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Yiting Dong

11 accepted papers

2026

Alignment between Brains and AI: Evidence for Convergent Evolution across Modalities, Scales and Training Trajectories

ICML 2026poster

Artificial and biological systems may evolve similar computational solutions despite fundamental differences in architecture and learning mechanisms—a form of convergent evolution. We provide large-scale evidence for this phenomenon through comprehensive analysis of alignment between human brain act…

Cited by 0SourceScholar
2026

CaRe-BN: Precise Moving Statistics for Stabilizing Spiking Neural Networks in Reinforcement Learning

ICLR 2026poster

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) offer low-latency and energy-efficient decision-making on neuromorphic hardware by mimicking the event-driven dynamics of biological neurons. However, the discrete and non-differentiable nature of spikes leads to unstable gradient propagation in directly trained SNNs,…

Cited by 0SourceScholar
2026

Error Amplification Limits ANN-to-SNN Conversion in Continuous Control

ICML 2026poster

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) can achieve competitive performance by converting already existing well-trained Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), avoiding further costly training. This property is particularly attractive in Reinforcement Learning (RL), where training through environment interaction …

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2026

PredNext: Explicit Cross-View Temporal Prediction for Unsupervised Learning in Spiking Neural Networks

ICLR 2026poster

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs), with their temporal processing capabilities and biologically plausible dynamics, offer a natural platform for unsupervised representation learning. However, current unsupervised SNNs predominantly employ shallow architectures or localized plasticity rules, limiting th…

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2025

Brain-Inspired Stepwise Patch Merging for Vision Transformers

IJCAI 2025

The hierarchical architecture has become a mainstream design paradigm for Vision Transformers (ViTs), with Patch Merging serving as the pivotal component that transforms a columnar architecture into a hierarchical one. Drawing inspiration from the brain's ability to integrate global and local inform

2025

EventZoom: A Progressive Approach to Event-Based Data Augmentation for Enhanced Neuromorphic Vision

AAAI 2025technical

Dynamic Vision Sensors (DVS) capture event data with high temporal resolution and low power consumption, presenting a more efficient solution for visual processing in dynamic and real-time scenarios compared to conventional video capture methods. Event data augmentation serves as an essential method…

Cited by 0SourcePDFScholar
2025

Jailbreak Antidote: Runtime Safety-Utility Balance via Sparse Representation Adjustment in Large Language Models

ICLR 2025poster

As large language models (LLMs) become integral to various applications, ensuring both their safety and utility is paramount. Jailbreak attacks, which manipulate LLMs into generating harmful content, pose significant challenges to this balance. Existing defenses, such as prompt engineering and safet…

Cited by 7SourcePDFScholar
2025

Learning the Plasticity: Plasticity-Driven Learning Framework in Spiking Neural Networks

NeurIPS 2025poster

The evolution of the human brain has led to the development of complex synaptic plasticity, enabling dynamic adaptation to a constantly evolving world. This progress inspires our exploration into a new paradigm for Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs): a Plasticity-Driven Learning Framework (PDLF). This p…

Cited by 0SourceScholar
2025

StressPrompt: Does Stress Impact Large Language Models and Human Performance Similarly?

AAAI 2025technical

Human beings often experience stress, which can significantly influence their performance. This study explores whether Large Language Models (LLMs) exhibit stress responses similar to those of humans and whether their performance fluctuates under different stress-inducing prompts. To investigate thi…

Cited by 2SourcePDFScholar
2024

Neuro-Vision to Language: Enhancing Brain Recording-based Visual Reconstruction and Language Interaction

NeurIPS 2024poster

Decoding non-invasive brain recordings is pivotal for advancing our understanding of human cognition but faces challenges due to individual differences and complex neural signal representations. Traditional methods often require customized models and extensive trials, lacking interpretability in vis…

Cited by 3SourcePDFScholar
2023

Bullying10K: A Large-Scale Neuromorphic Dataset towards Privacy-Preserving Bullying Recognition

NeurIPS 2023poster

The prevalence of violence in daily life poses significant threats to individuals' physical and mental well-being. Using surveillance cameras in public spaces has proven effective in proactively deterring and preventing such incidents. However, concerns regarding privacy invasion have emerged due to…

Cited by 16SourcePDFScholar