collaborators

9 papers

cs.LG2026

Auditing Construct Overlap in Explainable Machine Learning: Evidence from Burnout-Depression Prediction Across Student Cohorts

Alireza Dehghan, Negin Ashrafi

Explainable machine learning (XML) pipelines applied to composite mental health outcomes can produce apparently-robust, cross-population-stable risk hierarchies that are largely ar…

cs.AR2026

TimingLLM: A Two-Stage Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Pre-Synthesis Timing Prediction from Verilog

Armin Abdollahi, Negin Ashrafi, Mehdi Kamal +1

Early, tool-free prediction of post-synthesis timing remains a key obstacle to rapid RTL iteration. We introduce TimingLLM, a two-stage retrieval-augmented LLM pipeline that estima…

cs.AR2026

HDLFORGE: A Two-Stage Multi-Agent Framework for Efficient Verilog Code Generation with Adaptive Model Escalation

Armin Abdollahi, Saeid Shokoufa, Negin Ashrafi +2

We present HDLFORGE, a two-stage multi-agent framework for automated Verilog generation that optimizes the trade-off between generation speed and accuracy. The system uses a compac…

cs.CL2025

Aligning Language Models with Clinical Expertise: DPO for Heart Failure Nursing Documentation in Critical Care

Junyi Fan, Li Sun, Negin Ashrafi +2

Nursing documentation in intensive care units (ICUs) provides essential clinical intelligence but often suffers from inconsistent terminology, informal styles, and lack of standard…

cs.CL2025

LLM Encoder vs. Decoder: Robust Detection of Chinese AI-Generated Text with LoRA

Houji Jin, Negin Ashrafi, Armin Abdollahi +5

The rapid growth of large language models (LLMs) has heightened the demand for accurate detection of AI-generated text, particularly in languages like Chinese, where subtle linguis…

cs.SI2025

Optimizing Urban Mobility Through Complex Network Analysis and Big Data from Smart Cards

Li Sun, Negin Ashrafi, Maryam Pishgar

This study investigates the network characteristics of high-frequency (HF) and low-frequency (LF) travelers in urban public transport systems by analyzing 20 million smart card rec…