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Zhibo Xu

3 accepted papers

2025

Dendritic Localized Learning: Toward Biologically Plausible Algorithm

ICML 2025poster

Backpropagation is the foundational algorithm for training neural networks and a key driver of deep learning's success. However, its biological plausibility has been challenged due to three primary limitations: weight symmetry, reliance on global error signals, and the dual-phase nature of training,…

2025

Enhancing Model Privacy in Federated Learning with Random Masking and Quantization

EMNLP 2025

The primary goal of traditional federated learning is to protect data privacy by enabling distributed edge devices to collaboratively train a shared global model while keeping raw data decentralized at local clients. The rise of large language models (LLMs) has introduced new challenges in distribut

2024

Searching for Best Practices in Retrieval-Augmented Generation

EMNLP 2024main

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) techniques have proven to be effective in integrating up-to-date information, mitigating hallucinations, and enhancing response quality, particularly in specialized domains. While many RAG approaches have been proposed to enhance large language models through que…