fragility of liner shipping networks. Existing indicators measure connectivity, but none quantify its structural vulnerabil…

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A Model and Estimation of the Bitcoin Transaction Fee

Daniel Aronoff, Kristian Praizner, Armin Sabouri · 2026

Bitcoin transaction fees will become more important as the block subsidy declines, but fee formation is hard to study with blockchain data alone because the relevant queueing environment is unobserved…

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Performance Analysis of STAR-RIS-Assisted NOMA Wireless Systems with Realistic Indoor Outdoor THz Channel Models

Ngoc Phuc Le, Mohamed-Slim Alouini · 2026

In this paper, a simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS)-aided downlink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) Terahertz (THz) wireless system is propos…

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Nonlinear Model Updating of Aerospace Structures via Taylor-Series Reduced-Order Models

Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Jake Hollins, Konstantinos Agathos, Evangelos Papatheou · 2026

Finite element model updating is a mature discipline for linear structures, yet its extension to nonlinear regimes remains an open challenge. This paper presents a methodology that combines nonlinear …

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Long-Reach Robotic Cleaning for Lunar Solar Arrays

Stanley Wang, Velin Kojouharov, Long Yin Chung, Daniel Morton, Mark Cutkosky · 2026

Commercial lunar activity is accelerating the need for reliable surface infrastructure and routine operations to keep it functioning. Maintenance tasks such as inspection, cleaning, dust mitigation, a…

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A Shell-to-Shell Cohesive Line Element for Efficient Modeling of Interfacial Cracking in Overmolded Stiffened Panels

Sergio G. F. Cordeiro, Boyang Chen, Frans P. van der Meer · 2026

The wide adoption of thermoplastic composites to reduce weight in structural parts requires reliable numerical methods to account for debonding between overmolded parts. Although cohesive elements are…

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Comparative analysis of dual-form networks for live land monitoring using multi-modal satellite image time series

Iris Dumeur (CB), Jeremy Anger (CB), Gabriele Facciolo (CB) · 2026

Multi-modal Satellite Image Time Series (SITS) analysis faces significant computational challenges for live land monitoring applications. While Transformer architectures excel at capturing temporal de…

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A Model Predictive Control Approach to Dual-Axis Agrivoltaic Panel Tracking

Anna Stuhlmacher, Panupong Srisuthankul, Johanna L. Mathieu, Peter Seiler · 2026

Agrivoltaic systems--photovoltaic (PV) panels installed above agricultural land--have emerged as a promising dual-use solution to address competing land demands for food and energy production. In this…

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From Folding Mechanics to Robotic Function: A Unified Modeling Framework for Compliant Origami

Bohan Zhang, Bo Wang, Huajiang Ouyang, Zhigang Wu, Haohao Bi, Jiawei Xu, Mingchao Liu, Weicheng Huang · 2026

Origami inspired architectures offer a powerful route toward lightweight, reconfigurable, and programmable robotic systems. Yet, a unified mechanics framework capable of seamlessly bridging rigid fold…

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OpenHEART: Opening Heterogeneous Articulated Objects with a Legged Manipulator

Seonghyeon Lim, Hyeonwoo Lee, Seunghyun Lee, I Made Aswin Nahrendra, Hyun Myung · 2026

Legged manipulators offer high mobility and versatile manipulation. However, robust interaction with heterogeneous articulated objects, such as doors, drawers, and cabinets, remains challenging becaus…

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Cramer-Rao Bounds for Target Parameter Estimation in a Bi-Static IRS-Assisted Radar Configuration

Sanjeeva Reddy S, Vinod Veera Reddy · 2026

Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) sensing and detection of low-observable (stealth) targets are challenging for conventional radar due to blockage and severe propagation loss. Intelligent Reflective Surface (I…

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Heterogeneity-agnostic AI/ML-assisted beam selection for multi-panel arrays

Ibrahim Kilinc, Robert W. Heath Jr · 2026

AI/ML-based beam selection methods coupled with location information effectively reduce beam training overhead. Unfortunately, heterogeneous antenna hardware with varying dimensions, orientations, cod…

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Assembling Solar Panels by Dual Robot Arms Towards Full Autonomous Lunar Base Construction

Luca Nunziante, Kentaro Uno, Gustavo H. Diaz, Shreya Santra, Alessandro De Luca, Kazuya Yoshida · 2026

Since the successful Apollo program, humanity is once again aiming to return to the Moon for scientific discovery, resource mining, and inhabitation. Upcoming decades focus on building a lunar outpost…

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Solar Panel-based Visible Light Communication for Batteryless Systems

Juan F. Gutierrez, Nhung Nguyen, Jesus M. Quintero, Andres Gomez · 2026

This paper presents a batteryless wireless communication node for the Internet of Things, powered entirely by ambient light and capable of receiving data through visible light communication. A solar p…

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A hybrid global local computational framework for ship hull structural analysis using homogenized model and graph neural network

Yuecheng Cai, Jasmin Jelovica · 2025

This study presents a computational framework for global local structural analysis of ship hull girders that integrates an equivalent single layer (ESL) model with a graph neural network (GNN). A coar…

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Sample-Efficient Robot Skill Learning for Construction Tasks: Benchmarking Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning and Vision-Language-Action VLA Model

Zhaofeng Hu, Hongrui Yu, Vaidhyanathan Chandramouli, Ci-Jyun Liang · 2025

This study evaluates two leading approaches for teaching construction robots new skills to understand their applicability for construction automation: a Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model and Reinforc…

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mViSE: A Visual Search Engine for Analyzing Multiplex IHC Brain Tissue Images

Liqiang Huang, Rachel W. Mills, Saikiran Mandula, Lin Bai, Mahtab Jeyhani, John Redell, Hien Van Nguyen, Saurabh Prasad, Dragan Maric, Badrinath Roysam · 2025

Whole-slide multiplex imaging of brain tissue generates massive information-dense images that are challenging to analyze and require custom software. We present an alternative query-driven programming…

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A model of the Unity High Definition Render Pipeline, with applications to flat-panel and head-mounted display characterization

Richard F. Murray · 2025

Game engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine have become popular tools for creating perceptual and behavioral experiments in complex, interactive environments. They are often used with flat-panel disp…

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Stochastic framework for scheduling preemptive upgrades of distribution transformers

William A Wheeler, Samuel Chevalier, Amritanshu Pandey · 2025

Electrification of residential heating and transporta- tion has the potential to overload transformers in distribution feeders. Strategic scheduling of transformer upgrades to antici- pate increasing …

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