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most citedUTNLP at SemEval-2022 Task 6: A Comparative Analysis of Sarcasm Detection Using Generative-based and Mutation-based Data Augmentation

12 citations · 41 across the 27 of their papers we have counts for

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31 papers

cs.LG2026

ReAl: Refine neural operators via aligning dynamical flow

Jing Xu, Zenglin Xu, Li Yi +2

Neural partial differential equation (PDE) surrogates trained with mean squared error (MSE) can capture dominant dynamics but often lose high-frequency information and fine-scale s…

cs.LG2026

Graph Neural Networks for Influence Maximization in Social Networks: An Unsupervised Minimum Dominating Set Approach

Erfan Ahmadi, Mina Shirazi, Behnam Bahrak

The Minimum Dominating Set (MDS) problem is a classic NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem with critical applications in social network analysis, including viral marketing, i…

cs.CL2026

PERCEPT: A Corpus for POS Tagging and Analysis of Persian-English Code-Mixing

Ghazal Kalhor, Zahra Jafari, Amirarsalan Shahbazi +1

Social media has become a major venue for multilingual communication, where users frequently mix multiple languages within a single utterance. Although code-mixed corpora have been…

cs.CR2026

TopRank-Based Delivery Rate Optimization for Coded Caching under Non-Uniform Demands

Mohammadsaber Bahadori, Seyed Pooya Shariatpanahi, Behnam Bahrak

We study the problem of coded caching with nonuniform file popularity under the setting where the popularity distribution is initially unknown. By reframing the problem, we propose…

cs.CL2026

MasalBench: A Benchmark for Contextual and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Persian Proverbs in LLMs

Ghazal Kalhor, Behnam Bahrak

In recent years, multilingual Large Language Models (LLMs) have become an inseparable part of daily life, making it crucial for them to master the rules of conversational language…

cs.CL2025

Probing Gender Bias in Multilingual LLMs: A Case Study of Stereotypes in Persian

Ghazal Kalhor, Behnam Bahrak

Multilingual Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used worldwide, making it essential to ensure they are free from gender bias to prevent representational harm. While prio…

cs.SI2024★ 3 cited

Understanding Trends, Patterns, and Dynamics in Global Company Acquisitions: A Network Perspective

Ghazal Kalhor, Behnam Bahrak

Studying acquisitions offers invaluable insights into startup trends, aiding informed investment decisions for businesses. However, the scarcity of studies in this domain prompts o…

cs.SI2023★ 2 cited

Analysis of Research Trends in Computer Science: A Network Approach

Ghazal Kalhor, Behnam Bahrak

Nowadays, computer science (CS) has emerged as a dominant force in numerous research areas both within and beyond its own discipline. However, despite its significant impact on sch…

cs.CY2023

Forecasting Success of Computer Science Professors and Students Based on Their Academic and Personal Backgrounds

Ghazal Kalhor, Behnam Bahrak

After completing their undergraduate studies, many computer science (CS) students apply for competitive graduate programs in North America. Their long-term goal is often to be hire…

cs.SI2023

A Social Network Approach to Analyzing Token Properties and Abnormal Events in Decentralized Exchanges

Aryan Soltani Mohammadi, Moein Karami, Amir Pasha Motamed +1

The properties of tokens within the Ethereum blockchain, such as their current prices, trade volumes, and potential future values, have been the subjects of numerous studies. Emplo…

cs.CR2023★ 1 cited

Mixing Solutions in Bitcoin and Ethereum Ecosystems: A Review and Tutorial

Alireza Arbabi, Ardeshir Shojaeinasab, Behnam Bahrak +1

This manuscript presents an exhaustive review of blockchain-based mixing services, aiming to fill the existing gap between academic innovations and real-world implementations. Star…

cs.CL2023★ 2 cited

A Large-Scale Analysis of Persian Tweets Regarding Covid-19 Vaccination

Taha ShabaniMirzaei, Houmaan Chamani, Amirhossein Abaskohi +2

The Covid-19 pandemic had an enormous effect on our lives, especially on people's interactions. By introducing Covid-19 vaccines, both positive and negative opinions were raised ov…

cs.CY2023★ 1 cited

Diversity dilemmas: uncovering gender and nationality biases in graduate admissions across top North American computer science programs

Ghazal Kalhor, Tanin Zeraati, Behnam Bahrak

Although different organizations have defined policies towards diversity in academia, many argue that minorities are still disadvantaged in university admissions due to biases. Ext…

cs.DC2023★ 3 cited

Modeling Effective Lifespan of Payment Channels

Soheil Zibakhsh Shabgahi, Seyed Mahdi Hosseini, Seyed Pooya Shariatpanahi +1

While being decentralized, secure, and reliable, Bitcoin and many other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies suffer from scalability issues. One of the promising proposals to address…

cs.CR2022★ 2 cited

RPoA: Redefined Proof of Activity

Sina Kamali, Shayan Shabihi, Mohammad Taha Fakharian +4

The consensus protocol is the core of a blockchain system which guarantees its secure and stable operation. Proof of Activity (PoA) is a consensus protocol that tries to address so…

cs.CL2022

Persian Emotion Detection using ParsBERT and Imbalanced Data Handling Approaches

Amirhossein Abaskohi, Nazanin Sabri, Behnam Bahrak

Emotion recognition is one of the machine learning applications which can be done using text, speech, or image data gathered from social media spaces. Detecting emotion can help us…

cs.IT2022

Approach to Alleviate Wealth Compounding in Proof-of-Stake Cryptocurrencies

Zahra Naderi, Seyed Pooya Shariatpanahi, Behnam Bahrak

Due to its minimal energy requirement the PoS consensus protocol has become an attractive alternative to PoW in modern cryptocurrencies. In this protocol the chance of being select…

cs.CR2022★ 3 cited

Mixing detection on Bitcoin transactions using statistical patterns

Ardeshir Shojaeenasab, Amir Pasha Motamed, Behnam Bahrak

Cryptocurrencies gained lots of attention mainly because of the anonymous way of online payment, which they suggested. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies have expe…

cs.CL2022★ 12 cited

UTNLP at SemEval-2022 Task 6: A Comparative Analysis of Sarcasm Detection Using Generative-based and Mutation-based Data Augmentation

Amirhossein Abaskohi, Arash Rasouli, Tanin Zeraati +1

Sarcasm is a term that refers to the use of words to mock, irritate, or amuse someone. It is commonly used on social media. The metaphorical and creative nature of sarcasm presents…

cs.CL2021

UTNLP at SemEval-2021 Task 5: A Comparative Analysis of Toxic Span Detection using Attention-based, Named Entity Recognition, and Ensemble Models

Alireza Salemi, Nazanin Sabri, Emad Kebriaei +2

Detecting which parts of a sentence contribute to that sentence's toxicity -- rather than providing a sentence-level verdict of hatefulness -- would increase the interpretability o…

cs.CL2021

Sentiment Analysis of Persian-English Code-mixed Texts

Nazanin Sabri, Ali Edalat, Behnam Bahrak

The rapid production of data on the internet and the need to understand how users are feeling from a business and research perspective has prompted the creation of numerous automat…

cs.SI2020★ 1 cited

Investigating the effects of Goodreads challenges on individuals reading habits

Yasaman Jafari, Nazanin Sabri, Behnam Bahrak

Sharing our goals with others and setting public challenges for ourselves is a topic that has been the center of many discussions. This study examines reading challenges, how parti…

cs.GT2020★ 1 cited

Bet and Attack: Incentive Compatible Collaborative Attacks Using Smart Contracts

Z. Motaqy, G. Almashaqbeh, B. Bahrak +1

Smart contract-enabled blockchains allow building decentralized applications in which mutually-distrusted parties can work together. Recently, oracle services emerged to provide th…

cs.LG2020★ 2 cited

Hybrid Model for Anomaly Detection on Call Detail Records by Time Series Forecasting

Aryan Mokhtari, Leyla Sadighi, Behnam Bahrak +1

Mobile network operators store an enormous amount of information like log files that describe various events and users' activities. Analysis of these logs might be used in many cri…