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Zafer Dogan

5 accepted papers

2026

Optimal Attention Temperature Improves the Robustness of In-Context Learning under Distribution Shift in High Dimensions

ICML 2026poster

Pretrained Transformers can perform in-context learning (ICL) from a few demonstrations, but this ability can fail sharply when the test distribution differs from pretraining—a common deployment setting. We study attention temperature as a simple inference-time control for improving ICL robustness u…

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2025

Asymptotic Analysis of Two-Layer Neural Networks after One Gradient Step under Gaussian Mixtures Data with Structure

ICLR 2025poster

In this work, we study the training and generalization performance of two-layer neural networks (NNs) after one gradient descent step under structured data modeled by Gaussian mixtures. While previous research has extensively analyzed this model under isotropic data assumption, such simplifications…

2025

How Data Mixing Shapes In-Context Learning: Asymptotic Equivalence for Transformers with MLPs

NeurIPS 2025poster

Pretrained Transformers demonstrate remarkable in-context learning (ICL) capabilities, enabling them to adapt to new tasks from demonstrations without parameter updates. However, theoretical studies often rely on simplified architectures (e.g., omitting MLPs), data models (e.g., linear regression wi…

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2024

Exploring the Precise Dynamics of Single-Layer GAN Models: Leveraging Multi-Feature Discriminators for High-Dimensional Subspace Learning

NeurIPS 2024poster

Subspace learning is a critical endeavor in contemporary machine learning, particularly given the vast dimensions of modern datasets. In this study, we delve into the training dynamics of a single-layer GAN model from the perspective of subspace learning, framing these GANs as a novel approach to th…

2024

Training Generative Image Super-Resolution Models by Wavelet-Domain Losses Enables Better Control of Artifacts

CVPR 2024poster

Super-resolution (SR) is an ill-posed inverse problem where the size of the set of feasible solutions that are consistent with a given low-resolution image is very large. Many algorithms have been proposed to find a "good" solution among the feasible solutions that strike a balance between fidelity…