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Every paper checked in the week of 12–18 Oct 2026 · LLM evaluation and benchmarks — nothing is hidden. Brief papers first.

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Acceleration and its Limits in Gaussian Variational Inference
The paper studies query complexity bounds and limits of momentum-based acceleration in Gaussian variational inference for strongly log-concave distributions.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on variational inference theory, not LLM benchmark evaluation.
On the Last-Iterate Convergence of Clipped Gradient Methods
The paper provides theoretical last-iterate convergence guarantees for clipped stochastic gradient methods under heavy-tailed noise.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on theoretical optimization convergence, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
SALTO: Solver-Anchored Lifted Transfer Operators for Nonlinear Event Inference
The paper introduces an operator-learning framework using linear transfer operators to infer localized finite-amplitude source events in nonlinear dynamical systems.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Nonlinear dynamical system inference paper, not LLM benchmark evaluation.
Score Mismatch and Set-Constrained Sampling in Zero-Shot Conditional Discrete Diffusion
The paper provides theoretical bounds on the approximation error caused by score mismatch during zero-shot conditional sampling in discrete diffusion models.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical analysis of diffusion sampling bias, not LLM benchmark evaluation.
Adaptive Randomized Neural Networks for PDEs: Structure-Aware Feature Redistribution and Residual-Driven Block Enrichment
The paper introduces a two-stage adaptive feature construction method to improve randomized neural networks for solving partial differential equations.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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PDE solver method, not language model evaluation or benchmark methodology.
StochLOB: Heavy-Tailed Score Matching for Robust Limit Order Book Trend Prediction
The paper proposes a heavy-tailed score-matching framework for limit order book trend prediction without needing reverse diffusion sampling at inference.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Financial time series modeling paper, not LLM evaluation or benchmark design.
Noise-Space Reward Alignment for Few-Step Generative Models
The paper proposes Noise Policy Optimization to align few-step generative models with black-box rewards by steering their initial input noise space.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Presents reward alignment for generative models, not benchmark dataset or evaluation analysis.
Predicting Live Birth After Fresh Embryo Transfer in IVF/ICSI: Differential ICM/Trophectoderm Morphology Encoding and a Hybrid Attention--Logistic Regression Ensemble
The paper presents an attention-based neural network and logistic regression ensemble to predict live birth outcomes before fresh embryo transfer.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Tabular clinical prediction for IVF, not LLM benchmarking or evaluation tools.
Pathwise Shrinkage and Probabilistic Calibration of the Multiplicative Half-Cauchy Process
The paper analyzes theoretical properties of the multiplicative half-Cauchy process and provides a calibration rule linking prior beliefs to its scale parameter.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical statistics paper on stochastic processes, not LLM evaluation.
Coordination-Free Workload Regularization for Variable-Cost Distributed Training
The paper proposes a rank-local data-loading policy that rebalances variable-cost training batches without cross-node coordination to speed up distributed training.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on distributed training systems, not LLM evaluation benchmarks or metrics.
Sensor Diagnosis for Fuel and Emissions Monitoring in Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles
The paper evaluates two machine learning procedures to diagnose faulty sensors and correct fuel and emission estimates in heavy-duty diesel engines.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Deals with diesel sensor diagnostics, not LLM benchmark evaluation or judge testing.
Resisting Harmful Instructions through Training-Free Weight Editing
The paper introduces a training-free weight-editing method to reduce large language model compliance with harmful instructions such as lying and sexism.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Presents a model editing technique rather than a benchmark or evaluation methodology.
Poisoning the corpora of protein design systems during pre-training and retrieval
The paper investigates data poisoning attacks targeting pre-training and retrieval corpora of protein language models and generative design systems.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on protein model data poisoning rather than LLM benchmarking or evaluation.
Hard Way, The Only Way: Provable Merits of Training on Hardest Examples
The paper provides a high-dimensional theoretical analysis of data pruning strategies when training models on the hardest examples.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical analysis of data pruning rates, not LLM benchmark evaluation.
Learning and Forecasting Multiscale Spatiotemporal Epidemic Dynamics with Lagrangian-Eulerian Graph Neural ODEs
The authors introduce a graph neural ordinary differential equation framework to forecast multiscale spatiotemporal epidemic spreading dynamics.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Addresses epidemic dynamic forecasting models, not LLM benchmarks or evaluation methods.
Not All Change Is Damage: Update-Matched Unlearning for Large Language Models
The paper introduces an update-matched evaluation reference to balance unlearning effectiveness with downstream learning ability in language models.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on machine unlearning methods rather than LLM benchmarking or judge reliability.
Compatibility Matters: A Framework for Token-Level Teacher Selection in On-Policy Distillation
The authors propose a theoretical and empirical framework to route token-level teacher selection during on-policy student distillation.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Introduces a distillation framework rather than benchmark datasets or evaluation methodologies.
Rethinking Learning from Label Proportions via Moment Matching
The paper presents a moment-matching framework for weakly supervised learning when labels are grouped into bags non-randomly.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Addresses learning from label proportions, not LLM benchmark reliability or evaluation.
Regret Lower Bound for Online Learning of Quantum States with Logarithmic Loss, with Applications to Quantum State Tomography and Confidence Sequences for Matrix Means
The authors establish regret lower bounds for online quantum state learning under logarithmic loss with applications to tomography.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on theoretical quantum state learning regret bounds, not LLM benchmarks.
Can Capability Enhancement be Localized?
The study investigates whether removing small subsets of attention heads can improve language model performance on specific tasks.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Examines head pruning mechanics rather than benchmarking or evaluation methodology.
Personalized Projected Ascent for Federated Stackelberg Optimization
The paper analyzes personalized projected ascent algorithms for federated minimax problems with client-specific maximization variables.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Analyzes federated minimax optimization rates, not LLM benchmark or evaluation methodology.
Spectrum Is Not Enough: A Random-Matrix Account of Data-Free Preconditioning for Differentially Private Learning
The authors use random matrix theory to establish theoretical limits on synthetic data-free preconditioning in differentially private learning.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on theoretical random-matrix bounds, not LLM benchmark evaluation.
Dimension-Free PAC-Bayes Generalization for Deep Neural Networks via Dirichlet Processes
The paper develops dimension-free PAC-Bayesian generalization bounds for deep neural networks using Dirichlet processes over data distributions.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical PAC-Bayes generalization paper, not an LLM benchmark.
Online Quantile Omniprediction for Proper Losses
The authors introduce online algorithms to generate quantile forecasts that remain accurate across multiple proper loss functions simultaneously.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Statistical quantile omniprediction theory, not an LLM benchmark.
Honesty is the Best Policy ... or is it? Demand Management for Probabilistic Service Options
The paper models demand management using probabilistic service options and analyzes provider incentives under transparency constraints.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Studies revenue management decision processes, not LLM evaluation.
Same Target, Different Origins: Aligning Latent Rollout for Consistent PDE Emulation
The paper introduces a regularization technique that aligns internal representations across rollout origins to improve neural differential equation emulation.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on scientific neural PDE solvers, not LLM evaluation.
Does Compression Imply Generalization? A Minimum Description Length Perspective
The authors show how prequential regret from minimum description length bounds neural network generalization error without held-out data.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical learning theory on generalization bounds, not an LLM benchmark.
Fault Detection and Bit-Error Rate Diagnostics in Optical Wireless Links Using Edge-AI
The authors implement an on-device machine learning diagnostic engine on a microcontroller for optical wireless communication links.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Evaluates optical wireless telemetry diagnostics, not LLM benchmarks.
Learning to Forecast on Multiple Spatiotemporal Hierarchies
The paper proposes a graph neural network framework to exploit multiple spatiotemporal aggregation hierarchies for time-series forecasting.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on spatiotemporal time-series forecasting, not LLM benchmarking.
What Does History Add? Calendar Controls and Information-Timing Audits for University Trajectory Forecasting
This study audits how historical information and calendar controls affect trajectory forecasting within a university simulator.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Audits university simulator forecasting rather than evaluating language models.
Policy-Aligned Predictive Verification for Adaptive VLA Action-Chunk Execution
The paper presents a predictive verifier that decides how many actions from a vision-language-action chunk to execute safely.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Proposes an execution verifier for robot actions, not an LLM benchmark.
Each Reward to Its Relevant Tokens: Reward-Specific Token-Level Credit Assignment for Multi-Reward RL
The authors propose an algorithm that assigns multi-reward reinforcement learning credit specifically to relevant response tokens.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Proposes a multi-reward RL training method, not an LLM benchmark.
DuET: Note-Frame Dual Encoding for Piano Performance-to-Score Transcription
The paper introduces a dual-encoder transformer that jointly transcribes piano performances to scores and tracks metrical beat frames.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on music transcription evaluation, not LLM benchmarks.
Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks: Curse of Dimensionality and Structural Bias
This paper analyzes Kolmogorov-Arnold networks to show that favorable dimension scaling depends on target smoothness rather than the architecture alone.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical study of Kolmogorov-Arnold networks, not LLM benchmark evaluation.
Phase Kernel Lifts Capacity of Dense Associative Memory
The authors introduce a nonlinear phase kernel to expand the effective retrieval capacity of modern Hopfield networks.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Studies associative memory kernels rather than LLM benchmark datasets.
When the KV Cache Is Slower Than the GPU: Scaling Remote KV Tiers for Context-Parallel Prefill
The paper analyzes performance bottlenecks when using remote key-value caches during context-parallel prefill in large language model serving.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on serving infrastructure performance rather than LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Activation-Adjacent Layer Normalization: Effects on Approximation Power
The paper analyzes the mathematical approximation capabilities of neural networks when layer normalization or RMSNorm is placed directly adjacent to activations.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical MLP approximation proofs rather than LLM benchmark evaluation.
Finite-Time Guarantees for Constrained Reinforcement Learning under Partial Observability
The paper develops a primal-dual reinforcement learning algorithm providing finite-time performance and constraint-satisfaction bounds under partial observability.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical constrained RL analysis, not an LLM evaluation benchmark.
Reducing the Cost of Qudit State Preparation by Learning a Sparse Structure for SNAP Gates
The paper presents a differentiable masking technique to learn sparse control phases for preparing bosonic qudit quantum states.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Studies quantum qudit state preparation, not LLM benchmark evaluation.
A Quantum Machine Learning Approach to Content-Based Media Recommendation
The paper applies quantum natural language processing circuits to content-based TV programme recommendations, comparing efficiency against classical models.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Evaluates a quantum model without proposing general LLM benchmark methods.
Sharp and Stable Label-Free Calibration Certificates from Logical Coherence
The paper derives mathematical bounds to evaluate the calibration of query-based probabilistic models using logical consistency without ground-truth labels.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on theoretical calibration bounds, not empirical LLM benchmarks.
Transfer Learning in Bandits from Unknown Adaptive Policies: Problem-Dependent Lower and Upper Bounds
The paper establishes regret bounds and an algorithm for transfer learning in multi-armed bandits when historical data comes from unknown adaptive policies.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Analyzes bandit transfer learning theory, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Market Incentives for AI Safety Investment
The paper applies game theory to analyze market incentives for AI safety investments across upstream foundation model providers and downstream firms.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on economic game theory, not technical LLM benchmarks.
Local Temporal Contrasts on Human Motion Data Induce a Latent Geometry
The paper uses local temporal contrastive learning on human motion data to preserve multi-scale latent geometric trajectories in representations.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Studies motion sequence representations, not LLM evaluation or benchmarks.
ReFlow: Replay-Driven Decoupling for Efficient RL Post-Training
The paper presents a replay-driven decoupled reinforcement learning framework to improve system efficiency during language model post-training.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on training system design, not evaluation or benchmarking.
Conditional Mean Flows: Few-Step Densities for Simulation-Based Inference
The paper proposes conditional mean flows to enable few-step posterior sampling and tractable density evaluation for simulation-based inference.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on flow matching for simulation inference, not LLM benchmarks.
Approaching Backpropagation Accuracy with Weight Perturbation on MNIST
The paper analyzes the accuracy and efficiency trade-offs of derivative-free weight perturbation compared with standard backpropagation on MNIST.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Studies gradient-free weight perturbation on MNIST, not LLM benchmarks.
Classical methods for modern applications: synthetic tabular data generation using lightweight discrete response continuous latent variable model
The paper presents a lightweight classical latent variable method for generating synthetic mixed tabular data without complex deep architectures.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on synthetic tabular data generation, not LLM benchmarks.
MARS: A Momentum-Aware Adaptive Rating System for Personalized Assessment
The paper proposes an interpretable, momentum-aware adaptive testing system that updates learner proficiency ratings dynamically during timed assessments.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on educational student testing, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
ShiftQAT: Quantization-Aware Training for the Numerical Contract of a Fixed-Function Edge CNN Accelerator
The paper details a quantization-aware training workflow that trains neural networks to match the exact hardware constraints of edge accelerators.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on edge accelerator training, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Robust Covariance Estimation for Entry-wise Contaminated and Partially Observed Data via Expectation Maximization Algorithm
The paper introduces a stochastic approximation expectation maximization algorithm for robust covariance estimation with coordinate-wise contaminated and missing data.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on statistical covariance estimation, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Sparse Federated Echo State Networks for Time-Series Classification via Smooth-L1 Regularization
The paper presents a sparse federated Echo State Network using smooth L1 regularization for efficient edge time-series classification.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on time-series classification, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Pairwise AUC Optimization Needs Corrective Power: A Unified View
The paper analyzes direct pairwise area-under-curve training to explain why mini-batch stochastic gradient descent can fail on severe ranking errors.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on optimization surrogates for AUC, not LLM benchmarks.
Q($γ_H$): Entropy-Guided Horizon Mixing in Multi-Discount Q-Learning
The paper introduces a multi-horizon reinforcement learning framework that dynamically mixes multiple discount factors using policy confidence signals.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Presents a reinforcement learning algorithm, not LLM evaluation or benchmarks.
Same Spectrum, Harder First-Order Training: Phase-Locking in Single- versus Multi-Qubit Re-Uploading Circuits
The paper investigates optimization dynamics in variational quantum circuits, showing single-qubit re-uploading circuits encounter phase-locking during first-order training.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on quantum circuits, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Measuring the local shape of learning-rate transfer curves
The paper provides analytical formulas to characterize and explain the gradient of learning-rate transfer curves across different model scales.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on optimization dynamics and learning rates, not LLM benchmarks.
A Closed Form Depth-Width Law for Neural Collapse in Deep Linear Networks
The paper derives a closed-form geometric law describing how depth and width affect representation compression in deep linear networks.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Studies theoretical neural collapse laws, not LLM evaluation or benchmarks.
Compiling Multi-Threshold Operators for Quantized Non-Monotonic and Fine-Granular Activations in Custom-Tailored DNN Accelerators
The paper proposes an ONNX compiler method to map quantized non-monotonic and fine-granular activations into multi-threshold operators for hardware accelerators.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on hardware operator compilation, not LLM evaluation or benchmarks.
Local Epochs as Optimal Stopping: Theory and Evidence in Federated Learning
The paper frames client local training in federated learning as an optimal stopping problem to balance local updates against drift.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on federated learning stopping rules, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Physics-Aware Distillation of a Grid Foundation Model for Real-Time Edge Inference
The paper distils a power-grid foundation model into a compact student network for real-time edge inference on power systems.
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on power-flow models, not language model evaluation.
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