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A Stochastic Approach to Contact-rich Manipulation

For robots to operate in unstructured environments, they are required to interact with objects through contact. Those contacts may be used to push objects to the side, deform objects, or manipulate objects in-hand. This thesis addresses the problem of cont ...

EPFL2025

Convex Computation of Value-at-risk Bounds for Stochastic Processes

Matteo Raphael Tacchi

This article formulates algorithms to upper-bound the maximum value-at-risk (VaR) of a state function along trajectories of stochastic processes. The VaR is upper bounded by two methods: minimax tail-bounds (Cantelli/Vysochanskij-Petunin) and Expected Shor ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2025

Integer Linear Programming for Unsupervised Training Set Selection in Molecular Machine Learning

Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf, Friedrich Eisenbrand, Rubén Laplaza Solanas, Puck Elisabeth van Gerwen, Ksenia Briling, Jan Weinreich, Matthieu Nicolas Haeberle

Integer linear programming (ILP) is an elegant approach to solve linear optimization problems, naturally described using integer decision variables. Within the context of physics-inspired machine learning (ML) applied to chemistry, we demonstrate the relev ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2025

A shortcut model for batch distillation columns using pertinent effective factors

Dominique Bonvin

A shortcut model is a low-order model that provides a simplified representation of a complex process, thereby enabling faster and more efficient analysis, design and optimization without the computational intensity of a full-scale model. For continuous dis ...

Elsevier2025

PolyCLEAN: Atomic optimization for super-resolution imaging and uncertainty estimation in radio interferometry

Julien René Fageot, Matthieu Martin Jean-André Simeoni, Sepand Kashani, Adrian Thibault Etienne Jarret, Joan Rue Queralt

Context. Imaging in radio interferometry requires solving an ill-posed noisy inverse problem, for which the most adopted algorithm is the original CLEAN algorithm and its variants. Alternative explicit optimization methods have gained increasing attention, ...

EDP SCIENCES S A2025

Preliminary Sensitivity Analysis of Time-Dependent Code Outputs in Fuel Performance Models Using OFFBEAT for Future Calibration

Mathieu Hursin, Alessandro Scolaro, Edoardo Luciano Brunetto, Sara Maccario

Fuel performance codes are essential for predicting fuel rod behavior in nuclear reactors. These codes comprise a complex system of models with empirical constants that require calibration against experimental data. To support this calibration, this study ...

American Nuclear Society2025

Dimensionless Group-Driven Ensemble Neural Networks for Robust Design Optimisation in Engineering

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Soheyl Massoudi

This work aims to develop a scalable surrogate modelling framework for robust multidisciplinary design optimisation (RMDO) in complex engineering systems. Focusing on gas-bearing supported rotors, it addresses the need to maintain system performance under ...

Oxford University Press (OUP)2025

Enabling Deep Learning Models for Seizure Monitoring within Wearables Lifecycle

Alireza Amirshahi

Continuous monitoring of various physiological conditions enables early detection of potential health issues. The monitoring offers real-time insights into patient well-being and rapid medical interventions. As a case study, in epilepsy, a prevalent neurol ...

EPFL2025

Identification of typical district configurations: A two-step global sensitivity analysis framework

François Maréchal, Jonas Schnidrig, Cédric Terrier, Arthur Antoine Chuat

The recent geopolitical conflicts in Europe have underscored the vulnerability of the current energy system to the volatility of energy carrier prices. In the prospect of defining robust energy systems ensuring sustainable energy supply in the future, the ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2024

Accurate and agile flight with winged drones

Valentin Wüest

Drones hold promise to assist in civilian tasks. To realize this application, future drones must operate within large cities, covering large distances while navigating within cluttered urban landscapes. The increased efficiency of winged drones over rotary ...

EPFL2024

Scalable constrained optimization

Maria-Luiza Vladarean

Modern optimization is tasked with handling applications of increasingly large scale, chiefly due to the massive amounts of widely available data and the ever-growing reach of Machine Learning. Consequently, this area of research is under steady pressure t ...

EPFL2024

Functional-Basis Analysis of Non-Stationary Signals in Modern Power Grids: Theory and Implementation in Embedded Systems

Alexandra Cameron Karpilow

Situational awareness strategies are essential for the reliable and secure operation of the electric power grid which represents critical infrastructure in modern society. With the rise of converter-interfaced renewable generation and the consequent shift ...

EPFL2024

FETCH: A Fast and Efficient Technique for Channel Selection in EEG Wearable Systems

David Atienza Alonso, Amir Aminifar, José Angel Miranda Calero, Alireza Amirshahi, Jonathan Dan

The rapid development of wearable biomedical systems now enables real-time monitoring of electroencephalography (EEG) signals. Acquisition of these signals relies on electrodes. These systems must meet the design challenge of selecting an optimal set of el ...

2024

A Combination Technique for Optimal Control Problems Constrained by Random PDEs

Fabio Nobile, Tommaso Vanzan

We present a combination technique based on mixed differences of both spatial approximations and quadrature formulae for the stochastic variables to solve efficiently a class of optimal control problems (OCPs) constrained by random partial differential equ ...

2024

SOMOphilic alkyne vs radical-polar crossover approaches: The full story of the azido-alkynylation of alkenes

Jérôme Waser, Julien Aymeric Borrel

We report the detailed background for the discovery and development of the synthesis of homopropargylic azides by the azidoalkynylation of alkenes. Initially, a strategy involving SOMOphilic alkynes was adopted, but only resulted in a 29% yield of the desi ...

Beilstein-Institut2024

Violation-aware contextual Bayesian optimization for controller performance optimization with unmodeled constraints

Colin Neil Jones, Wenjie Xu

We study the problem of performance optimization of closed -loop control systems with unmodeled dynamics. Bayesian optimization (BO) has been demonstrated to be effective for improving closed -loop performance by automatically tuning controller gains or re ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2024

Modeling and optimization of PCB coils for inductive power transfer systems

Xiaotong Du

The auxiliary power supply for medium voltage converters requires high insulation capability between the source and the load. Inductive power transfer technology, with an air gap between the primary and secondary coil, offers such high insulation capabilit ...

EPFL2024

Quantifying the Unknown: Data-Driven Approaches and Applications in Energy Systems

Paul Scharnhorst

In light of the challenges posed by climate change and the goals of the Paris Agreement, electricity generation is shifting to a more renewable and decentralized pattern, while the operation of systems like buildings is increasingly electrified. This calls ...

EPFL2024

Mesh-based topology, shape and sizing optimization of ribbed plates

Ahmad Abdulrahman Ahmad Majdouba

In this paper, we present a new parameterization and optimization procedure for minimizing the weight of ribbed plates. The primary goal is to reduce embodied CO2 in concrete floors as part of the effort to diminish the carbon footprint of the construction ...

Springer2024

Beyond the average consumer: Mapping the potential of demand-side management among patterns of appliance usage

Selin Yilmaz, Claudia Rebeca Binder Signer, Matteo Barsanti

To support the decarbonisation of the power sector and offset the volatility of a system with high levels of renewables, there is growing interest in residential Demand-Side Management (DSM) solutions. Traditional DSM strategies require consumers to active ...

2024