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Hybrid Learning And Optimization Methods For Solving Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem, Monit Sharma, Hoong Chuin Lau
Hybrid Learning And Optimization Methods For Solving Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem, Monit Sharma, Hoong Chuin Lau
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We propose a hybrid quantum–classical framework for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP) that integrates the Augmented Lagrangian Method (ALM) with deep reinforcement learning (RL). Directly solving CVRP via Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) requires a slack-based QUBO formulation, where converting inequalities to equalities greatly increases the qubit count. To circumvent this, we employ an ALM-based reformulation that enforces constraints through Lagrange terms instead of slack variables, drastically reducing quantum resource demands. An RL agent, trained with Soft Actor–Critic, adaptively tunes the Lagrange penalties to improve convergence and feasibility. Experiments show that RL-Q-ALM outperforms static-penalty and plain VQE baselines in both …
Realign: Text-To-Motion Generation Via Step-Aware Reward-Guided Alignment, Wanjiang Weng, Xiaofeng Tan, Junbo Wang, Guo-Sen Xie, Pan Zhou, Hongsong Wang
Realign: Text-To-Motion Generation Via Step-Aware Reward-Guided Alignment, Wanjiang Weng, Xiaofeng Tan, Junbo Wang, Guo-Sen Xie, Pan Zhou, Hongsong Wang
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Text-to-motion generation, which synthesizes 3D human motions from text inputs, holds immense potential for applications in gaming, film, and robotics. Recently, diffusion-based methods have been shown to generate more diversity and realistic motion. However, there exists a misalignment between text and motion distributions in diffusion models, which leads to semantically inconsistent or low-quality motions. To address this limitation, we propose Reward-guided sampling Alignment (ReAlign), comprising a step-aware reward model to assess alignment quality during the denoising sampling and a reward-guided strategy that directs the diffusion process toward an optimally aligned distribution. This reward model integrates step-aware tokens and combines a …
Airaclex: Automated Detection Of Price Oracle Manipulations Via Llm-Driven Knowledge Mining And Prompt Generation, Bo Gao, Yuan Wang, Qingsong Wei, Yong Liu, Rick Siow Mong Goh, David Lo
Airaclex: Automated Detection Of Price Oracle Manipulations Via Llm-Driven Knowledge Mining And Prompt Generation, Bo Gao, Yuan Wang, Qingsong Wei, Yong Liu, Rick Siow Mong Goh, David Lo
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) applications depend on accurate price oracles to ensure secure and fair transactions. However, poorly integrated oracles remain susceptible to manipulation, enabling attackers to exploit smart contract logic for unfair asset valuation and financial gain. While many such vulnerabilities are only detected after deployment, smart contracts are typically immutable once deployed, making post-hoc fixes costly or infeasible. This highlights the critical need for detecting oracle manipulation risks before deployment. In this paper, we propose AiRacleX, a novel LLM-driven framework that enables pre-deployment detection of price oracle manipulation vulnerabilities by leveraging the complementary strengths of multiple large language models …
Interpretable Multimodal Zero Shot Ecg Diagnosis Via Structured Clinical Knowledge Alignment, Jialu Tang, Hung Manh Pham, Ignace De Lathauwer, Henk S. Schipper, Yuan Lu, Dong Ma, Aaqib Saeed
Interpretable Multimodal Zero Shot Ecg Diagnosis Via Structured Clinical Knowledge Alignment, Jialu Tang, Hung Manh Pham, Ignace De Lathauwer, Henk S. Schipper, Yuan Lu, Dong Ma, Aaqib Saeed
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Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is essential for cardiovascular disease diagnosis, but current automated systems often struggle with transparency and generalization to unseen conditions. To address this, we introduce ZETA, a zero-shot multimodal framework designed for interpretable ECG diagnosis aligned with clinical workflows. ZETA uniquely compares ECG signals against structured positive and negative clinical observations, which are curated through an LLM-assisted, expertvalidated process, thereby mimicking differential diagnosis. Our approach leverages a pre-trained multimodal model to align ECG and text embeddings without disease-specific fine-tuning. Empirical evaluations demonstrate ZETA’s competitive zero-shot classification performance and, importantly, provide qualitative and quantitative evidence of enhanced interpretability, grounding …
A Case Study Of Gender And Online Team Communication In Software Engineering Education, Rita Garcia, Christoph Treude
A Case Study Of Gender And Online Team Communication In Software Engineering Education, Rita Garcia, Christoph Treude
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Collaboration is crucial in Software Engineering (SE), yet factors like gender bias can shape team dynamics and behaviours. This descriptive case study examines an eight-week project involving 39 SE students across eight teams contributing to GitHub projects. Focusing on gender, we used a mixed-methods approach to analyse Slack communications, identifying gender differences in how students respond to initiated communications and comparing how students’ communications influenced other aspects of students’ performance, including learning gains. We found higher help-seeking and leadership behaviours in the all-woman team involved in this case study, while men responded more slowly. Although communication did not directly affect …
A General Algorithm For Assortment Optimization Under Random Utility Choice Models, Tien Mai, Andrea Lodi
A General Algorithm For Assortment Optimization Under Random Utility Choice Models, Tien Mai, Andrea Lodi
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This work concerns the assortment optimization problem that refers to selecting a subset of items that maximizes the expected revenue in the presence of the substitution behavior of consumers specified by a random utility choice model. The key challenge lies in the computational difficulty of finding the best subset solution, which often requires exhaustive search. The literature on constrained assortment optimization lacks a practically efficient method that is general to deal with different types of customer choice models (e.g., the multinomial logit, mixed logit or general multivariate extreme value models). In this work, we propose a new approach that allows …
Integrating Symbolic And Waveform Music Into Large Language Models, Teng Tu, Xiaohao Liu, Yunshan Ma, Ji Qi, Tat-Seng Chua
Integrating Symbolic And Waveform Music Into Large Language Models, Teng Tu, Xiaohao Liu, Yunshan Ma, Ji Qi, Tat-Seng Chua
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Music, as a unique and integral element of human life, is characterized by its complex structures, intricate details, and the fusion of multimodal information. Recent study advance music understanding by leveraging knowledge and reasoning capabilities derived from Large Language Models (LLMs). However, they often lack compatibility and fail to fully utilize the complementary strengths of diverse representations (e.g., ABC, MIDI, Waveform). To address these limitations, we propose a unified music-language model framework, named UniMuLM, transitioning from single-representation approaches to the integration of multiple music representations for LLM. Unifying different music representation formats poses challenges such as patch integrity and boundary …
Food Recognition With Visual Language Models: Search Re-Ranking Or Retrieval-Augmented Generation?, Kian Yu Gan, Phuong Anh Nguyen, Chong-Wah Ngo
Food Recognition With Visual Language Models: Search Re-Ranking Or Retrieval-Augmented Generation?, Kian Yu Gan, Phuong Anh Nguyen, Chong-Wah Ngo
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Despite the rapid advances in Visual Language Models (VLMs), these models struggle to recognize culture-specific food items. While VLMs are effective in recognizing popular cultural dishes, their performance is suboptimal for dishes that are unique but not widely known internationally. Specifically, VLMs often generate either generic labels or hallucinated names for dishes that are localized to a particular culture. As a result, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), which retrieves relevant recipes as references for VLMs, emerges as a promising approach. Nevertheless, recipe retrieval, which is itself imperfect, could mislead VLMs into generating inaccurate or culturally inappropriate dish names. This paper presents a …
Security-Enhanced Decentralized Conditional Privacy-Preserving Authentication In Vanets, Suqin Luo, Xinghua Li, Yinbin Miao, Xuelin Cao, Zhan Zhang, Yunwei Wang, Deng R.H.
Security-Enhanced Decentralized Conditional Privacy-Preserving Authentication In Vanets, Suqin Luo, Xinghua Li, Yinbin Miao, Xuelin Cao, Zhan Zhang, Yunwei Wang, Deng R.H.
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To ensure the legitimacy of communicators while ad dressing the privacy concerns of vehicles in vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs), conditional privacy-preserving authentication (CPPA) schemes have been proposed. Given that existing schemes suffer from single point of failure due to centralized authorities, several distributed CPPA schemes have been proposed. However, these schemes all ignore the tight cementation between system secret keys and the authority, which could be a serious threat to system security, that the compromised authority may leak the system secret key. To address these issues, we propose a security enhanced decentralized conditional privacy-preserving authentication (DCPPA) scheme. DCPPA first introduces …
Tempo: Training-Time Equilibration Of Modalities For Per-Sample Optimization In Multimodal Sentiment, Yi Zhao, Erik Cambria, Xiaosong E, Xianxun Zhu
Tempo: Training-Time Equilibration Of Modalities For Per-Sample Optimization In Multimodal Sentiment, Yi Zhao, Erik Cambria, Xiaosong E, Xianxun Zhu
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Multimodal sentiment models often become over-reliant on the “easiest” modality (typically text), leading to three coupled sub-problems: (i) representation-level dominance, where weaker modalities contribute little to the fused representation; (ii) optimization-level dominance, where the strongest modality drives most gradient updates and suppresses learning in others; and (iii) robustness degradation, where audio or vision fail under noise or missing inputs at test time. We present TEMPO, a plug-and-play training framework that mitigates these issues by rebalancing learning pressure across modalities while leaving inference unchanged. For each mini-batch, TEMPO estimates relative modality strength and applies two synchronized, training-only controls: selective forward attenuation …
Nondeterministic Polynomial-Time Problem Challenge: An Ever-Scaling Reasoning Benchmark For Llms, Chang Yang, Ruiyu Wang, Junzhe Jiang, Qi Jiang, Qinggang Zhang, Yanchen Deng, Shuxin Li, Shuyue Hu, Bo Li, Florian T. Pokorny, Xiao Huang, Xinrun Wang
Nondeterministic Polynomial-Time Problem Challenge: An Ever-Scaling Reasoning Benchmark For Llms, Chang Yang, Ruiyu Wang, Junzhe Jiang, Qi Jiang, Qinggang Zhang, Yanchen Deng, Shuxin Li, Shuyue Hu, Bo Li, Florian T. Pokorny, Xiao Huang, Xinrun Wang
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Reasoning is the fundamental capability of large language models (LLMs). Due to the rapid progress of LLMs, there are two main issues of current benchmarks: i) these benchmarks can be crushed in a short time (less than 1 year), and ii) these benchmarks may be easily hacked. To handle these issues, we propose the ever-scalingness for building the benchmarks which are scaling over complexity against crushing, instance against hacking and exploitation, oversight for easy verification, and coverage for real-world relevance. This paper presents Nondeterministic Polynomial-time Problem Challenge (NPPC), an ever-scaling reasoning benchmark for LLMs. Specifically, the NPPC has three main …
Digital Communications Between Firms And Investors: Impact Of Explanatory Responses On Investor Engagement In Online Financial Q&A, Runyu Wang, Zili Zhang, Keng Siau, Ziqiong Zhang
Digital Communications Between Firms And Investors: Impact Of Explanatory Responses On Investor Engagement In Online Financial Q&A, Runyu Wang, Zili Zhang, Keng Siau, Ziqiong Zhang
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The emerging trend of digital communications between firms and investors through online question-and-answer (Q&A) platforms is recognized as a vital strategy for managing investor relations, contributing to enhanced market efficiency and information transparency through increased information exchange. Potential investors can seek responses from firm managers to address their information needs, thereby mitigating market uncertainties. To provide foundational insights, we conduct a survey of investors to assess their awareness, usage, and perceptions of firm-investor Q&A platforms. In the subsequent empirical study, we specifically focus on the substance of managers’ responses, which are primarily aimed at clarifying firm events or information. In …
Coresets For Clustering Under Stochastic Noise, Lingxiao Huang, Zhize Li, Nisheeth K. Vishnoi, Runkai Yang, Haoyu Zhao
Coresets For Clustering Under Stochastic Noise, Lingxiao Huang, Zhize Li, Nisheeth K. Vishnoi, Runkai Yang, Haoyu Zhao
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We study the problem of constructing coresets for $(k, z)$-clustering when the input dataset is corrupted by stochastic noise drawn from a known distribution. In this setting, evaluating the quality of a coreset is inherently challenging, as the true underlying dataset is unobserved. To address this, we investigate coreset construction using surrogate error metrics that are tractable and provably related to the true clustering cost. We analyze a traditional metric from prior work and introduce a new error metric that more closely aligns with the true cost. Although our metric is defined independently of the noise distribution, it enables approximation …
Reliable-Data-Split (Rds): Maximizing Model Potential With Reinforced Selection Strategy, Hoang D. Nguyen, Xuan-Son Vu, Quoc Tuan Truong, Duc-Trong Le
Reliable-Data-Split (Rds): Maximizing Model Potential With Reinforced Selection Strategy, Hoang D. Nguyen, Xuan-Son Vu, Quoc Tuan Truong, Duc-Trong Le
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The nexus between data characteristics and parametric models is fundamental for developing effective and reliable artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Mismatches in data properties for model development may lead to deleterious effects on AI model performance in machine learning practice. This paper proposes a Reliable Data Split (RDS) procedure to learn how to select data points that will generalise the target domain adequately by employing prior knowledge of the data generative process. We introduce a reinforced selection strategy using deep reinforcement learning with diverse black box predictors in maximising ensemble rewards as the proxy of model performance potential while maintaining an …
Scalable Graph Indexing Using Gpus For Approximate Nearest Neighbor Search, Zhonggen Li, Xiangyu Ke, Yifan Zhu, Bocheng Yu, Baihua Zheng, Yunjun Gao
Scalable Graph Indexing Using Gpus For Approximate Nearest Neighbor Search, Zhonggen Li, Xiangyu Ke, Yifan Zhu, Bocheng Yu, Baihua Zheng, Yunjun Gao
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Approximate nearest neighbor search (ANNS) in high-dimensional vector spaces has a wide range of real-world applications. Numerous methods have been proposed to handle ANNS efficiently, while graph-based indexes have gained prominence due to their high accuracy and efficiency. However, the indexing overhead of graph-based indexes remains substantial. With exponential growth in data volume and increasing demands for dynamic index adjustments, this overhead continues to escalate, posing a critical challenge.In this paper, we introduce Tagore, a fasT library accelerated by GPUs for graph indexing, which has powerful capabilities of constructing refinement-based graph indexes such as NSG and Vamana. We first introduce …
A Learning‑Augmented Dynamic Programming Approach For Orienteering Problem With Time Windows, Guansheng Peng, Lining Xing, Fuyan Song Ma, Aldy Gunawan, Aldy Gunawan
A Learning‑Augmented Dynamic Programming Approach For Orienteering Problem With Time Windows, Guansheng Peng, Lining Xing, Fuyan Song Ma, Aldy Gunawan, Aldy Gunawan
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Recent years have witnessed a surge of interest in solving combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) using machine learning techniques. Motivated by this trend, we propose a learning-augmented exact approach for tackling an NP-hard COP, the Orienteering Problem with Time Windows, which aims to maximize the total score collected by visiting a subset of vertices in a graph within their time windows. Traditional exact algorithms rely heavily on domain expertise and meticulous design, making it hard to achieve further improvements. By leveraging deep learning models to learn effective relaxations of problem restrictions from data, our approach enables significant performance gains in an …
When Less Language Is More: Language-Reasoning Disentanglement Makes Llms Better Multilingual Reasoners, Weixiang Zhao, Jiahe Guo, Yang Deng, Tongtong Wu, Wenxuan Zhang, Yulin Hu, Xingyu Sui, Yanyan Zhao, Wanxiang Che, Bing Qin, Tat-Seng Chua, Ting Liu
When Less Language Is More: Language-Reasoning Disentanglement Makes Llms Better Multilingual Reasoners, Weixiang Zhao, Jiahe Guo, Yang Deng, Tongtong Wu, Wenxuan Zhang, Yulin Hu, Xingyu Sui, Yanyan Zhao, Wanxiang Che, Bing Qin, Tat-Seng Chua, Ting Liu
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Multilingual reasoning remains a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs), with performance disproportionately favoring high-resource languages. Drawing inspiration from cognitive neuroscience, which suggests that human reasoning functions largely independently of language processing, we hypothesize that LLMs similarly encode reasoning and language as separable components that can be disentangled to enhance multilingual reasoning. To evaluate this, we perform a causal intervention by ablating language-specific representations at inference time. Experiments on 10 open-weight LLMs spanning 11 typologically diverse languages show that this language-specific ablation consistently boosts multilingual reasoning performance. Layer-wise analyses further confirm that language and reasoning representations can be effectively …
Semi‑Supervised Graph Anomaly Detection Via Robust Homophily Learning, Guoguo Ai, Hezhe Qiao, Hui Yan, Guansong Pang
Semi‑Supervised Graph Anomaly Detection Via Robust Homophily Learning, Guoguo Ai, Hezhe Qiao, Hui Yan, Guansong Pang
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Current semi-supervised graph anomaly detection (GAD) methods utilizes a small set of labeled normal nodes to identify abnormal nodes from a large set of unlabeled nodes in a graph. These methods posit that 1) normal nodes share a similar level of homophily and 2) the labeled normal nodes can well represent the homophily patterns in the entire normal class. However, this assumption often does not hold well since normal nodes in a graph can exhibit diverse homophily in real-world GAD datasets. In this paper, we propose RHO, namely Robust Homophily Learning, to adaptively learn such homophily patterns. RHO consists of …
Sopo: Text-To-Motion Generation Using Semi-Online Preference Optimization, Xiaofeng Tan, Hongsong Wang, Xin Geng, Pan Zhou
Sopo: Text-To-Motion Generation Using Semi-Online Preference Optimization, Xiaofeng Tan, Hongsong Wang, Xin Geng, Pan Zhou
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Text-to-motion generation is essential for advancing the creative industry but often presents challenges in producing consistent, realistic motions. To address this, we focus on fine-tuning text-to-motion models to consistently favor highquality, human-preferred motions—a critical yet largely unexplored problem. In this work, we theoretically investigate the DPO under both online and offline settings, and reveal their respective limitation: overfitting in offline DPO, and biased sampling in online DPO. Building on our theoretical insights, we introduce Semi-online Preference Optimization (SoPo), a DPO-based method for training text-to-motion models using “semi-online” data pair, consisting of unpreferred motion from online distribution and preferred motion in …
Uniteformer: Unifying Node And Edge Modalities In Transformers For Vehicle Routing Problem, Dian Meng, Zhiguang Cao, Jie Gao, Yaoxin Wu, Yaqing Hou
Uniteformer: Unifying Node And Edge Modalities In Transformers For Vehicle Routing Problem, Dian Meng, Zhiguang Cao, Jie Gao, Yaoxin Wu, Yaqing Hou
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Neural solvers for the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) have typically relied on either node or edge inputs, limiting their flexibility and generalization in real-world scenarios. We propose UniteFormer, a unified neural solver that supports node-only, edge-only, and hybrid input types through a single model trained via joint edge-node modalities. UniteFormer introduces: (1) a mixed encoder that integrates graph convolutional networks and attention mechanisms to collaboratively process node and edge features, capturing cross-modal interactions between them; and (2) a parallel decoder enhanced with query mapping and a feed-forward layer for improved representation. The model is trained with REINFORCE by randomly sampling …
Multi-Task Vehicle Routing Solver Via Mixture Of Specialized Experts Under State-Decomposable Mdp, Yuxin Pan, Zhiguang Cao, Chengyang Gu, Liu Liu, Peilin Zhao, Yize Chen, Fangzhen Lin
Multi-Task Vehicle Routing Solver Via Mixture Of Specialized Experts Under State-Decomposable Mdp, Yuxin Pan, Zhiguang Cao, Chengyang Gu, Liu Liu, Peilin Zhao, Yize Chen, Fangzhen Lin
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Existing neural methods for multi-task vehicle routing problems (VRPs) typically learn unified solvers to handle multiple constraints simultaneously. However, they often underutilize the compositional structure of VRP variants, each derivable from a common set of basis VRP variants. This critical oversight causes unified solvers to miss out the potential benefits of basis solvers, each specialized for a basis VRP variant. To overcome this limitation, we propose a framework that enables unified solvers to perceive the shared-component nature across VRP variants by proactively reusing basis solvers, while mitigating the exponential growth of trained neural solvers. Specifically, we introduce a State-Decomposable MDP …
Learning Memory-Enhanced Improvement Heuristics For Flexible Job Shop Scheduling, Jiaqi Wang, Zhiguang Cao, Peng Zhao, Rui Cao, Yubin Xiao, Yuan Jiang, You Zhou
Learning Memory-Enhanced Improvement Heuristics For Flexible Job Shop Scheduling, Jiaqi Wang, Zhiguang Cao, Peng Zhao, Rui Cao, Yubin Xiao, Yuan Jiang, You Zhou
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The rise of smart manufacturing under Industry 4.0 introduces mass customization and dynamic production, demanding more advanced and flexible scheduling techniques. The flexible job-shop scheduling problem (FJSP) has attracted significant attention due to its complex constraints and strong alignment with real-world production scenarios. Current deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based approaches to FJSP predominantly employ constructive methods. While effective, they often fall short of reaching (near-)optimal solutions. In contrast, improvement-based methods iteratively explore the neighborhood of initial solutions and are more effective in approaching optimality. However, the flexible machine allocation in FJSP poses significant challenges to the application of this framework, including …
Instance-Level Video Depth In Groups Beyond Occlusions, Yuan Liang, Yang Zhou, Ziming Sun, Tianyi Xiang, Guiqing Li, Shengfeng He
Instance-Level Video Depth In Groups Beyond Occlusions, Yuan Liang, Yang Zhou, Ziming Sun, Tianyi Xiang, Guiqing Li, Shengfeng He
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Depth estimation in dynamic, multi-object scenes remains a major challenge, especially under severe occlusions. Existing monocular models, including foundation models, struggle with instance-wise depth consistency due to their reliance on global regression. We tackle this problem from two key aspects: data and methodology. First, we introduce the Group Instance Depth (GID) dataset, the first large-scale video depth dataset with instance-level annotations, featuring 101,500 frames from real-world activity scenes. GID bridges the gap between synthetic and real-world depth data by providing high-fidelity depth supervision for multi-object interactions. Second, we propose InstanceDepth, the first occlusion-aware depth estimation framework for multi-object environments. Our …
Robust Hallucination Detection In Llms Via Adaptive Token Selection, Mengjia Niu, Hamed Haddadi, Guansong Pang
Robust Hallucination Detection In Llms Via Adaptive Token Selection, Mengjia Niu, Hamed Haddadi, Guansong Pang
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Hallucinations in large language models (LLMs) pose significant safety concerns that impede their broader deployment. Recent research in hallucination detection has demonstrated that LLMs’ internal representations contain truthfulness hints, which can be harnessed for detector training. However, the performance of these detectors is heavily dependent on the internal representations of predetermined tokens, fluctuating considerably when working on free-form generations with varying lengths and sparse distributions of hallucinated entities. To address this, we propose HaMI, a novel approach that enables robust detection of hallucinations through adaptive selection and learning of critical tokens that are most indicative of hallucinations. We achieve this …
Sempo: Lightweight Foundation Models For Time Series Forecasting, Hui He, Kun Yi, Yuanchi Ma, Qi Zhang, Zhengdong Niu, Guansong Pang
Sempo: Lightweight Foundation Models For Time Series Forecasting, Hui He, Kun Yi, Yuanchi Ma, Qi Zhang, Zhengdong Niu, Guansong Pang
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The recent boom of large pre-trained models witnesses remarkable success in developing foundation models (FMs) for time series forecasting. Despite impressive performance across diverse downstream forecasting tasks, existing time series FMs possess massive network architectures and require substantial pre-training on large-scale datasets, which significantly hinders their deployment in resource-constrained environments. In response to this growing tension between versatility and affordability, we propose SEMPO, a novel lightweight foundation model that requires pretraining on relatively small-scale data, yet exhibits strong general time series forecasting. Concretely, SEMPO comprises two key modules: 1) energy-aware SpEctral decomposition module, that substantially improves the utilization of pre-training …
General Test-Time Backdoor Detection In Split Neural Network-Based Vertical Federated Learning, Shunjie Yuan, Xinghua Li, Xuelin Cao, Haiyan Zhang, Robert H. Deng
General Test-Time Backdoor Detection In Split Neural Network-Based Vertical Federated Learning, Shunjie Yuan, Xinghua Li, Xuelin Cao, Haiyan Zhang, Robert H. Deng
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As a new distributed machine learning framework, vertical federated learning (VFL) has been widely applied in the industry. However, recent studies have demonstrated that VFL faces serious challenges from backdoor attacks, which significantly hinder its further development. Although a few studies have focused on defending against VFL backdoor attacks, these defenses either do not consider the latest attack methods or show limited effectiveness. Moreover, most existing backdoor defense efforts primarily focus on backdoor attacks in horizontal federated learning (HFL) and centralized learning. Due to the unique architecture of VFL models, these methods cannot be directly applied to backdoor defense in …
Kpiroot+: An Efficient Integrated Framework For Anomaly Detection And Root Cause Analysis In Large-Scale Cloud Systems, Wenwei Gu, Renyi Zhong, Guangba Yu, Xinying Sun, Jinyang Liu, Yintong Huo, Zhuangbin Chen, Jianping Zhang, Jiazhen Gu, Yongqiang Yang, Michael R. Lyu
Kpiroot+: An Efficient Integrated Framework For Anomaly Detection And Root Cause Analysis In Large-Scale Cloud Systems, Wenwei Gu, Renyi Zhong, Guangba Yu, Xinying Sun, Jinyang Liu, Yintong Huo, Zhuangbin Chen, Jianping Zhang, Jiazhen Gu, Yongqiang Yang, Michael R. Lyu
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To ensure the reliability of cloud systems, their runtime status reflecting the service quality is periodically monitored with monitoring metrics, i.e., KPIs (key performance indicators). When performance issues happen, root cause localization pinpoints the specific KPIs that are responsible for the degradation of overall service quality, facilitating prompt problem diagnosis and resolution. To this end, existing methods generally locate root-cause KPIs by identifying the KPIs that exhibit a similar anomalous trend to the overall service performance. While straightforward, solely relying on the similarity calculation may be ineffective when dealing with cloud systems with complicated interdependent services. Recent deep learning-based methods …
Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Of Cultural Heritage: Insights From A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Unesco Dialogues, Shiqing Huang, Keng Siau, Xiaoting Chen
Towards Inclusive Digital Futures Of Cultural Heritage: Insights From A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Unesco Dialogues, Shiqing Huang, Keng Siau, Xiaoting Chen
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Digital technologies are shaping many aspects of cultural heritage, but very little research has examined the implications of digital transformation. Drawing on concepts from Fairclough’s three-dimensional critical discourse analysis, this research examines the discourse using seven online dialogues (available on the UNESCO website) between 18 professionals who have different backgrounds and cultures to identify social practices related to the digital transformation of cultural heritage. We identify four digital transformation discourse types in professional dialogues: documentation, management, interpretation, and interaction. We also identify seven main groups: memory institutions including libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs), governments, international organizations, art and creative supporters, …
Evaluating Defi Vulnerabilities: The Role Of Bug Bounty Programs On Defi Software Supply Chain, Ping Fan Ke, Yi Meng Lau, Lingxiao Jiang
Evaluating Defi Vulnerabilities: The Role Of Bug Bounty Programs On Defi Software Supply Chain, Ping Fan Ke, Yi Meng Lau, Lingxiao Jiang
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Decentralized finance (DeFi), powered by blockchain technology, enables peer-to-peer financial transactions without intermediaries. Despite rapid adoption, DeFi attracts malicious actors exploiting vulnerabilities. To mitigate risks, we propose a framework assessing entry points in the DeFi software supply chain: smart contracts, oracles/third-party feeds, user interfaces, off-chain storage, and crypto wallets. Applying this framework, we evaluate whether industry solutions—particularly bug bounty programs—adequately address these gaps. Our preliminary analysis indicates that most programs cover smart contract vulnerabilities (85.7%), followed by user interface issues (21.3%) and crypto wallet loopholes (11.9%). However, third-party risks, such as oracle feeds, are frequently deemed out of scope. This …
A Socio-Technical Analysis Of Market Reactions On Meme Coins: Trump’S Presidential Effect, Ping Fan Ke, Yi Meng Lau
A Socio-Technical Analysis Of Market Reactions On Meme Coins: Trump’S Presidential Effect, Ping Fan Ke, Yi Meng Lau
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Meme coins are a unique type of cryptocurrency whose value is shaped by internet culture and viral trends. This study introduces a socio-technical research model to examine key factors influencing meme coin dynamics and applies it to analyze market reactions to Donald Trump’s 2024 U.S. presidential election victory and inauguration, focusing on the $TRUMP meme coin and other politics-related meme coins, known as PolitiFi. Using a mixed-methods approach, we analyze publicly available news, social media activity, and marketplace data to investigate the interaction between social engagement and technical infrastructure. Econometric analysis shows that Trump-related events triggered short-term price surges, increased …