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5 papers

cs.CR2026

VERA: Variational Inference Framework for Jailbreaking Large Language Models

Anamika Lochab, Lu Yan, Patrick Pynadath +2

The rise of API-only access to state-of-the-art LLMs highlights the need for effective black-box jailbreak methods to identify model vulnerabilities in real-world settings. Without…

cs.CR2026

VERA-V: Variational Inference Framework for Jailbreaking Vision-Language Models

Qilin Liao, Anamika Lochab, Ruqi Zhang

Vision-Language Models (VLMs) extend large language models with visual reasoning, but their multimodal design also introduces new, underexplored vulnerabilities. Existing multimoda…

cs.LG2026

Addressing Performance Saturation for LLM RL via Precise Entropy Curve Control

Bolian Li, Yifan Wang, Yi Ding +3

Reinforcement learning (RL) has enabled complex reasoning abilities in large language models (LLMs). However, most RL algorithms suffer from performance saturation, preventing cont…

cs.LG2026

Uniform-Correct Policy Optimization: Breaking RLVR's Indifference to Diversity

Anamika Lochab, Bolian Li, Ruqi Zhang

Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) has achieved substantial gains in single-attempt accuracy (Pass@1) on reasoning tasks, yet often suffers from reduced multi-sa…

cs.CL2025

Energy-Based Reward Models for Robust Language Model Alignment

Anamika Lochab, Ruqi Zhang

Reward models (RMs) are essential for aligning Large Language Models (LLMs) with human preferences. However, they often struggle with capturing complex human preferences and genera…