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AMD and Intel’s ACE Locks In x86 AI Compute Standard, Replacing Intel’s Older AMX

AMD and Intel have now published a full technical specification for ACE — AI Compute Extensions — the most significant overhaul to x86 AI compute in the architecture's history, co-authored by eight ...
GitHub

SuGaR: Surface-Aligned Gaussian Splatting for Efficient 3D Mesh Reconstruction and High-Quality Mesh Rendering

We propose a method to allow precise and extremely fast mesh extraction from 3D Gaussian Splatting (SIGGRAPH 2023). Gaussian Splatting has recently become very popular as it yields realistic rendering ...
IEEE

Asymptotically Optimal A* for Kinodynamic Planning

Abstract: The letter presents Asymptotically Optimal A* (AOA*), a heuristically guided, sampling-based algorithm for motion planning without a steering function. AOA* is an attempt to adapt the A* ...
GitHub

SED: A Simple Encoder-Decoder for Open-Vocabulary Semantic Segmentation

We propose an encoder-decoder for open-vocabulary semantic segmentation comprising a hierarchical encoder-based cost map generation and a gradual fusion decoder. We introduce a category early ...
IEEE

Efficient Coverage Path Planning and Underwater Topographic Mapping of an USV Based on A*-Improved Bio-Inspired Neural Network

Abstract: Designing an efficient Complete Coverage Path Planning (CCPP) method is crucial for rapid exploration and underwater terrain mapping in a specified area by Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs).