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Samin Aref
Google Scholar ID: ZvfXixkAAAAJ
Engineering and Data Science, University of Toronto
Machine Learning
Network Science
Operations Research
Human-Centered AI
Social Computing
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Citations
900
H-index
17
i10-index
22
Publications
20
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50
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Publications
7 items
Sliced-Wasserstein Distribution Alignment Loss Improves the Ultra-Low-Bit Quantization of Large Language Models
2026
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Evaluating Global Measures of Network Centralization: Axiomatic and Numerical Assessments
2025
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Discrete Optimization of Min-Max Violation and its Applications Across Computational Sciences
2025
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EvoCut: Strengthening Integer Programs via Evolution-Guided Language Models
2025
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Troika algorithm: approximate optimization for accurate clique partitioning and clustering of weighted networks
2025
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Robust Markov stability for community detection at a scale learned based on the structure
2025
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Enhancing Ultra-Low-Bit Quantization of Large Language Models Through Saliency-Aware Partial Retraining
2025
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Academic Achievements
Published multiple papers on structure and dynamics of complex networks, including:
- Measuring balance (arXiv:1509.04037)
- Computing frustration index (arXiv:1710.09876, 1611.09030)
- Partitioning networks of US Congress legislators (arXiv:1906.01696)
- Splinter coalitions of the US Congress (arXiv:2105.01913)
- Bayan algorithm (arXiv:2209.04562, with Python package bayanpy available via pip)
- PyGenStabilityOne algorithm (arXiv:2504.11621)
- Troika algorithm (arXiv:2505.03573)
Contributions in operations research and optimization, including:
- Hotel customer relationship management (doi:10.1057/rpm.2014.22)
- Green vehicle routing (arXiv:1509.08671)
- Concurrent product development (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2015.09.040)
- Logistics network design (arXiv:1503.05960)
- Supply chain bottlenecks (doi:10.1007/s40171-016-0130-8)
- Diversity allocation in cloud computing (arXiv:2009.02030)
- Quantization of large language models (arXiv:2504.13932)
- Strengthening integer programs using LLMs (arXiv:2508.11850)
- Min-Max violation optimization (arXiv:2508.13437)
Led a 3-year project on the science of science using large-scale bibliometric data to study academic career trajectories, migration, and collaboration patterns
- Map of New Zealand scientific collaborations (arXiv:1709.02897)
Co-authors
50 total
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Jana Diesner
Professor, Technical University of Munich & Affiliate Associate Professor, UIUC
Rezvaneh "Shadi" Rezapour
Assistant Professor
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