Computer Science
We present a deep photonic neural network architecture based on ultrafast binary optical modulation from a digital micro-mirror device (DMD), optical scattering in random medium, high-speed photodetection with a CMOS sensor, and…
Neural Architecture Search (NAS) has become an important approach for automatically designing neural networks under task-specific and hardware-specific constraints. However, many existing NAS frameworks tightly couple search space…
1D-CNNs play a crucial role for time-series analysis on tiny smart sensor systems, e.g. for biosignal analysis, predictive maintenance, or structural health monitoring. LUTbased precomputation has emerged as an interesting optimization…
The Random Gradient hyper-heuristic was recently shown to be able to learn the optimal neighbourhood size when optimizing the LeadingOnes benchmark via the Randomised Local Search (RLS) meta-heuristic. However, for this to happen, a…
Through-silicon vias (TSVs) enable dense vertical interconnects in 3D-IC and chiplet systems, but their metal-oxide-silicon structure introduces significant parasitic coupling paths that can degrade the spectral purity of sensitive RF…
The development of large-scale neuromorphic hardware has made practical implementations of threshold gate-based circuits a near-term possibility. The complexity advantages regarding traditional computing classes, as evidenced in the…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the majority of firms in most economies and often face financial constraints and higher vulnerability to financial distress. Predicting SME default is therefore crucial for financial…
Recently, the runtime analysis of multi-valued estimation-of-distribution algorithms in the framework of Ben Jedidia et al. (TCS 2024) has made significant advancements. However, almost all existing analyses are limited to multi-valued…
Evolutionary model merging provides a powerful framework for the automated, training-free composition of LLMs through parameter-space search. However, existing methods predominantly rely on stochastic, hand-crafted operators that overlook…
Learning-assisted algorithm design often has to make reliable search decisions under small evaluation budgets, where committing to a single metaheuristic can be unreliable. We propose WASHH, a Whale-guided Adaptive Selection Hyper-Heuristic…
Symbolic regression aims to recover closed-form expressions from numerical data, but in differentiable symbolic regression the recovered expression depends not only on the grammar but also on the fixed architecture through which variables…
This paper reports an unexpected finding: in a deterministic hyperdimensional computing (HDC) architecture **that inverts the conventional role of Galois-field algebra -- employing it not for error correction toward a unique answer but as…
Physical implementations of neural computation now extend far beyond silicon hardware, encompassing substrates such as memristive devices, photonic circuits, mechanical metamaterials, microfluidic networks, chemical reaction systems, and…
Memory disaggregation via CXL enables multi-host resource sharing. However, existing CXL sharing mechanisms enforce coarse-grained, host-level permissions only, leaving isolation to the operating system. Today, virtual memory enables…
Baldwinian and Lamarckian evolution have existed for a long time in evolutionary algorithms (EAs) without ever dominating the academic literature or practical applications. In this work, we use modern empirical and theoretical methods to…
Cartesian Genetic Programming has traditionally been using mutation as its main and often sole genetic operator to drive evolutionary search. Despite advancements in recent years, recombinationbased approaches have long been avoided, due to…
Transformer decoding is constrained by both attention compute and KV-cache movement. This paper presents the Ferroelectric Charge-Domain Compute Cell (FCDC), a hafnium-zirconium-oxide (HZO) memcapacitor with an access device that stores…
As integrated circuit technologies continue to scale toward advanced process nodes, the continual reduction in node capacitance and supply voltage has made digital systems increasingly vulnerable to soft errors. Although traditional…
Evolutionary computation offers a variety of tools to solve complex real-world optimization problems. However, research often focuses on smaller, simplified problems and optimization algorithms that sometimes miss expectations in real-world…
Landscape feature representations play a central role in automated algorithm selection and meta-learning for black-box optimization, yet little is known about how different representations agree (or disagree) in the structures they impose…