• Optimizing Large Language Models: Algorithmic Advancements and Model Design Strategies 

      Bie, Fengxiang
      Published 2026
      Large Language models have achieved remarkable performance across diverse tasks, but face two critical deployment challenges: (1) the key-value (KV) cache memory bottleneck that limits model deployment in resource-constrained ...
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    • Fast Algorithms for Fréchet-Based Similarity 

      Huang, Zijin
      Published 2026
      Polygonal curves arise naturally when recording movement data from GPS traces, animal tracking, or eye-gaze measurements. A fundamental task is to compare such curves using a formal notion of similarity. The Fréchet distance ...
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    • Mesenchymal stem cell senescence: Mechanisms and rejuvenation strategies 

      Zhang, Yiran
      Published 2025
      Cellular senescence is a key contributor to organismal ageing and reduces the regenerative capacity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), limiting their therapeutic potential in treating age-related diseases. This thesis aimed ...
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    • Essays on Machine Learning in Economics 

      Deng, Sinan
      Published 2026
      This thesis presents three studies exploring how machine learning can be applied to understand and model complex phenomena in economics. Chapter 2 investigates how machine learning can be used to examine geographic diversity ...
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    • Multimodal Emotion Elicitation and Recognition in Virtual Reality 

      Kuang, Zheyuan
      Published 2026
      Virtual Reality (VR) has been effectively used for eliciting emotions, yet most research focuses on the intensity of affective responses rather than on how interaction influences those experiences. To address this gap, ...
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