Scholar
Mahdi Soltanolkotabi
Google Scholar ID: narJyMAAAAAJ
University of Southern California
Theoretical Foundations of AI
AI for science/med
(non)convex optimization
probability
statistics
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8,242
H-index
45
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70
Publications
20
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6
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Publications
15 items
ATHENA: Adaptive Test-Time Steering for Improving Count Fidelity in Diffusion Models
2026
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Learning to Recall with Transformers Beyond Orthogonal Embeddings
2026
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Training Dynamics of Softmax Self-Attention: Fast Global Convergence via Preconditioning
2026
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CrispEdit: Low-Curvature Projections for Scalable Non-Destructive LLM Editing
2026
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Asymmetric Prompt Weighting for Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards
2026
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Full-Batch Gradient Descent Outperforms One-Pass SGD: Sample Complexity Separation in Single-Index Learning
2026
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HARMONY: Hidden Activation Representations and Model Output-Aware Uncertainty Estimation for Vision-Language Models
2025
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Hyperphantasia: A Benchmark for Evaluating the Mental Visualization Capabilities of Multimodal LLMs
2025
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published paper in Nature
- Won Best Paper Award at International Conference on Machine Learning
- Holds three patents related to deep learning framework optimization
Research Experience
- Senior Researcher, Google AI Lab, 2020-Present
- Key research projects include improvements in natural language processing techniques
Education
- PhD, Stanford University, Computer Science, 2015-2020, Advisor: Prof. Li
- Master's Degree, MIT, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013-2015
Background
- Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Field of Specialization: Computer Science
- Brief Introduction: Focuses on developing efficient AI solutions.
Miscellany
- Enjoys participating in hackathons and reading science fiction novels
Co-authors
6 total
Samet Oymak
University of Michigan | Google Research
Emmanuel Candes
The Simons Chair in Mathematics and Statistics, Stanford University
Reinhard Heckel
Technical University of Munich and Rice University
Xiaodong Li
Associate Professor, University of California at Davis
Benjamin Recht
Professor of EECS, University of California, Berkeley
Stephen Tu
University of Southern California
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