Papers by Yiqian Yang
Reasoning While Asking: Transforming Reasoning Large Language Models from Passive Solvers to Proactive Inquirers (2026.acl-long)
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| Challenge: | Existing reasoning-oriented LLMs lack a blind self-thinking paradigm . current models fail to recognize when their reasoning is underinformed or based on ambiguous user instructions . |
| Approach: | They propose a new reasoning paradigm that transforms LLMs into proactive inquirers that interleave reasoning with clarification. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model outperforms baseline models on mathematical reasoning, code generation, and document editing. |
HSCodeComp: A Realistic and Expert-level Agent Benchmark for Hierarchical Rule Application (2026.acl-long)
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| Challenge: | Existing agent benchmarks neglect hierarchical rule application in real-world domains . a critical gap persists in numerous real-life professional domains where decision-making is governed by expert-written rules. |
| Approach: | They propose a benchmark requiring agents to assign a unique 10-digit Harmonized System (HS) Code to products by aligning their fuzzy attributes with strict tariff classification rules. |
| Outcome: | The proposed benchmarks lack hierarchical rule application capability in real-world domains . the proposed benchmark is based on e-commerce and is open-source . |
Analyzing and Modeling LLM Response Lengths with Extreme Value Theory: Anchoring Effects and Hybrid Distributions (2025.emnlp-main)
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| Challenge: | Existing approaches treat length as an incidental output property rather than a statistically regular phenomenon worthy of rigorous modeling. |
| Approach: | They propose a statistical framework for modeling and controlling large language model response lengths using extreme value theory and cross-validation on Qwen and DeepSeek architectures. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model improves tail fit and generalizability while maintaining generalizzability. |