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Adversarial Prompt Distillation for Vision-Language Models

Large pre-trained Vision-Language Models (VLMs) such as Contrastive Language-Image Pre-Training (CLIP) have been shown to be susceptible to adversarial attacks, raising concerns about their deployment...

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This article presents a novel approach—Adversarial Prompt Distillation (APD)—which addresses a significant gap in the robustness of Vision-Language Models (VLMs) against adversarial attacks. The introduction of a bimodal method for improving model performance is innovative, and the combination of adversarial training with knowledge distillation has strong implications for enhancing both security and accuracy in critical applications. The empirical validation across multiple benchmark datasets suggests a substantial contribution to the field, enhancing the overall methodological rigor.

Bio-inspired AI: Integrating Biological Complexity into Artificial Intelligence

The pursuit of creating artificial intelligence (AI) mirrors our longstanding fascination with understanding our own intelligence. From the myths of Talos to Aristotelian logic and Heron's inventi...

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The article presents a novel integration of biological principles into artificial intelligence design, which is a relatively underexplored area. By focusing on fundamental biological mechanisms like hierarchical processing and adaptability, the study offers significant potential for advancing AI, making it highly relevant for both current technology and future research directions. The methodological rigor demonstrated in examining these complex systems adds to its impact.

The Zamba2 Suite: Technical Report

In this technical report, we present the Zamba2 series -- a suite of 1.2B, 2.7B, and 7.4B parameter hybrid Mamba2-transformer models that achieve state of the art performance against the leading open-...

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The Zamba2 Suite presents a significant advancement in the field of transformer models, showcasing improvements in performance metrics such as inference latency and memory efficiency. The comprehensive evaluation, open-source model weights, and datasets foster accessibility and reproducibility, which are crucial for future research and development in AI. Its novel approach in optimizing existing architectures and expanding upon prior work adds substantial value to the community.

EfficientViM: Efficient Vision Mamba with Hidden State Mixer based State Space Duality

For the deployment of neural networks in resource-constrained environments, prior works have built lightweight architectures with convolution and attention for capturing local and global dependencies,...

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The article introduces EfficientViM, a novel architecture that significantly improves speed-accuracy trade-offs in resource-constrained environments, a relevant challenge in deep learning and computer vision. The methodological rigor is strong, with an emphasis on reduced computational costs and enhanced performance metrics. The innovation of the hidden state mixer-based design suggests a potential paradigm shift in lightweight neural network architectures, addressing both efficiency and effectiveness.

Is Attention All You Need For Actigraphy? Foundation Models of Wearable Accelerometer Data for Mental Health Research

Wearable accelerometry (actigraphy) has provided valuable data for clinical insights since the 1970s and is increasingly important as wearable devices continue to become widespread. The effectiveness ...

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The article demonstrates a significant advancement in the application of machine learning to actigraphy, showcasing the development of a novel pretrained model tailored for mental health research. Its robust performance from a large dataset and ability to improve predictions in data-limited scenarios highlight its potential impact and utility in both research and clinical settings. Moreover, the model’s explainability adds value by fostering trust and usability in healthcare contexts.

Faithful Label-free Knowledge Distillation

Knowledge distillation approaches are model compression techniques, with the goal of training a highly performant student model by using a teacher network that is larger or contains a different induct...

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The paper introduces a novel method for knowledge distillation that enhances the faithfulness of student models, which is critical in fields requiring model reliability and robustness. Its applicability to computer vision and model compression gives it high relevance, especially as AI continues to demand more efficient models. The methodological rigor is supported by empirical evaluations across various benchmarks, demonstrating its potential impact on future model training techniques.

Analysis of the impact of heterogeneous platoon for mixed traffic flow: control strategy, fuel consumption and emissions

Compared with traditional vehicle longitudinal spacing control strategies, the combination spacing strategy can integrate the advantages of different spacing control strategies. However, the impact me...

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This article presents novel insights into the impact of heterogeneous platoon strategies on traffic flow, emphasizing both fuel consumption and emissions. The development of a mixed traffic flow model and the simulation-based verification of control strategies indicate methodological rigor. The findings have significant implications for both traffic management and environmental sustainability, marking this study as impactful for future research in these domains.

Stain-Invariant Representation for Tissue Classification in Histology Images

The process of digitising histology slides involves multiple factors that can affect a whole slide image's (WSI) final appearance, including the staining protocol, scanner, and tissue type. This v...

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This article presents a novel approach to address the critical issue of stain variability in histology images, which is a significant challenge in computational pathology and deep learning applications in this field. The method's focus on generating stain-invariant representations has practical implications for improving the generalizability of DL models, making it highly relevant for researchers and practitioners. The rigorous evaluation against state-of-the-art methods indicates strong methodological rigor and it contributes importantly to both theoretical and applied aspects of image analysis. The implications of this research for improving diagnosis accuracy in colorectal cancer further enhance its significance.

Text Embedding is Not All You Need: Attention Control for Text-to-Image Semantic Alignment with Text Self-Attention Maps

In text-to-image diffusion models, the cross-attention map of each text token indicates the specific image regions attended. Comparing these maps of syntactically related tokens provides insights into...

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This article demonstrates substantial novelty by exploring a critical gap in text-to-image generation models, specifically highlighting the deficiencies in how text embeddings impact cross-attention maps. The methodological rigor shown in proposing a test-time optimization for enhancing semantic alignment underscores its potential impact on improving performance in image generation tasks. Additionally, the work can inspire subsequent research into broader applications of attention mechanisms in multimodal frameworks.

CODE-CL: COnceptor-Based Gradient Projection for DEep Continual Learning

Continual learning, or the ability to progressively integrate new concepts, is fundamental to intelligent beings, enabling adaptability in dynamic environments. In contrast, artificial deep neural net...

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CODE-CL presents a novel and innovative approach to tackling the well-known problem of catastrophic forgetting in continual learning, a challenging area in neural network research. The method's interdisciplinary inspiration from neuroscience through conceptor matrix representations adds a unique level of insight and applicability to cognitive modeling. The rigorous experiments affirm the method's efficacy over existing solutions, significantly enhancing its impact on future studies and practical applications in deep learning.

Adaptive Intelligence: leveraging insights from adaptive behavior in animals to build flexible AI systems

Biological intelligence is inherently adaptive -- animals continually adjust their actions based on environmental feedback. However, creating adaptive artificial intelligence (AI) remains a major chal...

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This article presents a highly novel concept by bridging insights from biological adaptive behavior to the field of AI, which is a rapidly evolving domain. It emphasizes the growing importance of understanding biological mechanisms to enhance AI systems, showcasing methodological rigor through the connection of neuroscience and computational models. This relevance is heightened by the potential applicability of adaptive algorithms in real-world applications, making the findings significantly impactful for future research in both fields.

Learning Volumetric Neural Deformable Models to Recover 3D Regional Heart Wall Motion from Multi-Planar Tagged MRI

Multi-planar tagged MRI is the gold standard for regional heart wall motion evaluation. However, accurate recovery of the 3D true heart wall motion from a set of 2D apparent motion cues is challenging...

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The article presents a novel methodological advancement in the field of cardiac imaging, specifically addressing the challenge of recovering 3D heart wall motion from 2D MRI data using an innovative approach. The integration of volumetric neural deformable models and the use of a hybrid point transformer indicate strong methodological rigor and potential for high impact in clinical applications. However, broader clinical validation and comparison with existing techniques are essential for establishing its robustness in practice.

BiomedCoOp: Learning to Prompt for Biomedical Vision-Language Models

Recent advancements in vision-language models (VLMs), such as CLIP, have demonstrated substantial success in self-supervised representation learning for vision tasks. However, effectively adapting VLM...

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The article presents a novel approach to prompt learning specifically tailored for biomedical vision-language models, addressing critical challenges such as limited annotated datasets and generalizability. Its methodological rigor is highlighted by comprehensive validation across multiple datasets and modalities, which strengthens its applicability and relevance. The framework's public code availability also promotes reproducibility and further research, increasing its potential impact.

IterIS: Iterative Inference-Solving Alignment for LoRA Merging

Low-rank adaptations (LoRA) are widely used to fine-tune large models across various domains for specific downstream tasks. While task-specific LoRAs are often available, concerns about data privacy a...

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The article presents a novel method for LoRA merging that addresses critical limitations in existing approaches. Its methodological rigor, significant performance enhancements, and relevance to ongoing data privacy discussions in machine learning enhance its potential impact. The introduction of an advanced optimization framework and innovative regularization terms indicate considerable novelty and applicability across various fields.

A No Free Lunch Theorem for Human-AI Collaboration

The gold standard in human-AI collaboration is complementarity -- when combined performance exceeds both the human and algorithm alone. We investigate this challenge in binary classification settings ...

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This article presents a significant theoretical contribution to the field of human-AI collaboration by establishing a 'No Free Lunch' theorem that articulates the limitations of deterministic collaboration strategies. The findings challenge assumptions about the ease of achieving complementarity and suggest practical pathways for enhancing collaboration effectiveness. The methodologies used are rigorous, and the implications for real-world applications in AI and decision-making processes are substantial.

Learning-Enabled Adaptive Voltage Protection Against Load Alteration Attacks On Smart Grids

Smart grids are designed to efficiently handle variable power demands, especially for large loads, by real-time monitoring, distributed generation and distribution of electricity. However, the grid...

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This article presents a novel application of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) to enhance smart grid protection against specific cyber threats. It addresses a significant gap in current methodologies by focusing on adaptive measures for cyber-attacks rather than traditional fault responses. The rigorous theoretical proof and practical demonstration via hardware-in-loop testing add to its robustness and potential applicability.

Forecasting the Price of Rice in Banda Aceh after Covid-19

This research aims to predict the price of rice in Banda Aceh after the occurrence of Covid-19. The last observation carried forward (LOCF) imputation technique has been used to solve the problem of m...

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The study is timely and offers practical insights into post-Covid-19 economic recovery, particularly in the agricultural sector. The use of auto-ARIMA modeling is methodologically rigorous, indicating a solid approach to time series forecasting. However, while the focus on Banda Aceh is relevant, its narrow geographical scope may limit broader applicability. Additionally, the use of LOCF for handling missing data could be a point of contention, as it may introduce biases in certain contexts.

Uniqueness of positive solutions for finsler p-Laplacian equations with polynomial non-linearity

We consider the uniqueness of the following positive solutions of anisotropic elliptic equation: \begin{equation}\nonumber \left\{ \begin{aligned} -Δ^F _p u&=u^q \quad \text{in} \quad Ω, u...

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The study addresses the uniqueness of positive solutions to Finsler p-Laplacian equations, which is a significant topic in the field of non-linear differential equations. The novelty resides in extending existing results, which could influence further theoretical exploration. The methodological rigor, indicated by the application of the linearized method, adds to its robustness, making it a valuable contribution to the literature that could spark subsequent investigations into related problems.

Pervaporation-driven electrokinetic energy harvesting using poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic chips

Electrokinetic energy harvesting from evaporation-driven flows in porous materials has recently been the subject of numerous studies, particularly with the development of nanomaterials with high conve...

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The study explores a novel approach to electrokinetic energy harvesting, focusing on an underexplored configuration that could improve energy efficiency in a significant way. The methodological rigor is evident through experimental validation and the unique use of PDMS microfluidic chips as artificial leaves. The findings could inform future designs and applications in both energy harvesting and microfluidics, indicating its broad relevance.

On the nonlinear programming problems subject to a system of generalized bipolar fuzzy relational equalities defined with continuous t-norms

This paper, in the first step, develops the system of bipolar fuzzy relational equations (FRE) to the most general case where the bipolar FREs are defined by an arbitrary continuous t-norm. Also, sinc...

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The article presents a novel approach to nonlinear programming problems using generalized bipolar fuzzy relational equalities with continuous t-norms, which adds substantial breadth to existing fuzzy relational theories. The introduction of algorithms and techniques to simplify problem-solving indicates strong methodological rigor. However, the practical applicability may be limited to specialized domains within optimization and fuzzy logic, potentially reducing its overarching impact.