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We introduce LDL, a fast and robust algorithm that localizes a panorama to a 3D map using line segments. LDL focuses on the sparse structural information of lines in the scene, which is robust to illumination changes and can potentially…

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This paper presents a novel approach to underwater terrain mapping for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) operating in close proximity to complex 3D environments. The proposed methodology creates a probabilistic elevation map of the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-24 Bilal Arain , Feras Dayoub , Paul Rigby , Matthew Dunbabin

A primary challenge in developing synthetic spatial hearing systems, particularly underwater, is accurately modeling sound scattering. Biological organisms achieve 3D spatial hearing by exploiting sound scattering off their bodies to…

Sound · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Siminfar Samakoush Galougah , Pranav Pulijala , Ramani Duraiswami

In audio-visual navigation (AVN) tasks, an embodied agent must autonomously localize a sound source in unknown and complex 3D environments based on audio-visual signals. Existing methods often rely on static modality fusion strategies and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Jia Li , Yinfeng Yu , Liejun Wang , Fuchun Sun , Wendong Zheng

Parameter-efficient transfer learning (PETL) methods adapt large artificial neural networks to downstream tasks without fine-tuning the entire model. However, existing additive methods, such as adapters, sometimes struggle to capture…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Amirmohammad Mohammadi , Davelle Carreiro , Alexandra Van Dine , Joshua Peeples

Accurate and swift localization of the target is crucial in emergencies. However, accurate position data of a target mobile device, typically obtained from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), cellular networks, or WiFi, may not…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-18 Halim Lee , Jiwon Seo

Sound source localization (SSL) is a critical technology for determining the position of sound sources in complex environments. However, existing methods face challenges such as high computational costs and precise calibration requirements,…

Sound · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Yiyuan Yang , Shitong Xu , Niki Trigoni , Andrew Markham

Ray tracing is increasingly utilized in wireless system simulations to estimate channel paths. In large-scale simulations with complex environments, ray tracing at high resolution can be computationally demanding. To reduce the computation,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-02 Ruibin Chen , Jayadev Joy , Yaqi Hu , Mingsheng Yin , Marco Mezzavilla , Sundeep Rangan

There is a significant need for precise and reliable forecasting of the far-field noise emanating from shipping vessels. Conventional full-order models based on the Navier-Stokes equations are unsuitable, and sophisticated model reduction…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-04-15 Indu Kant Deo , Akash Venkateshwaran , Rajeev K. Jaiman

Radio propagation modeling is essential in telecommunication research, as radio channels result from complex interactions with environmental objects. Recently, Machine Learning has been attracting attention as a potential alternative to…

In the past decade, the adoption of compact 3D range sensors, such as LiDARs, has driven the developments of robust state-estimation pipelines, making them a standard sensor for aerial, ground, and space autonomy. Unfortunately, poor…

Visual reranking is effective to improve the performance of the text-based video search. However, existing reranking algorithms can only achieve limited improvement because of the well-known semantic gap between low level visual features…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2011-12-22 Xinmei Tian , Dacheng Tao , Yong Rui

Accurate underwater localization remains a challenge for inexpensive autonomous platforms that require highfrequency position updates. In this paper, we present a robust, low-cost localization pipeline for buoyancy-driven microFloats…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Murad Mehrab Abrar , Trevor W. Harrison

Underwater image restoration has been a challenging problem for decades since the advent of underwater photography. Most solutions focus on shallow water scenarios, where the scene is uniformly illuminated by the sunlight. However, the vast…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-26 Yifan Song , Mengkun She , Kevin Köser

Robotic perception is becoming a key technology for navigation aids, especially helping individuals with visual impairments through spatial sonification. This paper introduces a mapping representation that accurately captures scene geometry…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-18 Lan Wu , Craig Jin , Monisha Mushtary Uttsha , Teresa Vidal-Calleja

Underwater target tracking technology plays a pivotal role in marine resource exploration, environmental monitoring, and national defense security. Given that acoustic waves represent an effective medium for long-distance transmission in…

Accurate 3D reconstruction in degraded imaging conditions remains a key challenge in photogrammetry and neural rendering. In underwater environments, spatially varying visibility caused by scattering, attenuation, and sparse observations…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Zhuodong Jiang , Haoran Wang , Guoxi Huang , Brett Seymour , Nantheera Anantrasirichai

In-context imitation learning allows robots to acquire skills from demonstrations, yet one-shot trajectory generation remains fragile under environmental variation. We propose SAIL, a framework that reframes robot imitation as an iterative…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Makoto Sato , Yusuke Iwasawa , Yujin Tang , So Kuroki

This work proposes a self-navigated variable density spiral(VDS) based manifold regularization scheme to prospectively improve dynamic speech MRI at 3T. Short readout 1.3ms spirals were used to minimize off-resonance. A custom 16-channel…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-03 Rushdi Zahid Rusho , Abdul Haseeb Ahmed , Stanley Kruger , Wahidul Alam , David Meyer , David Howard , Brad Story , Mathews Jacob , Sajan Goud Lingala

Significant work has been done on advancing localization and mapping in underwater environments. Still, state-of-the-art methods are challenged by low-texture environments, which is common for underwater settings. This makes it difficult to…