Papers by Ruxin Wang
Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Large Reasoning Models: A Survey of Training, Inference, and Failures (2026.acl-long)
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Yi Hu, Jiaqi Gu, Ruxin Wang, Zijun Yao, Hao Peng, Xiaobao Wu, Jianhui Chen, Muhan Zhang, Liangming Pan
| Challenge: | Recent research has shown that reinforcement learning can elicit intriguing emergent reasoning behaviors. |
| Approach: | They propose a comprehensive survey of the mechanistic understanding of large reasoning models . they organize findings into three core dimensions: 1) training dynamics, 2) reasoning mechanisms, and 3) unintended behaviors. |
| Outcome: | This paper synthesizes the mechanistic understanding of large reasoning models into three dimensions . authors outline a roadmap for future studies including improved interpretability and methodologies . |