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1. A Comparison of Students' Preferences for Face-to-Face and Online Laboratory Sessions: Insights from Students' Perception of Their Learning Experiences in an Immunology Course

Author: Chin Wen Png, Lih Ing Goh, Yuanxiang Kenneth Chen, Huimin Yeo, and Haiyan Liu
Abstract: The COVID-19 global pandemic has prompted educators in universities to reconsider their teaching methods, mainly due to the social distancing measures imposed within the classroom settings. On the other hand, the growing importance of continuing education opportunities for adult learners after graduation has seen the need to transform traditional teaching modes that primarily depend on face-to-face interaction into virtual modes, which are deemed more time- and cost-efficient. These major shifts in social and economic developments have a significant impact on the evolution of curriculum planning in higher education. Education that has scientific inquiry components inevitably comes into question, as conventional beliefs that experiments should be hands-on and will not be as effective if conducted virtually cast doubts on the move to the online space. This paper discusses the background of an impending shift in a university's approach to more online-based laboratory classes in an immunology course, as well as the exploration of the potential of conducting online laboratory experiments based on student perceptions.
Published: 2024

2. Interim Report 2 on the Implementation, Impact, and Cost Effectiveness of Developmental Education Reform in California's Community Colleges

Author: Research for Action (RFA), Texas Education Research Center, Kri Burkander, Dae Kim, Mark Duffy, Lindsey Liu, Taylor Stenley, Keerthanya Rajesh, and Sean Vannata
Abstract: Research for Action (RFA) in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin is engaged in a five-year mixed-methods study of the reforms associated with California AB 705. Over the course of the study, our team will assess the implementation, impact, and cost effectiveness of reforms associated with the law. This second interim report, presented at the conclusion of year three of the study, focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of on-campus implementation through a faculty survey administered to math and English departments across our study sample, an Interrupted Time Series analysis with nine cohorts of FTIC student data, and preliminary data collection for our cost effectiveness study. Collectively, these data highlight significant changes that colleges have made on campus regarding shifting enrollments from developmental education into transfer-level coursework in both English and math, and providing additional supports to students to promote retention and completion. We find that AB 705 has demonstrated notable successes in improving enrollment and completion rates in transfer-level courses, particularly in math, among FTIC students in California's community colleges. While our survey results suggest that faculty believe additional resources and supports would be helpful, most faculty report that implementation supports have been adequate.
Published: 2024

3. Quantum Algorithm for Online Exp-concave Optimization

Author: He, Jianhao, Liu, Chengchang, Liu, Xutong, Li, Lvzhou, and Lui, John C. S.
Subjects: Quantum Physics
Abstract: We explore whether quantum advantages can be found for the zeroth-order feedback online exp-concave optimization problem, which is also known as bandit exp-concave optimization with multi-point feedback. We present quantum online quasi-Newton methods to tackle the problem and show that there exists quantum advantages for such problems. Our method approximates the Hessian by quantum estimated inexact gradient and can achieve $O(n\log T)$ regret with $O(1)$ queries at each round, where $n$ is the dimension of the decision set and $T$ is the total decision rounds. Such regret improves the optimal classical algorithm by a factor of $T^{2/3}$., Comment: The 41st International Conference on Machine Learning
Published: 2024

4. Planning-Aware Diffusion Networks for Enhanced Motion Forecasting in Autonomous Driving

Author: Yunhao, Liu, Hong, Ding, Ziming, Zhang, Huixin, Wang, Jinzhao, Liu, and Suyang, Xi
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: Autonomous driving technology has seen significant advancements, but existing models often fail to fully capture the complexity of multi-agent environments, where interactions between dynamic agents are critical. To address this, we propose the Planning-Integrated Forecasting Model (PIFM), a novel framework inspired by neural mechanisms governing decision-making and multi-agent coordination in the brain. PIFM leverages rich contextual information, integrating road structures, traffic rules, and the behavior of surrounding vehicles to improve both the accuracy and interpretability of predictions. By adopting a diffusion-based architecture, akin to neural diffusion processes involved in predicting and planning, PIFM is able to forecast future trajectories of all agents within a scenario. This architecture enhances model transparency, as it parallels the brain's method of dynamically adjusting predictions based on external stimuli and other agents'behaviors. Extensive experiments validate PIFM's capacity to provide interpretable, neuroscience-driven solutions for safer and more efficient autonomous driving systems, with an extremely low number of parameters., Comment: Accepted by CoRL Workshop Leap 2024
Published: 2024

5. Unlocking high hole mobility in diamond over a wide temperature range via efficient shear strain

Author: Sun, Jianshi, Li, Shouhang, Shao, Cheng, Tong, Zhen, An, Meng, Yao, Yuhang, Hu, Yue, Zhu, Xiongfei, Liu, Yifan, Wang, Renzong, Liu, Xiangjun, and Frauenheim, Thomas
Subjects: Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Abstract: As a wide bandgap semiconductor, diamond holds both excellent electrical and thermal properties, making it highly promising in the electrical industry. However, its hole mobility is relatively low and dramatically decreases with increasing temperature, which severely limits further applications. Herein, we proposed that the hole mobility can be efficiently enhanced via slight compressive shear strain along the [100] direction, while the improvement via shear strain along the [111] direction is marginal. This impressive distinction is attributed to the deformation potential and the elastic compliance matrix. The shear strain breaks the symmetry of the crystalline structure and lifts the band degeneracy near the valence band edge, resulting in a significant suppression of interband electron-phonon scattering. Moreover, the hole mobility becomes less temperature-dependent due to the decrease of electron scatterings from high-frequency acoustic phonons. Remarkably, the in-plane hole mobility of diamond is increased by approximately 800% at 800 K with a 2% compressive shear strain along the [100] direction. The efficient shear strain strategy can be further extended to other semiconductors with face-centered cubic geometry., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2024

6. Tunable topological edge states in black phosphorus-like Bi(110)

Author: Liu, Chen, Tao, Shengdan, Wang, Guanyong, Chen, Hongyuan, Xia, Bing, Yang, Hao, Liu, Xiaoxue, Liu, Liang, Li, Yaoyi, Wang, Shiyong, Zheng, Hao, Liu, Canhua, Guan, Dandan, Lu, Yunhao, and Jia, Jin-feng
Subjects: Condensed Matter - Materials Science, Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract: We have investigated the structures and electronic properties of ultra-thin Bi(110) films grown on an s-wave superconductor substrate using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. Remarkably, our experimental results validate the theoretical predictions that the manipulation of Bi(110) surface atom buckling can control the topological phase transition. Notably, we have observed robust unreconstructed edge states at the edges of both 3-bilayer (BL) and 4-BL Bi(110) films, with the 4-BL film displaying stronger edge state intensity and a smaller degree of atomic buckling. First-principle calculations further substantiate these findings, demonstrating a gradual reduction in buckling as the film thickness increases, with average height differences between two Bi atoms of approximately 0.19 {\AA}, 0.10 {\AA}, 0.05 {\AA}, and 0.00 {\AA} for the 1-BL, 2-BL, 3-BL, and 4-BL Bi(110) films, respectively. When Bi films are larger than 2 layers, the system changes from a trivial to a non-trivial phase. This research sets the stage for the controlled realization of topological superconductors through the superconducting proximity effect, providing a significant platform for investigating Majorana zero modes and fabricating quantum devices.
Published: 2024

7. Aligning CodeLLMs with Direct Preference Optimization

Author: Miao, Yibo, Gao, Bofei, Quan, Shanghaoran, Lin, Junyang, Zan, Daoguang, Liu, Jiaheng, Yang, Jian, Liu, Tianyu, and Deng, Zhijie
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Machine Learning
Abstract: The last year has witnessed the rapid progress of large language models (LLMs) across diverse domains. Among them, CodeLLMs have garnered particular attention because they can not only assist in completing various programming tasks but also represent the decision-making and logical reasoning capabilities of LLMs. However, current CodeLLMs mainly focus on pre-training and supervised fine-tuning scenarios, leaving the alignment stage, which is important for post-training LLMs, under-explored. This work first identifies that the commonly used PPO algorithm may be suboptimal for the alignment of CodeLLM because the involved reward rules are routinely coarse-grained and potentially flawed. We then advocate addressing this using the DPO algorithm. Based on only preference data pairs, DPO can render the model rank data automatically, giving rise to a fine-grained rewarding pattern more robust than human intervention. We also contribute a pipeline for collecting preference pairs for DPO on CodeLLMs. Studies show that our method significantly improves the performance of existing CodeLLMs on benchmarks such as MBPP and HumanEval.
Published: 2024

8. Infinity-MM: Scaling Multimodal Performance with Large-Scale and High-Quality Instruction Data

Author: Gu, Shuhao, Zhang, Jialing, Zhou, Siyuan, Yu, Kevin, Xing, Zhaohu, Wang, Liangdong, Cao, Zhou, Jia, Jintao, Zhang, Zhuoyi, Wang, Yixuan, Hu, Zhenchong, Zhang, Bo-Wen, Li, Jijie, Liang, Dong, Zhao, Yingli, Ao, Yulong, Liu, Yaoqi, Feng, Fangxiang, and Liu, Guang
Subjects: Computer Science - Computation and Language
Abstract: Vision-Language Models (VLMs) have recently made significant progress, but the limited scale and quality of open-source instruction data hinder their performance compared to closed-source models. In this work, we address this limitation by introducing Infinity-MM, a large-scale multimodal instruction dataset with 40 million samples, enhanced through rigorous quality filtering and deduplication. We also propose a synthetic instruction generation method based on open-source VLMs, using detailed image annotations and diverse question generation. Using this data, we trained a 2-billion-parameter VLM, Aquila-VL-2B, achieving state-of-the-art (SOTA) performance for models of similar scale. This demonstrates that expanding instruction data and generating synthetic data can significantly improve the performance of open-source models.
Published: 2024

9. Search for $\eta_c(2S)\to p\bar{p}$ and branching fraction measurements of $\chi_{cJ} \to p\bar{p}$ via $\psi(2S)$ radiative decays

Author: BESIII Collaboration, Ablikim, M., Achasov, M. N., Adlarson, P., Afedulidis, O., Ai, X. C., Aliberti, R., Amoroso, A., Bai, Y., Bakina, O., Balossino, I., Ban, Y., Bao, H. -R., Batozskaya, V., Begzsuren, K., Berger, N., Berlowski, M., Bertani, M., Bettoni, D., Bianchi, F., Bianco, E., Bortone, A., Boyko, I., Briere, R. A., Brueggemann, A., Cai, H., Cai, X., Calcaterra, A., Cao, G. F., Cao, N., Cetin, S. A., Chai, X. Y., Chang, J. F., Che, G. R., Che, Y. Z., Chelkov, G., Chen, C., Chen, C. H., Chen, Chao, Chen, G., Chen, H. S., Chen, H. Y., Chen, M. L., Chen, S. J., Chen, S. L., Chen, S. M., Chen, T., Chen, X. R., Chen, X. T., Chen, Y. B., Chen, Y. Q., Chen, Z. J., Choi, S. K., Cibinetto, G., Cossio, F., Cui, J. J., Dai, H. L., Dai, J. P., Dbeyssi, A., de Boer, R. E., Dedovich, D., Deng, C. Q., Deng, Z. Y., Denig, A., Denysenko, I., Destefanis, M., De~Mori, F., Ding, B., Ding, X. X., Ding, Y., Dong, J., Dong, L. Y., Dong, M. Y., Dong, X., Du, M. C., Du, S. X., Duan, Y. 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Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Using $(27.12\pm0.14) \times 10^{8}$ $\psi(2S)$ events collected by the BESIII detector operating at BEPCII, we search for the decay $\eta_c(2S)\to p\bar{p}$ via the process $\psi(2S)\to \gamma\eta_c(2S)$, and only find a signal with a significance of $1.7\,\sigma$. The upper limit of the product branching fraction at the 90% confidence level is determined to be $\mathcal{B}(\psi(2S)\to \gamma\eta_c(2S))\times \mathcal{B}(\eta_c(2S)\to p\bar{p})<2.4\times 10^{-7}$. The branching fractions of $\chi_{cJ}\to p\bar{p}~(J=0,1,2)$ are also measured to be $\mathcal{B}(\chi_{c0}\to p\bar{p})=(2.51\pm0.02\pm0.08)\times 10^{-4}$, $\mathcal{B}(\chi_{c1}\to p\bar{p})=(8.16\pm0.09\pm0.25)\times 10^{-4}$, and $\mathcal{B}(\chi_{c2}\to p\bar{p})=(8.33\pm0.09\pm0.22)\times 10^{-4}$, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic.
Published: 2024

10. PRACT: Optimizing Principled Reasoning and Acting of LLM Agent

Author: Liu, Zhiwei, Yao, Weiran, Zhang, Jianguo, Murthy, Rithesh, Yang, Liangwei, Liu, Zuxin, Lan, Tian, Zhu, Ming, Tan, Juntao, Kokane, Shirley, Hoang, Thai, Niebles, Juan Carlos, Heinecke, Shelby, Wang, Huan, Savarese, Silvio, and Xiong, Caiming
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: We introduce the Principled Reasoning and Acting (PRAct) framework, a novel method for learning and enforcing action principles from trajectory data. Central to our approach is the use of text gradients from a reflection and optimization engine to derive these action principles. To adapt action principles to specific task requirements, we propose a new optimization framework, Reflective Principle Optimization (RPO). After execution, RPO employs a reflector to critique current action principles and an optimizer to update them accordingly. We develop the RPO framework under two scenarios: Reward-RPO, which uses environmental rewards for reflection, and Self-RPO, which conducts self-reflection without external rewards. Additionally, two RPO methods, RPO-Traj and RPO-Batch, is introduced to adapt to different settings. Experimental results across four environments demonstrate that the PRAct agent, leveraging the RPO framework, effectively learns and applies action principles to enhance performance., Comment: Accepted to SIG CoNLL 2024
Published: 2024

11. Ubiquitous Field Transportation Robots with Robust Wheel-Leg Transformable Modules

Author: Wang, Haoran, Dai, Cunxi, Wang, Siyuan, Zhang, Ximan, Zhu, Zheng, Liu, Xiaohan, Zhou, Jianxiang, Liu, Zhengtao, and Jia, Zhenzhong
Subjects: Computer Science - Robotics
Abstract: This paper introduces two field transportation robots. Both robots are equipped with transformable wheel-leg modules, which can smoothly switch between operation modes and can work in various challenging terrains. SWhegPro, with six S-shaped legs, enables transporting loads in challenging uneven outdoor terrains. SWhegPro3, featuring four three-impeller wheels, has surprising stair-climbing performance in indoor scenarios. Different from ordinary gear-driven transformable mechanisms, the modular wheels we designed driven by self-locking electric push rods can switch modes accurately and stably with high loads, significantly improving the load capacity of the robot in leg mode. This study analyzes the robot's wheel-leg module operation when the terrain parameters change. Through the derivation of mathematical models and calculations based on simplified kinematic models, a method for optimizing the robot parameters and wheel-leg structure parameters is finally proposed.The design and control strategy are then verified through simulations and field experiments in various complex terrains, and the working performance of the two field transportation robots is calculated and analyzed by recording sensor data and proposing evaluation methods., Comment: 19pages, 17figures, submitted to IEEE ACCESS
Published: 2024

12. ToolFlow: Boosting LLM Tool-Calling Through Natural and Coherent Dialogue Synthesis

Author: Wang, Zezhong, Zeng, Xingshan, Liu, Weiwen, Li, Liangyou, Wang, Yasheng, Shang, Lifeng, Jiang, Xin, Liu, Qun, and Wong, Kam-Fai
Subjects: Computer Science - Computation and Language
Abstract: Supervised fine-tuning (SFT) is a common method to enhance the tool calling capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), with the training data often being synthesized. The current data synthesis process generally involves sampling a set of tools, formulating a requirement based on these tools, and generating the call statements. However, tools sampled randomly lack relevance, making them difficult to combine and thus reducing the diversity of the data. Additionally, current work overlooks the coherence between turns of dialogues, leading to a gap between the synthesized data and real-world scenarios. To address these issues, we propose a Graph-based Sampling strategy to sample more relevant tool combinations, and a Planned-generation strategy to create plans that guide the synthesis of coherent dialogues. We integrate these two strategies and enable multiple agents to synthesize the dialogue data interactively, resulting in our tool-calling data synthesis pipeline ToolFlow. Data quality assessments demonstrate improvements in the naturalness and coherence of our synthesized dialogues. Finally, we apply SFT on LLaMA-3.1-8B using 8,000 synthetic dialogues generated with ToolFlow. Results show that the model achieves tool-calling performance comparable to or even surpassing GPT-4, while maintaining strong general capabilities.
Published: 2024

13. Skywork-Reward: Bag of Tricks for Reward Modeling in LLMs

Author: Liu, Chris Yuhao, Zeng, Liang, Liu, Jiacai, Yan, Rui, He, Jujie, Wang, Chaojie, Yan, Shuicheng, Liu, Yang, and Zhou, Yahui
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Computation and Language
Abstract: In this report, we introduce a collection of methods to enhance reward modeling for LLMs, focusing specifically on data-centric techniques. We propose effective data selection and filtering strategies for curating high-quality open-source preference datasets, culminating in the Skywork-Reward data collection, which contains only 80K preference pairs -- significantly smaller than existing datasets. Using this curated dataset, we developed the Skywork-Reward model series -- Skywork-Reward-Gemma-27B and Skywork-Reward-Llama-3.1-8B -- with the former currently holding the top position on the RewardBench leaderboard. Notably, our techniques and datasets have directly enhanced the performance of many top-ranked models on RewardBench, highlighting the practical impact of our contributions in real-world preference learning applications.
Published: 2024

14. ST-NeRP: Spatial-Temporal Neural Representation Learning with Prior Embedding for Patient-specific Imaging Study

Author: Qiu, Liang, Shen, Liyue, Liu, Lianli, Liu, Junyan, Chen, Yizheng, and Xing, Lei
Subjects: Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Abstract: During and after a course of therapy, imaging is routinely used to monitor the disease progression and assess the treatment responses. Despite of its significance, reliably capturing and predicting the spatial-temporal anatomic changes from a sequence of patient-specific image series presents a considerable challenge. Thus, the development of a computational framework becomes highly desirable for a multitude of practical applications. In this context, we propose a strategy of Spatial-Temporal Neural Representation learning with Prior embedding (ST-NeRP) for patient-specific imaging study. Our strategy involves leveraging an Implicit Neural Representation (INR) network to encode the image at the reference time point into a prior embedding. Subsequently, a spatial-temporally continuous deformation function is learned through another INR network. This network is trained using the whole patient-specific image sequence, enabling the prediction of deformation fields at various target time points. The efficacy of the ST-NeRP model is demonstrated through its application to diverse sequential image series, including 4D CT and longitudinal CT datasets within thoracic and abdominal imaging. The proposed ST-NeRP model exhibits substantial potential in enabling the monitoring of anatomical changes within a patient throughout the therapeutic journey., Comment: 14 pages with 10 figures and 6 tables
Published: 2024

15. Research on Key Technologies for Cross-Cloud Federated Training of Large Language Models

Author: Yang, Haowei, Sui, Mingxiu, Liu, Shaobo, Qian, Xinyue, Zhang, Zhaoyang, and Liu, Bingying
Subjects: Computer Science - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Cryptography and Security
Abstract: With the rapid development of natural language processing technology, large language models have demonstrated exceptional performance in various application scenarios. However, training these models requires significant computational resources and data processing capabilities. Cross-cloud federated training offers a new approach to addressing the resource bottlenecks of a single cloud platform, allowing the computational resources of multiple clouds to collaboratively complete the training tasks of large models. This study analyzes the key technologies of cross-cloud federated training, including data partitioning and distribution, communication optimization, model aggregation algorithms, and the compatibility of heterogeneous cloud platforms. Additionally, the study examines data security and privacy protection strategies in cross-cloud training, particularly the application of data encryption and differential privacy techniques. Through experimental validation, the proposed technical framework demonstrates enhanced training efficiency, ensured data security, and reduced training costs, highlighting the broad application prospects of cross-cloud federated training.
Published: 2024

16. SafeBench: A Safety Evaluation Framework for Multimodal Large Language Models

Author: Ying, Zonghao, Liu, Aishan, Liang, Siyuan, Huang, Lei, Guo, Jinyang, Zhou, Wenbo, Liu, Xianglong, and Tao, Dacheng
Subjects: Computer Science - Cryptography and Security
Abstract: Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) are showing strong safety concerns (e.g., generating harmful outputs for users), which motivates the development of safety evaluation benchmarks. However, we observe that existing safety benchmarks for MLLMs show limitations in query quality and evaluation reliability limiting the detection of model safety implications as MLLMs continue to evolve. In this paper, we propose \toolns, a comprehensive framework designed for conducting safety evaluations of MLLMs. Our framework consists of a comprehensive harmful query dataset and an automated evaluation protocol that aims to address the above limitations, respectively. We first design an automatic safety dataset generation pipeline, where we employ a set of LLM judges to recognize and categorize the risk scenarios that are most harmful and diverse for MLLMs; based on the taxonomy, we further ask these judges to generate high-quality harmful queries accordingly resulting in 23 risk scenarios with 2,300 multi-modal harmful query pairs. During safety evaluation, we draw inspiration from the jury system in judicial proceedings and pioneer the jury deliberation evaluation protocol that adopts collaborative LLMs to evaluate whether target models exhibit specific harmful behaviors, providing a reliable and unbiased assessment of content security risks. In addition, our benchmark can also be extended to the audio modality showing high scalability and potential. Based on our framework, we conducted large-scale experiments on 15 widely-used open-source MLLMs and 6 commercial MLLMs (e.g., GPT-4o, Gemini), where we revealed widespread safety issues in existing MLLMs and instantiated several insights on MLLM safety performance such as image quality and parameter size.
Published: 2024

17. Experimental observation of spin defects in van der Waals material GeS$_2$

Author: Liu, W., Li, S., Guo, N. -J., Zeng, X. -D., Xie, L. -K., Liu, J. -Y., Ma, Y. -H., Wu, Y. -Q., Wang, Y. -T., Wang, Z. -A., Ren, J. -M., Ao, C., Xu, J. -S., Tang, J. -S., Gali, A., Li, C. -F., and Guo, G. -C.
Subjects: Quantum Physics
Abstract: Spin defects in atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials such as hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) attract significant attention for their potential quantum applications. The layered host materials not only facilitate seamless integration with optoelectronic devices but also enable the formation of heterostructures with on-demand functionality. Furthermore, their atomic thickness renders them particularly suitable for sensing applications. However, the short coherence times of the spin defects in hBN limit them in quantum applications that require extended coherence time. One primary reason is that both boron and nitrogen atoms have non-zero nuclear spins. Here, we present another 2D material germanium disulfide ($\beta$-GeS$_2$) characterized by a wide bandgap and potential nuclear-spin-free lattice. This makes it as a promising host material for spin defects that possess long-coherence time. Our findings reveal the presence of more than two distinct types of spin defects in single-crystal $\beta$-GeS$_2$. Coherent control of one type defect has been successfully demonstrated at both 5 K and room temperature, and the coherence time $T_2$ can achieve tens of microseconds, 100-folds of that of negatively charged boron vacancy (V$_{\text{B}}^-$) in hBN, satisfying the minimal threshold required for metropolitan quantum networks--one of the important applications of spins. We entatively assign the observed optical signals come from substitution defects. Together with previous theoretical prediction, we believe the coherence time can be further improved with optimized lattice quality, indicating $\beta$-GeS$_2$ as a promising host material for long-coherence-time spins., Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures
Published: 2024

18. Measurements of $\psi{(2S)}$ and $\chi_{c1}(3872)$ production within fully reconstructed jets

Author: LHCb collaboration, Aaij, R., Abdelmotteleb, A. S. W., Beteta, C. Abellan, Abudinén, F., Ackernley, T., Adefisoye, A. A., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Adlarson, P., Agapopoulou, C., Aidala, C. A., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Akiba, K., Albicocco, P., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Aliouche, Z., Cartelle, P. Alvarez, Amalric, R., Amato, S., Amey, J. L., Amhis, Y., An, L., Anderlini, L., Andersson, M., Andreianov, A., Andreola, P., Andreotti, M., Andreou, D., Anelli, A., Ao, D., Archilli, F., Argenton, M., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Artamonov, A., Artuso, M., Aslanides, E., Da Silva, R. Ataíde, Atzeni, M., Audurier, B., Bacher, D., Perea, I. Bachiller, Bachmann, S., Bachmayer, M., Back, J. J., Rodriguez, P. Baladron, Balagura, V., Baldini, W., Balzani, L., Bao, H., Leite, J. Baptista de Souza, Pretel, C. Barbero, Barbetti, M., Barbosa, I. R., Barlow, R. J., Barnyakov, M., Barsuk, S., Barter, W., Bartolini, M., Bartz, J., Basels, J. 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Scantlebury, Scarabotto, A., Schael, S., Scherl, S., Schiller, M., Schindler, H., Schmelling, M., Schmidt, B., Schmitt, S., Schmitz, H., Schneider, O., Schopper, A., Schulte, N., Schulte, S., Schune, M. H., Schwemmer, R., Schwering, G., Sciascia, B., Sciuccati, A., Sellam, S., Semennikov, A., Senger, T., Soares, M. Senghi, Sergi, A., Serra, N., Sestini, L., Seuthe, A., Shang, Y., Shangase, D. M., Shapkin, M., Sharma, R. S., Shchemerov, I., Shchutska, L., Shears, T., Shekhtman, L., Shen, Z., Sheng, S., Shevchenko, V., Shi, B., Shi, Q., Shimizu, Y., Shmanin, E., Shorkin, R., Shupperd, J. D., Coutinho, R. Silva, Simi, G., Simone, S., Skidmore, N., Skwarnicki, T., Slater, M. W., Smallwood, J. C., Smith, E., Smith, K., Smith, M., Snoch, A., Lavra, L. Soares, Sokoloff, M. D., Soler, F. J. P., Solomin, A., Solovev, A., Solovyev, I., Song, R., Song, Y., Song, Y. S., De Almeida, F. L. Souza, De Paula, B. Souza, Norella, E. Spadaro, Spedicato, E., Speer, J. G., Spiridenkov, E., Spradlin, P., Sriskaran, V., Stagni, F., Stahl, M., Stahl, S., Stanislaus, S., Stein, E. N., Steinkamp, O., Stenyakin, O., Stevens, H., Strekalina, D., Su, Y., Suljik, F., Sun, J., Sun, L., Sun, Y., Sundfeld, D., Sutcliffe, W., Swallow, P. N., Swystun, F., Szabelski, A., Szumlak, T., Tan, Y., Tat, M. D., Terentev, A., Terzuoli, F., Teubert, F., Thomas, E., Thompson, D. J. D., Tilquin, H., Tisserand, V., T'Jampens, S., Tobin, M., Tomassetti, L., Tonani, G., Tong, X., Machado, D. Torres, Toscano, L., Tou, D. Y., Trippl, C., Tuci, G., Tuning, N., Uecker, L. H., Ukleja, A., Unverzagt, D. J., Ursov, E., Usachov, A., Ustyuzhanin, A., Uwer, U., Vagnoni, V., Cadenas, V. Valcarce, Valenti, G., Canudas, N. Valls, Van Hecke, H., van Herwijnen, E., Van Hulse, C. B., Van Laak, R., van Veghel, M., Vasquez, G., Gomez, R. Vazquez, Regueiro, P. Vazquez, Sierra, C. Vázquez, Vecchi, S., Velthuis, J. J., Veltri, M., Venkateswaran, A., Vesterinen, M., Benet, D. Vico, Villalba, P. Vidrier, Diaz, M. Vieites, Vilasis-Cardona, X., Figueras, E. Vilella, Villa, A., Vincent, P., Volle, F. C., Bruch, D. vom, Voropaev, N., Vos, K., Vouters, G., Vrahas, C., Wagner, J., Walsh, J., Walton, E. J., Wan, G., Wang, C., Wang, G., Wang, J., Wang, M., Wang, N. W., Wang, R., Wang, X., Wang, X. W., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Ward, J. A., Waterlaat, M., Watson, N. K., Websdale, D., Wei, Y., Wendel, J., Westhenry, B. D. C., White, C., Whitehead, M., Whiter, E., Wiederhold, A. R., Wiedner, D., Wilkinson, G., Wilkinson, M. K., Williams, M., Williams, M. R. J., Williams, R., Williams, Z., Wilson, F. F., Wislicki, W., Witek, M., Witola, L., Wormser, G., Wotton, S. A., Wu, H., Wu, J., Wu, Y., Wu, Z., Wyllie, K., Xian, S., Xiang, Z., Xie, Y., Xu, A., Xu, J., Xu, L., Xu, M., Xu, Z., Yang, D., Yang, K., Yang, S., Yang, X., Yang, Y., Yang, Z., Yeroshenko, V., Yeung, H., Yin, H., Yin, X., Yu, C. Y., Yu, J., Yuan, X., Yuan, Y, Zaffaroni, E., Zavertyaev, M., Zdybal, M., Zenesini, F., Zeng, C., Zeng, M., Zhang, C., Zhang, D., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, S., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y. Z., Zhao, Y., Zharkova, A., Zhelezov, A., Zheng, S. Z., Zheng, X. Z., Zheng, Y., Zhou, T., Zhou, X., Zhou, Y., Zhovkovska, V., Zhu, L. Z., Zhu, X., Zhukov, V., Zhuo, J., Zou, Q., Zuliani, D., and Zunica, G.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: This paper presents the first measurement of $\psi{(2S)}$ and $\chi_{c1}(3872)$ meson production within fully reconstructed jets. Each quarkonium state (tag) is reconstructed via its decay to the $J/\psi$($\rightarrow\mu^+\mu^-$)$\pi^+\pi^-$ final state in the forward region using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at the center-of-mass-energy of $13 \text{TeV}$ in 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $1.64 \text{fb}^{-1}$. The fragmentation function, presented as the ratio of the quarkonium-tag transverse momentum to the full jet transverse momentum ($p_{\mathrm{T}}(\text{tag})/p_{\mathrm{T}}(\text{jet})$), is measured differentially in $p_{\mathrm{T}}(\text{jet})$ and $p_{\mathrm{T}}(\text{tag})$ bins. The distributions are separated into promptly produced quarkonia from proton-proton collisions and quarkonia produced from displaced $b$-hadron decays. While the displaced quarkonia fragmentation functions are in general well described by parton-shower predictions, the prompt quarkonium distributions differ significantly from fixed-order non-relativistic QCD (NRQCD) predictions followed by a QCD parton shower., Comment: All figures and tables, along with machine-readable versions and any supplementary material and additional information, are available at https://lbfence.cern.ch/alcm/public/analysis/full-details/1618/ (LHCb public pages)
Published: 2024

19. GraphTeam: Facilitating Large Language Model-based Graph Analysis via Multi-Agent Collaboration

Author: Li, Xin, Chu, Qizhi, Chen, Yubin, Liu, Yang, Liu, Yaoqi, Yu, Zekai, Chen, Weize, Qian, Chen, Shi, Chuan, and Yang, Cheng
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Computation and Language, Computer Science - Multiagent Systems
Abstract: Graphs are widely used for modeling relational data in real-world scenarios, such as social networks and urban computing. Existing LLM-based graph analysis approaches either integrate graph neural networks (GNNs) for specific machine learning tasks, limiting their transferability, or rely solely on LLMs' internal reasoning ability, resulting in suboptimal performance. To address these limitations, we take advantage of recent advances in LLM-based agents, which have shown capabilities of utilizing external knowledge or tools for problem solving. By simulating human problem-solving strategies such as analogy and collaboration, we propose a multi-agent system based on LLMs named GraphTeam, for graph analysis. GraphTeam consists of five LLM-based agents from three modules, and the agents with different specialities can collaborate with each other to address complex problems. Specifically, (1) input-output normalization module: the question agent extracts and refines four key arguments from the original question, facilitating the problem understanding, and the answer agent organizes the results to meet the output requirement; (2) external knowledge retrieval module: we first build a knowledge base consisting of relevant documentation and experience information, and then the search agent retrieves the most relevant entries for each question. (3) problem-solving module: given the retrieved information from search agent, the coding agent uses established algorithms via programming to generate solutions, and in case the coding agent does not work, the reasoning agent will directly compute the results without programming. Extensive experiments on six graph analysis benchmarks demonstrate that GraphTeam achieves state-of-the-art performance with an average 25.85% improvement over the best baseline in terms of accuracy. The code and data are available at https://github.com/BUPT-GAMMA/GraphTeam.
Published: 2024

20. LEIA discovery of the longest-lasting and most energetic stellar X-ray flare ever detected

Author: Mao, Xuan, Liu, He-Yang, Wang, Song, Ling, Zhixing, Yuan, Weimin, Cheng, Huaqing, Pan, Haiwu, Li, Dongyue, Favata, Fabio, Ji, Tuo, Zhang, Jujia, Zhao, Xinlin, Wan, Jing, Cai, Zhiming, Castro-Tirado, Alberto J., Dai, Yanfeng, Deng, Licai, Ding, Xu, Ji, Kaifan, Jin, Chichuan, Lei, Yajuan, Li, Huali, Lin, Jun, Liu, Huaqiu, Liu, Mingjun, Liu, Shuai, Liu, Yuan, Sun, Hui, Sun, Shengli, Sun, Xiaojin, Shi, Jianrong, Wang, Jianguo, Wang, Jingxiu, Wang, Wenxin, Wei, Jianyan, Xin, Liping, Xiong, Dingrong, Zhang, Chen, Zhang, Wenda, Zhang, Yonghe, Zhang, Xiaofeng, Zhao, Donghua, and Zhou, Guiping
Subjects: Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract: LEIA (Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy) detected a new X-ray transient on November 7, 2022, identified as a superflare event occurring on a nearby RS CVn-type binary HD 251108. The flux increase was also detected in follow-up observations at X-ray, UV and optical wavelengths. The flare lasted for about 40 days in soft X-ray observations, reaching a peak luminosity of ~1.1 * 10^34 erg/s in 0.5-4.0 keV, which is roughly 60 times the quiescent luminosity. Optical brightening was observed for only one night. The X-ray light curve is well described by a double "FRED" (fast rise and exponential decay) model, attributed to the cooling process of a loop arcade structure formed subsequent to the initial large loop with a half-length of ~1.9 times the radius of the host star. Time-resolved X-ray spectra were fitted with a two-temperature apec model, showing significant evolution of plasma temperature, emission measure, and metal abundance over time. The estimated energy released in the LEIA band is ~3 * 10^39 erg, suggesting this is likely the most energetic X-ray stellar flare with the longest duration detected to date., Comment: submitted to ApJL, 22 pages, 9 figures, 7 tables
Published: 2024

21. Self-Supervised Graph Neural Networks for Enhanced Feature Extraction in Heterogeneous Information Networks

Author: Wei, Jianjun, Liu, Yue, Huang, Xin, Zhang, Xin, Liu, Wenyi, and Yan, Xu
Subjects: Computer Science - Machine Learning
Abstract: This paper explores the applications and challenges of graph neural networks (GNNs) in processing complex graph data brought about by the rapid development of the Internet. Given the heterogeneity and redundancy problems that graph data often have, traditional GNN methods may be overly dependent on the initial structure and attribute information of the graph, which limits their ability to accurately simulate more complex relationships and patterns in the graph. Therefore, this study proposes a graph neural network model under a self-supervised learning framework, which can flexibly combine different types of additional information of the attribute graph and its nodes, so as to better mine the deep features in the graph data. By introducing a self-supervisory mechanism, it is expected to improve the adaptability of existing models to the diversity and complexity of graph data and improve the overall performance of the model.
Published: 2024

22. Analyzing Nobel Prize Literature with Large Language Models

Author: Zhenyuan, Yang, Zhengliang, Liu, Jing, Zhang, Cen, Lu, Jiaxin, Tai, Tianyang, Zhong, Yiwei, Li, Siyan, Zhao, Teng, Yao, Qing, Liu, Jinlin, Yang, Qixin, Liu, Zhaowei, Li, Kexin, Wang, Longjun, Ma, Dajiang, Zhu, Yudan, Ren, Bao, Ge, Wei, Zhang, Ning, Qiang, Tuo, Zhang, and Tianming, Liu
Subjects: Computer Science - Computation and Language, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: This study examines the capabilities of advanced Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly the o1 model, in the context of literary analysis. The outputs of these models are compared directly to those produced by graduate-level human participants. By focusing on two Nobel Prize-winning short stories, 'Nine Chapters' by Han Kang, the 2024 laureate, and 'Friendship' by Jon Fosse, the 2023 laureate, the research explores the extent to which AI can engage with complex literary elements such as thematic analysis, intertextuality, cultural and historical contexts, linguistic and structural innovations, and character development. Given the Nobel Prize's prestige and its emphasis on cultural, historical, and linguistic richness, applying LLMs to these works provides a deeper understanding of both human and AI approaches to interpretation. The study uses qualitative and quantitative evaluations of coherence, creativity, and fidelity to the text, revealing the strengths and limitations of AI in tasks typically reserved for human expertise. While LLMs demonstrate strong analytical capabilities, particularly in structured tasks, they often fall short in emotional nuance and coherence, areas where human interpretation excels. This research underscores the potential for human-AI collaboration in the humanities, opening new opportunities in literary studies and beyond.
Published: 2024

23. Traj-Explainer: An Explainable and Robust Multi-modal Trajectory Prediction Approach

Author: Liu, Pei, Liu, Haipeng, Li, Yiqun, Shi, Tianyu, Zhu, Meixin, and Pu, Ziyuan
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: Navigating complex traffic environments has been significantly enhanced by advancements in intelligent technologies, enabling accurate environment perception and trajectory prediction for automated vehicles. However, existing research often neglects the consideration of the joint reasoning of scenario agents and lacks interpretability in trajectory prediction models, thereby limiting their practical application in real-world scenarios. To this purpose, an explainability-oriented trajectory prediction model is designed in this work, named Explainable Conditional Diffusion based Multimodal Trajectory Prediction Traj-Explainer, to retrieve the influencing factors of prediction and help understand the intrinsic mechanism of prediction. In Traj-Explainer, a modified conditional diffusion is well designed to capture the scenario multimodal trajectory pattern, and meanwhile, a modified Shapley Value model is assembled to rationally learn the importance of the global and scenario features. Numerical experiments are carried out by several trajectory prediction datasets, including Waymo, NGSIM, HighD, and MoCAD datasets. Furthermore, we evaluate the identified input factors which indicates that they are in agreement with the human driving experience, indicating the capability of the proposed model in appropriately learning the prediction. Code available in our open-source repository: \url{https://anonymous.4open.science/r/Interpretable-Prediction}.
Published: 2024

24. Improving Causal Reasoning in Large Language Models: A Survey

Author: Xiong, Siheng, Chen, Delin, Wu, Qingyang, Yu, Longxuan, Liu, Qingzhen, Li, Dawei, Chen, Zhikai, Liu, Xiaoze, and Pan, Liangming
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Computation and Language
Abstract: Causal reasoning (CR) is a crucial aspect of intelligence, essential for problem-solving, decision-making, and understanding the world. While large language models (LLMs) can generate rationales for their outputs, their ability to reliably perform causal reasoning remains uncertain, often falling short in tasks requiring a deep understanding of causality. In this survey, we provide a comprehensive review of research aimed at enhancing LLMs for causal reasoning. We categorize existing methods based on the role of LLMs: either as reasoning engines or as helpers providing knowledge or data to traditional CR methods, followed by a detailed discussion of the methodologies in each category. We then evaluate the performance of LLMs on various causal reasoning tasks, providing key findings and in-depth analysis. Finally, we provide insights from current studies and highlight promising directions for future research. We aim for this work to serve as a comprehensive resource, fostering further advancements in causal reasoning with LLMs. Resources are available at https://github.com/chendl02/Awesome-LLM-causal-reasoning.
Published: 2024

25. DEAN: Deactivating the Coupled Neurons to Mitigate Fairness-Privacy Conflicts in Large Language Models

Author: Qian, Chen, Liu, Dongrui, Zhang, Jie, Liu, Yong, and Shao, Jing
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: Ensuring awareness of fairness and privacy in Large Language Models (LLMs) is critical. Interestingly, we discover a counter-intuitive trade-off phenomenon that enhancing an LLM's privacy awareness through Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) methods significantly decreases its fairness awareness with thousands of samples. To address this issue, inspired by the information theory, we introduce a training-free method to \textbf{DEA}ctivate the fairness and privacy coupled \textbf{N}eurons (\textbf{DEAN}), which theoretically and empirically decrease the mutual information between fairness and privacy awareness. Extensive experimental results demonstrate that DEAN eliminates the trade-off phenomenon and significantly improves LLMs' fairness and privacy awareness simultaneously, \eg improving Qwen-2-7B-Instruct's fairness awareness by 12.2\% and privacy awareness by 14.0\%. More crucially, DEAN remains robust and effective with limited annotated data or even when only malicious fine-tuning data is available, whereas SFT methods may fail to perform properly in such scenarios. We hope this study provides valuable insights into concurrently addressing fairness and privacy concerns in LLMs and can be integrated into comprehensive frameworks to develop more ethical and responsible AI systems. Our code is available at \url{https://github.com/ChnQ/DEAN}.
Published: 2024

26. Predicting 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Medicare Patients: Insights from an LSTM Deep Learning Model

Author: Li, Xintao, Liu, Sibei, Yu, Dezhi, Zhang, Yang, and Liu, Xiaoyu
Subjects: Computer Science - Machine Learning
Abstract: Readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries are a major problem for the US healthcare system from a perspective of both healthcare operations and patient caregiving outcomes. Our study analyzes Medicare hospital readmissions using LSTM networks with feature engineering to assess feature contributions. We selected variables from admission-level data, inpatient medical history and patient demography. The LSTM model is designed to capture temporal dynamics from admission-level and patient-level data. On a case study on the MIMIC dataset, the LSTM model outperformed the logistic regression baseline, accurately leveraging temporal features to predict readmission. The major features were the Charlson Comorbidity Index, hospital length of stay, the hospital admissions over the past 6 months, while demographic variables were less impactful. This work suggests that LSTM networks offers a more promising approach to improve Medicare patient readmission prediction. It captures temporal interactions in patient databases, enhancing current prediction models for healthcare providers. Adoption of predictive models into clinical practice may be more effective in identifying Medicare patients to provide early and targeted interventions to improve patient outcomes., Comment: 5 pages, 1 table, 5 figures, Accepted by 2024 3rd International Conference on Cloud Computing, Big Data Application and Software Engineering(CBASE 2024), the final version will be published on on IEEE Conference proceeding
Published: 2024

27. WAGLE: Strategic Weight Attribution for Effective and Modular Unlearning in Large Language Models

Author: Jia, Jinghan, Liu, Jiancheng, Zhang, Yihua, Ram, Parikshit, Baracaldo, Nathalie, and Liu, Sijia
Subjects: Computer Science - Machine Learning
Abstract: The need for effective unlearning mechanisms in large language models (LLMs) is increasingly urgent, driven by the necessity to adhere to data regulations and foster ethical generative AI practices. Despite growing interest of LLM unlearning, much of the existing research has focused on varied unlearning method designs to boost effectiveness and efficiency. However, the inherent relationship between model weights and LLM unlearning has not been extensively examined. In this paper, we systematically explore how model weights interact with unlearning processes in LLMs and we design the weight attribution-guided LLM unlearning method, WAGLE, which unveils the interconnections between 'influence' of weights and 'influence' of data to forget and retain in LLM generation. By strategically guiding the LLM unlearning across different types of unlearning methods and tasks, WAGLE can erase the undesired content, while maintaining the performance of the original tasks. We refer to the weight attribution-guided LLM unlearning method as WAGLE, which unveils the interconnections between 'influence' of weights and 'influence' of data to forget and retain in LLM generation. Our extensive experiments show that WAGLE boosts unlearning performance across a range of LLM unlearning methods such as gradient difference and (negative) preference optimization, applications such as fictitious unlearning, malicious use prevention, and copyrighted information removal, and models including Zephyr-7b-beta and Llama2-7b. To the best of our knowledge, our work offers the first principled method for attributing and pinpointing the influential weights in enhancing LLM unlearning. It stands in contrast to previous methods that lack weight attribution and simpler weight attribution techniques.
Published: 2024

28. ATOMS: ALMA three-millimeter observations of massive star-forming regions -- XVIII. On the origin and evolution of dense gas fragments in molecular shells of compact HII regions

Author: Zhang, Siju, Liu, Tie, Wang, Ke, Zavagno, Annie, Garay, Guido, Liu, Hongli, Xu, Fengwei, Liu, Xunchuan, Sanhueza, Patricio, Soam, Archana, Zhou, Jian-wen, Li, Shanghuo, Goldsmith, Paul F., Zhang, Yong, Chibueze, James O., Lee, Chang Won, Hwang, Jihye, Bronfman, Leonardo, and Dewangan, Lokesh K.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract: Fragmentation and evolution for the molecular shells of the compact HII regions are less explored compared to their evolved counterparts. We map nine compact HII regions with a typical diameter of 0.4 pc that are surrounded by molecular shells traced by CCH. Several to a dozen dense gas fragments probed by H13CO+ are embedded in these molecular shells. These gas fragments, strongly affected by the HII region, have a higher surface density, mass, and turbulence than those outside the shells but within the same pc-scale natal clump. These features suggest that the shells swept up by the early HII regions can enhance the formation of massive dense structures that may host the birth of higher-mass stars. We examine the formation of fragments and find that fragmentation of the swept-up shell is unlikely to occur in these early HII regions, by comparing the expected time scale of shell fragmentation with the age of HII region. We propose that the appearance of gas fragments in these shells is probably the result of sweeping up pre-existing fragments into the molecular shell that has not yet fragmented. Taken together, this work provides a basis for understanding the interplay of star-forming sites with an intricate environment containing ionization feedback such as those observed in starburst regions., Comment: Accepted by MNRAS, 24 pages, 14 figures
Published: 2024

29. LongVU: Spatiotemporal Adaptive Compression for Long Video-Language Understanding

Author: Shen, Xiaoqian, Xiong, Yunyang, Zhao, Changsheng, Wu, Lemeng, Chen, Jun, Zhu, Chenchen, Liu, Zechun, Xiao, Fanyi, Varadarajan, Balakrishnan, Bordes, Florian, Liu, Zhuang, Xu, Hu, Kim, Hyunwoo J., Soran, Bilge, Krishnamoorthi, Raghuraman, Elhoseiny, Mohamed, and Chandra, Vikas
Subjects: Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Abstract: Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have shown promising progress in understanding and analyzing video content. However, processing long videos remains a significant challenge constrained by LLM's context size. To address this limitation, we propose LongVU, a spatiotemporal adaptive compression mechanism thats reduces the number of video tokens while preserving visual details of long videos. Our idea is based on leveraging cross-modal query and inter-frame dependencies to adaptively reduce temporal and spatial redundancy in videos. Specifically, we leverage DINOv2 features to remove redundant frames that exhibit high similarity. Then we utilize text-guided cross-modal query for selective frame feature reduction. Further, we perform spatial token reduction across frames based on their temporal dependencies. Our adaptive compression strategy effectively processes a large number of frames with little visual information loss within given context length. Our LongVU consistently surpass existing methods across a variety of video understanding benchmarks, especially on hour-long video understanding tasks such as VideoMME and MLVU. Given a light-weight LLM, our LongVU also scales effectively into a smaller size with state-of-the-art video understanding performance., Comment: Project page: https://vision-cair.github.io/LongVU
Published: 2024

30. A 10.60 $\mu$W 150 GOPS Mixed-Bit-Width Sparse CNN Accelerator for Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmia Detection

Author: Qin, Yifan, Jia, Zhenge, Yan, Zheyu, Mok, Jay, Yung, Manto, Liu, Yu, Liu, Xuejiao, Wen, Wujie, Liang, Luhong, Cheng, Kwang-Ting Tim, Hu, X. Sharon, and Shi, Yiyu
Subjects: Computer Science - Hardware Architecture, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: This paper proposes an ultra-low power, mixed-bit-width sparse convolutional neural network (CNN) accelerator to accelerate ventricular arrhythmia (VA) detection. The chip achieves 50% sparsity in a quantized 1D CNN using a sparse processing element (SPE) architecture. Measurement on the prototype chip TSMC 40nm CMOS low-power (LP) process for the VA classification task demonstrates that it consumes 10.60 $\mu$W of power while achieving a performance of 150 GOPS and a diagnostic accuracy of 99.95%. The computation power density is only 0.57 $\mu$W/mm$^2$, which is 14.23X smaller than state-of-the-art works, making it highly suitable for implantable and wearable medical devices., Comment: 2 pages, accepted to The 30th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC 2025)
Published: 2024
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31. SpectroMotion: Dynamic 3D Reconstruction of Specular Scenes

Author: Fan, Cheng-De, Chang, Chen-Wei, Liu, Yi-Ruei, Lee, Jie-Ying, Huang, Jiun-Long, Tseng, Yu-Chee, and Liu, Yu-Lun
Subjects: Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Abstract: We present SpectroMotion, a novel approach that combines 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) with physically-based rendering (PBR) and deformation fields to reconstruct dynamic specular scenes. Previous methods extending 3DGS to model dynamic scenes have struggled to accurately represent specular surfaces. Our method addresses this limitation by introducing a residual correction technique for accurate surface normal computation during deformation, complemented by a deformable environment map that adapts to time-varying lighting conditions. We implement a coarse-to-fine training strategy that significantly enhances both scene geometry and specular color prediction. We demonstrate that our model outperforms prior methods for view synthesis of scenes containing dynamic specular objects and that it is the only existing 3DGS method capable of synthesizing photorealistic real-world dynamic specular scenes, outperforming state-of-the-art methods in rendering complex, dynamic, and specular scenes., Comment: Project page: https://cdfan0627.github.io/spectromotion/
Published: 2024

32. SELA: Tree-Search Enhanced LLM Agents for Automated Machine Learning

Author: Chi, Yizhou, Lin, Yizhang, Hong, Sirui, Pan, Duyi, Fei, Yaying, Mei, Guanghao, Liu, Bangbang, Pang, Tianqi, Kwok, Jacky, Zhang, Ceyao, Liu, Bang, and Wu, Chenglin
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science - Computation and Language, Computer Science - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Software Engineering
Abstract: Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) approaches encompass traditional methods that optimize fixed pipelines for model selection and ensembling, as well as newer LLM-based frameworks that autonomously build pipelines. While LLM-based agents have shown promise in automating machine learning tasks, they often generate low-diversity and suboptimal code, even after multiple iterations. To overcome these limitations, we introduce Tree-Search Enhanced LLM Agents (SELA), an innovative agent-based system that leverages Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) to optimize the AutoML process. By representing pipeline configurations as trees, our framework enables agents to conduct experiments intelligently and iteratively refine their strategies, facilitating a more effective exploration of the machine learning solution space. This novel approach allows SELA to discover optimal pathways based on experimental feedback, improving the overall quality of the solutions. In an extensive evaluation across 20 machine learning datasets, we compare the performance of traditional and agent-based AutoML methods, demonstrating that SELA achieves a win rate of 65% to 80% against each baseline across all datasets. These results underscore the significant potential of agent-based strategies in AutoML, offering a fresh perspective on tackling complex machine learning challenges., Comment: The code is available at https://github.com/geekan/MetaGPT
Published: 2024

33. Measurement of the branching fractions of the decays $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\rightarrow\Lambda K_{S}^{0}K^{+}$, $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\rightarrow\Lambda K_{S}^{0}\pi^{+}$ and $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\rightarrow\Lambda K^{*+}$

Author: BESIII Collaboration, Ablikim, M., Achasov, M. N., Adlarson, P., Afedulidis, O., Ai, X. C., Aliberti, R., Amoroso, A., An, Q., Bai, Y., Bakina, O., Balossino, I., Ban, Y., Bao, H. -R., Batozskaya, V., Begzsuren, K., Berger, N., Berlowski, M., Bertani, M., Bettoni, D., Bianchi, F., Bianco, E., Bortone, A., Boyko, I., Briere, R. A., Brueggemann, A., Cai, H., Cai, X., Calcaterra, A., Cao, G. F., Cao, N., Cetin, S. A., Chang, J. F., Che, G. R., Chelkov, G., Chen, C., Chen, C. H., Chen, Chao, Chen, G., Chen, H. S., Chen, H. Y., Chen, M. L., Chen, S. J., Chen, S. L., Chen, S. M., Chen, T., Chen, X. R., Chen, X. T., Chen, Y. B., Chen, Y. Q., Chen, Z. J., Chen, Z. Y., Choi, S. K., Cibinetto, G., Cossio, F., Cui, J. J., Dai, H. L., Dai, J. P., Dbeyssi, A., de Boer, R. E., Dedovich, D., Deng, C. Q., Deng, Z. Y., Denig, A., Denysenko, I., Destefanis, M., De Mori, F., Ding, B., Ding, X. X., Ding, Y., Dong, J., Dong, L. Y., Dong, M. Y., Dong, X., Du, M. C., Du, S. X., Duan, Y. Y., Duan, Z. H., Egorov, P., Fan, Y. H., Fang, J., Fang, S. S., Fang, W. X., Fang, Y., Fang, Y. Q., Farinelli, R., Fava, L., Feldbauer, F., Felici, G., Feng, C. Q., Feng, J. H., Feng, Y. T., Fritsch, M., Fu, C. D., Fu, J. L., Fu, Y. W., Gao, H., Gao, X. B., Gao, Y. N., Gao, Yang, Garbolino, S., Garzia, I., Ge, L., Ge, P. T., Ge, Z. W., Geng, C., Gersabeck, E. M., Gilman, A., Goetzen, K., Gong, L., Gong, W. X., Gradl, W., Gramigna, S., Greco, M., Gu, M. H., Gu, Y. T., Guan, C. Y., Guo, A. Q., Guo, L. B., Guo, M. J., Guo, R. P., Guo, Y. P., Guskov, A., Gutierrez, J., Han, K. L., Han, T. T., Hanisch, F., Hao, X. Q., Harris, F. A., He, K. K., He, K. L., Heinsius, F. H., Heinz, C. H., Heng, Y. K., Herold, C., Holtmann, T., Hong, P. C., Hou, G. Y., Hou, X. T., Hou, Y. R., Hou, Z. L., Hu, B. Y., Hu, H. M., Hu, J. F., Hu, S. L., Hu, T., Hu, Y., Huang, G. S., Huang, K. X., Huang, L. Q., Huang, X. T., Huang, Y. P., Huang, Y. S., Hussain, T., Hölzken, F., Hüsken, N., der Wiesche, N. in, Jackson, J., Janchiv, S., Jeong, J. H., Ji, Q., Ji, Q. P., Ji, W., Ji, X. B., Ji, X. L., Ji, Y. Y., Jia, X. Q., Jia, Z. K., Jiang, D., Jiang, H. B., Jiang, P. C., Jiang, S. S., Jiang, T. J., Jiang, X. S., Jiang, Y., Jiao, J. B., Jiao, J. K., Jiao, Z., Jin, S., Jin, Y., Jing, M. Q., Jing, X. M., Johansson, T., Kabana, S., Kalantar-Nayestanaki, N., Kang, X. L., Kang, X. S., Kavatsyuk, M., Ke, B. C., Khachatryan, V., Khoukaz, A., Kiuchi, R., Kolcu, O. B., Kopf, B., Kuessner, M., Kui, X., Kumar, N., Kupsc, A., Kühn, W., Lane, J. J., Larin, P., Lavezzi, L., Lei, T. T., Lei, Z. H., Lellmann, M., Lenz, T., Li, C., Li, C. H., Li, Cheng, Li, D. M., Li, F., Li, G., Li, H. B., Li, H. J., Li, H. N., Li, Hui, Li, J. R., Li, J. S., Li, K., Li, L. J., Li, L. K., Li, Lei, Li, M. H., Li, P. R., Li, Q. M., Li, Q. X., Li, R., Li, S. X., Li, T., Li, W. D., Li, W. G., Li, X., Li, X. H., Li, X. L., Li, X. Y., Li, X. Z., Li, Y. G., Li, Z. J., Li, Z. Y., Liang, C., Liang, H., Liang, Y. F., Liang, Y. T., Liao, G. R., Liao, L. Z., Liao, Y. P., Libby, J., Limphirat, A., Lin, C. C., Lin, D. X., Lin, T., Liu, B. J., Liu, B. X., Liu, C., Liu, C. X., Liu, F., Liu, F. H., Liu, Feng, Liu, G. M., Liu, H., Liu, H. B., Liu, H. H., Liu, H. M., Liu, Huihui, Liu, J. B., Liu, J. Y., Liu, K., Liu, K. Y., Liu, Ke, Liu, L., Liu, L. C., Liu, Lu, Liu, M. H., Liu, P. L., Liu, Q., Liu, S. B., Liu, T., Liu, W. K., Liu, W. M., Liu, X., Liu, Y., Liu, Y. B., Liu, Z. A., Liu, Z. D., Liu, Z. Q., Lou, X. C., Lu, F. X., Lu, H. J., Lu, J. G., Lu, X. L., Lu, Y., Lu, Y. P., Lu, Z. H., Luo, C. L., Luo, J. R., Luo, M. X., Luo, T., Luo, X. L., Lyu, X. R., Lyu, Y. F., Ma, F. C., Ma, H., Ma, H. L., Ma, J. L., Ma, L. L., Ma, M. M., Ma, Q. M., Ma, R. Q., Ma, T., Ma, X. T., Ma, X. Y., Ma, Y., Ma, Y. M., Maas, F. E., Maggiora, M., Malde, S., Mao, Y. J., Mao, Z. P., Marcello, S., Meng, Z. X., Messchendorp, J. G., Mezzadri, G., Miao, H., Min, T. J., Mitchell, R. E., Mo, X. H., Moses, B., Muchnoi, N. Yu., Muskalla, J., Nefedov, Y., Nerling, F., Nie, L. S., Nikolaev, I. B., Ning, Z., Nisar, S., Niu, Q. L., Niu, W. D., Niu, Y., Olsen, S. L., Ouyang, Q., Pacetti, S., Pan, X., Pan, Y., Pathak, A., Patteri, P., Pei, Y. P., Pelizaeus, M., Peng, H. P., Peng, Y. Y., Peters, K., Ping, J. L., Ping, R. G., Plura, S., Prasad, V., Qi, F. Z., Qi, H., Qi, H. R., Qi, M., Qi, T. Y., Qian, S., Qian, W. B., Qiao, C. F., Qiao, X. K., Qin, J. J., Qin, L. Q., Qin, L. Y., Qin, X. P., Qin, X. S., Qin, Z. H., Qiu, J. F., Qu, Z. H., Redmer, C. F., Ren, K. J., Rivetti, A., Rolo, M., Rong, G., Rosner, Ch., Ruan, S. N., Salone, N., Sarantsev, A., Schelhaas, Y., Schoenning, K., Scodeggio, M., Shan, K. Y., Shan, W., Shan, X. Y., Shang, Z. J., Shangguan, J. F., Shao, L. G., Shao, M., Shen, C. P., Shen, H. F., Shen, W. H., Shen, X. Y., Shi, B. A., Shi, H., Shi, H. C., Shi, J. L., Shi, J. Y., Shi, Q. Q., Shi, S. Y., Shi, X., Song, J. J., Song, T. Z., Song, W. M., Song, Y. J., Song, Y. X., Sosio, S., Spataro, S., Stieler, F., Su, Y. J., Sun, G. B., Sun, G. X., Sun, H., Sun, H. K., Sun, J. F., Sun, K., Sun, L., Sun, S. S., Sun, T., Sun, W. Y., Sun, Y., Sun, Y. J., Sun, Y. Z., Sun, Z. Q., Sun, Z. T., Tang, C. J., Tang, G. Y., Tang, J., Tang, M., Tang, Y. A., Tao, L. Y., Tao, Q. T., Tat, M., Teng, J. X., Thoren, V., Tian, W. H., Tian, Y., Tian, Z. F., Uman, I., Wan, Y., Wang, S. J., Wang, B., Wang, B. L., Wang, Bo, Wang, D. Y., Wang, F., Wang, H. J., Wang, J. J., Wang, J. P., Wang, K., Wang, L. L., Wang, M., Wang, N. Y., Wang, S., Wang, T., Wang, T. J., Wang, W., Wang, W. P., Wang, X., Wang, X. F., Wang, X. J., Wang, X. L., Wang, X. N., Wang, Y., Wang, Y. D., Wang, Y. F., Wang, Y. L., Wang, Y. N., Wang, Y. Q., Wang, Yaqian, Wang, Yi, Wang, Z., Wang, Z. L., Wang, Z. Y., Wang, Ziyi, Wei, D. H., Weidner, F., Wen, S. P., Wen, Y. R., Wiedner, U., Wilkinson, G., Wolke, M., Wollenberg, L., Wu, C., Wu, J. F., Wu, L. H., Wu, L. J., Wu, X., Wu, X. H., Wu, Y., Wu, Y. H., Wu, Y. J., Wu, Z., Xia, L., Xian, X. M., Xiang, B. H., Xiang, T., Xiao, D., Xiao, G. Y., Xiao, S. Y., Xiao, Y. L., Xiao, Z. J., Xie, C., Xie, X. H., Xie, Y., Xie, Y. G., Xie, Y. H., Xie, Z. P., Xing, T. Y., Xu, C. F., Xu, C. J., Xu, G. F., Xu, H. Y., Xu, M., Xu, Q. J., Xu, Q. N., Xu, W., Xu, W. L., Xu, X. P., Xu, Y. C., Xu, Z. P., Xu, Z. S., Yan, F., Yan, L., Yan, W. B., Yan, W. C., Yan, X. Q., Yang, H. J., Yang, H. L., Yang, H. X., Yang, T., Yang, Y., Yang, Y. F., Yang, Y. X., Yang, Z. W., Yao, Z. P., Ye, M., Ye, M. H., Yin, J. H., You, Z. Y., Yu, B. X., Yu, C. X., Yu, G., Yu, J. S., Yu, T., Yu, X. D., Yu, Y. C., Yuan, C. Z., Yuan, J., Yuan, L., Yuan, S. C., Yuan, Y., Yuan, Z. Y., Yue, C. X., Zafar, A. A., Zeng, F. R., Zeng, S. H., Zeng, X., Zeng, Y., Zeng, Y. J., Zhai, X. Y., Zhai, Y. C., Zhan, Y. H., Zhang, A. Q., Zhang, B. L., Zhang, B. X., Zhang, D. H., Zhang, G. Y., Zhang, H., Zhang, H. C., Zhang, H. H., Zhang, H. Q., Zhang, H. R., Zhang, H. Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, J. J., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, J. Q., Zhang, J. S., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, J. X., Zhang, J. Y., Zhang, J. Z., Zhang, Jianyu, Zhang, L. M., Zhang, Lei, Zhang, P., Zhang, Q. Y., Zhang, R. Y., Zhang, S. H., Zhang, Shulei, Zhang, X. D., Zhang, X. M., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y. T., Zhang, Y. H., Zhang, Y. M., Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Z. D., Zhang, Z. H., Zhang, Z. L., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhang, Z. Z., Zhao, G., Zhao, J. Y., Zhao, J. Z., Zhao, L., Zhao, Lei, Zhao, M. G., Zhao, N., Zhao, R. P., Zhao, S. J., Zhao, Y. B., Zhao, Y. X., Zhao, Z. G., Zhemchugov, A., Zheng, B., Zheng, B. M., Zheng, J. P., Zheng, W. J., Zheng, Y. H., Zhong, B., Zhong, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. Y., Zhou, L. P., Zhou, S., Zhou, X., Zhou, X. K., Zhou, X. R., Zhou, X. Y., Zhou, Y. Z., Zhu, J., Zhu, K., Zhu, K. J., Zhu, K. S., Zhu, L., Zhu, L. X., Zhu, S. H., Zhu, S. Q., Zhu, T. J., Zhu, W. D., Zhu, Y. C., Zhu, Z. A., Zou, J. H., and Zu, J.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Studies are performed of the Cabibbo-favored decay $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\to\Lambda K_{S}^{0}K^+$ and the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decay $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\to\Lambda K_{S}^{0}\pi^+$, based on a sample of $e^{+}e^{-}$ collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.5 fb$^{-1}$, accumulated at center-of-mass energies between $4599.53$ MeV and $4698.82$ MeV with the BESIII detector. The decay $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\to\Lambda K_{S}^{0}\pi^+$ is observed for the first time. The branching fractions of $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\to\Lambda K_{S}^{0}K^+$ and $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\to\Lambda K_{S}^{0}\pi^+$ are measured to be $(3.04\pm0.30\pm0.16)\times 10^{-3}$ and $(1.73\pm0.27\pm0.10)\times 10^{-3}$, respectively, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. These results correspond to the most precise measurement of these quantities for both decays. Evidence of a $K^{*+}$ contribution in the $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\to\Lambda K_{S}^{0}\pi^+$ decay is found with a statistical significance of $4.7\sigma$. The branching fraction of $\Lambda_{c}^{+}\to\Lambda K^{*+}$ is calculated under three possible interference scenarios.
Published: 2024

34. VistaDream: Sampling multiview consistent images for single-view scene reconstruction

Author: Wang, Haiping, Liu, Yuan, Liu, Ziwei, Wang, Wenping, Dong, Zhen, and Yang, Bisheng
Subjects: Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Abstract: In this paper, we propose VistaDream a novel framework to reconstruct a 3D scene from a single-view image. Recent diffusion models enable generating high-quality novel-view images from a single-view input image. Most existing methods only concentrate on building the consistency between the input image and the generated images while losing the consistency between the generated images. VistaDream addresses this problem by a two-stage pipeline. In the first stage, VistaDream begins with building a global coarse 3D scaffold by zooming out a little step with inpainted boundaries and an estimated depth map. Then, on this global scaffold, we use iterative diffusion-based RGB-D inpainting to generate novel-view images to inpaint the holes of the scaffold. In the second stage, we further enhance the consistency between the generated novel-view images by a novel training-free Multiview Consistency Sampling (MCS) that introduces multi-view consistency constraints in the reverse sampling process of diffusion models. Experimental results demonstrate that without training or fine-tuning existing diffusion models, VistaDream achieves consistent and high-quality novel view synthesis using just single-view images and outperforms baseline methods by a large margin. The code, videos, and interactive demos are available at https://vistadream-project-page.github.io/., Comment: Project Page: https://vistadream-project-page.github.io/
Published: 2024

35. Unraveling the interplay of electron-phonon coupling, pseudogap, and superconductivity in CsCa$_2$Fe$_4$As$_4$F$_2$

Author: Wu, Qi-Yi, Zhang, Chen, Li, Bai-Zhuo, Liu, Hao, Song, Jiao-Jiao, Chen, Bo, Liu, Hai-Yun, Duan, Yu-Xia, He, Jun, Liu, Jun, Cao, Guang-Han, and Meng, Jian-Qiao
Subjects: Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
Abstract: The quasiparticle relaxation dynamics of the iron-based superconductor CsCa$_2$Fe$_4$As$_4$F$_2$ ($T_c$ $\sim$ 29 K) were investigated using ultrafast optical spectroscopy. A pseudogap ($\Delta_{PG}$ $\approx$ 3.3 meV) was observed to open below $T^{\ast}$ $\approx$ 60 K, prior to the emergence of a superconducting gap ($\Delta$ $\approx$ 6.6 meV). At high excitation fluence, a coherent $A_{1g}$ phonon mode at 5.49 THz was identified, exhibiting deviations from anharmonic behavior below $T_c$. The electron-phonon coupling constant for this mode was estimated to be $\lambda_{A_{1g}}$ $\approx$ 0.225 $\pm$ 0.02. These results provide insights into the interplay between the electron-phonon interactions, pseudogap, and the superconducting pairing mechanism in CsCa$_2$Fe$_4$As$_4$F$_2$., Comment: 6pages, 4 figures
Published: 2024

36. Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf

Author: The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration, Abac, A. G., Abbott, R., Abouelfettouh, I., Acernese, F., Ackley, K., Adhicary, S., Adhikari, N., Adhikari, R. X., Adkins, V. K., Agarwal, D., Agathos, M., Abchouyeh, M. Aghaei, Aguiar, O. D., Aguilar, I., Aiello, L., Ain, A., Akutsu, T., Albanesi, S., Alfaidi, R. A., Al-Jodah, A., Alléné, C., Allocca, A., Al-Shammari, S., Altin, P. A., Alvarez-Lopez, S., Amato, A., Amez-Droz, L., Amorosi, A., Amra, C., Ananyeva, A., Anderson, S. B., Anderson, W. G., Andia, M., Ando, M., Andrade, T., Andres, N., Andrés-Carcasona, M., Andrić, T., Anglin, J., Ansoldi, S., Antelis, J. M., Antier, S., Aoumi, M., Appavuravther, E. Z., Appert, S., Apple, S. K., Arai, K., Araya, A., Araya, M. C., Areeda, J. S., Argianas, L., Aritomi, N., Armato, F., Arnaud, N., Arogeti, M., Aronson, S. M., Ashton, G., Aso, Y., Assiduo, M., Melo, S. Assis de Souza, Aston, S. M., Astone, P., Attadio, F., Aubin, F., AultONeal, K., Avallone, G., Babak, S., Badaracco, F., Badger, C., Bae, S., Bagnasco, S., Bagui, E., Baier, J. G., Baiotti, L., Bajpai, R., Baka, T., Ball, M., Ballardin, G., Ballmer, S. W., Banagiri, S., Banerjee, B., Bankar, D., Baral, P., Barayoga, J. C., Barish, B. C., Barker, D., Barneo, P., Barone, F., Barr, B., Barsotti, L., Barsuglia, M., Barta, D., Bartoletti, A. M., Barton, M. A., Bartos, I., Basak, S., Basalaev, A., Bassiri, R., Basti, A., Bates, D. E., Bawaj, M., Baxi, P., Bayley, J. C., Baylor, A. C., Baynard II, P. A., Bazzan, M., Bedakihale, V. M., Beirnaert, F., Bejger, M., Belardinelli, D., Bell, A. S., Benedetto, V., Benoit, W., Bentley, J. D., Yaala, M. Ben, Bera, S., Berbel, M., Bergamin, F., Berger, B. K., Bernuzzi, S., Beroiz, M., Bersanetti, D., Bertolini, A., Betzwieser, J., Beveridge, D., Bevins, N., Bhandare, R., Bhardwaj, U., Bhatt, R., Bhattacharjee, D., Bhaumik, S., Bhowmick, S., Bianchi, A., Bilenko, I. 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D., Vijaykumar, A., Vilkha, A., Villa-Ortega, V., Vincent, E. T., Vinet, J. -Y., Viret, S., Virtuoso, A., Vitale, S., Vives, A., Vocca, H., Voigt, D., von Reis, E. R. G., von Wrangel, J. S. A., Vyatchanin, S. P., Wade, L. E., Wade, M., Wagner, K. J., Wajid, A., Walker, M., Wallace, G. S., Wallace, L., Wang, H., Wang, J. Z., Wang, W. H., Wang, Z., Waratkar, G., Warner, J., Was, M., Washimi, T., Washington, N. Y., Watarai, D., Wayt, K. E., Weaver, B. R., Weaver, B., Weaving, C. R., Webster, S. A., Weinert, M., Weinstein, A. J., Weiss, R., Wellmann, F., Wen, L., Weßels, P., Wette, K., Whelan, J. T., Whiting, B. F., Whittle, C., Wildberger, J. B., Wilk, O. S., Wilken, D., Wilkin, A. T., Willadsen, D. J., Willetts, K., Williams, D., Williams, M. J., Williams, N. S., Willis, J. L., Willke, B., Wils, M., Winterflood, J., Wipf, C. C., Woan, G., Woehler, J., Wofford, J. K., Wolfe, N. E., Wong, H. T., Wong, H. W. Y., Wong, I. C. F., Wright, J. L., Wright, M., Wu, C., Wu, D. S., Wu, H., Wuchner, E., Wysocki, D. M., Xu, V. A., Xu, Y., Yadav, N., Yamamoto, H., Yamamoto, K., Yamamoto, T. S., Yamamoto, T., Yamamura, S., Yamazaki, R., Yan, S., Yan, T., Yang, F. W., Yang, F., Yang, K. Z., Yang, Y., Yarbrough, Z., Yasui, H., Yeh, S. -W., Yelikar, A. B., Yin, X., Yokoyama, J., Yokozawa, T., Yoo, J., Yu, H., Yuan, S., Yuzurihara, H., Zadrożny, A., Zanolin, M., Zeeshan, M., Zelenova, T., Zendri, J. -P., Zeoli, M., Zerrad, M., Zevin, M., Zhang, A. C., Zhang, L., Zhang, R., Zhang, T., Zhang, Y., Zhao, C., Zhao, Yue, Zhao, Yuhang, Zheng, Y., Zhong, H., Zhou, R., Zhu, X. -J., Zhu, Z. -H., Zimmerman, A. B., Zucker, M. E., and Zweizig, J.
Subjects: Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: We present the results of a search for gravitational-wave transients associated with core-collapse supernova SN 2023ixf, which was observed in the galaxy Messier 101 via optical emission on 2023 May 19th, during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA 15th Engineering Run. We define a five-day on-source window during which an accompanying gravitational-wave signal may have occurred. No gravitational waves have been identified in data when at least two gravitational-wave observatories were operating, which covered $\sim 14\%$ of this five-day window. We report the search detection efficiency for various possible gravitational-wave emission models. Considering the distance to M101 (6.7 Mpc), we derive constraints on the gravitational-wave emission mechanism of core-collapse supernovae across a broad frequency spectrum, ranging from 50 Hz to 2 kHz where we assume the GW emission occurred when coincident data are available in the on-source window. Considering an ellipsoid model for a rotating proto-neutron star, our search is sensitive to gravitational-wave energy $1 \times 10^{-5} M_{\odot} c^2$ and luminosity $4 \times 10^{-5} M_{\odot} c^2/\text{s}$ for a source emitting at 50 Hz. These constraints are around an order of magnitude more stringent than those obtained so far with gravitational-wave data. The constraint on the ellipticity of the proto-neutron star that is formed is as low as $1.04$, at frequencies above $1200$ Hz, surpassing results from SN 2019ejj., Comment: Main paper: 6 pages, 4 figures and 1 table. Total with appendices: 20 pages, 4 figures, and 1 table
Published: 2024

37. BIG5-CHAT: Shaping LLM Personalities Through Training on Human-Grounded Data

Author: Li, Wenkai, Liu, Jiarui, Liu, Andy, Zhou, Xuhui, Diab, Mona, and Sap, Maarten
Subjects: Computer Science - Computation and Language
Abstract: In this work, we tackle the challenge of embedding realistic human personality traits into LLMs. Previous approaches have primarily focused on prompt-based methods that describe the behavior associated with the desired personality traits, suffering from realism and validity issues. To address these limitations, we introduce BIG5-CHAT, a large-scale dataset containing 100,000 dialogues designed to ground models in how humans express their personality in text. Leveraging this dataset, we explore Supervised Fine-Tuning and Direct Preference Optimization as training-based methods to align LLMs more naturally with human personality patterns. Our methods outperform prompting on personality assessments such as BFI and IPIP-NEO, with trait correlations more closely matching human data. Furthermore, our experiments reveal that models trained to exhibit higher conscientiousness, higher agreeableness, lower extraversion, and lower neuroticism display better performance on reasoning tasks, aligning with psychological findings on how these traits impact human cognitive performance. To our knowledge, this work is the first comprehensive study to demonstrate how training-based methods can shape LLM personalities through learning from real human behaviors.
Published: 2024

38. LLM-based Optimization of Compound AI Systems: A Survey

Author: Lin, Matthieu, Sheng, Jenny, Zhao, Andrew, Wang, Shenzhi, Yue, Yang, Wu, Yiran, Liu, Huan, Liu, Jun, Huang, Gao, and Liu, Yong-Jin
Subjects: Computer Science - Computation and Language, Computer Science - Machine Learning
Abstract: In a compound AI system, components such as an LLM call, a retriever, a code interpreter, or tools are interconnected. The system's behavior is primarily driven by parameters such as instructions or tool definitions. Recent advancements enable end-to-end optimization of these parameters using an LLM. Notably, leveraging an LLM as an optimizer is particularly efficient because it avoids gradient computation and can generate complex code and instructions. This paper presents a survey of the principles and emerging trends in LLM-based optimization of compound AI systems. It covers archetypes of compound AI systems, approaches to LLM-based end-to-end optimization, and insights into future directions and broader impacts. Importantly, this survey uses concepts from program analysis to provide a unified view of how an LLM optimizer is prompted to optimize a compound AI system. The exhaustive list of paper is provided at https://github.com/linyuhongg/LLM-based-Optimization-of-Compound-AI-Systems.
Published: 2024

39. Possible way to achieve anomalous valley Hall effect by tunable intrinsic piezoelectric polarization in FeO$_2$SiGeN$_2$ monolayer

Author: Tian, Jianke, Li, Jia, Liu, Hengbo, Li, Yan, Liu, Ze, Li, Linyang, Li, Jun, Liu, Guodong, and Shi, Junjie
Subjects: Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Abstract: Valley-related multiple Hall effect and piezoelectric response are novel transport characteristics in low-dimensional system, however few studies have reported their coexistence in a single system as well as their coupling relationships. By first-principles calculations, we propose a multifunctional Janus semiconductor, i.e. FeO$_2$SiGeN$_2$ monolayer with large valley polarization of about 120 meV and in-plane piezoelectric polarization with d11 of -0.714.03 pm/V. The magnetic anisotropy energy can be significantly regulated by electronic correlation strength and strain, which can be attributed to the change of competition relationship about Fe-3d-resolved magnetic anisotropy energy brought about by external regulatory means. Electronic correlation strength can induce phase transitions in Janus FeO$_2$SiGeN$_2$ monolayer from ferrovalley to quantum anomalous Hall phase, while the half-valley metallic state as the boundary of the phase transition can gererate 100% spin- and valley polarization. The related phase transition mechanism is analyzed based on the two-band strained kp model. The presence of piezoelectric strain coefficients d11 in valleytronic material makes the coupling between charge degrees of freedom and valley degrees of freedom possible, and the intrinsic electric field caused by the in-plane piezoelectric response provide the way to realize piezoelectric anomalous valley Hall effect. This work may pave a way to find a new member of materials with valley-related multiple Hall effect and stimulate further experimental works related to valleytronics and piezotronics.
Published: 2024

40. Piezoelectric Manipulation and Engineering for Layertronics in Two-Dimensional Materials

Author: Tian, Jianke, Li, Jia, Liu, Hengbo, Li, Yan, Liu, Ze, Li, Linyang, Li, Jun, Liu, Guodong, and Shi, Junjie
Subjects: Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Condensed Matter - Materials Science, Physics - Applied Physics
Abstract: The electronic transport characteristics of two-dimensional (2D) systems have widespread application prospects in the fabrication of multifunctional nanodevices. However, the current research for basic transport phenomena, such as anomalous valley Hall effect (AVHE) and piezoelectric response, is limited to discrete discussion. Here, we theoretically propose a valley-piezoelectricity coupling strategy beyond the existing paradigm to realize AVHE and layer Hall effect (LHE) in ferrovalley (FV) systems, and its essential principle can be extended to general valleytronic materials. Through first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that the large polarized electric field of 2.8*106 (1.67*107) V/m can be induced by 0.1% uniaxial strain in FV 2H-LaHF (1T-LaHF) monolayers. In addition, the microscopic mechanism of interlayer antiferromagnetic (AFM) state of 2H-LaHF bilayer is uncovered by the spin Hamiltonian and super-superexchange (SSE) interaction. Our findings pave the way for new explorations of valley Hall-related effect involving piezoelectricity.
Published: 2024

41. Spin-layer coupling in altermagnets multilayer: a design principle for spintronics

Author: Tian, Jianke, Li, Jia, Liu, Hengbo, Li, Yan, Liu, Ze, Li, Linyang, Li, Jun, Liu, Guodong, and Shi, Junjie
Subjects: Physics - Applied Physics, Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Abstract: The discovery of collinear symmetric-compensated altermagnets (AM) with intrinsic spin splitting provides a route towards energy-efficient and ultrafast device applications. Here, using first-principles calculations and symmetry analysis, we propose a series of AM Cr2SX (X=O, S, Se) monolayer and explore the spin splitting in Cr2SX multilayer. A general design principle for realizing the spin-layer coupling in odd/even-layer is mapped out based on the comprehensive analysis of spin group symmetry. The spin splitting behavior related with the MzUt, Mz and ML symmetries in AM multilayer can be significantly modulated by magnetic orders, crystal symmetry and external perpendicular gate field (Ez). Due to the spin-compensated bands of sublayers linked by overall Mz and interlayers ML symmetries, the Cr2S2 odd-layer exhibits the unique coexistence of spin splitting and spin degeneracy at high symmetric paths and X/Y valley, respectively. Furthermore, owing to the higher priority of overall ML symmetry compared to interlayers ML symmetry in AM even-layer, the spin-layer coupling of AM multilayer shows strong odd/even-layer dependence. Our work not only offer a new direction for manipulating spin splitting, but also greatly enrich the research on AM monolayer and multilayer.
Published: 2024

42. Linking Model Intervention to Causal Interpretation in Model Explanation

Author: Cheng, Debo, Xu, Ziqi, Li, Jiuyong, Liu, Lin, Yu, Kui, Le, Thuc Duy, and Liu, Jixue
Subjects: Computer Science - Machine Learning, Statistics - Methodology
Abstract: Intervention intuition is often used in model explanation where the intervention effect of a feature on the outcome is quantified by the difference of a model prediction when the feature value is changed from the current value to the baseline value. Such a model intervention effect of a feature is inherently association. In this paper, we will study the conditions when an intuitive model intervention effect has a causal interpretation, i.e., when it indicates whether a feature is a direct cause of the outcome. This work links the model intervention effect to the causal interpretation of a model. Such an interpretation capability is important since it indicates whether a machine learning model is trustworthy to domain experts. The conditions also reveal the limitations of using a model intervention effect for causal interpretation in an environment with unobserved features. Experiments on semi-synthetic datasets have been conducted to validate theorems and show the potential for using the model intervention effect for model interpretation.
Published: 2024

43. Enhanced $S$-factor for the $^{14}$N$(p,\gamma)^{15}$O reaction and its impact on the solar composition problem

Author: Chen, X., Su, J., Shen, Y. P., Zhang, L. Y., He, J. J., Chen, S. Z., Wang, S., Shen, Z. L., Lin, S., Song, L. Y., Zhang, H., Wang, L. H., Jiang, X. Z., Wang, L., Huang, Y. T., Qin, Z. W., Liu, F. C., Sheng, Y. D., Chen, Y. J., Lu, Y. L., Li, X. Y., Dong, J. Y., Jiang, Y. C., Zhang, Y. Q., Zhang, Y., Tian, J. W., Xiao, D., Li, Z. M., Han, X. C., Wei, J. J., Li, H., An, Z., Lin, W. P., Liao, B., Liu, H. N., Zhang, F. S., Qiu, M. L., Xu, C., Jin, S. L., Lu, F., Chen, J. F., Nan, W., Wang, Y. B., Li, Z. H., Guo, B., Gu, Y. Q., and Liu, W. P.
Subjects: Nuclear Experiment, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract: The solar composition problem has puzzled astrophysicists for more than 20 years. Recent measurements of carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) neutrinos by the Borexino experiment show a $\sim2\sigma$ tension with the "low-metallicity" determinations. $^{14}$N$(p,\gamma)^{15}$O, the slowest reaction in the CNO cycle, plays a crucial role in the standard solar model (SSM) calculations of CNO neutrino fluxes. Here we report a direct measurement of the $^{14}$N$(p,\gamma)^{15}$O reaction, in which $S$-factors for all transitions were simultaneously determined in the energy range of $E_p=110-260$ keV for the first time. Our results resolve previous discrepancies in the ground-state transition, yielding a zero-energy $S$-factor $S_{114}(0) = 1.92\pm0.08$ keV b which is 14% higher than the $1.68\pm0.14$ keV b recommended in Solar Fusion III (SF-III). With our $S_{114}$ values, the SSM B23-GS98, and the latest global analysis of solar neutrino measurements, the C and N photospheric abundance determined by the Borexino experiment is updated to $N_{\mathrm{CN}}=({4.45}^{+0.69}_{-0.61})\times10^{-4}$. This new $N_{\mathrm{CN}}$ value agrees well with latest "high-metallicity" composition, however, is also consistent with the "low-metallicity" determination within $\sim 1\sigma$ C.L., indicating that the solar metallicity problem remains an open question. In addition, the significant reduction in the uncertainty of $S_{114}$ paves the way for the precise determination of the CN abundance in future large-volume solar neutrino measurements.
Published: 2024

44. Enabling Energy-Efficient Deployment of Large Language Models on Memristor Crossbar: A Synergy of Large and Small

Author: Wang, Zhehui, Luo, Tao, Liu, Cheng, Liu, Weichen, Goh, Rick Siow Mong, and Wong, Weng-Fai
Subjects: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have garnered substantial attention due to their promising applications in diverse domains. Nevertheless, the increasing size of LLMs comes with a significant surge in the computational requirements for training and deployment. Memristor crossbars have emerged as a promising solution, which demonstrated a small footprint and remarkably high energy efficiency in computer vision (CV) models. Memristors possess higher density compared to conventional memory technologies, making them highly suitable for effectively managing the extreme model size associated with LLMs. However, deploying LLMs on memristor crossbars faces three major challenges. Firstly, the size of LLMs increases rapidly, already surpassing the capabilities of state-of-the-art memristor chips. Secondly, LLMs often incorporate multi-head attention blocks, which involve non-weight stationary multiplications that traditional memristor crossbars cannot support. Third, while memristor crossbars excel at performing linear operations, they are not capable of executing complex nonlinear operations in LLM such as softmax and layer normalization. To address these challenges, we present a novel architecture for the memristor crossbar that enables the deployment of state-of-the-art LLM on a single chip or package, eliminating the energy and time inefficiencies associated with off-chip communication. Our testing on BERT_Large showed negligible accuracy loss. Compared to traditional memristor crossbars, our architecture achieves enhancements of up to 39X in area overhead and 18X in energy consumption. Compared to modern TPU/GPU systems, our architecture demonstrates at least a 68X reduction in the area-delay product and a significant 69% energy consumption reduction.
Published: 2024
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45. The magnetic field in quiescent star-forming filament G16.96+0.27

Author: Gu, Qi-Lao, Liu, Tie, Shen, Zhi-Qiang, Jiao, Sihan, Montillaud, Julien, Juvela, Mika, Lu, Xing, Lee, Chang Won, Liu, Junhao, Li, Pak Shing, Liu, Xunchuan, Johnstone, Doug, Kwon, Woojin, Kim, Kee-Tae, Tatematsu, Ken'ichi, Sanhueza, Patricio, Ristorcelli, Isabelle, Koch, Patrick, Zhang, Qizhou, Pattle, Kate, Hirano, Naomi, Alina, Dana, and Di Francesco, James
Subjects: Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract: We present 850 {\mu}m thermal dust polarization observations with a resolution of 14.4"(~ 0.13 pc) towards an infrared dark cloud G16.96+0.27 using JCMT/POL-2. The average magnetic field orientation, which roughly agrees with the larger-scale magnetic field orientation traced by the Planck 353 GHz data, is approximately perpendicular to the filament structure. The estimated plane-of-sky magnetic field strength is ~ 96 {\mu}G and ~ 60 {\mu}G using two variants of the Davis-Chandrasekhar-Fermi methods. We calculate the virial and magnetic critical parameters to evaluate the relative importance of gravity, the magnetic field, and turbulence. The magnetic field and turbulence are both weaker than gravity, but magnetic fields and turbulence together are equal to gravity, suggesting that G16.96+0.27 is in a quasi-equilibrium state. The cloud-magnetic-field alignment is found to have a trend moving away from perpendicularity in the dense regions, which may serve as a tracer of potential fragmentation in such quiescent filaments., Comment: Accepted by ApJ. 13 pages, 5 figures
Published: 2024

46. Mesa-Extrapolation: A Weave Position Encoding Method for Enhanced Extrapolation in LLMs

Author: Ma, Xin, Liu, Yang, Liu, Jingjing, and Ma, Xiaoxu
Subjects: Computer Science - Machine Learning, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: Large language models (LLMs), although having revolutionized many fields, still suffer from the challenging extrapolation problem, where the inference ability of LLMs sharply declines beyond their max training lengths. In this work, we conduct a theoretical analysis to better understand why No Position Encoding (NoPE) fails outside its effective range, as well as examining the power of Position Encoding (PE) in this context. Our findings reveal that with meticulous weave position, PE can indeed be extended beyond effective range. Our theorems establish that LLMs equipped with weave PE can achieve improved extrapolation performance without additional cost. Furthermore, we introduce a novel weave PE method, Mesa-Extrapolation, which utilizes a chunk-based triangular attention matrix and applies Stair PE to manage the final chunk. This method not only retains competitive performance but also offers substantial benefits such as significantly reduced memory demand and faster inference speed. Extensive experiments validate the effectiveness of Mesa-Extrapolation, demonstrating its potential as a scalable solution to enhancing LLMs applicative reach. Our code is available at \url{https://github.com/soacker/Mesa-Extrapolation}., Comment: Accepted by NeurIPS 2024; 13 pages and 30 pages appendix
Published: 2024

47. Joint Top-Down and Bottom-Up Frameworks for 3D Visual Grounding

Author: Liu, Yang, Liu, Daizong, and Hu, Wei
Subjects: Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Abstract: This paper tackles the challenging task of 3D visual grounding-locating a specific object in a 3D point cloud scene based on text descriptions. Existing methods fall into two categories: top-down and bottom-up methods. Top-down methods rely on a pre-trained 3D detector to generate and select the best bounding box, resulting in time-consuming processes. Bottom-up methods directly regress object bounding boxes with coarse-grained features, producing worse results. To combine their strengths while addressing their limitations, we propose a joint top-down and bottom-up framework, aiming to enhance the performance while improving the efficiency. Specifically, in the first stage, we propose a bottom-up based proposal generation module, which utilizes lightweight neural layers to efficiently regress and cluster several coarse object proposals instead of using a complex 3D detector. Then, in the second stage, we introduce a top-down based proposal consolidation module, which utilizes graph design to effectively aggregate and propagate the query-related object contexts among the generated proposals for further refinement. By jointly training these two modules, we can avoid the inherent drawbacks of the complex proposals in the top-down framework and the coarse proposals in the bottom-up framework. Experimental results on the ScanRefer benchmark show that our framework is able to achieve the state-of-the-art performance., Comment: Accepted by ICPR2024
Published: 2024

48. Deep Learning and Machine Learning -- Object Detection and Semantic Segmentation: From Theory to Applications

Author: Ren, Jintao, Bi, Ziqian, Niu, Qian, Liu, Junyu, Peng, Benji, Zhang, Sen, Pan, Xuanhe, Wang, Jinlang, Chen, Keyu, Yin, Caitlyn Heqi, Feng, Pohsun, Wen, Yizhu, Wang, Tianyang, Chen, Silin, Li, Ming, Xu, Jiawei, and Liu, Ming
Subjects: Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Science - Graphics
Abstract: This book offers an in-depth exploration of object detection and semantic segmentation, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications. It covers state-of-the-art advancements in machine learning and deep learning, with a focus on convolutional neural networks (CNNs), YOLO architectures, and transformer-based approaches like DETR. The book also delves into the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and large language models for enhanced object detection in complex environments. A thorough discussion of big data analysis is presented, highlighting the importance of data processing, model optimization, and performance evaluation metrics. By bridging the gap between traditional methods and modern deep learning frameworks, this book serves as a comprehensive guide for researchers, data scientists, and engineers aiming to leverage AI-driven methodologies in large-scale object detection tasks., Comment: 167 pages
Published: 2024

49. Measurement of gas properties for the ion-TPC of N$\nu$DEx experiment

Author: Liang, Tianyu, Zhan, Meiqiang, Wang, Hulin, Wei, Xianglun, Zhang, Dongliang, Liu, Jun, Lu, Chengui, Hu, Qiang, Yang, Yichen, Gao, Chaosong, Xiao, Le, Sun, Xiangming, Liu, Feng, Zhao, Chengxin, Qiu, Hao, and Chen, Kai
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: In the N$\nu$DEx collaboration, a high-pressure gas TPC is being developed to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay. The use of electronegative $\mathrm{^{82}SeF_{6}}$ gas mandates an ion-TPC. The reconstruction of $z$ coordinate is to be realized exploiting the feature of multiple species of charge carriers. As the initial stage of the development, we studied the properties of the $\mathrm{SF_{6}}$ gas, which is non-toxic and has similar molecular structure to $\mathrm{SeF_{6}}$. In the paper we present the measurement of drift velocities and mobilities of the majority and minority negative charge carriers found in $\mathrm{SF_{6}}$ at a pressure of 750 Torr, slightly higher than the local atmospheric pressure. The reduced fields range between 3.0 and 5.5 Td. It was performed using a laser beam to ionize the gas inside a small TPC, with a drift length of 3.7 cm. A customized charge sensitive amplifier was developed to read out the anode signals induced by the slowly drifting ions. The reconstruction of $z$ coordinate using the difference in the velocities of the two carriers was also demonstrated., Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures
Published: 2024

50. Observation of quantum information collapse-and-revival in a strongly-interacting Rydberg atom array

Author: Xiang, De-Sheng, Zhang, Yao-Wen, Liu, Hao-Xiang, Zhou, Peng, Yuan, Dong, Zhang, Kuan, Zhang, Shun-Yao, Xu, Biao, Liu, Lu, Li, Yitong, and Li, Lin
Subjects: Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter - Quantum Gases, Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract: Interactions of isolated quantum many-body systems typically scramble local information into the entire system and make it unrecoverable. Ergodicity-breaking systems possess the potential to exhibit fundamentally different information scrambling dynamics beyond this paradigm. For many-body localized systems with strong ergodicity breaking, local transport vanishes and information scrambles logarithmically slowly. Whereas in Rydberg atom arrays, local qubit flips induce dynamical retardation on surrounding qubits through the Rydberg blockade effect, giving rise to quantum many-body scars that weakly break ergodicity, and resulting in the predicted unconventional quantum information spreading behaviours. Here, we present the first measurements of out-of-time-ordered correlators and Holevo information in a Rydberg atom array, enabling us to precisely track quantum information scrambling and transport dynamics. By leveraging these tools, we observe a novel spatio-temporal collapse-and-revival behaviour of quantum information, which differs from both typical chaotic and many-body localized systems. Our experiment sheds light on the unique information dynamics in many-body systems with kinetic constraints, and demonstrates an effective digital-analogue approach to coherently reverse time evolution and steer information propagation in near-term quantum devices., Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures + Supplementary Information 37 pages, 24 figures
Published: 2024

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