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7 papers

stat.ME2026

Knowledge Cascade: Reverse Knowledge Distillation on Nonparametric Multivariate Functional Estimation

Luyang Fang, Haoran Lu, Yongkai Chen +2

As machine learning models and datasets continue to grow, developing complex models has become increasingly computationally demanding. Knowledge distillation reduces deployment cos…

stat.ME2026

Multi-Teacher Knowledge Distillation via Teacher-Informed Mixture Priors

Luyang Fang, Yongkai Chen, Jiazhang Cai +2

Knowledge distillation is a powerful method for model compression, enabling the efficient deployment of complex deep learning models (teachers), including large language models. Ho…

stat.ME2026

Wahkon: A Statistically Principled Deep RKHS Superposition Network

Yongkai Chen, Wenxuan Zhong, Ping Ma

Deep learning excels at prediction but often lacks finite-sample guarantees and calibrated uncertainty; RKHS (Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space)-based methods provide those guarante…

stat.CO2026

Quantum Statistical Bootstrap

Yongkai Chen, Ping Ma, Wenxuan Zhong

The bootstrap is a foundational tool in statistical inference, but its classical implementation relies on Monte Carlo resampling, introducing approximation error and incurring high…

cs.CL2026

Knowledge Distillation and Dataset Distillation of Large Language Models: Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Future Directions

Luyang Fang, Xiaowei Yu, Jiazhang Cai +23

The exponential growth of Large Language Models (LLMs) continues to highlight the need for efficient strategies to meet ever-expanding computational and data demands. This survey p…

cs.AI2025

Alignment and Safety in Large Language Models: Safety Mechanisms, Training Paradigms, and Emerging Challenges

Haoran Lu, Luyang Fang, Ruidong Zhang +47

Due to the remarkable capabilities and growing impact of large language models (LLMs), they have been deeply integrated into many aspects of society. Thus, ensuring their alignment…