Papers by Tuan Luong
An Information-Theoretic Foundation for the Subregular Hierarchy (2026.acl-long)
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Mai Phan Quoc Hung, Khanh Nguyen Quoc, Đoàn Minh Luong, Duong Thu Ngan, Duong Thi Phuong Thao, Tuan Do
| Challenge: | Subregular theory posits that phonological patterns in natural languages occupy restricted region of formal hierarchy . phonology patterns in SL, SP, and Tier-based Strictly Local (TSL) languages are restricted . experimental evidence demonstrates humans fail to learn patterns outside these subregulate classes . |
| Approach: | They propose a subregular hypothesis that phonological patterns in natural languages occupy a restricted region of the formal language hierarchy. |
| Outcome: | The proposed framework offers a framework for understanding computational restrictions on natural language phonology. |
MMAC: A Multilingual, Multimodal Alignment Framework for Cultural Grounding Evaluation (2026.acl-long)
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Weihua Zheng, Zhengyuan Liu, Tanmoy Chakraborty, Weiwen Xu, Xiaoxue Gao, Bryan Chen Zhengyu Tan, Bowei Zou, Chang Liu, Yujia Hu, Xing Xie, Xiaoyuan Yi, Jing Yao, Chaojun Wang, Long Li, Rui Liu, Huiyao Liu, Koji Inoue, Ryuichi Sumida, Tatsuya Kawahara, Fan Xu, Lingyu Ye, Wei Tian, Dongjun Kim, Jimin Jung, Jaehyung Seo, Nadya Yuki Wangsajaya, Pham Minh Duc, Ojasva Saxena, Palash Nandi, Xiyan Tao, Wiwik Karlina, Tuan Luong, Keertana Arun Vasan, Roy Ka-Wei Lee, Nancy F. Chen
| Challenge: | Existing models lack cultural alignment across modalities and languages . a new framework to assess cultural awareness across linguistics and languages is needed . |
| Approach: | They propose a framework that integrates tri-modally aligned cultural benchmarks and a five-dimensional evaluation protocol to assess cross-country awareness disparities. |
| Outcome: | The proposed framework assesses cultural awareness disparities across modalities and languages . it is the first dataset aligned at the input level across text, image, and speech . |