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This channel is an unofficial mirror of Bernadette Banner’s YouTube content. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bernadette Banner and may be removed if she requests.
She is one of my favorite creators on YouTube, so I’ve synchronized and published her videos on PeerTube, while the rest is currently being transcoded and should be available by tomorrow!

Global Descent Method for Non-convex Multi-objective Optimization Problems
Bikram Adhikary, Md Abu Talhamainuddin Ansary, Savin Treanta
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22390 https://…

Global Descent Method for Non-convex Multi-objective Optimization Problems
In this paper, we develop a global descent method for non-convex multi-objective optimization problems. The proposed approach builds upon foundational concepts from single-objective global descent techniques while removing the need for predefined scalars or ordering information of objective functions. Initially, the proposed method identifies a local weak efficient solution using any suitable descent algorithm, then applies an auxiliary function termed the multi-objective global descent functio…

Deep reinforcement learning for efficient exploration of combinatorial structural design spaces
Chloe S. H. Hong, Keith J. Lee, Caitlin T. Mueller
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22804

Deep reinforcement learning for efficient exploration of combinatorial structural design spaces
This paper proposes a reinforcement learning framework for performance-driven structural design that combines bottom-up design generation with learned strategies to efficiently search large combinatorial design spaces. Motivated by the limitations of conventional top-down approaches such as optimization, the framework instead models structures as compositions of predefined elements, aligning form finding with practical constraints like constructability and component reuse. With the formulation …

A Fast and Accurate 3-D Reconstruction Algorithm for Near-Range Microwave Imaging with Handheld Synthetic Aperture Radar
Lei Wang, Xianxun Yao, Tiancheng Song, Guolin Sun
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23568

A Fast and Accurate 3-D Reconstruction Algorithm for Near-Range Microwave Imaging with Handheld Synthetic Aperture Radar
The design of image reconstruction algorithms for near-range handheld synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems has gained increasing popularity due to the promising performance of portable millimeter-wave (MMW) imaging devices in various application fields. Time domain imaging algorithms including the backprojection algorithm (BPA) and the Kirchhoff migration algorithm (KMA) are widely adopted due to their direct applicability to arbitrary scan trajectories. However, they suffer from time complex…

TUS-REC2024: A Challenge to Reconstruct 3D Freehand Ultrasound Without External Tracker
Qi Li, Shaheer U. Saeed, Yuliang Huang, Mingyuan Luo, Zhongnuo Yan, Jiongquan Chen, Xin Yang, Dong Ni, Nektarios Winter, Phuc Nguyen, Lucas Steinberger, Caelan Haney, Yuan Zhao, Mingjie Jiang, Bowen Ren, SiYeoul Lee, Seonho Kim, MinKyung Seo, MinWoo Kim, Yimeng Dou, Zhiwei Zhang, Yin Li, Tomy Varghese, Dean C. Barratt, Matthew J. Clarkson, Tom Vercauteren, Yipeng Hu

TUS-REC2024: A Challenge to Reconstruct 3D Freehand Ultrasound Without External Tracker
Trackerless freehand ultrasound reconstruction aims to reconstruct 3D volumes from sequences of 2D ultrasound images without relying on external tracking systems, offering a low-cost, portable, and widely deployable alternative for volumetric imaging. However, it presents significant challenges, including accurate inter-frame motion estimation, minimisation of drift accumulation over long sequences, and generalisability across scanning protocols. The TUS-REC2024 Challenge was established to ben…

Simulation of images of protoplanetary disks after collision with free-floating planets
Tatiana Demidova, Vitaliy Grigoryev
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23795

Simulation of images of protoplanetary disks after collision with free-floating planets
Observational manifestations of disturbances in a protoplanetary disk caused by a collision with a massive planet are studied. It is assumed that the planet moves along a parabolic trajectory that intersects the disk plane near the star. Gas-dynamic simulation is performed using the finite volume method on a long time scale. On its basis, images of the disk observed from the pole and edge-on are constructed in the infrared and submillimeter ranges. A wide range of planet orbit parameters is con…

Quantum confinement effect in Sb thin films
Anuradha Wijesinghe, Yongxi Ou, Anjali Rathore, Chandima Edirisinghe, Pradip Adhikari, An-Hsi Chen, Dustin Gilbert, Anthony Richardella, Nitin Samarth, Joon Sue Lee
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23014

Quantum confinement effect in Sb thin films
Antimony (Sb), an element with strong spin-orbit coupling, is predicted to undergo a topological phase transition from a topological semimetal to a topological insulator as its dimensionality approaches the two-dimensional limit, driven by the quantum confinement effect. In this study, we investigate this transition in Sb thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy, employing electrical transport measurements and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). Electrical transport measurement…

Asymptotics for aggregated interdependent multivariate subexponential claims with general investment returns
Zhangting Chen, Dimitrios G. Konstantinides, Charalampos D. Passalidis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23713

Asymptotics for aggregated interdependent multivariate subexponential claims with general investment returns
This paper investigates asymptotic estimates for the entrance probability of the discounted aggregate claim vector from a multivariate renewal risk model into some rare set. We provide asymptotic results for the entrance probability on both finite and infinite time horizons under various assumptions regarding the stochastic price process of the investment portfolio, the distribution class of claim vectors, and the dependence structure among the claim vectors. We note that the main results exten…

Swedish television is broadcasting live from Budapest Pride.
https://www.svtplay.se/video/ed66A3X/svt-nyheter-direkt/pride-rekordmanga-trotsar-forbudet

SVT Nyheter Direkt – Pride - rekordmånga trotsar förbudet
Ungerns premiärminister har infört ett nytt förbud mot dagens Prideparad i Budapest. Trots risken för höga böter väntas rekordmånga delta. SVTs utsända rapporterar från paraden.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.03614 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_mat…

Proudfoot-Speyer degenerations of scattering equations
We study scattering equations of hyperplane arrangements from the perspective of combinatorial commutative algebra and numerical algebraic geometry. We formulate the problem as linear equations on a reciprocal linear space and develop a degeneration-based homotopy algorithm for solving them. We investigate the Hilbert regularity of the corresponding homogeneous ideal and apply our methods to CHY scattering equations.