Publications

3,591 major publications by members of the MERL staff.


  •  Zhu, X., Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., Sun, L., Tomizuka, M., Cherian, A., "Multi-level Reasoning for Robotic Assembly: From Sequence Inference to Contact Selection", arXiv, December 2023.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Zhu2023dec,
    • author = {Zhu, Xinghao and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego and Sun, Lingfeng and Tomizuka, Masayoshi and Cherian, Anoop},
    • title = {Multi-level Reasoning for Robotic Assembly: From Sequence Inference to Contact Selection},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.10571}
    • }
  •  Liu, J., Koike-Akino, T., Wang, P., Brand, M., Wang, Y., Parsons, K., "LoDA: Low-Dimensional Adaptation of Large Language Models", Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) workshop, December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-150 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Liu2023dec,
    • author = {Liu, Jing and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Wang, Pu and Brand, Matthew and Wang, Ye and Parsons, Kieran},
    • title = {LoDA: Low-Dimensional Adaptation of Large Language Models},
    • booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) workshop},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-150}
    • }
  •  Pan, Z., Wichern, G., Masuyama, Y., Germain, F.G., Khurana, S., Hori, C., Le Roux, J., "Scenario-Aware Audio-Visual TF-GridNet for Target Speech Extraction", IEEE Workshop on Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding (ASRU), DOI: 10.1109/​ASRU57964.2023.10389618, December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-152 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Pan2023dec2,
    • author = {Pan, Zexu and Wichern, Gordon and Masuyama, Yoshiki and Germain, François G and Khurana, Sameer and Hori, Chiori and Le Roux, Jonathan},
    • title = {Scenario-Aware Audio-Visual TF-GridNet for Target Speech Extraction},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Workshop on Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding (ASRU)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/ASRU57964.2023.10389618},
    • isbn = {979-8-3503-0689-7},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-152}
    • }
  •  Kong, C., Yerazunis, W.S., Nikovski, D., "Stochastic Learning Manipulation of Object Pose With Under-Actuated Impulse Generator Arrays", International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA), DOI: 10.1109/​ICMLA58977.2023.00024, December 2023, pp. 112-119.
    BibTeX TR2023-151 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Kong2023dec,
    • author = {Kong, Chuizheng and Yerazunis, William S. and Nikovski, Daniel},
    • title = {Stochastic Learning Manipulation of Object Pose With Under-Actuated Impulse Generator Arrays},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA)},
    • year = 2023,
    • pages = {112--119},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/ICMLA58977.2023.00024},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-151}
    • }
  •  Li, Z., Lowy, A., Liu, J., Koike-Akino, T., Malin, B., Parsons, K., Wang, Y., "Exploring User-level Gradient Inversion with a Diffusion Prior", International Workshop on Federated Learning in the Age of Foundation Models in Conjunction with NeurIPS, December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-149 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Li2023dec,
    • author = {Li, Zhuohang and Lowy, Andrew and Liu, Jing and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Malin, Bradley and Parsons, Kieran and Wang, Ye},
    • title = {Exploring User-level Gradient Inversion with a Diffusion Prior},
    • booktitle = {International Workshop on Federated Learning in the Age of Foundation Models in Conjunction with NeurIPS},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-149}
    • }
  •  Sun, L., Jha, D.K., Hori, C., Jain, S., Corcodel, R., Zhu, X., Tomizuka, M., Romeres, D., "Interactive Planning Using Large Language Models for Partially Observable Robotics Tasks", Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Workshop on Instruction Tuning and Instruction Following, December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-148 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Sun2023dec,
    • author = {Sun, Lingfeng and Jha, Devesh K. and Hori, Chiori and Jain, Siddarth and Corcodel, Radu and Zhu, Xinghao and Tomizuka, Masayoshi and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {Interactive Planning Using Large Language Models for Partially Observable Robotics Tasks},
    • booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Workshop on Instruction Tuning and Instruction Following},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-148}
    • }
  •  Bonzanini, A.D., Mesbah, A., Di Cairano, S., "Perception-Aware Model Predictive Control for Constrained Control in Unknown Environments", Automatica, DOI: 10.1016/​j.automatica.2023.111418, December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-147 PDF
    • @article{Bonzanini2023dec,
    • author = {Bonzanini, Angelo Domenico and Mesbah, Ali and Di Cairano, Stefano},
    • title = {Perception-Aware Model Predictive Control for Constrained Control in Unknown Environments},
    • journal = {Automatica},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1016/j.automatica.2023.111418},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-147}
    • }
  •  Mowlavi, S., Benosman, M., "Dual Parametric and State Estimation for Partial Differential Equations", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, DOI: 10.1109/​CDC49753.2023.10384246, December 2023, pp. 8156-8161.
    BibTeX TR2023-145 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Mowlavi2023dec,
    • author = {Mowlavi, Saviz and Benosman, Mouhacine},
    • title = {Dual Parametric and State Estimation for Partial Differential Equations},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
    • year = 2023,
    • pages = {8156--8161},
    • month = dec,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/CDC49753.2023.10384246},
    • issn = {2576-2370},
    • isbn = {979-8-3503-0125-0},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-145}
    • }
  •  Queeney, J., Benosman, M., "Risk-Averse Model Uncertainty for Distributionally Robust Safe Reinforcement Learning", Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), A. Oh and T. Neumann and A. Globerson and K. Saenko and M. Hardt and S. Levine, Eds., December 2023, pp. 1659-1680.
    BibTeX TR2023-143 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Queeney2023dec,
    • author = {Queeney, James and Benosman, Mouhacine},
    • title = {Risk-Averse Model Uncertainty for Distributionally Robust Safe Reinforcement Learning},
    • booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)},
    • year = 2023,
    • editor = {A. Oh and T. Neumann and A. Globerson and K. Saenko and M. Hardt and S. Levine},
    • pages = {1659--1680},
    • month = dec,
    • publisher = {Curran Associates, Inc.},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-143}
    • }
  •  Shao, K., Romeres, D., Chakrabarty, A., Mesbah, A., "Preference-Guided Bayesian Optimization for Control Policy Learning: Application to Personalized Plasma Medicine", Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-146 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Shao2023dec,
    • author = {Shao, Ketong and Romeres, Diego and Chakrabarty, Ankush and Mesbah, Ali},
    • title = {Preference-Guided Bayesian Optimization for Control Policy Learning: Application to Personalized Plasma Medicine},
    • booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-146}
    • }
  •  Sun, L., Jha, D.K., Hori, C., Jain, S., Corcodel, R., Zhu, X., Tomizuka, M., Romeres, D., "Interactive Planning Using Large Language Models for Partially Observable Robotics Tasks", arXiv, December 2023.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Sun2023dec2,
    • author = {Sun, Lingfeng and Jha, Devesh K. and Hori, Chiori and Jain, Siddarth and Corcodel, Radu and Zhu, Xinghao and Tomizuka, Masayoshi and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {Interactive Planning Using Large Language Models for Partially Observable Robotics Tasks},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.06876}
    • }
  •  Nuti, P., Kim, K.J., Wang, P., Koike-Akino, T., Parsons, K., "RIS-Assisted Joint Preamble Detection and Localization", IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing (CAMSAP), DOI: 10.1109/​CAMSAP58249.2023.10403493, December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-142 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Nuti2023dec,
    • author = {Nuti, Pooja and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Wang, Pu and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Parsons, Kieran},
    • title = {RIS-Assisted Joint Preamble Detection and Localization},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing (CAMSAP)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/CAMSAP58249.2023.10403493},
    • isbn = {979-8-3503-4453-0},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-142}
    • }
  •  He, Y., Shin, S., Cherian, A., Markham, A., Trigon, N., "Sound3DVDet: 3D Sound Source Detection using Multiview Microphone Array and RGB Images", IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-144 PDF
    • @inproceedings{He2023dec,
    • author = {He, Yuhang and Shin, Sangyun and Cherian, Anoop and Markham, Andrew and Trigon, Niki},
    • title = {Sound3DVDet: 3D Sound Source Detection using Multiview Microphone Array and RGB Images},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-144}
    • }
  •  Fujihashi, T., Koike-Akino, T., Watanabe, T., "Rateless Deep Graph Joint Source Channel Coding for Holographic-Type Communication", IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), DOI: 10.1109/​GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437920, December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-139 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Fujihashi2023dec,
    • author = {Fujihashi, Takuya and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Watanabe, Takashi},
    • title = {Rateless Deep Graph Joint Source Channel Coding for Holographic-Type Communication},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437920},
    • issn = {2576-6813},
    • isbn = {979-8-3503-1090-0},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-139}
    • }
  •  Guo, J., Sumi, T., Kawashima, Y., Parsons, K., Nagai, Y., Orlik, P.V., "Minimizing Route Overlap for Priority Data Delivery in Next Generation IoT Networks", IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), December 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-140 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Guo2023dec,
    • author = {Guo, Jianlin and Sumi, Takenori and Kawashima, Yuki and Parsons, Kieran and Nagai, Yukimasa and Orlik, Philip V.},
    • title = {Minimizing Route Overlap for Priority Data Delivery in Next Generation IoT Networks},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-140}
    • }
  •  Zhang, X., Mao, W., Mowlavi, S., Benosman, M., Basar, T., "Controlgym: Large-Scale Safety-Critical Control Environments for Benchmarking Reinforcement Learning Algorithms", arXiv, November 2023.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Zhang2023nov,
    • author = {Zhang, Xiangyuan and Mao, Weichao and Mowlavi, Saviz and Benosman, Mouhacine and Basar, Tamer},
    • title = {Controlgym: Large-Scale Safety-Critical Control Environments for Benchmarking Reinforcement Learning Algorithms},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = nov,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.18736}
    • }
  •  Deshpande, V.M., Chakrabarty, A., Vinod, A.P., Laughman, C.R., "Physics-Constrained Deep Autoencoded Kalman Filters for Estimating Vapor Compression System States", IEEE Control Systems Letters, DOI: 10.1109/​LCSYS.2023.3334959, November 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-138 PDF
    • @article{Deshpande2023nov,
    • author = {Deshpande, Vedang M. and Chakrabarty, Ankush and Vinod, Abraham P. and Laughman, Christopher R.},
    • title = {Physics-Constrained Deep Autoencoded Kalman Filters for Estimating Vapor Compression System States},
    • journal = {IEEE Control Systems Letters},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = nov,
    • doi = {10.1109/LCSYS.2023.3334959},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-138}
    • }
  •  Farakhor, A., Wu, D., Wang, Y., Fang, H., "Scalable Optimal Power Management for Large-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems", IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, DOI: 10.1109/​TTE.2023.3331243, November 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-137 PDF
    • @article{Farakhor2023nov,
    • author = {Farakhor, Amir and Wu, Di and Wang, Yebin and Fang, Huazhen},
    • title = {Scalable Optimal Power Management for Large-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = nov,
    • doi = {10.1109/TTE.2023.3331243},
    • issn = {2332-7782},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-137}
    • }
  •  Wu, S.-L., Chang, X., Wichern, G., Jung, J.-W., Germain, F.G., Le Roux, J., Watanabe, S., "On the Use of Pretrained Deep Audio Encoders for Automated Audio Captioning Tasks", International Symposium on Future Active Safety Technology toward zero traffic accidents (FAST-zero), November 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-141 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Wu2023nov,
    • author = {Wu, Shih-Lun and Chang, Xuankai and Wichern, Gordon and Jung, Jee-weon and Germain, François G and Le Roux, Jonathan and Watanabe, Shinji},
    • title = {On the Use of Pretrained Deep Audio Encoders for Automated Audio Captioning Tasks},
    • booktitle = {International Symposium on Future Active Safety Technology toward zero traffic accidents (FAST-zero)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = nov,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-141}
    • }
  •  Lin, C., Ma, Y., Sels, D., "Asymptotic behavior of continuous weak measurement and its application to real-time parameter estimation", arXiv, November 2023.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Lin2023nov,
    • author = {Lin, Chungwei and Ma, Yanting and Sels, Dries},
    • title = {Asymptotic behavior of continuous weak measurement and its application to real-time parameter estimation},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = nov,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.02066}
    • }
  •  Greiff, M., Di Cairano, S., Kim, K.J., Berntorp, K., "A System-Level Cooperative Multi-Agent GNSS Positioning Solution", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/​TCST.2023.3307339, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 158-173, October 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-135 PDF
    • @article{Greiff2023oct,
    • author = {Greiff, Marcus and Di Cairano, Stefano and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Berntorp, Karl},
    • title = {A System-Level Cooperative Multi-Agent GNSS Positioning Solution},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
    • year = 2023,
    • volume = 32,
    • number = 1,
    • pages = {158--173},
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/TCST.2023.3307339},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-135}
    • }
  •  Sholokhov, A., Liu, Y., Mansour, H., Nabi, S., "Physics-Informed Neural ODE (PINODE): Embedding Physics into Models using Collocation Points", Nature Scientific Reports, October 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-136 PDF
    • @article{Sholokhov2023oct,
    • author = {Sholokhov, Aleksei and Liu, Yuying and Mansour, Hassan and Nabi, Saleh},
    • title = {Physics-Informed Neural ODE (PINODE): Embedding Physics into Models using Collocation Points},
    • journal = {Nature Scientific Reports},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = oct,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-136}
    • }
  •  Safaoui, S., Vinod, A.P., Chakrabarty, A., Quirynen, R., Yoshikawa, N., Di Cairano, S., "Safe multi-agent motion planning under uncertainty for drones using filtered reinforcement learning", arXiv, October 2023.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Safaoui2023oct,
    • author = {Safaoui, Sleiman and Vinod, Abraham P. and Chakrabarty, Ankush and Quirynen, Rien and Yoshikawa, Nobuyuki and Di Cairano, Stefano},
    • title = {Safe multi-agent motion planning under uncertainty for drones using filtered reinforcement learning},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = oct,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.00063}
    • }
  •  Xu, Y., Wang, B., Sakamoto, Y., Yamamoto, T., Nishimura, Y., Koike-Akino, T., Wang, Y., "Electric Machine Inverse Design with Variational Auto-Encoder (VAE)", IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), DOI: 10.1109/​ECCE53617.2023.10362903, October 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-134 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Xu2023nov,
    • author = {Xu, Yihao and Wang, Bingnan and Sakamoto, Yusuke and Yamamoto, Tatsuya and Nishimura, Yuki and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Wang, Ye},
    • title = {Electric Machine Inverse Design with Variational Auto-Encoder (VAE)},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = oct,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362903},
    • issn = {2329-3748},
    • isbn = {979-8-3503-1644-5},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-134}
    • }
  •  Zhou, A., Sun, H., Kitamura, S., Nikovski, D., "A Decision-Dependent Chance-Constrained Planning Model for Distribution Networks Under Extreme Weather Events", IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe), DOI: 10.1109/​ISGTEUROPE56780.2023.10408310, October 2023.
    BibTeX TR2023-133 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Zhou2023oct,
    • author = {Zhou, Anping and Sun, Hongbo and Kitamura, Shoichi and Nikovski, Daniel},
    • title = {A Decision-Dependent Chance-Constrained Planning Model for Distribution Networks Under Extreme Weather Events},
    • booktitle = {IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe)},
    • year = 2023,
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/ISGTEUROPE56780.2023.10408310},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-133}
    • }