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5 papers

cs.CL2026

Training-Free versus Training-Based Intent Classification in LLMs: Accuracy, Robustness, and Failure Modes

Nan Chen, Zhouhao Yang, Soufiane Hayou

Intent classification in Large Language Models (LLMs) involves categorizing user prompts into predefined classes. For instance, given a user prompt, the system must determine wheth…

cs.LG2026

pscaling small models: Principled warm starts and hyperparameter transfer

Yuxin Ma, Nan Chen, Mateo Díaz +3

Modern large-scale neural networks are often trained and released in multiple sizes to accommodate diverse inference budgets. To improve efficiency, recent work has explored model…

cs.LG2026

Learning Rate Scaling across LoRA Ranks and Transfer to Full Finetuning

Nan Chen, Soledad Villar, Soufiane Hayou

Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) is a standard tool for parameter-efficient finetuning of large models. While it induces a small memory footprint, its training dynamics can be surprising…

cs.CL2025

SynerGen: Contextualized Generative Recommender for Unified Search and Recommendation

Vianne R. Gao, Chen Xue, Marc Versage +11

The dominant retrieve-then-rank pipeline in large-scale recommender systems suffers from mis-calibration and engineering overhead due to its architectural split and differing optim…

cs.LG2025

Exploring Pseudo-Token Approaches in Transformer Neural Processes

Jose Lara-Rangel, Nanze Chen, Fengzhe Zhang

Neural Processes (NPs) have gained attention in meta-learning for their ability to quantify uncertainty, together with their rapid prediction and adaptability. However, traditional…