Advances in AI for Autonomous Driving

Seminar an der Universität des Saarlandes, Fachrichtung Informatik,  LSF 151044

The topics for seminar time slots (see schedule) are as follows. Currently assigned topics are marked in red

Selected background paper references for these topics are given below; these papers and the indicated topic reference papers in the table are available in the web or on request from seminar organizers.

Topic #

Topic

1

Pedestrian Behavior Prediction: Trajectory (1)

Salzmann, T. et al.  (2020): Trajectron++: Dynamically Feasible Trajectory Forecasting with Heterogeneous Data. Proc. 16th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV). ref

2

Pedestrian Behavior Prediction: Trajectory (2)

Xu, C. et al.  (2024): Dynamic-Group-Aware Networks for Multi-Agent Trajectory Prediction with Relational Reasoning. Neural Networks, 170; Elsevier. ref

3

Pedestrian Behavior Prediction: Trajectory (3)

Muscholl, N. et al. (2020): SIMP3: Social Interaction-Based Multi-Pedestrian Path Prediction By Self-Driving Cars. Proc. 10th IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Vehicles and Transportation Systems (CIVTS), IEEE. ref

4

Pedestrian Behavior Prediction: Trajectory and Action

Rasouli, A., & Kotseruba, I. (2023): PedFormer: Pedestrian Behavior Prediction via Cross-Modal Attention Modulation and Gated Multitask Learning. Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE.  ref

5

Prediction of Other Vehicles Behavior: Trajectory

Shi, S. et al. (2024): MTR++: Multi-Agent Motion Prediction with Symmetric Scene Modeling and Guided Intention Querying. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.  ref

6

Safe Navigation: Hybrid Planning and Learning (1)

Pusse, F. & Klusch, M. (2019): Hybrid Online POMDP Planning and Deep Reinforcement Learning for Safer Self-Driving Cars. Proc. 30th IEEE International Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV).  ref

7

Safe Navigation: Hybrid Planning and Learning (2)

Gupta, D. & Klusch, M. (2023): Hybrid Deep Reinforcement Learning and Planning for Safe and Comfortable Automated Driving. Proc. 34th IEEE International Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), IEEE.  ref

8

Safe Navigation:  Learning (1)

Li, J., et al. (2024): Multi-Agent Dynamic Relational Reasoning for Social Robot Navigation. arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.12275 ref

9

Safe Navigation:  Learning (2)

Crosato, L., et al. (2022): Interaction-Aware Decision-Making for Automated Vehicles Using Social Value Orientation. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 8(2). IEEE.  ref

10

Safe Navigation:  Learning (3)

Valiente, R., et al. (2022): Robustness and Adaptability of Reinforcement Learning-Based Cooperative Autonomous Driving in Mixed-Autonomy Traffic. IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 3. IEEE.  ref

11

Safe Navigation:  Learning (4)

Wu, X., et al. (2023): iPLAN: Intent-Aware Planning in Heterogeneous Traffic via Distributed Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. arXiv:2306.06236. ref

Selected Background Papers:

  1. Yurtsever, E. et al. (2020). A Survey of Autonomous Driving: Common Practices and Emerging Technologies. IEEE Access, 8. IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/6287639/8948470/09046805.pdf 
  2. Zhang, C., & Berger, C. (2023). Pedestrian Behavior Prediction Using Deep Learning Methods for Urban Scenarios: A Review. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/6979/4358928/10149114.pdf
  3. Chib, P. S., & Singh, P. (2023). Recent Advancements in End-to-End Autonomous Driving using Deep Learning: A Survey. arXiv:2307.04370. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.04370
  4. Zhu, Z., & Zhao, H. (2021). A Survey of Deep RL and IL for Autonomous Driving Policy Learning. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(9). https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.01993  
  5. Yadav, P., Mishra, A., & Kim, S. (2023). A Comprehensive Survey on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Connected and Automated Vehicles. Sensors, 23(10), 4710. https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/10/4710/pdf
  6. Garcez, A.D.A., & Lamb, L.C. (2023). Neurosymbolic AI: The 3rd Wave. Artificial Intelligence Review, 1-20. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2012.05876.pdf