arXiv Machine Learning By Neel Somani

Towards Verifiable Transformers: Solver-Checkable Circuit Explanations

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arXiv:2605. 24033v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Mechanistic interpretability typically discovers circuits and then argues what they do from examples and ablations.

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arXiv AI
Jun 19

PCBSchemaGen: Reward-Guided LLM Code Synthesis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) Schematic Design with Structured Verification

arXiv:2602. 00510v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Most LLM code-synthesis benchmarks rely on unit tests as the reward oracle, but PCB schematic design has none: correctness is defined by structured physical constraints over real IC packages and pin-level assignments, per-task golden references are unavailable, and SPICE simulation does not validate schematic-level correctness.

By Huanghaohe Zou, Peng Han, Emad Nazerian, Mafu Zhang, Zhicheng Guo, Alex Q. Huang
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 21

The Refutation Gap: Certifying Both Halves of an Optimality Claim

The paper addresses the asymmetry in verifying optimality claims for synthesis pipelines, distinguishing between the upper bound (existence of a program) and the lower bound (non-existence of a smaller program). It introduces a pipeline that synthesizes minimal linear straight‑line programs over GF(2) and produces DRAT proofs for every UNSAT result, thereby closing the so‑called refutation gap for 121 previously uncertified optimality claims. The authors report that the median proof size is 1.1 MB, checking takes 1.9× the solving time, and that their verification process uncovered defects missed by code review, highlighted interface obstacles, and exposed a budget‑related audit failure.

By Rohan Pandey
arXiv AI
Sep 15

Certifiably Interpretable Training of ReLU-MLPs for Boolean Tasks with Guaranteed Truth-Table Generalization

The paper introduces MACCHIATO, a training algorithm that builds a ReLU‑MLP from partial truth‑table data while simultaneously constructing an explicit Boolean circuit over AND, OR, and XOR gates that certifies the network’s computation. The method iteratively projects residuals onto low‑dimensional Boolean classes, compiles the resulting circuit into a ReLU‑MLP, and uses logic minimization and influence‑based variable selection to achieve a six‑layer network with provable truth‑table error bounds. Experiments on synthetic random‑junta tasks show that these certified networks outperform Adam‑trained MLPs in data‑sparse or projection‑aligned regimes and complete faster than flat ESPRESSO in certain settings.

By Hrad Ghoukasian, Anastasis Kratsios