collaborators

6 papers

cs.LG2026

Reinforcement Learning with Backtracking Feedback

Bilgehan Sel, Vaishakh Keshava, Phillip Wallis +3

Addressing the critical need for robust safety in Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly against adversarial attacks and in-distribution errors, we introduce Reinforcement Lear…

cs.CL2026

Segment-Level Coherence for Robust Harmful Intent Probing in LLMs

Xuanli He, Bilgehan Sel, Faizan Ali +3

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly exposed to adaptive jailbreaking, particularly in high-stakes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) domains. Although…

cs.CR2026

Trojan-Speak: Bypassing Constitutional Classifiers with No Jailbreak Tax via Adversarial Finetuning

Bilgehan Sel, Xuanli He, Alwin Peng +2

Fine-tuning APIs offered by major AI providers create new attack surfaces where adversaries can bypass safety measures through targeted fine-tuning. We introduce Trojan-Speak, an a…

cs.CL2025

Backtracking for Safety

Bilgehan Sel, Dingcheng Li, Phillip Wallis +3

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities across various tasks, but ensuring their safety and alignment with human values remains crucial. Current safe…

cs.LG2025

Balance Reward and Safety Optimization for Safe Reinforcement Learning: A Perspective of Gradient Manipulation

Shangding Gu, Bilgehan Sel, Yuhao Ding +4

Ensuring the safety of Reinforcement Learning (RL) is crucial for its deployment in real-world applications. Nevertheless, managing the trade-off between reward and safety during e…

cs.CL2025

LLMs Can Plan Only If We Tell Them

Bilgehan Sel, Ruoxi Jia, Ming Jin

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated significant capabilities in natural language processing and reasoning, yet their effectiveness in autonomous planning has been under…