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We present a simple non-generative approach to deep representation learning that seeks equivariant deep embedding through simple objectives. In contrast to existing equivariant networks, our transformation coding approach does not constrain…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-02-23 Mehran Shakerinava , Arnab Kumar Mondal , Siamak Ravanbakhsh

In autonomous driving, deep learning enabled motion prediction is a popular topic. A critical gap in traditional motion prediction methodologies lies in ensuring equivariance under Euclidean geometric transformations and maintaining…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Yuping Wang , Jier Chen

Several variations of the Kalman filter algorithm, such as the extended Kalman filter (EKF) and the unscented Kalman filter (UKF), are widely used in science and engineering applications. In this paper, we introduce two algorithms of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-10-11 Wei Kang , Liang Xu

Vision Transformers (ViTs) have gained rapid adoption in computational pathology for their ability to model long-range dependencies through self-attention, addressing the limitations of convolutional neural networks that excel at local…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-15 Fuyao Chen , Yuexi Du , Elèonore V. Lieffrig , Nicha C. Dvornek , John A. Onofrey

How can prior knowledge on the transformation invariances of a domain be incorporated into the architecture of a neural network? We propose Equivariant Transformers (ETs), a family of differentiable image-to-image mappings that improve the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-28 Kai Sheng Tai , Peter Bailis , Gregory Valiant

Popular representation learning methods encourage feature invariance under transformations applied at the input. However, in 3D perception tasks like object localization and segmentation, outputs are naturally equivariant to some…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-19 Deepti Hegde , Suhas Lohit , Kuan-Chuan Peng , Michael J. Jones , Vishal M. Patel

Equivariance to symmetries has proven to be a powerful inductive bias in deep learning research. Recent works on mesh processing have concentrated on various kinds of natural symmetries, including translations, rotations, scaling, node…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Sourya Basu , Jose Gallego-Posada , Francesco Viganò , James Rowbottom , Taco Cohen

Kalman filter-based algorithms are fundamental for mobile robots, as they provide a computationally efficient solution to the challenging problem of state estimation. However, they rely on two main assumptions that are difficult to satisfy…

In many real-world applications of regression, conditional probability estimation, and uncertainty quantification, exploiting symmetries rooted in physics or geometry can dramatically improve generalization and sample efficiency. While…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Daniel Ordoñez-Apraez , Vladimir Kostić , Alek Fröhlich , Vivien Brandt , Karim Lounici , Massimiliano Pontil

As an attempt towards assessing the robustness of embodied navigation agents, we propose RobustNav, a framework to quantify the performance of embodied navigation agents when exposed to a wide variety of visual - affecting RGB inputs - and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-06-09 Prithvijit Chattopadhyay , Judy Hoffman , Roozbeh Mottaghi , Aniruddha Kembhavi

Translating or rotating an input image should not affect the results of many computer vision tasks. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are already translation equivariant: input image translations produce proportionate feature map…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-04-12 Daniel E. Worrall , Stephan J. Garbin , Daniyar Turmukhambetov , Gabriel J. Brostow

Particle filters (also called sequential Monte Carlo methods) are widely used for state and parameter estimation problems in the context of nonlinear evolution equations. The recently proposed ensemble transform particle filter (ETPF)…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-11 Walter Acevedo , Jana de Wiljes , Sebastian Reich

Equivariance of neural networks to transformations helps to improve their performance and reduce generalization error in computer vision tasks, as they apply to datasets presenting symmetries (e.g. scalings, rotations, translations). The…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-08 Mateus Sangalli , Samy Blusseau , Santiago Velasco-Forero , Jesus Angulo

Navigation plays a vital role in the ability of autonomous surface and underwater platforms to complete their tasks. Most navigation systems apply a fusion between inertial sensors and other external sensors, such as global navigation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-18 Yaakov Libero , Itzik Klein

Equivariant quantum neural networks (QNNs) are promising variational models that exploit symmetries to improve machine learning capabilities. Despite theoretical developments in equivariant QNNs, their implementation on near-term quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-20 Koki Chinzei , Quoc Hoan Tran , Yasuhiro Endo , Hirotaka Oshima

Autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) are increasingly vital for marine science, offering robust platforms for underwater mapping and inspection. Accurate state estimation, particularly of vehicle pose, is paramount for precise seafloor…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-13 Derek Benham , Easton Potokar , Joshua G. Mangelson

This paper introduces a novel approach to detect and address faulty or corrupted external sensors in the context of inertial navigation by leveraging a switching Kalman Filter combined with parameter augmentation. Instead of discarding the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-12 Artem Mustaev , Nicholas Galioto , Matt Boler , John D. Jakeman , Cosmin Safta , Alex Gorodetsky

Fast methods for convolution and correlation underlie a variety of applications in computer vision and graphics, including efficient filtering, analysis, and simulation. However, standard convolution and correlation are inherently limited…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-29 Thomas W. Mitchel , Benedict Brown , David Koller , Tim Weyrich , Szymon Rusinkiewicz , Michael Kazhdan

Incorporating symmetry priors as inductive biases to design equivariant Vision Transformers (ViTs) has emerged as a promising avenue for enhancing their performance. However, existing equivariant ViTs often struggle to balance performance…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Jiahong Fu , Qi Xie , Deyu Meng , Zongben Xu

Inertial navigation computation is to acquire the attitude, velocity and position information of a moving body by integrating inertial measurements from gyroscopes and accelerometers. Over half a century has witnessed great efforts in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-21 Yuanxin Wu