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5 papers

cs.CE2026

Rule-Based Spatial Mixture-of-Experts U-Net for Explainable Edge Detection

Bharadwaj Dogga, Kaaustaaub Shankar, Gibin Raju +2

Deep learning models like U-Net and its variants, have established state-of-the-art performance in edge detection tasks and are used by Generative AI services world-wide for their…

cs.LG2026

Genetic Generalized Additive Models

Kaaustaaub Shankar, Kelly Cohen

Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) balance predictive accuracy and interpretability, but manually configuring their structure is challenging. We propose using the multi-objective g…

cs.CV2026

A Comparative Study of Adversarial Robustness in CNN and CNN-ANFIS Architectures

Kaaustaaub Shankar, Bharadwaj Dogga, Kelly Cohen

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) achieve strong image classification performance but lack interpretability and are vulnerable to adversarial attacks. Neuro-fuzzy hybrids such a…

cs.LG2025

On-Policy Optimization of ANFIS Policies Using Proximal Policy Optimization

Kaaustaaub Shankar, Wilhelm Louw, Kelly Cohen

We present a reinforcement learning method for training neuro-fuzzy controllers using Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO). Unlike prior approaches that used Deep Q-Networks (DQN) wi…

cs.RO2025

Fuzzy-RRT for Obstacle Avoidance in a 2-DOF Semi-Autonomous Surgical Robotic Arm

Kaaustaaub Shankar, Wilhelm Louw, Bharadwaj Dogga +3

AI-driven semi-autonomous robotic surgery is essential for addressing the medical challenges of long-duration interplanetary missions, where limited crew sizes and communication de…