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Sales Research Agent and Sales Research Bench
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryData & InfrastructureIn Focus

Sales Research Agent and Sales Research Bench

Enterprises can now use an AI agent to quickly find sales data insights, rather than manually searching through CRM systems. This makes sales teams more efficient and helps leaders make better-informed decisions.

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SubQuad: Near-Quadratic-Free Structure Inference with Distribution-Balanced Objectives in Adaptive Receptor framework
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryMathematicsIn Focus

SubQuad: Near-Quadratic-Free Structure Inference with Distribution-Balanced Objectives in Adaptive Receptor framework

A new algorithm can efficiently analyze immune system data to identify rare but important immune cell types, helping doctors understand immune responses and diseases.

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FRSICL: LLM-Enabled In-Context Learning Flight Resource Allocation for Fresh Data Collection in UAV-Assisted Wildfire Monitoring
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryRobotics

FRSICL: LLM-Enabled In-Context Learning Flight Resource Allocation for Fresh Data Collection in UAV-Assisted Wildfire Monitoring

Researchers developed a system to improve data collection by UAVs monitoring wildfires, which could help detect and respond to wildfires faster, reducing environmental damage.

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Text Before Vision: Staged Knowledge Injection Matters for Agentic RLVR in Ultra-High-Resolution Remote Sensing Understanding
ComputingReinforcement LearningComputer VisionIn Focus

Text Before Vision: Staged Knowledge Injection Matters for Agentic RLVR in Ultra-High-Resolution Remote Sensing Understanding

A new AI system can better understand complex satellite images by first learning relevant information through text, before analyzing the visual data. This could improve how we use satellite imagery to study the environment and plan infrastructure.

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From Subtle to Significant: Prompt-Driven Self-Improving Optimization in Test-Time Graph OOD Detection
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryComputer Vision

From Subtle to Significant: Prompt-Driven Self-Improving Optimization in Test-Time Graph OOD Detection

Researchers developed a way to detect when a graph model is being used on data it wasn't trained on, helping ensure the reliability of graph AI systems in real-world applications.

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Just KIDDIN: Knowledge Infusion and Distillation for Detection of INdecent Memes
ComputingCybersecurityGenerative AI

Just KIDDIN: Knowledge Infusion and Distillation for Detection of INdecent Memes

Researchers developed a framework to better detect toxic content online by combining text and images, which could help make social media platforms safer for users.

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ComputingAlgorithms & TheorySatellites & Orbits

An effective Genetic Programming Hyper-Heuristic for Uncertain Agile Satellite Scheduling

Researchers developed an advanced algorithm that helps schedule satellite operations even when there is uncertainty about factors like profit, resources, and weather. This could lead to more reliable and flexible Earth observation from satellites.

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Pushing the Frontier of Black-Box LVLM Attacks via Fine-Grained Detail Targeting
ComputingCybersecurityAlgorithms & Theory

Pushing the Frontier of Black-Box LVLM Attacks via Fine-Grained Detail Targeting

Researchers found new ways to attack black-box AI language models by exploiting fine-grained details, which could lead to better security measures to protect these powerful systems from abuse.

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Conv-FinRe: A Conversational and Longitudinal Benchmark for Utility-Grounded Financial Recommendation
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryEconomics

Conv-FinRe: A Conversational and Longitudinal Benchmark for Utility-Grounded Financial Recommendation

Researchers developed a benchmark to evaluate AI systems that give financial advice, focusing on long-term utility rather than just imitating user behavior, which can be short-sighted in volatile markets.

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Eigenmood Space: Uncertainty-Aware Spectral Graph Analysis of Psychological Patterns in Classical Persian Poetry
ComputingPsychologyAlgorithms & Theory

Eigenmood Space: Uncertainty-Aware Spectral Graph Analysis of Psychological Patterns in Classical Persian Poetry

Researchers developed a new algorithm that can analyze patterns of emotion and psychology hidden within classical Persian poetry, offering a new way to understand the emotional lives of people long ago.

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CLEF HIPE-2026: Evaluating Accurate and Efficient Person-Place Relation Extraction from Multilingual Historical Texts
ComputingNatural Language ProcessingAlgorithms & Theory

CLEF HIPE-2026: Evaluating Accurate and Efficient Person-Place Relation Extraction from Multilingual Historical Texts

A new CLEF evaluation lab will test how well AI systems can extract information about people and places from old texts written in different languages. This could help historians and journalists better understand the connections between historical figures and locations.

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Beyond Needle(s) in the Embodied Haystack: Environment, Architecture, and Training Considerations for Long Context Reasoning
ComputingAlgorithms & TheorySoftware & Systems

Beyond Needle(s) in the Embodied Haystack: Environment, Architecture, and Training Considerations for Long Context Reasoning

Researchers developed a new framework called $\infty$-THOR that can better understand and reason about long-term contexts in embodied AI systems, which could lead to more capable and contextually-aware AI assistants.

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PETS: A Principled Framework Towards Optimal Trajectory Allocation for Efficient Test-Time Self-Consistency
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryComputer Vision

PETS: A Principled Framework Towards Optimal Trajectory Allocation for Efficient Test-Time Self-Consistency

A new framework called PETS helps AI models perform more consistently during testing, which could lead to more reliable and effective AI systems in real-world applications.

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ComputingNatural Language ProcessingAlgorithms & Theory

The Cascade Equivalence Hypothesis: When Do Speech LLMs Behave Like ASR$\rightarrow$LLM Pipelines?

Current speech language models can perform as well as combining speech recognition with language models, without explicit speech recognition. This means these speech models can produce accurate text output from audio inputs more efficiently.

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Forecasting Anomaly Precursors via Uncertainty-Aware Time-Series Ensembles
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryData & Infrastructure

Forecasting Anomaly Precursors via Uncertainty-Aware Time-Series Ensembles

Researchers developed a way to spot potential problems before they happen by analyzing patterns in data over time. This could help prevent system failures in fields like industry, finance, and cybersecurity by giving early warnings.

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Sales Research Agent and Sales Research Bench
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryData & InfrastructureIn Focus

Sales Research Agent and Sales Research Bench

Enterprises can now use an AI agent to quickly find sales data insights, rather than manually searching through CRM systems. This makes sales teams more efficient and helps leaders make better-informed decisions.

preprint
SubQuad: Near-Quadratic-Free Structure Inference with Distribution-Balanced Objectives in Adaptive Receptor framework
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryMathematicsIn Focus

SubQuad: Near-Quadratic-Free Structure Inference with Distribution-Balanced Objectives in Adaptive Receptor framework

A new algorithm can efficiently analyze immune system data to identify rare but important immune cell types, helping doctors understand immune responses and diseases.

preprint
From Subtle to Significant: Prompt-Driven Self-Improving Optimization in Test-Time Graph OOD Detection
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryGenerative AI

From Subtle to Significant: Prompt-Driven Self-Improving Optimization in Test-Time Graph OOD Detection

Researchers developed a way to detect when a graph model is being used on data it wasn't trained on, helping ensure the reliability of graph AI systems in real-world applications.

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Pushing the Frontier of Black-Box LVLM Attacks via Fine-Grained Detail Targeting
ComputingCybersecurityAlgorithms & Theory

Pushing the Frontier of Black-Box LVLM Attacks via Fine-Grained Detail Targeting

Researchers found new ways to attack black-box AI language models by exploiting fine-grained details, which could lead to better security measures to protect these powerful systems from abuse.

preprint
Conv-FinRe: A Conversational and Longitudinal Benchmark for Utility-Grounded Financial Recommendation
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryEconomics

Conv-FinRe: A Conversational and Longitudinal Benchmark for Utility-Grounded Financial Recommendation

Researchers developed a benchmark to evaluate AI systems that give financial advice, focusing on long-term utility rather than just imitating user behavior, which can be short-sighted in volatile markets.

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Eigenmood Space: Uncertainty-Aware Spectral Graph Analysis of Psychological Patterns in Classical Persian Poetry
ComputingPsychologyAlgorithms & Theory

Eigenmood Space: Uncertainty-Aware Spectral Graph Analysis of Psychological Patterns in Classical Persian Poetry

Researchers developed a new algorithm that can analyze patterns of emotion and psychology hidden within classical Persian poetry, offering a new way to understand the emotional lives of people long ago.

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CLEF HIPE-2026: Evaluating Accurate and Efficient Person-Place Relation Extraction from Multilingual Historical Texts
ComputingNatural Language ProcessingAlgorithms & Theory

CLEF HIPE-2026: Evaluating Accurate and Efficient Person-Place Relation Extraction from Multilingual Historical Texts

A new CLEF evaluation lab will test how well AI systems can extract information about people and places from old texts written in different languages. This could help historians and journalists better understand the connections between historical figures and locations.

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Beyond Needle(s) in the Embodied Haystack: Environment, Architecture, and Training Considerations for Long Context Reasoning
ComputingAlgorithms & TheorySoftware & Systems

Beyond Needle(s) in the Embodied Haystack: Environment, Architecture, and Training Considerations for Long Context Reasoning

Researchers developed a new framework called $\infty$-THOR that can better understand and reason about long-term contexts in embodied AI systems, which could lead to more capable and contextually-aware AI assistants.

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PETS: A Principled Framework Towards Optimal Trajectory Allocation for Efficient Test-Time Self-Consistency
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryComputer Vision

PETS: A Principled Framework Towards Optimal Trajectory Allocation for Efficient Test-Time Self-Consistency

A new framework called PETS helps AI models perform more consistently during testing, which could lead to more reliable and effective AI systems in real-world applications.

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ComputingNatural Language ProcessingAlgorithms & Theory

The Cascade Equivalence Hypothesis: When Do Speech LLMs Behave Like ASR$\rightarrow$LLM Pipelines?

Current speech language models can perform as well as combining speech recognition with language models, without explicit speech recognition. This means these speech models can produce accurate text output from audio inputs more efficiently.

preprint
Forecasting Anomaly Precursors via Uncertainty-Aware Time-Series Ensembles
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryData & Infrastructure

Forecasting Anomaly Precursors via Uncertainty-Aware Time-Series Ensembles

Researchers developed a way to spot potential problems before they happen by analyzing patterns in data over time. This could help prevent system failures in fields like industry, finance, and cybersecurity by giving early warnings.

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ComputingAlgorithms & Theory

TAPO-Structured Description Logic for Information Behavior: Procedural and Oracle-Based Extensions

Researchers developed a new logical framework to model how people interact with information in a structured, dynamic way, which could improve information retrieval and recommendation systems.

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Decoding the Human Factor: High Fidelity Behavioral Prediction for Strategic Foresight
ComputingAlgorithms & TheoryPsychology

Decoding the Human Factor: High Fidelity Behavioral Prediction for Strategic Foresight

Researchers developed advanced AI models that can more accurately predict individual human decision-making, which could improve strategic planning and policymaking in high-stakes situations.

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ComputingMathematicsAlgorithms & Theory

Rex: A Family of Reversible Exponential (Stochastic) Runge-Kutta Solvers

Researchers developed new math models that can better simulate complex systems like weather and economies, which could lead to more accurate forecasts and predictions to help people plan for the future.

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Agentic Wireless Communication for 6G: Intent-Aware and Continuously Evolving Physical-Layer Intelligence
ComputingEngineeringSoftware & Systems

Agentic Wireless Communication for 6G: Intent-Aware and Continuously Evolving Physical-Layer Intelligence

The 6G wireless systems are becoming more intelligent and responsive to user needs, moving away from rigid rules towards more autonomous and adaptive control. This could lead to improved performance and reliability for 6G services.

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