February 2026

arXiv:2602.12680v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rule of thumb regarding the relationship between the bias-variance tradeoff and model size plays a key role in classical machine learning, but is now well-known to break down in the overparameterized setting as per the double descent curve. In particular, minimum-norm interpolating estimators can perform well, suggesting the need for new tradeoff in these settings. Accordingly, we propose a regularization-sharpness tradeoff for overparameterized linear regression with an $ell^p$ penalty. Inspired by the […]

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arXiv:2602.12534v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In truncated linear regression, samples $(x,y)$ are shown only when the outcome $y$ falls inside a certain survival set $S^star$ and the goal is to estimate the unknown $d$-dimensional regressor $w^star$. This problem has a long history of study in Statistics and Machine Learning going back to the works of (Galton, 1897; Tobin, 1958) and more recently in, e.g., (Daskalakis et al., 2019; 2021; Lee et al., 2023; 2024). Despite this long history, […]

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arXiv:2602.12492v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As autonomous robots move into complex, dynamic real-world environments, they must learn to navigate safely in real time, yet anticipating all possible behaviors is infeasible. We propose a composable, model-free reinforcement learning method that learns a value function and an optimal policy for each individual environment element (e.g., goal or obstacle) and composes them online to achieve goal reaching and collision avoidance. Assuming unknown nonlinear dynamics that evolve in continuous time and are […]

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arXiv:2602.12491v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In this article, we enforce space group symmetries in Fourier series to rigorously prove the existence of smooth, periodic solutions in partial differential equations (PDEs) with hexagonal and triangular symmetries. In particular, we provide the necessary analytical and numerical tools to construct Fourier series of functions on the hexagonal lattice. This allows one to build approximate solutions that are periodic. Moreover, to generate the periodic tiling, we can use one symmetric hexagon for […]

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arXiv:2602.12489v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We propose a novel method for establishing correspondence between two sequences of 2D images. One particular application of this technique is slice-level content navigation, where the goal is to localize specific 2D slices within a 3D volume or determine the anatomical coverage of a 3D scan based on its 2D slices. This serves as an important preprocessing step for various diagnostic tasks, as well as for automatic registration and segmentation pipelines. Our approach […]

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arXiv:2602.12487v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present a quadrotor dynamics Gaussian Process (GP) with gradient information that achieves real-time inference via state-space partitioning and approximation, and that includes aerodynamic effects using data from mid-fidelity potential flow simulations. While traditional GP-based approaches provide reliable Bayesian predictions with uncertainty quantification, they are computationally expensive and thus unsuitable for real-time simulations. To address this challenge, we integrate gradient information to improve accuracy and introduce a novel partitioning and approximation strategy to […]

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arXiv:2602.12486v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Humans appear to represent objects for intuitive physics with coarse, volumetric bodies” that smooth concavities – trading fine visual details for efficient physical predictions – yet their internal structure is largely unknown. Segmentation models, in contrast, optimize pixel-accurate masks that may misalign with such bodies. We ask whether and when these models nonetheless acquire human-like bodies. Using a time-to-collision (TTC) behavioral paradigm, we introduce a comparison pipeline and alignment metric, then vary model […]

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arXiv:2602.12485v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The success of businesses depends on their ability to convert consumers into loyal customers. A customer’s value proposition is a primary determinant in this process, requiring a balance between affordability and long-term brand equity. Broad marketing campaigns can erode perceived brand value and reduce return on investment, while existing economic algorithms often misidentify highly engaged customers as ideal targets, leading to inefficient engagement and conversion outcomes. This work introduces a two-stage multi-model architecture […]

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arXiv:2602.12484v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Grapes are among the most economically and culturally significant fruits on a global scale, and table grapes and wine are produced in significant quantities in Europe and Asia. The production and quality of grapes are significantly impacted by grape diseases such as Bacterial Rot, Downy Mildew, and Powdery Mildew. Consequently, the sustainable management of a vineyard necessitates the early and precise identification of these diseases. Current automated methods, particularly those that are based […]

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arXiv:2602.12483v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Randomized Kaczmarz (RK) is a simple and fast solver for consistent overdetermined systems, but it is known to be fragile under noise. We study overdetermined $mtimes n$ linear systems with a sparse set of corrupted equations, $ {bf A}{bf x}^star = {bf b}, $where only $tilde{bf b} = {bf b} + boldsymbol{varepsilon}$ is observed with $|boldsymbol{varepsilon}|_0 le beta m$. The recently introduced QuantileRK (QRK) algorithm addresses this issue by testing residuals against a […]

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