Publications (30)
SURE: SUrvey REcipes for building reliable and robust deep networks
Yuting Li, Yingyi Chen, Xuanlong Yu +2
In this paper, we revisit techniques for uncertainty estimation within deep neural networks and consolidate a suite of techniques to enhance their reliability. Our investigation re…
Pragmatics in the Era of Large Language Models: A Survey on Datasets, Evaluation, Opportunities and Challenges
Bolei Ma, Yuting Li, Wei Zhou +7
Understanding pragmatics-the use of language in context-is crucial for developing NLP systems capable of interpreting nuanced language use. Despite recent advances in language tech…
HTR-VT: Handwritten Text Recognition with Vision Transformer
Yuting Li, Dexiong Chen, Tinglong Tang +1
We explore the application of Vision Transformer (ViT) for handwritten text recognition. The limited availability of labeled data in this domain poses challenges for achieving high…
Black-Box Continual Learning for Vision-Language Models
Yuting Li, Weihang Fang, Haoyuan Gao +4
The rapid deployment of Vision-Language Models (VLMs) in dynamic environments necessitates the ability to learn continuously without forgetting. However, traditional continual lear…
Many-body Localization Transition of Ising Spin-1 Chains
Taotao Hu, Yining Zhang, Hang Ren +4
In this paper, we theoretically investigate the many-body localization properties of one-dimensional Ising spin-1 chains by using the methods of exact matrix diagonalization. We co…
Increasing a microscope's effective field of view via overlapped imaging and machine learning
Xing Yao, Vinayak Pathak, Haoran Xi +9
This work demonstrates a multi-lens microscopic imaging system that overlaps multiple independent fields of view on a single sensor for high-efficiency automated specimen analysis.…
Asymptotically Optimal Codes Correcting One Substring Edit
Yuting Li, Yuanyuan Tang, Hao Lou +2
The substring edit error is the operation of replacing a substring of with another string , where the lengths of and are bounded by a given constant . It enco…
Implications of Stahl's Theorems to Holomorphic Embedding Pt. 2: Numerical Convergence
Abhinav Dronamraju, Songyan Li, Qirui Li +4
What has become known as Stahl's Theorem in power-engineering circles has been used to justify a convergence guarantee of the Holomorphic Embedding Method (HEM) as it applies to th…
Advancing Multimodal Reasoning via Reinforcement Learning with Cold Start
Lai Wei, Yuting Li, Kaipeng Zheng +5
Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated impressive chain-of-thought reasoning capabilities, with reinforcement learning (RL) playing a crucial role in…
First SFT, Second RL, Third UPT: Continual Improving Multi-Modal LLM Reasoning via Unsupervised Post-Training
Lai Wei, Yuting Li, Chen Wang +4
Improving Multi-modal Large Language Models (MLLMs) in the post-training stage typically relies on supervised fine-tuning (SFT) or reinforcement learning (RL), which require expens…
Three-Dimensional Dust Distribution in the Jovian System from Juno/Waves Observations: Insights into the Halo Ring and Magnetospheric Dust
Yuqi Zhang, Shengyi Ye, Yuting Li +3
Discoveries regarding the dusty rings of Jupiter and the Galilean satellites' dust environment have been continuously refined by orbiters and flybys. Leveraging Juno Waves instrume…
Mimicking large spot-scanning radiation fields for proton FLASH preclinical studies with a robotic motion platform
Fada Guan, Dadi Jiang, Xiaochun Wang +12
Previously, a synchrotron-based horizontal proton beamline (87.2 MeV) was successfully commissioned to deliver radiation doses in FLASH and conventional dose rate modes to small fi…
Agentic Robot: A Brain-Inspired Framework for Vision-Language-Action Models in Embodied Agents
Zhejian Yang, Yongchao Chen, Xueyang Zhou +8
Long-horizon robotic manipulation poses significant challenges for autonomous systems, requiring extended reasoning, precise execution, and robust error recovery across complex seq…
Error- and Tamper-Tolerant State Estimation for Discrete Event Systems under Cost Constraints
Yuting Li, Christoforos N. Hadjicostis, Naiqi Wu +1
This paper deals with the state estimation problem in discrete-event systems modeled with nondeterministic finite automata, partially observed via a sensor measuring unit whose mea…
Ridge-filter crosstalk in conformal proton FLASH planning: dependence on beamlet pitch and iterative mitigation
Zongsheng Hu, Yuting Li, Henry Meyer +5
Objective: Patient-specific ridge filters (PSRFs) can enable conformal single-energy proton FLASH delivery without energy switching. However, converting optimized spot-based dose d…
ScaleDL: Towards Scalable and Efficient Runtime Prediction for Distributed Deep Learning Workloads
Xiaokai Wang, Shaoyuan Huang, Yuting Li +1
Deep neural networks (DNNs) form the cornerstone of modern AI services, supporting a wide range of applications, including autonomous driving, chatbots, and recommendation systems.…
Missing pairs in open cluster catalogs
Qingshun Hu, Yufei Cai, Caroline Soubiran +4
Open clusters (OCs) in our Galaxy can be found in pairs, possibly forming physical binaries, or in groups. These objects offer unique insights into the process of star formation an…
Constructing Low-Redundancy Codes via Distributed Graph Coloring
Yuting Li, Ryan Gabrys, Farzad Farnoud
We present a general framework for constructing error-correcting codes using distributed graph coloring under the LOCAL model. Building on the correspondence between independent se…
Linear List Decodable Edit-Correcting Codes with Rate Approaching
Yuting Li, Ryan Gabrys, Farzad Farnoud
Linear codes correcting one deletions have rate at most . In this paper, we construct linear list decodable codes correcting edits with rate approaching and reasonable lis…
3D projection analysis: characterizing the morphological stability of nearby open clusters
Qingshun Hu, Songmei Qin, Yangping Luo +1
Context. The study of open cluster morphology is pivotal for exploring their formation and evolutionary processes. Aims. We manage to assess the morphological stability of 105 near…
Revisiting Visual Understanding in Multimodal Reasoning through a Lens of Image Perturbation
Yuting Li, Lai Wei, Kaipeng Zheng +6
Despite the rapid progress of multimodal large language models (MLLMs), they have largely overlooked the importance of visual processing. In a simple yet revealing experiment, we i…
Evidence for field induced quantum spin liquid behavior in a spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet
Gaoting Lin, Mingfang Shu, Qirong Zhao +16
One of the most important issues in modern condensed matter physics is the realization of fractionalized excitations, such as the Majorana excitations in the Kitaev quantum spin li…
An In-depth Investigation of the Primordial Cluster Pair ASCC 19 and ASCC 21
Qingshun Hu, Yuting Li, Mingfeng Qin +4
Utilizing \texttt{Gaia} data from the literature, we report a new young (8.9~Myr) cluster pair, ASCC~19 and ASCC~21, located near the Orion star-forming complex. The clusters…
The morphological stability of open clusters: a new 2D perspective
Yuting Li, Qingshun Hu, Yufei Cai +3
Open clusters (OCs) usually evolve gradually as the number of their members changes, which can be manifested in their morphological characteristics. We aim to investigate the morph…
A novel type of spiral wave with trapped ions
Yuting Li, Haihong Li, Yun Zhu +2
Pattern formation in ultra-cold quantum systems has recently received a great deal of attention.In this work, we investigate a two-dimensional model system accounting for the dynam…
Sentinel: Scheduling Live Streams with Proactive Anomaly Detection in Crowdsourced Cloud-Edge Platforms
Yuting Li, Shaoyuan Huang, Tengwen Zhang +3
With the rapid growth of live streaming services, Crowdsourced Cloud-edge service Platforms (CCPs) are playing an increasingly important role in meeting the increasing demand. Alth…
The Ink Splotch Effect: A Case Study on ChatGPT as a Co-Creative Game Designer
Asad Anjum, Yuting Li, Noelle Law +2
This paper studies how large language models (LLMs) can act as effective, high-level creative collaborators and ``muses'' for game design. We model the design of this study after t…
Many-body localization properties of one-dimensional anisotropic spin-1/2 chains
Taotao Hu, Yuting Li, Jiameng Hong +3
In this paper, we theoretically investigate the many-body localization (MBL) properties of one-dimensional anisotropic spin-1/2 chains by using the exact matrix diagonalization met…
The oscillating two-cluster chimera state in non-locally coupled phase oscillators
Yun Zhu, Yuting Li, Mei Zhang +1
We investigate an array of identical phase oscillators non-locally coupled without time delay, and find that chimera state with two coherent clusters exists which is only reported…
IDER: IDempotent Experience Replay for Reliable Continual Learning
Zhanwang Liu, Yuting Li, Haoyuan Gao +4
Catastrophic forgetting, the tendency of neural networks to forget previously learned knowledge when learning new tasks, has been a major challenge in continual learning (CL). To t…