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Dual-Polarized Massive MIMO Based on Precoding for Vehicle-To-Ground Communication in Urban Rail Transit

Zhengyuan Wu, Junhui Zhao, Qingmiao Zhang, Ming Zhang · 2026

The development of intelligent and diversified ser vices in urban rail transit (URT) has resulted in an increasing de mand for high-rate communication between vehicles and ground equipment. However, e…

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Toward Safe Autonomous Robotic Endovascular Interventions using World Models

Harry Robertshaw, Nikola Fischer, Han-Ru Wu, Andrea Walker Perez, Weiyuan Deng, Benjamin Jackson, Christos Bergeles, Alejandro Granados, Thomas C Booth · 2026

Autonomous mechanical thrombectomy (MT) presents substantial challenges due to highly variable vascular geometries and the requirements for accurate, real-time control. While reinforcement learning (R…

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Wildfires Quasi-Implicit Alternative-Direction Simulations using Isogeometric Finite Element Method

Juliusz Wasieleski, Tomasz S{l}uzalec, Maciej Wozniak, Marcin {L}os, Andres Medina, Paulina Sepulveda, Albert Oliver Serra, Eirik Valseth, Anna Paszynska, Maciej Paszynski · 2026

We develop a wildfire simulation model that evolves the temperature scalar field using an energy balance equation accounting for heat generation, transport, and loss. For these equations, we develop q…

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Differentiable Satellite Constellation Configuration via Relaxed Coverage and Revisit Objectives

Shreeyam Kacker, Kerri Cahoy · 2026

Satellite constellation design requires optimizing orbital parameters across multiple satellites to maximize mission specific metrics. For many types of mission, it is desirable to maximize coverage a…

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Physics-informed, Generative Adversarial Design of Funicular Shells

Ruben Lourenco, Iciar Alfaro, Beatriz Moya, Elias Cueto · 2026

Shell structures are pivotal in the fields of architecture and engineering, due to their aesthetic appeal and structural efficiency. Recently, 3D concrete printing has reignited the interest in these …

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CAVERS: Multimodal SLAM Data from a Natural Karstic Cave with Ground Truth Motion Capture

Giacomo Franchini, David Rodriguez-Martinez, Alfonso Martinez-Petersen, C. J. Perez-del-Pulgar, Marcello Chiaberge · 2026

Autonomous robots operating in natural karstic caves face perception and navigation challenges that are qualitatively distinct from those encountered in mines or tunnels: irregular geometry, reflectiv…

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GPU-Accelerated Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Contact-Implicit Legged Locomotion

Samuel C. Buckner, Purnanand Elango · 2026

Contact-implicit trajectory optimization (CITO) enables the automatic discovery of contact sequences, but most methods rely on fine time discretization to capture all contact events accurately, which …

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A Markov Decision Process Framework for Enhancing Power System Resilience during Wildfires under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty

Xinyi Zhao, Prasanna Raut, Chaoyue Zhao, Alexandre Moreira · 2026

Wildfires pose an increasing threat to the safety and reliability of power systems, particularly in distribution networks located in fire-prone regions. To mitigate ignition risk from electrical infra…

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INTERACT: An AI-Driven Extended Reality Framework for Accesible Communication Featuring Real-Time Sign Language Interpretation and Emotion Recognition

Nikolaos D. Tantaroudas, Andrew J. McCracken, Ilias Karachalios, Evangelos Papatheou · 2026

Video conferencing has become central to professional collaboration, yet most platforms offer limited support for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and multilingual users. The World Health Organisation estimates…

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AI-Driven Modular Services for Accessible Multilingual Education in Immersive Extended Reality Settings: Integrating Speech Processing, Translation, and Sign Language Rendering

N.D. Tantaroudas, A.J. McCracken, I. Karachalios, E. Papatheou · 2026

This work introduces a modular platform that brings together six AI services, automatic speech recognition via OpenAI Whisper, multilingual translation through Meta NLLB, speech synthesis using AWS Po…

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Semantic analysis of behavior in a DNA-functionalized molecular swarm

Tom Bachard, Gong Yiming, Ibuki Kawamata, Akira Kakugo, Nathanael Aubert-Kato · 2026

In this paper, we propose applying semantic embedding to learn the range of behaviors exhibited by molecular swarms, thereby providing a richer set of features to optimize such systems. Specifically, …

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Robust Autonomous Control of a Magnetic Millirobot in In Vitro Cardiac Flow

Anuruddha Bhattacharjee, Xinhao Chen, Lamar O. Mair, Suraj Raval, Yancy Diaz-Mercado, Axel Krieger · 2026

Untethered magnetic millirobots offer significant potential for minimally invasive cardiac therapies; however, achieving reliable autonomous control in pulsatile cardiac flow remains challenging. This…

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Retinal Malady Classification using AI: A novel ViT-SVM combination architecture

Shashwat Jha, Vishvaditya Luhach, Raju Poddar · 2026

Macular Holes, Central serous retinopathy and Diabetic Retinopathy are one of the most widespread maladies of the eyes responsible for either partial or complete vision loss, thus making it clear that…

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Why That Robot? A Qualitative Analysis of Justification Strategies for Robot Color Selection Across Occupational Contexts

Jiangen He, Wanqi Zhang, Jessica K. Barfield · 2026

As robots increasingly enter the workforce, human-robot interaction (HRI) must address how implicit social biases influence user preferences. This paper investigates how users rationalize their select…

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A Position Statement on Endovascular Models and Effectiveness Metrics for Mechanical Thrombectomy Navigation, on behalf of the Stakeholder Taskforce for AI-assisted Robotic Thrombectomy (START)

Harry Robertshaw, Anna Barnes, Phil Blakelock, Raphael Blanc, Robert Crossley, Rebecca Fahrig, Ameer E. Hassan, Benjamin Jackson, Lennart Karstensen, Neelam Kaur, Markus Kowarschik, Jeremy Lynch, Franziska Mathis-Ullrich, Dwight Meglan, Vitor Mendes Pereira, Mouloud Ourak, Matteo Pantano, S.M.Hadi Sadati, Alice Taylor-Gee, Tom Vercauteren, Phil White, Alejandro Granados, Thomas C. Booth · 2026

While we are making progress in overcoming infectious diseases and cancer; one of the major medical challenges of the mid-21st century will be the rising prevalence of stroke. Large vessels occlusions…

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UPV_RIR_DB: A Structured Room Impulse Response Database with Hierarchical Metadata and Acoustic Indicators

Jesus Garcia-Gamborino, Laura Fuster, Daniel de la Prida, Luis A. Azpicueta-Ruiz, Gema Pinero · 2026

This paper presents UPV_RIR_DB, a structured database of measured room impulse responses (RIRs) designed to provide acoustic data with explicit spatial metadata and traceable acquisition parameters. T…

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Design, Modelling and Characterisation of a Miniature Fibre-Reinforced Soft Bending Actuator for Endoluminal Interventions

Xiangyi Tan, Aoife McDonald-Bowyer, Danail Stoyanov, Agostino Stilli · 2026

Miniaturised soft pneumatic actuators are crucial for robotic intervention within highly constrained anatomical pathways. This work presents the design and validation of a fibre-reinforced soft actuat…

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How Open is Open TTS? A Practical Evaluation of Open Source TTS Tools

Teodora Ragman, Adrian Bogdan Stanea, Horia Cucu, Adriana Stan · 2026

Open-source text-to-speech (TTS) frameworks have emerged as highly adaptable platforms for developing speech synthesis systems across a wide range of languages. However, their applicability is not uni…

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Crab: Multi Layer Contrastive Supervision to Improve Speech Emotion Recognition Under Both Acted and Natural Speech Condition

Lucas H. Ueda, Joao G. T. Lima, Paula D. P. Costa · 2026

Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) in real-world scenarios remains challenging due to severe class imbalance and the prevalence of spontaneous, natural speech. While recent approaches leverage self-supe…

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PinPoint: Monocular Needle Pose Estimation for Robotic Suturing via Stein Variational Newton and Geometric Residuals

Jesse F. d'Almeida, Tanner Watts, Susheela Sharma Stern, James Ferguson, Alan Kuntz, Robert J. Webster III · 2026

Reliable estimation of surgical needle 3D position and orientation is essential for autonomous robotic suturing, yet existing methods operate almost exclusively under stereoscopic vision. In monocular…

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