Reza Sanayei
Scholar

Reza Sanayei

Google Scholar ID: sqjeHK4AAAAJ
Graduate Student, University of Arizona
Natural Language ProcessingApplied Machine LearningDeep Learning
Citations & Impact
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Citations
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H-index
2
 
i10-index
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Publications
3
 
Co-authors
4
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Paper 'Can LLMs Judge Debates? Evaluating Non-Linear Reasoning via Argumentation Theory Semantics' accepted to NAACL 2025 Findings; Another paper on non-linear reasoning with LLMs accepted to EMNLP 2025 Findings.
Research Experience
  • Collaborated with Dr. Steven Bethard on projects tackling hallucination detection and distinguishing between machine-generated and human-generated text; Professional experience from machine learning and software engineering internships, working on applied problems such as traffic insights analysis and backend service optimization.
Education
  • Graduate Student, University of Arizona, Computer Science; Advisors: Dr. Mihai Surdeanu and Dr. Ellen Riloff.
Background
  • Research Interests: reasoning, faithfulness, and post-training methods in large language models (LLMs); Field: Computer Science; Brief Introduction: Working in the CLU Lab with Dr. Mihai Surdeanu and Dr. Ellen Riloff, exploring how LLMs can be guided to reason more faithfully and align better with human expectations.
Miscellany
  • Served as President of the Google Developer Student Club at his university, building a vibrant community around technology and innovation; Also been a College of Science Ambassador and Peer Mentor, mentoring students and helping them thrive academically; Personal interests include playing soccer, enjoying action-adventure video games, loving to explore new places, and having a music taste that spans from rap to classical.