Publications

3,801 major publications by members of the MERL staff.


  •  Vinod, A.P., Weiss, A., Di Cairano, S., "Projection-free computation of robust controllable sets with constrained zonotopes", Automatica, DOI: 10.1016/​j.automatica.2025.112211, Vol. 175, pp. 112211, March 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-023 PDF Video
    • @article{Vinod2025mar,
    • author = {Vinod, Abraham P. and Weiss, Avishai and Di Cairano, Stefano},
    • title = {{Projection-free computation of robust controllable sets with constrained zonotopes}},
    • journal = {Automatica},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 175,
    • pages = 112211,
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112211},
    • issn = {0005-1098},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-023}
    • }
  •  Shao, K., Chakrabarty, A., Mesbah, A., Romeres, D., "Coactive Preference-Guided Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization: An Application to Policy Learning in Personalized Plasma Medicine", IEEE Control Systems Letters, February 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-021 PDF
    • @article{Shao2025feb,
    • author = {Shao, Ketong and Chakrabarty, Ankush and Mesbah, Ali and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {{Coactive Preference-Guided Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization: An Application to Policy Learning in Personalized Plasma Medicine}},
    • journal = {IEEE Control Systems Letters},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-021}
    • }
  •  Cai, X., Queeney, J., Xu, T., Datar, A., Pan, C., Miller, M., Flather, A., Osteen, P.R., Roy, N., Xiao, X., How, J.P., "PIETRA: Physics-Informed Evidential Learning for Traversing Out-of-Distribution Terrain", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), DOI: 10.1109/​LRA.2025.3527285, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 2359-2366, February 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-022 PDF
    • @article{Cai2025feb,
    • author = {Cai, Xiaoyi and Queeney, James and Xu, Tong and Datar, Aniket and Pan, Chenhui and Miller, Max and Flather, Ashton and Osteen, Philip R. and Roy, Nicholas and Xiao, Xuesu and How, Jonathan P.},
    • title = {{PIETRA: Physics-Informed Evidential Learning for Traversing Out-of-Distribution Terrain}},
    • journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 10,
    • number = 3,
    • pages = {2359--2366},
    • month = feb,
    • doi = {10.1109/LRA.2025.3527285},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-022}
    • }
  •  Wang, Y., Peng, K.-C., Fu, R., "Towards Zero-shot 3D Anomaly Localization", IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), February 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-020 PDF Video Presentation
    • @inproceedings{Wang2025feb2,
    • author = {Wang, Yizhou and Peng, Kuan-Chuan and Fu, Raymond},
    • title = {{Towards Zero-shot 3D Anomaly Localization}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV)},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-020}
    • }
  •  Ip, J.H.S., Chakrabarty, A., Mesbah, A., Romeres, D., "User Preference Meets Pareto-Optimality in Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization", AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, February 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-018 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Ip2025feb,
    • author = {{{Ip, Joshua Hang Sai and Chakrabarty, Ankush and Mesbah, Ali and Romeres, Diego}}},
    • title = {{{User Preference Meets Pareto-Optimality in Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization}}},
    • booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-018}
    • }
  •  Rashid, M.R.U., Liu, J., Koike-Akino, T., Wang, Y., Mehnaz, S., "Forget to Flourish: Leveraging Machine-Unlearning on Pretrained Language Models for Privacy Leakage", AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, February 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-017 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Rashid2025feb,
    • author = {Rashid, Md Rafi Ur and Liu, Jing and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Wang, Ye and Mehnaz, Shagufta},
    • title = {{Forget to Flourish: Leveraging Machine-Unlearning on Pretrained Language Models for Privacy Leakage}},
    • booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-017}
    • }
  •  Lewis, A., White, M., Liu, J., Koike-Akino, T., Parsons, K., Wang, Y., "Winning Big with Small Models: Knowledge Distillation vs. Self-Training for Reducing Hallucination in QA Agents", arXiv, February 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Lewis2025feb,
    • author = {Lewis, Ashley and White, Michael and Liu, Jing and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Parsons, Kieran and Wang, Ye},
    • title = {{Winning Big with Small Models: Knowledge Distillation vs. Self-Training for Reducing Hallucination in QA Agents}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2502.19545}
    • }
  •  Mumcu, F., Jones, M.J., Yilmaz, Y., Cherian, A., "ComplexVAD: Detecting Interaction Anomalies in Video", IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) Workshop, February 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-016 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Mumcu2025feb,
    • author = {Mumcu, Furkan and Jones, Michael J. and Yilmaz, Yasin and Cherian, Anoop},
    • title = {{ComplexVAD: Detecting Interaction Anomalies in Video}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) Workshop},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-016}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Di Cairano, S., Ho, K., Weiss, A., "Output-Feedback Full-State Targeting Model Predictive Control for Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits", arXiv, February 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Shimane2025feb,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Ho, Koki and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Output-Feedback Full-State Targeting Model Predictive Control for Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.05013}
    • }
  •  Queeney, J., Paschalidis, I.C., Cassandras, C.G., "Generalized Policy Improvement Algorithms with Theoretically Supported Sample Reuse", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI: 10.1109/​TAC.2024.3454011, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp. 1236-1243, February 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-015 PDF
    • @article{Queeney2025feb,
    • author = {Queeney, James and Paschalidis, Ioannis Ch. and Cassandras, Christos G.},
    • title = {{Generalized Policy Improvement Algorithms with Theoretically Supported Sample Reuse}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 70,
    • number = 2,
    • pages = {1236--1243},
    • month = feb,
    • doi = {10.1109/TAC.2024.3454011},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-015}
    • }
  •  Vinod, A.P., Safaoui, S., Summers, T., Yoshikawa, N., Di Cairano, S., "Decentralized, Safe, Multi-agent Motion Planning for Drones Under Uncertainty via Filtered Reinforcement Learning", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/​TCST.2024.3433229, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 2492-2499, January 2025.
    BibTeX TR2024-136 PDF
    • @article{Vinod2025jan,
    • author = {Vinod, Abraham P. and Safaoui, Sleiman and Summers, Tyler and Yoshikawa, Nobuyuki and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{Decentralized, Safe, Multi-agent Motion Planning for Drones Under Uncertainty via Filtered Reinforcement Learning}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 32,
    • number = 6,
    • pages = {2492--2499},
    • month = jan,
    • doi = {10.1109/TCST.2024.3433229},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-136}
    • }
  •  Sikder, B., Hossain, T., Xie, Q., Niroula, J., Rajput, N.S., Teo, K.H., Amano, H., Palacios, T., Chowdhury, N., "Hole transport mechanism at high temperatures in p-GaN/AlGaN/GaN Heterostructure", Applied Physics Letters, January 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-014 PDF
    • @article{Sikder2025jan,
    • author = {Sikder, Bejoy and Hossain, Toiyob and Xie, Qingyun and Niroula, john and Rajput, Nitul S. and Teo, Koon Hoo and Amano, Hiroshi and Palacios, Tomas and Chowdhury, Nadim},
    • title = {{Hole transport mechanism at high temperatures in p-GaN/AlGaN/GaN Heterostructure}},
    • journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jan,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-014}
    • }
  •  Koike-Akino, T., Kojima, K., Taguchi, M., "Enhancement of data reuploading for photonic neural computing without nonliear optical components", SPIE Photonics West, January 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-013 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Koike-Akino2025jan,
    • author = {Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Kojima, Keisuke and Taguchi, Mari},
    • title = {{Enhancement of data reuploading for photonic neural computing without nonliear optical components}},
    • booktitle = {SPIE Photonics West},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jan,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-013}
    • }
  •  Kamath, A., Elango, P., Açıkmeşe, B., "Optimal Preconditioning for Online Quadratic Cone Programming", arXiv, January 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Kamath2025jan,
    • author = {Kamath, Abhinav and Elango, Purnanand and Açıkmeşe, Behçet},
    • title = {{Optimal Preconditioning for Online Quadratic Cone Programming}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jan,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14191}
    • }
  •  Koo, J., Wichern, G., Germain, F.G., Khurana, S., Le Roux, J., "SMITIN: Self-Monitored Inference-Time INtervention for Generative Music Transformers", IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing, DOI: 10.1109/​OJSP.2025.3534686, Vol. 6, pp. 266-275, January 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-012 PDF Software
    • @article{Koo2025jan,
    • author = {Koo, Junghyun and Wichern, Gordon and Germain, François G and Khurana, Sameer and {Le Roux}, Jonathan},
    • title = {{SMITIN: Self-Monitored Inference-Time INtervention for Generative Music Transformers}},
    • journal = {IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 6,
    • pages = {266--275},
    • month = jan,
    • doi = {10.1109/OJSP.2025.3534686},
    • issn = {2644-1322},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-012}
    • }
  •  Chen, Y., Jha, D.K., Tomizuka, M., Romeres, D., "FDPP: Fine-tune Diffusion Policy with Human Preference", arXiv, January 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Chen2025jan,
    • author = {Chen, Yuxin and Jha, Devesh K. and Tomizuka, Masayoshi and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {{FDPP: Fine-tune Diffusion Policy with Human Preference}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jan,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08259}
    • }
  •  Lin, X., Nayak, S., Di Cairano, S., Vinod, A.P., "Data-driven Spatial Classification using Multi-Arm Bandits for Monitoring with Energy-Constrained Mobile Robots", arXiv, January 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Lin2025jan,
    • author = {Lin, Xiaoshan and Nayak, Siddharth and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Vinod, Abraham P.},
    • title = {{Data-driven Spatial Classification using Multi-Arm Bandits for Monitoring with Energy-Constrained Mobile Robots}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jan,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08222}
    • }
  •  Chakrabarty, A., Wichern, G., Deshpande, V.M., Vinod, A.P., Berntorp, K., Laughman, C.R., "Meta-Learning for Physically-Constrained Neural System Identification", arXiv, January 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Chakrabarty2025jan,
    • author = {Chakrabarty, Ankush and Wichern, Gordon and Deshpande, Vedang M. and Vinod, Abraham P. and Berntorp, Karl and Laughman, Christopher R.},
    • title = {{Meta-Learning for Physically-Constrained Neural System Identification}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jan,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06167v1}
    • }
  •  Greiff, M., Sinhmar, H., Weiss, A., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., "Invariant Set Planning for Quadrotors: Design, Analysis, Experiments", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/​TCST.2024.3492813, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 449-462, January 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-010 PDF
    • @article{Greiff2025jan,
    • author = {Greiff, Marcus and Sinhmar, Himani and Weiss, Avishai and Berntorp, Karl and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{Invariant Set Planning for Quadrotors: Design, Analysis, Experiments}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 33,
    • number = 2,
    • pages = {449--462},
    • month = jan,
    • doi = {10.1109/TCST.2024.3492813},
    • issn = {1063-6536},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-010}
    • }
  •  Elango, P., Vinod, A.P., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Six-Degree-of-Freedom Powered-Descent Guidance", AIAA SciTech, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2025-1894, January 2025, pp. 1-13.
    BibTeX TR2025-008 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Elango2025jan,
    • author = {Elango, Purnanand and Vinod, Abraham P. and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Six-Degree-of-Freedom Powered-Descent Guidance}},
    • booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum},
    • year = 2025,
    • pages = {1--13},
    • month = jan,
    • publisher = {AIAA},
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2025-1894},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-008}
    • }
  •  Lohit, S., Marks, T.K., "Rotation-Equivariant Neural Networks for Cloud Removal from Satellite Images", Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (ACSSC), January 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-009 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Lohit2025jan,
    • author = {Lohit, Suhas and Marks, Tim K.},
    • title = {{Rotation-Equivariant Neural Networks for Cloud Removal from Satellite Images}},
    • booktitle = {Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (ACSSC)},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jan,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-009}
    • }
  •  Lu, Z., Zhang, T., Wang, Y., "Torque Constraint Modeling and Reference Shaping for Servo Systems", IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS), DOI: 10.1109/​LCSYS.2024.3509495, Vol. 8, pp. 2637-2642, December 2024.
    BibTeX TR2025-006 PDF
    • @article{Lu2024dec2,
    • author = {Lu, Zehui and Zhang, Tianpeng and Wang, Yebin},
    • title = {{Torque Constraint Modeling and Reference Shaping for Servo Systems}},
    • journal = {IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS)},
    • year = 2024,
    • volume = 8,
    • pages = {2637--2642},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/LCSYS.2024.3509495},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-006}
    • }
  •  Lu, Z., Tu, H., Fang, H., Wang, Y., Mou, S., "Integrated Optimal Control for Fast Charging and Active Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Extreme Ambient Temperatures", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/​TCST.2024.3498812, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 714-728, December 2024.
    BibTeX TR2025-005 PDF
    • @article{Lu2024dec,
    • author = {Lu, Zehui and Tu, Hao and Fang, Huazhen and Wang, Yebin and Mou, Shaoshuai},
    • title = {{Integrated Optimal Control for Fast Charging and Active Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Extreme Ambient Temperatures}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
    • year = 2024,
    • volume = 33,
    • number = 2,
    • pages = {714--728},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/TCST.2024.3498812},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-005}
    • }
  •  Manchiraju, C., Dawande, M., Janakiraman, G., Raghunathan, A., "Dynamic Pricing and Capacity Optimization in Railways", Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, DOI: 10.1287/​msom.2022.0246, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 350-369, December 2024.
    BibTeX TR2025-007 PDF
    • @article{Manchiraju2024dec,
    • author = {Manchiraju, Chandrasekhar and Dawande, Milind and Janakiraman, Ganesh and Raghunathan, Arvind},
    • title = {{Dynamic Pricing and Capacity Optimization in Railways}},
    • journal = {Manufacturing and Service Operations Management},
    • year = 2024,
    • volume = 26,
    • number = 1,
    • pages = {350--369},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1287/msom.2022.0246},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-007}
    • }
  •  Shirai, Y., Jha, D.K., Raghunathan, A., Romeres, D., "Chance-Constrained Optimization for Contact-rich Systems using Mixed Integer Programming", Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, DOI: 10.1016/​j.nahs.2024.101466, Vol. 52, December 2024.
    BibTeX TR2024-008 PDF
    • @article{Shirai2024dec,
    • author = {Shirai, Yuki and Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {{Chance-Constrained Optimization for Contact-rich Systems using Mixed Integer Programming}},
    • journal = {Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems},
    • year = 2024,
    • volume = 52,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1016/j.nahs.2024.101466},
    • issn = {1751-570X},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-008}
    • }