arXiv Machine Learning

Beyond Affine Reconstruction: Multi-Resolution Transformer DeepONets for the Radiative Transfer Equation

The paper introduces a transformer-based DeepONet that uses a Perceiver encoder and cross‑attention decoder to model the radiative transfer equation (RTE) across multiple spatial resolutions. Unlike traditional DeepONets, this architecture avoids affine reconstruction, allowing a single model to handle inputs at varying resolutions without resampling. Experiments on a two‑dimensional pool‑fire dataset show that the new method outperforms autoencoder‑based DeepONets in predicting radiative intensity and incident radiation, with fewer parameters and better preservation of small‑scale structures.

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 11

Real-time physics inversion for retrieval of sub-pixel wildfire temperatures from VSWIR imaging spectroscopy

arXiv:2608. 07580v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In this work, we present a wildfire temperature retrieval framework for VSWIR imaging spectroscopy data, employed on data from NASA's Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-3).

By William R. Keely, Philip G. Brodrick, Katherine Mistick, Adam Chlus, Robert O. Green, Philip E. Dennison
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 7

Learning Spatial-Spectral Refinement and Calibrating Complementary Observations for Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution

The paper introduces TSR-ITNR, a two‑stage, self‑supervised framework for hyperspectral image super‑resolution that fuses high‑resolution multispectral and low‑resolution hyperspectral data. Stage 1 refines an implicit Tucker representation using a low‑rank spatial tensor and spectral basis, enhanced by a pretrained denoiser, to capture fine spatial details and spectral correlations. Stage 2 applies parameter‑free calibration to extract complementary corrections from both observations, preserving geometry and ensuring orthogonal complementarity, leading to superior reconstruction quality demonstrated on benchmark datasets and improved downstream segmentation performance.

By Liqian Yang, Xingchi Chen, Xinfeng Gui, Xiangyong Cao, Qianxin Yi
arXiv AI
Sep 17

Interpretable Patch-Based Deep Learning for Wildfire Spread Prediction from Ensemble Simulations

The study evaluates deep learning surrogates for wildfire spread prediction, training four architectures on 10,584 high‑resolution simulations from Catalonia. Results show that only surface fuel load significantly predicts burn probability, and convolutional models mainly use distance to the fire front while a transformer model emphasizes fuel and terrain. When applied to a new region without retraining, the models still perform reasonably, with only a modest accuracy drop.

By Marcin Lawenda, Aleksandra Krasicka, David Caballero, Luis Torres, {\L}ukasz Szustak
arXiv AI
Jun 9

Set-Based Transformer for Atmospheric Compensation in Standoff LWIR Hyperspectral Imaging

arXiv:2606. 08324v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Passive long-wave infrared (LWIR) hyperspectral imaging under a standoff geometry depends on atmospheric absorption and emission, as well as reflected radiance, thus making atmospheric compensation essential to get knowledge of a target of interest.

By Fabian Perez, Nicolas Quintero, Jeferson Acevedo, Hoover Rueda-Chacon
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 19

Open datasets and machine learning for two-phase heat transfer: a review following a spatial-temporal taxonomy

The review discusses how two‑phase heat transfer—critical for boiling, condensation, and thermal management—poses challenges for data reuse due to its complex interfacial physics. It surveys open datasets, machine‑learning techniques, and reusable software, organizing them with a spatial‑plus‑temporal dimensionality taxonomy (S+TD) that links data types to AI tasks such as regression, sequence learning, and image/video analysis. The paper proposes a roadmap for physics‑aware open data, including metadata standards, maturity labels, benchmark splits, and community databanks, emphasizing that progress in two‑phase AI relies as much on robust data infrastructure as on model design.

By Christy Dunlap, Ridwan Olabiyi, Firas Al-Hindawi, Hari Pandey, Stephen Pierson, Daniel Curl, Braden Stevens, Mohammad Ishraq Hossain, Annapurna Parjuli, Chinmaya Joshi, Ashif Iquebal, Han Hu
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 7

Disentangling Attention in Deep Operator Learning: A Controlled Study of Data-Driven and Physics-Informed Architectures

The paper investigates how different attention mechanisms affect the performance of DeepONet neural operators. Five variants—varying in cross‑attention, self‑attention, tokenization, and attention depth—are trained in both data‑driven and physics‑informed settings on one‑ and two‑dimensional PDE benchmarks. Results show that per‑sensor tokenization with cross‑attention consistently reduces error, while branch self‑attention helps only in complex spatial problems, and deeper cross‑attention yields diminishing returns with higher cost.

By Amar Alem Koric, Qibang Liu, Seid Koric