Publications

Check out our publications across various categories, showcasing the remarkable collaborations I am fortunate to have engaged in. These works exemplify the profound expertise and dedication of my esteemed collaborators. We welcome new opportunities for collaboration and invite you to join us on our research journey!

VERIFICATION & VALIDATION

Development of efficient verification and validation algorithms for autonomous systems.
  1. Ding, Wenhao, Chejian Xu, Mansur Arief, Haohong Lin, Bo Li, Ding Zhao. “A Survey on Safety-Critical Driving Scenario Generation—A Methodological Perspective.” T-ITS, 2023.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10089194
  2. Arief, Mansur. “Certifiable Evaluation for Safe Intelligent Autonomy.” Carnegie Mellon University, 2023.
    https://www.proquest.com/openview/45f55565d4810a203cc28fc50dd878a6
  3. Arief, Mansur, Zhepeng Cen, Zhenyuan Liu, Zhiyuan Huang, Bo Li, Henry Lam, and Ding Zhao. “Certifiable Evaluation for Autonomous Vehicle Perception Systems Using Deep Importance Sampling (Deep IS).” ITSC, 2022.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9922202
  4. Arief, Mansur, Yuanlu Bai, Wenhao Ding, Shengyi He, Zhiyuan Huang, Henry Lam, and Ding Zhao. “Certifiable Deep Importance Sampling for Rare-Event Simulation of Black-Box Systems.” Under Review.
    https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.02204
  5. Arief, Mansur, Zhiyuan Huang, Guru Koushik Senthil Kumar, Yuanlu Bai, Shengyi He, Wenhao Ding, Henry Lam, and Ding Zhao. “Deep Probabilistic Accelerated Evaluation: A Certifiable Rare-Event Simulation Methodology for Black-Box Autonomy. “AISTATS, 2021.
    https://proceedings.mlr.press/v130/arief21a/arief21a.pdf
  6. Chen, Rui, Mansur Arief, Weiyang Zhang, and Ding Zhao. “How to Evaluate Proving Grounds for Self-Driving? A Quantitative Approach.” T-ITS, 2020.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9094370
  7. Huang, Zhiyuan, Mansur Arief, Henry Lam, and Ding Zhao. “Evaluation Uncertainty in Data-Driven Self-Driving Testing.” ITSC, 2019.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8917406
  8. Arief, Mansur, Peter Glynn, and Ding Zhao. “An Accelerated Approach to Safely and Efficiently Test Pre-production Autonomous Vehicles on Public Streets.” ITSC, 2018.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9094370

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PERCEPTION

Works that design robust perception systems for autonomous driving applications.
  1. Abdussyukur, Hafizh, Mahmud Dwi Sulistiyo, Ema Rachmawati, Mansur Arief, Gamma Kosala. “Semantic Segmentation for Identifying Road Surface Damages Using Lightweight Encoder-Decoder Network.” ICACNIS, 2022.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10056030
  2. Arief, Hasan Asy’ari, Mansur Arief, Guilin Zhang, Zuxin Liu, Manoj Bhat, Ulf Geir Indahl, Håvard Tveite, and Ding Zhao. “SAnE: Smart Annotation and Evaluation Tools for Point Cloud Data.” IEEE Access, 2020.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/6287639/8948470/09143095.pdf
  3. Liu, Zuxin, Mansur Arief, and Ding Zhao. “Where Should We Place LiDARs on the Autonomous Vehicle? An Optimal Design Approach.” ICRA, 2019.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8793619
  4. Arief, Hasan Asy`ari, Mansur Arief, Manoj Bhat, Ulf Geir Indahl, Håvard Tveite, and Ding Zhao. “Density-Adaptive Sampling for Heterogeneous Point Cloud Object Segmentation in Autonomous Vehicle Applications.” CVPR Workshops, 2019.
    https://openaccess.thecvf.com/content_CVPRW_2019/papers/UG2+%20Prize%20Challenge/Arief_Density-Adaptive_Sampling_for_Heterogeneous_Point_Cloud_Object_Segmentation_in_Autonomous_CVPRW_2019_paper.pdf

EV & INFRASTRUCTURE

Studies focused on vehicle electrification and infrastructure designs.
  1. Arief, Mansur, Yan Akhra, Iwan Vanany. “A Robust and Efficient Optimization Model for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Developing Countries under Electricity Uncertainty.” Under Review.
    https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.05470
  2. Amilia, Nissa, Zulkifli Palinrungi, Iwan Vanany, Mansur Arief. “Designing an Optimized Electric Vehicle Charging Station Infrastructure for Urban Area: A Case Study from Indonesia.” ITSC, 2022.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9922278

OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY

Exploration of optimization and simulation techniques for in the context of decision-making under uncertainty.
  1. Ziyad, Muhammad, Kenrick Tjandra, Mushonnifun Faiz Sugihartanto, Mansur Arief. “An Optimized and Safety-aware Maintenance Framework: A Case Study on Aircraft Engine.” ITSC, 2022.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9922187
  2. Oktavian, Muhammad Rizki, Diana Febrita, Mansur Arief. “Cogeneration Power-Desalination in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Load Following in Indonesia.” ICST, 2018.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8528706
  3. Pujawan, Nyoman, Mansur Arief, Benny Tjahjono, and Duangpun Kritchanchai. “An Integrated Shipment Planning and Storage Capacity Decision under Uncertainty.” International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (IJPDLM), 2015.
    https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJPDLM-08-2014-0198/full/html