Ax Joseph D. Viviano, Omar G. Younis, Sanghyeok Choi, Victor Schmidt, Yoshua Bengio, Salem Lahlou 3/23/2026

torchgfn: A PyTorch GFlowNet library

Proposes pixel-level benchmark and taxonomy for VLM image tampering detection. Reformulates task with language-aware metrics beyond coarse region labels.

Ax Sara Kangaslahti, Elan Rosenfeld, Naomi Saphra 3/23/2026

Hidden Breakthroughs in Language Model Training

Analysis method to identify hidden breakthroughs in language model training by analyzing loss curves beyond single scalar metrics.

Ax Muhammad Moeeze Hassan, R\'egis Cottereau, Filippo Gatti, Patryk Dec 3/23/2026

Fast 3D Diffusion for Scalable Granular Media Synthesis

Generative pipeline using 3D diffusion models to synthesize large-scale granular media assemblies in mechanically realistic configurations.

Ax Yanan Zhao, Feng Ji, Jingyang Dai, Jiaze Ma, Wee Peng Tay 3/23/2026

Less is More: Towards Simple Graph Contrastive Learning

Simplified graph contrastive learning method for unsupervised representation learning on heterophilic graphs without complex augmentation schemes.

Ax Bryan Shan, Alysa Ziying Tan, Han Yu 3/23/2026

Federated Learning Playground

Interactive browser-based platform teaching federated learning concepts with real-time visualization of heterogeneous data and aggregation algorithms.

Ax David Restrepo, Miguel L Martins, Chenwei Wu, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Diego M Lopez, Stergios Christodoulidis, Maria Vakalopoulou, Enzo Ferrante 3/23/2026

On the Cone Effect and Modality Gap in Medical Vision-Language Embeddings

Study of cone effect and modality gap in medical vision-language models, analyzing embedding concentration and cross-modal separation in supervised learning.

Ax Carlos Albors, Jianan Canal Li, Gonzalo Benegas, Chengzhong Ye, Yun S. Song 3/23/2026

A Phylogenetic Approach to Genomic Language Modeling

Genomic language model framework using phylogenetic trees and multispecies alignment for identifying evolutionarily constrained sequences.

Ax Abhimanyu Rajeshkumar Bambhaniya, Hanjiang Wu, Suvinay Subramanian, Sudarshan Srinivasan, Souvik Kundu, Amir Yazdanbakhsh, Midhilesh Elavazhagan, Madhu Kumar, Tushar Krishna 3/23/2026

Understanding and Optimizing Multi-Stage AI Inference Pipelines

Analysis of multi-stage LLM inference pipelines including RAG, KV cache retrieval, routing, and reasoning with optimization strategies.

Ax Wei Cao, Marcel Hallgarten, Tianyu Li, Daniel Dauner, Xunjiang Gu, Caojun Wang, Yakov Miron, Marco Aiello, Hongyang Li, Igor Gilitschenski, Boris Ivanovic, Marco Pavone, Andreas Geiger, Kashyap Chitta 3/23/2026

Pseudo-Simulation for Autonomous Driving

Pseudo-simulation method for evaluating autonomous vehicles addressing limitations of real-world and closed-loop simulation evaluation.

Ax Shripad Vilasrao Deshmukh, Will Schwarzer, Scott Niekum 3/23/2026

Evaluation-Aware Reinforcement Learning

Evaluation-Aware RL framework considers policy evaluation accuracy during training to reduce variance and bias.

Ax Moshe Kimhi, Nimrod Shabtay, Raja Giryes, Chaim Baskin, Eli Schwartz 3/23/2026

CARES: Context-Aware Resolution Selector for VLMs

CARES lightweight module selects appropriate image resolution for vision-language models to reduce token overhead and latency.