3 papers
cs.LG2026
When Generative Models Act as Simulators
Sevan Brodjian, Michael Hobley, Pietro Perona
A simulator summarizes an environment in a state that users can read and change. Generative models learn representations of the world without explicit specification, but offer no b…
cs.CV2026
Single View Seafloor Recovery from Imaging Sonar via Differentiable Rendering
Sevan Brodjian, Michael Hobley, Pietro Perona
Sonar is often the only modality suitable for high-resolution imaging underwater due to light attenuation and turbidity. Forward-looking imaging sonar provides measurements over ra…
cs.CV2025
TARDIS STRIDE: A Spatio-Temporal Road Image Dataset and World Model for Autonomy
Héctor Carrión, Yutong Bai, Víctor A. Hernández Castro +6
World models aim to simulate environments and enable effective agent behavior. However, modeling real-world environments presents unique challenges as they dynamically change acros…