Publications

3,985 major publications by members of the MERL staff.


  •  Aihara, R., Masuyama, Y., Paissan, F., Germain, F.G., Wichern, G., Le Roux, J., "SUNAC: Source-aware Unified Neural Audio Codec", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), May 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-032 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Aihara2026may,
    • author = {Aihara, Ryo and Masuyama, Yoshiki and Paissan, Francesco and Germain, François G and Wichern, Gordon and {Le Roux}, Jonathan},
    • title = {{SUNAC: Source-aware Unified Neural Audio Codec}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP)},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = may,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-032}
    • }
  •  Masuyama, Y., Germain, F.G., Wichern, G., Hori, C., Le Roux, J., "Velocity Potential Neural Field for Efficient Ambisonics Impulse Response Modeling", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), May 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-033 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Masuyama2026may,
    • author = {Masuyama, Yoshiki and Germain, François G and Wichern, Gordon and Hori, Chiori and {Le Roux}, Jonathan},
    • title = {{Velocity Potential Neural Field for Efficient Ambisonics Impulse Response Modeling}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP)},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = may,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-033}
    • }
  •  Masuyama, Y., Saijo, K., Paissan, F., Han, J., Delcroix, M., Aihara, R., Germain, F.G., Wichern, G., Le Roux, J., "FlexIO: Flexible Single- and Multi-Channel Speech Separation and Enhancement", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), May 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-034 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Masuyama2026may2,
    • author = {Masuyama, Yoshiki and Saijo, Kohei and Paissan, Francesco and Han, Jiangyu and Delcroix, Marc and Aihara, Ryo and Germain, François G and Wichern, Gordon and {Le Roux}, Jonathan},
    • title = {{FlexIO: Flexible Single- and Multi-Channel Speech Separation and Enhancement}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP)},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = may,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-034}
    • }
  •  Aihara, R., Masuyama, Y., Germain, F.G., Wichern, G., Le Roux, J., "Exploring Disentangled Neural Speech Codecs from Self-Supervised Representations", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshops (ICASSPW), May 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-035 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Aihara2026may2,
    • author = {Aihara, Ryo and Masuyama, Yoshiki and Germain, François G and Wichern, Gordon and {Le Roux}, Jonathan},
    • title = {{Exploring Disentangled Neural Speech Codecs from Self-Supervised Representations}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshops (ICASSPW)},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = may,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-035}
    • }
  •  Shenoy, V., Lohit, S., Mansour, H., Chellappa, R., Marks, T.K., "Recovering Pulse Waves from Video Using Deep Unrolling and Deep Equilibrium Models", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, March 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-031 PDF
    • @article{Shenoy2026mar,
    • author = {Shenoy, Vineet and Lohit, Suhas and Mansour, Hassan and Chellappa, Rama and Marks, Tim K.},
    • title = {{Recovering Pulse Waves from Video Using Deep Unrolling and Deep Equilibrium Models}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Image Processing},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-031}
    • }
  •  Khattar, V., Rashid, M.R.U., Choudhury, M., Liu, J., Koike-Akino, T., Jin, M., Wang, Y., "Amplification Effects in Test-Time Reinforcement Learning: Safety and Reasoning Vulnerabilities", arXiv, March 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Khattar2026mar,
    • author = {Khattar, Vanshaj and Rashid, Md Rafi Ur and Choudhury, Moumita and Liu, Jing and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Jin, Ming and Wang, Ye},
    • title = {{Amplification Effects in Test-Time Reinforcement Learning: Safety and Reasoning Vulnerabilities}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15417}
    • }
  •  Wang, Y., Liu, J., Koike-Akino, T., "Directional Embedding Smoothing for Robust Vision Language Models", arXiv, March 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Wang2026mar2,
    • author = {{Wang, Ye and Liu, Jing and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki}},
    • title = {{Directional Embedding Smoothing for Robust Vision Language Models}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15259}
    • }
  •  Yamamoto, T., Sakamoto, Y., Sun, S., Koike-Akino, T., Wang, Y., Wang, B., "Presentation of Team MELSUR's Achievements in the COMPUMAG 2025 Galileo Ferraris Contest", IEEJ, March 2026.
    BibTeX
    • @inproceedings{Yamamoto2026mar,
    • author = {Yamamoto, Tatsuya and Sakamoto, Yusuke and Sun, Siyuan and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Wang, Ye and Wang, Bingnan},
    • title = {{Presentation of Team MELSUR's Achievements in the COMPUMAG 2025 Galileo Ferraris Contest}},
    • booktitle = {IEEJ},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar
    • }
  •  Sohail, M.A., Koike-Akino, T., "Geo-ADAPT-VQE: Quantum Information Metric-Aware Circuit Optimization for Quantum Chemistry Mohammad Aamir Sohail, Toshiaki Koike-Akino", arXiv, March 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Sohail2026mar,
    • author = {Sohail, Mohammad A and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki},
    • title = {{Geo-ADAPT-VQE: Quantum Information Metric-Aware Circuit Optimization for Quantum Chemistry Mohammad Aamir Sohail, Toshiaki Koike-Akino}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.10325}
    • }
  •  Wang, Z., Jha, D.K., Qureshi, A.H., Romeres, D., "PPGuide: Steering Diffusion Policies with Performance Predictive Guidance", arXiv, March 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Wang2026mar,
    • author = {Wang, Zixing and Jha, Devesh K. and Qureshi, Ahmed H. and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {{PPGuide: Steering Diffusion Policies with Performance Predictive Guidance}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.10980}
    • }
  •  Park, Y.-J., Germain, F.G., Liu, J., Wang, Y., Koike-Akino, T., Wichern, G., Azizan, N., Laughman, C.R., Chakrabarty, A., "Probabilistic Forecasting for Building Energy Systems using Time-Series Foundation Models", Energy and Buildings, March 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-030 PDF
    • @article{Park2026mar,
    • author = {Park, Young-Jin and Germain, François G and Liu, Jing and Wang, Ye and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Wichern, Gordon and Azizan, Navid and Laughman, Christopher R. and Chakrabarty, Ankush},
    • title = {{Probabilistic Forecasting for Building Energy Systems using Time-Series Foundation Models}},
    • journal = {Energy and Buildings},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-030}
    • }
  •  Kogashi, K., Cherian, A., Kuo, M.-Y.J., "MMHOI: Modeling Complex 3D Multi-Human Multi-Object Interactions", IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), March 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-029 PDF Video Data
    • @inproceedings{Kogashi2026mar,
    • author = {Kogashi, Kaen and Cherian, Anoop and Kuo, Meng-Yu Jennifer},
    • title = {{MMHOI: Modeling Complex 3D Multi-Human Multi-Object Interactions}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV)},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-029}
    • }
  •  Schperberg, A., Wang, Y., Di Cairano, S., "Safe Whole-Body Loco-Manipulation via Combined Model and Learning-based Control", arXiv, March 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Schperberg2026mar,
    • author = {Schperberg, Alexander and Wang, Yeping and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{Safe Whole-Body Loco-Manipulation via Combined Model and Learning-based Control}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.02443}
    • }
  •  Gao, W., Wang, Y., Vamvoudakis, K., "Output-Feedback Learning-based Adaptive Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems", Automatica, March 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-028 PDF
    • @article{Gao2026mar,
    • author = {Gao, Weinan and Wang, Yebin and Vamvoudakis, Kyriakos},
    • title = {{Output-Feedback Learning-based Adaptive Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems}},
    • journal = {Automatica},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = mar,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-028}
    • }
  •  Hu, H., Liu, C., Li, N., Wang, Y., "Training Task Reasoning LLM Agents for Multi-turn Task Planning via Single-turn Reinforcement Learning", IEEE Control Systems Letters, DOI: 10.1109/​LCSYS.2025.3642767, Vol. 9, pp. 2879-2884, February 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-026 PDF
    • @article{Hu2026feb,
    • author = {Hu, Hanjiang and Liu, Changliu and Li, Na and Wang, Yebin},
    • title = {{Training Task Reasoning LLM Agents for Multi-turn Task Planning via Single-turn Reinforcement Learning}},
    • journal = {IEEE Control Systems Letters},
    • year = 2026,
    • volume = 9,
    • pages = {2879--2884},
    • month = feb,
    • doi = {10.1109/LCSYS.2025.3642767},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-026}
    • }
  •  Qin, J., Sun, H., Yu, N., Guo, J., Wang, Y., Raghunathan, A., "Temporal Surrogate Lagrangian Decomposition for Operational Hosting Capacity Assessment In Unbalanced Power Distribution Systems", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, DOI: 10.1109/​TII.2025.3650721, February 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-025 PDF
    • @article{Qin2026feb,
    • author = {Qin, Jingtao and Sun, Hongbo and Yu, Nanpeng and Guo, Jianlin and Wang, Ye and Raghunathan, Arvind},
    • title = {{Temporal Surrogate Lagrangian Decomposition for Operational Hosting Capacity Assessment In Unbalanced Power Distribution Systems}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • doi = {10.1109/TII.2025.3650721},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-025}
    • }
  •  Mumcu, F., Jones, M.J., Yilmaz, Y., Cherian, A., "Leveraging Multimodal LLM Descriptions of Activity for Explainable Semi-Supervised Video Anomaly Detection", Transactions on Machine Learning Research, February 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-027 PDF
    • @article{Mumcu2026feb2,
    • author = {Mumcu, Furkan and Jones, Michael J. and Yilmaz, Yasin and Cherian, Anoop},
    • title = {{Leveraging Multimodal LLM Descriptions of Activity for Explainable Semi-Supervised Video Anomaly Detection}},
    • journal = {Transactions on Machine Learning Research},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-027}
    • }
  •  Dirnfeld, D., Delattre, F., Miraldo, P., Learned-Miller, E., "FLIGHT: Fibonacci Lattice-based Inference for Geometric Heading in real-Time", arXiv, February 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Dirnfeld2026feb,
    • author = {Dirnfeld, David and Delattre, Fabien and Miraldo, Pedro and Learned-Miller, Erik},
    • title = {{FLIGHT: Fibonacci Lattice-based Inference for Geometric Heading in real-Time}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.23115}
    • }
  •  Suzuki, K., Liu, J., Wang, Y., Hori, C., Brand, M., Romeres, D., Koike-Akino, T., "Embedding Morphology into Transformers for Cross-Robot Policy Learning", arXiv, February 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Suzuki2026feb,
    • author = {{Suzuki, Kei and Liu, Jing and Wang, Ye and Hori, Chiori and Brand, Matthew and Romeres, Diego and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki}},
    • title = {{Embedding Morphology into Transformers for Cross-Robot Policy Learning}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.00182}
    • }
  •  Wilkinghoff, K., Wichern, G., Le Roux, J., Tan, Z.-H., "Mind the Gap: Detecting Cluster Exits for Robust Local Density-Based Score Normalization in Anomalous Sound Detection", arXiv, February 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Wilkinghoff2026feb,
    • author = {Wilkinghoff, Kevin and Wichern, Gordon and {Le Roux}, Jonathan and Tan, Zheng-Hua},
    • title = {{Mind the Gap: Detecting Cluster Exits for Robust Local Density-Based Score Normalization in Anomalous Sound Detection}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18777}
    • }
  •  Ghezzi, A., Nurkanović, A., Weiss, A., Diehl, M., Di Cairano, S., "A Comparative Study of MINLP and MPVC Formulations for Solving Complex Nonlinear Decision-Making Problems in Aerospace Applications", Optimal Control Applications and Methods, February 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-024 PDF
    • @article{Ghezzi2026feb,
    • author = {Ghezzi, Andrea and Nurkanović, Armin and Weiss, Avishai and Diehl, Moritz and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{A Comparative Study of MINLP and MPVC Formulations for Solving Complex Nonlinear Decision-Making Problems in Aerospace Applications}},
    • journal = {Optimal Control Applications and Methods},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-024}
    • }
  •  Kuwabara, A., Kato, S., Koike-Akino, T., Fujihashi, T., "Date of publication xxxx 00, 0000, date of current version xxxx 00, 0000. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/ACCESS.2017.DOI Range Image-Based Implicit Neural Compression for LiDAR Point Clouds", IEEE Access, February 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-023 PDF
    • @article{Kuwabara2026feb,
    • author = {Kuwabara, Akihiro and Kato, Sorachi and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Fujihashi, Takuya},
    • title = {{Date of publication xxxx 00, 0000, date of current version xxxx 00, 0000. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/ACCESS.2017.DOI Range Image-Based Implicit Neural Compression for LiDAR Point Clouds}},
    • journal = {IEEE Access},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-023}
    • }
  •  Moosa, I.M., Lohit, S., Wang, Y., Chatterjee, M., Yin, W., "Understanding Dynamic Compute Allocation in Recurrent Transformers", arXiv, February 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Moosa2026feb,
    • author = {Moosa, Ibraheem Muhammad and Lohit, Suhas and Wang, Ye and Chatterjee, Moitreya and Yin, Wenpeng},
    • title = {{Understanding Dynamic Compute Allocation in Recurrent Transformers}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.08864}
    • }
  •  Mumcu, F., Bekit, L., Jones, M.J., Cherian, A., Yilmaz, Y., "Agentic AI-Empowered Dynamic Survey Framework", arXiv, February 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Mumcu2026feb,
    • author = {Mumcu, Furkan and Bekit, Lokman and Jones, Michael J. and Cherian, Anoop and Yilmaz, Yasin},
    • title = {{Agentic AI-Empowered Dynamic Survey Framework}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04071}
    • }
  •  Bhaskar, A., Tokekar, P., Di Cairano, S., Schperberg, A., "PRISM: Performer RS-IMLE for Single-pass Multisensory Imitation Learning", arXiv, February 2026.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Bhaskar2026feb,
    • author = {Bhaskar, Amisha and Tokekar, Pratap and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Schperberg, Alexander},
    • title = {{PRISM: Performer RS-IMLE for Single-pass Multisensory Imitation Learning}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.02396}
    • }