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6 papers

cs.LG2026

LLM Zeroth-Order Fine-Tuning is an Inference Workload

Zelin Li, Caiwen Ding

Zeroth-order (ZO) fine-tuning is attractive for large language models because it replaces backpropagation with forward objective evaluations. Existing implementations nevertheless…

cs.IR2026

RankFlow: A Multi-Role Collaborative Reranking Workflow Utilizing Large Language Models

Can Jin, Hongwu Peng, Anxiang Zhang +8

In an Information Retrieval (IR) system, reranking plays a critical role by sorting candidate passages according to their relevance to a specific query. This process demands a nuan…

cs.LG2025

GROOT: Graph Edge Re-growth and Partitioning for the Verification of Large Designs in Logic Synthesis

Kiran Thorat, Hongwu Peng, Yuebo Luo +8

Traditional verification methods in chip design are highly time-consuming and computationally demanding, especially for large scale circuits. Graph neural networks (GNNs) have gain…

cs.LG2025

CudaForge: An Agent Framework with Hardware Feedback for CUDA Kernel Optimization

Zijian Zhang, Rong Wang, Shiyang Li +3

Developing efficient CUDA kernels is increasingly critical for AI applications such as large-scale LLM training. However, manual kernel design is both costly and time-consuming, mo…

cs.AR2025

LLM-VeriPPA: Power, Performance, and Area Optimization aware Verilog Code Generation with Large Language Models

Kiran Thorat, Jiahui Zhao, Yaotian Liu +5

Large Language Models (LLMs) are gaining prominence in various fields, thanks to their ability to generate high- quality content from human instructions. This paper delves into the…

cs.DC2025

RTop-K: Ultra-Fast Row-Wise Top-K Selection for Neural Network Acceleration on GPUs

Xi Xie, Yuebo Luo, Hongwu Peng +1

Top-k selection algorithms are fundamental in a wide range of applications, including high-performance computing, information retrieval, big data processing, and neural network mod…