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BUT System Description for CHiME-9 MCoRec Challenge

Dominik Klement, Alexander Polok, Nguyen Hai Phong, Prachi Singh, Lukas Burget · 2026

Multi-talker automatic speech recognition (ASR) in conversational recordings remains an open problem, particularly in scenarios with large portion of overlapping speech where identifying and transcrib…

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Generalizable Friction Coefficient Estimation via Material Embedding and Proxy Interaction Modeling

Zhendong Wang, Huamin Wang · 2026

Accurately estimating friction coefficients between arbitrary material pairs is critical for robotics, digital fabrication, and physics-based simulation, but exhaustive pairwise testing scales quadrat…

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Scaling of Gaussian Kolmogorov--Arnold Networks

Amir Noorizadegan, Sifan Wang · 2026

The Gaussian scale parameter \(\epsilon\) is central to the behavior of Gaussian Kolmogorov--Arnold Networks (KANs), yet its role in deep edge-based architectures has not been studied systematically. …

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Sample entropy for graph signals: An approach to nonlinear analysis of graph signals

Mei-San Maggie Lei, John Stewart Fabila Carrasco, Javier Escudero · 2026

We introduce a graph-signal generalisation of Sample Entropy, denoted SampEn$_{G}$, to quantify irregularity of graph signals on a continuous state space, complementing existing methods on symbolic dy…

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Algebraic Diversity: Principles of a Group-Theoretic Approach to Signal Processing

Mitchell A. Thornton · 2026

We present principles of algebraic diversity (AD), a group-theoretic approach to signal processing exploiting signal symmetry to extract more information per observation, complementing classical metho…

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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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Muscle-inspired magnetic actuators that push, pull, crawl, and grasp

Muhammad Bilal Khan, Florian Hofmann, Kilian Schafer, Matthias Lutzi, Oliver Gutfleisch · 2026

Functional magnetic composites capable of large deformation, load bearing, and multifunctional motion are essential for next-generation adaptive soft robots. Here, we present muscle-inspired magnetic …

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A Reconfigurable Pneumatic Joint Enabling Localized Selective Stiffening and Shape Locking in Vine-Inspired Robots

Ayodele James Oyejide, Ustaz A. Yaqub, Samir Erturk, Eray A. Baran, Fabio Stroppa · 2026

Vine-inspired robots achieve large workspace coverage through tip eversion, enabling safe navigation in confined and cluttered environments. However, their deployment in free space is fundamentally li…

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Stable Long-Horizon Neural ODE Reduced-Order Models via Learned Feedback for Biological Growth and Remodeling

Joel Laudo, Adrian Buganza Tepole · 2026

Reduced-order models (ROMs) are essential for rapid simulation of complex biomechanical systems and for bridging the gap between high fidelity models and clinical application. However, ROMs for tissue…

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Inexpensive Optical Projection Tomography on a Mobile Phone Platform

Gennifer T. Smith, James M. Sikes, Nicholas Dwork · 2026

This work presents an inexpensive optical projection tomography (OPT) system built on a mobile phone platform for three-dimensional optical microscopy. The system uses an iPhone camera together with a…

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Robotic Manipulation is Vision-to-Geometry Mapping ($f(v) \rightarrow G$): Vision-Geometry Backbones over Language and Video Models

Zijian Song, Qichang Li, Jiawei Zhou, Zhenlong Yuan, Tianshui Chen, Liang Lin, Guangrun Wang · 2026

At its core, robotic manipulation is a problem of vision-to-geometry mapping ($f(v) \rightarrow G$). Physical actions are fundamentally defined by geometric properties like 3D positions and spatial re…

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An AI-Ready Pipeline for Impedance-Resolved QCM Biosensor: Interpretable Line-Shape Features, Redundancy Control, and Robust Regression

Ceyhun Kirimli, Elcim Elgun, Yagmur Tugtag · 2026

Accurate inference from quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements in liquids is often limited by reducing resonance behavior to two scalar endpoints (frequency and dissipation shifts, $\Delta f$ …

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RIS-Aided Sensing: Experimental Validation of Radar 3D Imaging in the mmWave Band

Sergio Mico-Rosa, Alvaro Villaescusa-Tebar, Saul Fenollosa, Carlos Villena-Jimenez, Monika Drozdowska, Narcis Cardona · 2026

The transition toward 6G networks demands energy-efficient hardware capable of active interaction with the environment. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) have emerged as a key technology for I…

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Bipedal-Walking-Dynamics Model on Granular Terrains

Xunjie Chen, Xinyan Huang, Peter Shan, Jingang Yi, Tao Liu · 2026

Bipeds have demonstrated high agility and mobility in unstructured environments such as sand. The yielding of such granular media brings significant sinkage and slip of the bipedal feet, leading to un…

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Modeling, Analysis and Activation of Planar Viscoelastically-combined Rimless Wheels

Fumihiko Asano, Yuxuan Xiang, Yanqiu Zheng, Cong Yan · 2026

This paper proposes novel passive-dynamic walkers formed by two cross-shaped frames and eight viscoelastic elements. Since it is a combination of two four-legged rimless wheels via viscoelastic elemen…

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Responsive Distribution of G-normal Random Variables

Ziting Pei, Shige Peng, Xingye Yue, Xiaotao Zheng · 2026

A $G$-normal random variable $X\sim \mathcal{N}(0,[\underline{\sigma}^2,\overline{\sigma}^2])$ does not admit a unique probability law due to volatility uncertainty. For a given test function $\phi$, …

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Tracking Listener Attention: Gaze-Guided Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement Framework

Hsiang-Cheng Yang, You-Jin Li, Rong Chao, Yu Tsao, Borching Su, Shao-Yi Chien · 2026

This paper presents a Gaze-Guided Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement (GG-AVSE) framework to address the cocktail party problem. A major challenge in conventional AVSE is identifying the listener's intend…

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G-AMC: A Green Automatic Modulation Classification Method

Chee-An Yu, Young-Kai Chen, C.-C. Jay Kuo · 2026

In this work, we propose an efficient and transparent green learning pipeline to address the automatic modulation classification (AMC) problem. This pipeline aims to enable receivers to blindly identi…

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Differentiable Invariant Sets for Hybrid Limit Cycles with Application to Legged Robots

Varun Madabushi, Akash Harapanahalli, Samuel Coogan, Maegan Tucker · 2026

For hybrid systems exhibiting periodic behavior, analyzing the invariant set containing the limit cycle is a natural way to study the robustness of the closed-loop system. However, computing these set…

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G-EDF-Loc: 3D Continuous Gaussian Distance Field for Robust Gradient-Based 6DoF Localization

Jose E. Maese, Lucia Coto-Elena, Luis Merino, Fernando Caballero · 2026

This paper presents a robust 6-DoF localization framework based on a direct, CPU-based scan-to-map registration pipeline. The system leverages G-EDF, a novel continuous and memory-efficient 3D distanc…

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