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Yorgos Pantis

3 accepted papers

2026

A Derandomization Framework for Structure Discovery: Applications in Neural Networks and Beyond

ICLR 2026poster

Understanding the dynamics of feature learning in neural networks (NNs) remains a significant challenge. The work of (Mousavi-Hosseini et al., 2023) analyzes a multiple index teacher-student setting and shows that a two-layer student attains a low-rank structure in its first-layer weights when tra…

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2025

Teaching Transformers to Solve Combinatorial Problems through Efficient Trial & Error

NeurIPS 2025poster

Despite their proficiency in various language tasks, Large Language Models (LLMs) struggle with combinatorial problems like Satisfiability, Traveling Salesman Problem, or even basic arithmetic. We address this gap through a novel approach for solving problems in the class NP. We focus on the paradig…

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2022

BERT in Plutarch’s Shadows

EMNLP 2022main

The extensive surviving corpus of the ancient scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea (ca. 45-120 CE) also contains several texts which, according to current scholarly opinion, did not originate with him and are therefore attributed to an anonymous author Pseudo-Plutarch. These include, in particular, the wor…