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Model-driven deep neural network for enhanced direction finding with commodity 5G gNodeB
Pervasive and high-accuracy positioning has become increasingly important as a fundamental enabler for intelligent connected devices in mobile networks. Nevertheless, current wireless networks heavily rely on pure model-driven techniques to achieve positioning functionality, often succumbing to performance deterioration due to hardware impairments in practical scenarios. Here we reformulate the direction finding or angle-of-arrival (AoA) estimation problem as an image recovery task of the spatial spectrum and propose a new model-driven deep neural network (MoD-DNN) framework. The proposed MoD-DNN scheme comprises three modules: a multi-task autoencoder-based beamformer, a coarray spectrum generation module, and a model-driven deep learning-based spatial spectrum reconstruction module. Our technique enables automatic calibration of angular-dependent phase error thereby enhancing the resilience of direction-finding precision against realistic system non-idealities. We validate the proposed scheme both using numerical simulations and field tests. The results show that the proposed MoD-DNN framework enables effective spectrum calibration and accurate AoA estimation. To the best of our knowledge, this study marks the first successful demonstration of hybrid data-and-model-driven direction finding utilizing readily available commodity 5G gNodeB.To appear in ACM TOSN. A preliminary version of this article was presented at the AAAI\u272024 Main Technical Trac
Model and theory of dark photons in the visible light range
This paper explores the possibility of the existence of dark photons within the visible light range and provides evidence for their existence through a thought experiment. A new model of dark photons is established based on extensive theoretical research, forming a comprehensive theory of dark photons. This theory provides a reasonable explanation for certain perplexing optical phenomena, such as the wave-particle duality of light, Young\u27s double-slit experiment, as well as phenomena like dark matter, dark energy, stellar spectral redshift, and negative time. Furthermore, this theory holds reference value for studying the properties of other fundamental particles and exploring quantum gravity
Continuous-time optimal investment with portfolio constraints: a reinforcement learning approach
In a reinforcement learning (RL) framework, we study the exploratory version of the continuous time expected utility (EU) maximization problem with a portfolio constraint that includes widely-used financial regulations such as short-selling constraints and borrowing prohibition. The optimal feedback policy of the exploratory unconstrained classical EU problem is shown to be Gaussian. In the case where the portfolio weight is constrained to a given interval, the corresponding constrained optimal exploratory policy follows a truncated Gaussian distribution. We verify that the closed form optimal solution obtained for logarithmic utility and quadratic utility for both unconstrained and constrained situations converge to the non-exploratory expected utility counterpart when the exploration weight goes to zero. Finally, we establish a policy improvement theorem and devise an implementable reinforcement learning algorithm by casting the optimal problem in a martingale framework. Our numerical examples show that exploration leads to an optimal wealth process that is more dispersedly distributed with heavier tail compared to that of the case without exploration. This effect becomes less significant as the exploration parameter is smaller. Moreover, the numerical implementation also confirms the intuitive understanding that a broader domain of investment opportunities necessitates a higher exploration cost. Notably, when subjected to both short-selling and money borrowing constraints, the exploration cost becomes negligible compared to the unconstrained case
MambaPro: Multi-Modal Object Re-Identification with Mamba Aggregation and Synergistic Prompt
Multi-modal object Re-IDentification (ReID) aims to retrieve specific objects by utilizing complementary image information from different modalities. Recently, large-scale pre-trained models like CLIP have demonstrated impressive performance in traditional single-modal object ReID tasks. However, they remain unexplored for multi-modal object ReID. Furthermore, current multi-modal aggregation methods have obvious limitations in dealing with long sequences from different modalities. To address above issues, we introduce a novel framework called MambaPro for multi-modal object ReID. To be specific, we first employ a Parallel Feed-Forward Adapter (PFA) for adapting CLIP to multi-modal object ReID. Then, we propose the Synergistic Residual Prompt (SRP) to guide the joint learning of multi-modal features. Finally, leveraging Mamba\u27s superior scalability for long sequences, we introduce Mamba Aggregation (MA) to efficiently model interactions between different modalities. As a result, MambaPro could extract more robust features with lower complexity. Extensive experiments on three multi-modal object ReID benchmarks (i.e., RGBNT201, RGBNT100 and MSVR310) validate the effectiveness of our proposed methods. The source code is available at https://github.com/924973292/MambaPro.This work is accepted by AAAI2025. More modifications may be performe
Movie Recommendation using Web Crawling
In today\u27s digital world, streaming platforms offer a vast array of movies, making it hard for users to find content matching their preferences. This paper explores integrating real time data from popular movie websites using advanced HTML scraping techniques and APIs. It also incorporates a recommendation system trained on a static Kaggle dataset, enhancing the relevance and freshness of suggestions. By combining content based filtering, collaborative filtering, and a hybrid model, we create a system that utilizes both historical and real time data for more personalized suggestions. Our methodology shows that incorporating dynamic data not only boosts user satisfaction but also aligns recommendations with current viewing trends.12 pages, 3 figures, Accepted and to be published in Proceedings of 2025 International Conference on Applied Algorithms (ICAA), Kolkata, India, Dec 8-10, 202
MAL: Cluster-Masked and Multi-Task Pretraining for Enhanced xLSTM Vision Performance
The Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks have traditionally faced challenges in scaling and effectively capturing complex dependencies in visual tasks. The xLSTM architecture has emerged to address these limitations, incorporating exponential gating and a parallel matrix memory structure to enhance performance and scalability. Despite these advancements, the potential of xLSTM in visual computing has not been fully realized, particularly in leveraging autoregressive techniques for improved feature extraction. In this paper, we introduce MAL (Cluster-Masked and Multi-Task Pretraining for Enhanced xLSTM Vision Performance), a novel framework that enhances xLSTM\u27s capabilities through innovative pretraining strategies. We propose a cluster-masked masking method that significantly improves local feature capture and optimizes image scanning efficiency. Additionally, our universal encoder-decoder pretraining approach integrates multiple tasks, including image autoregression, depth estimation, and image segmentation, thereby enhancing the model\u27s adaptability and robustness across diverse visual tasks. Our experimental results demonstrate that MAL surpasses traditional supervised models and fully leverages the scaling potential of xLSTM, setting a new benchmark in visual task performance
6D Movable Antenna Enhanced Multi-Access Point Coordination via Position and Orientation Optimization
The effective utilization of unlicensed spectrum is regarded as an important direction to enable the massive access and broad coverage for next-generation wireless local area network (WLAN). Due to the crowded spectrum occupancy and dense user terminals (UTs), the conventional fixed antenna (FA)-based access points (APs) face huge challenges in realizing massive access and interference cancellation. To address this issue, in this paper we develop a six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA) enhanced multi-AP coordination system for coverage enhancement and interference mitigation. First, we model the wireless channels between the APs and UTs to characterize their variation with respect to 6DMA movement, in terms of both the three-dimensional (3D) position and 3D orientation of each distributed AP\u27s antenna. Then, an optimization problem is formulated to maximize the weighted sum rate of multiple UTs for their uplink transmissions by jointly optimizing the antenna position vector (APV), the antenna orientation matrix (AOM), and the receive combining matrix over all coordinated APs, subject to the constraints on local antenna movement regions. To solve this challenging non-convex optimization problem, we first transform it into a more tractable Lagrangian dual problem. Then, an alternating optimization (AO)-based algorithm is developed by iteratively optimizing the APV and AOM, which are designed by applying the successive convex approximation (SCA) technique and Riemannian manifold optimization-based algorithm, respectively. Simulation results show that the proposed 6DMA-enhanced multi-AP coordination system can significantly enhance network capacity, and both of the online and offline 6DMA schemes can attain considerable performance improvement compared to the conventional FA-based schemes.13 pages, 9 figures, submitted to an IEEE journal for possible publicatio
Optimal control of a kinetic equation
This work addresses an optimal control problem constrained by a degenerate kinetic equation of parabolic-hyperbolic type. Using a hypocoercivity framework we establish the well-posedness of the problem and demonstrate that the optimal solutions exhibit a hypocoercive decay property, ensuring stability and robustness. Building on this framework, we develop a finite element discretisation that preserves the stability properties of the continuous system. The effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method are validated through a series of numerical experiments, showcasing its ability to handle challenging PDE-constrained optimal control problems.28 pages, 11 figure
Continual Learning for Behavior-based Driver Identification
Behavior-based Driver Identification is an emerging technology that recognizes drivers based on their unique driving behaviors, offering important applications such as vehicle theft prevention and personalized driving experiences. However, most studies fail to account for the real-world challenges of deploying Deep Learning models within vehicles. These challenges include operating under limited computational resources, adapting to new drivers, and changes in driving behavior over time. The objective of this study is to evaluate if Continual Learning (CL) is well-suited to address these challenges, as it enables models to retain previously learned knowledge while continually adapting with minimal computational overhead and resource requirements. We tested several CL techniques across three scenarios of increasing complexity based on the well-known OCSLab dataset. This work provides an important step forward in scalable driver identification solutions, demonstrating that CL approaches, such as DER, can obtain strong performance, with only an 11% reduction in accuracy compared to the static scenario. Furthermore, to enhance the performance, we propose two new methods, SmooER and SmooDER, that leverage the temporal continuity of driver identity over time to enhance classification accuracy. Our novel method, SmooDER, achieves optimal results with only a 2% reduction compared to the 11\% of the DER approach. In conclusion, this study proves the feasibility of CL approaches to address the challenges of Driver Identification in dynamic environments, making them suitable for deployment on cloud infrastructure or directly within vehicles
Irradiation-driven Evaporation of Micro Droplets in an Optical Trap
Small droplets are irradiated with visible and infrared light in many natural and industrial environments. One of the simplest ways to describe their evaporation is the D-Law. It states that the evaporation rate is proportional to , and . However, models like the D-Law do not account for the volumetric heating of light and the effect of strong irradiation on individual droplets is not fully understood. Here we show the effects of IR irradiation on optically levitated water droplets. We find that, under strong irradiation of up to , the droplet evaporation is initially driven by the heat from the laser following the power law , i.e. the inverse of the D-Law. Then, when the droplets shrink to 2 - 3 m in radius a turnover occurs from irradiation-driven back to diffusion-driven evaporation. Our findings support the understanding of droplet evaporation in cases such as rocket engines or internal combustion, where the radiation from the flame will heat water and fuel droplets.9 pages, 5 figure