Publications

Publications

2025

AKD: Adversarial Knowledge Distillation For Large Language Models Alignment on Coding tasks
Ilyas Oulkadda, Julien Perez
CoRR abs/2505.06267 (2025)
Keywords: Large Language Models, Knowledge Distillation, Adversarial Training, Code Generation, LLM Alignment
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2024

Unsupervised Skill Discovery for Robotic Manipulation through Automatic Task Generation
Paul Jansonnie, Bingbing Wu, Julien Perez, Jan Peters
Humanoids 2024; also preprint CoRR abs/2410.04855
Keywords: Robotics, Unsupervised Learning, Skill Discovery, Manipulation, Task Generation
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SLIM: Skill Learning with Multiple Critics
David Emukpere, Bingbing Wu, Julien Perez, Jean‑Michel Renders
ICRA 2024; also CoRR abs/2402.00823
Keywords: Reinforcement Learning, Skill Learning, Multi-Critic Networks, Robotics
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Attention‑Based Cloth Manipulation from Model‑free Topological Representation
Kevin Galassi, Bingbing Wu, Julien Perez, Gianluca Palli, Jean‑Michel Renders
ICRA 2024
Keywords: Robotics, Cloth Manipulation, Attention Mechanisms, Topological Representation, Computer Vision
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DiffVersify: a Scalable Approach to Differentiable Pattern Mining with Coverage Regularization
Thibaut Chataing, Julien Perez, Marc Plantevit, Céline Robardet
ECML/PKDD (6) 2024
Keywords: Pattern Mining, Differentiable Programming, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Regularization
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2023

A Hierarchical Scheme for Adapting Learned Quadruped Locomotion
Michel Aractingi, Pierre‑Alexandre Léziart, Thomas Flayols, Julien Perez, Tomi Silander, Philippe Souères
Humanoids 2023
Keywords: Robotics, Quadruped Locomotion, Hierarchical Control, Reinforcement Learning, Adaptation
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Safety‑Aware Unsupervised Skill Discovery
Sunin Kim, Jaewoon Kwon, Taeyoon Lee, Younghyo Park, Julien Perez
ICRA 2023
Keywords: Reinforcement Learning, Safety, Skill Discovery, Unsupervised Learning, Robotics
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LARG, Language‑based Automatic Reward and Goal Generation
Julien Perez, Denys Proux, Claude Roux, Michael Niemaz
CoRR abs/2306.10985 (2023)
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Reward Learning, Goal Generation, Reinforcement Learning, Language Models
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Controlling the Solo12 Quadruped Robot with Deep Reinforcement Learning
Michel Aractingi, Pierre‑Alexandre Léziart, Thomas Flayols, Julien Perez, Tomi Silander, Philippe Souères
CoRR abs/2309.16683 (2023)
Keywords: Deep Reinforcement Learning, Quadruped Control, Robotics, Neural Networks, Locomotion
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2021

Towards syntax‑aware token embeddings
Diana Nicoleta Popa, Julien Perez, James Henderson, Éric Gaussier
Nat. Lang. Eng. 27(6): 691–720 (2021)
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Token Embeddings, Syntax Analysis, Neural Networks, Language Models
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Globalizing BERT‑based Transformer Architectures for Long Document Summarization
Quentin Grail, Julien Perez, Éric Gaussier
EACL 2021: 1792–1810
Keywords: BERT, Transformers, Document Summarization, Natural Language Processing, Long Documents
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Demonstration‑Conditioned Reinforcement Learning for Few‑Shot Imitation
Christopher R. Dance, Julien Perez, Théo Cachet
ICML 2021: 2376–2387
Keywords: Reinforcement Learning, Imitation Learning, Few-Shot Learning, Demonstrations, Machine Learning
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Learning Reachable Manifold and Inverse Mapping for a Redundant Robot manipulator
Seungsu Kim, Julien Perez
ICRA 2021: 4731–4737
Keywords: Robotics, Manifold Learning, Inverse Kinematics, Robot Manipulation, Machine Learning
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2020

Learning Visual Representations with Caption Annotations
Mert Bülent Sariyildiz, Julien Perez, Diane Larlus
ECCV (8) 2020: 153–170; also CoRR abs/2008.01392
Keywords: Computer Vision, Visual Representations, Caption Learning, Deep Learning, Multimodal Learning
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2019

Overview of the sixth dialog system technology challenge: DSTC6
Chiori Hori, Julien Perez, et al.
Comput. Speech Lang. 55: 1–25 (2019)
Keywords: Dialog Systems, Conversational AI, Natural Language Processing, Speech Recognition, Challenge
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Implicit Discourse Relation Classification with Syntax‑Aware Contextualized Word Representations
Diana Nicoleta Popa, Julien Perez, et al.
FLAIRS 2019: 203–208
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Discourse Analysis, Syntax, Contextualized Embeddings, Classification
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Dialog System Technology Challenge 7
Koichiro Yoshino, Chiori Hori, Julien Perez, et al.
CoRR abs/1901.03461 (2019)
Keywords: Dialog Systems, Conversational AI, Natural Language Processing, Technology Challenge, Evaluation
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2018

ReviewQA: a relational aspect‑based opinion reading dataset
Quentin Grail, Julien Perez
CoRR abs/1810.12196 (2018)
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Opinion Mining, Question Answering, Dataset, Sentiment Analysis
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2017

Gated End‑to‑End Memory Networks
Fei Liu, Julien Perez
EACL (1) 2017: 1–10
Keywords: Memory Networks, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Gating Mechanisms, Neural Networks
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Dialog state tracking, a machine reading approach using Memory Network
Julien Perez, Fei Liu
EACL (1) 2017: 305–314
Keywords: Dialog Systems, State Tracking, Memory Networks, Machine Reading, Natural Language Processing
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A Language‑independent and Compositional Model for Personality Trait Recognition from Short Texts
Fei Liu, Julien Perez, Scott Nowson
EACL (1) 2017: 754–764
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Personality Recognition, Text Analysis, Compositional Models, Psychology
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Hybrid Feature Factored System for Scoring Extracted Passage Relevance in Regulatory Filings
Denys Proux, Claude Roux, Ágnes Sándor, Julien Perez
DSMM@SIGMOD 2017: 11:1–11:6
Keywords: Information Retrieval, Regulatory Documents, Feature Engineering, Text Mining, Relevance Scoring
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Non‑Markovian Control with Gated End‑to‑End Memory Policy Networks
Julien Perez, Tomi Silander
CoRR abs/1705.10993 (2017)
Keywords: Reinforcement Learning, Non-Markovian Control, Memory Networks, Policy Networks, Control Theory
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2016

Spectral decomposition method of dialog state tracking via collective matrix factorization
Julien Perez
Dialogue Discourse 7(3): 34–46 (2016)
Keywords: Dialog Systems, State Tracking, Spectral Methods, Matrix Factorization, Natural Language Processing
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Energy‑aware probing period dimensioning algorithms for mobile WSN‑HEAP
Nouha Sghaier, Julien Perez, Brice Augustin, Abdelhamid Mellouk
Int. J. Sens. Networks 21(4): 252–261 (2016)
Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks, Energy Efficiency, Mobile Networks, Algorithms, Network Optimization
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A Recurrent and Compositional Model for Personality Trait Recognition from Short Texts
Fei Liu, Julien Perez, Scott Nowson
PEOPLES@COLING 2016: 20–29
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Personality Recognition, Recurrent Neural Networks, Text Analysis, Psychology
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XRCE at SemEval‑2016 Task 5: Feedbacked Ensemble Modeling on Syntactico‑Semantic Knowledge for Aspect‑Based Sentiment Analysis
Caroline Brun, Julien Perez, Claude Roux
SemEval@NAACL‑HLT 2016: 277–281
Keywords: Sentiment Analysis, Ensemble Methods, Syntactic Analysis, Semantic Analysis, Natural Language Processing
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Dialog state tracking, a machine reading approach using a memory‑enhanced neural network
Julien Perez
CoRR abs/1606.04052 (2016)
Keywords: Dialog Systems, State Tracking, Memory Networks, Machine Reading, Neural Networks
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Spectral decomposition method of dialog state tracking via collective matrix factorization
Julien Perez
CoRR abs/1606.05286 (2016)
Keywords: Dialog Systems, State Tracking, Spectral Methods, Matrix Factorization, Machine Learning
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Gated End‑to‑End Memory Networks
Fei Liu, Julien Perez
CoRR abs/1610.04211 (2016)
Keywords: Memory Networks, Gating Mechanisms, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning
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A Language‑independent and Compositional Model for Personality Trait Recognition from Short Texts
Fei Liu, Julien Perez, Scott Nowson
CoRR abs/1610.04345 (2016)
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Personality Recognition, Compositional Models, Text Analysis, Machine Learning
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2015

XRCE Personal Language Analytics Engine
Scott Nowson, Julien Perez, Caroline Brun, Shachar Mirkin, Claude Roux
CLEF (Working Notes) 2015
Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Personal Analytics, Language Analysis, Text Mining, Information Retrieval
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Motivating Personality‑aware Machine Translation
Shachar Mirkin, Scott Nowson, Caroline Brun, Julien Perez
EMNLP 2015: 1102–1108
Keywords: Machine Translation, Personality Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Personalization, Neural Networks
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Accelerating Stochastic Gradient Descent via Online Learning to Sample
Guillaume Bouchard, Théo Trouillon, Julien Perez, Adrien Gaidon
CoRR abs/1506.09016 (2015)
Keywords: Optimization, Stochastic Gradient Descent, Online Learning, Sampling, Machine Learning
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2014

QoE‑Based Server Selection for Content Distribution Networks
Hai Anh Tran, Said Hoceini, Abdelhamid Mellouk, Julien Perez, Sherali Zeadally
IEEE Trans. Computers 63(11): 2803–2815 (2014)
Keywords: Content Distribution Networks, Quality of Experience, Server Selection, Network Optimization, Distributed Systems
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2013

A robust, adaptive and hierarchical knowledge dissemination architecture
Sami Souihi, Julien Perez, Said Hoceini, Abdelhamid Mellouk
GLOBECOM 2013: 1489–1494
Keywords: Knowledge Management, Distributed Systems, Network Architecture, Adaptive Systems, Hierarchical Systems
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2012

User‑centric Content Distribution Network architecture
Hai Anh Tran, Abdelhamid Mellouk, Said Hoceini, Julien Perez
ICUMT 2012: 343–350
Keywords: Content Distribution Networks, User-Centric Design, Network Architecture, Distributed Systems, Multimedia
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2010

Multi‑objective Reinforcement Learning for Responsive Grids
Julien Perez, Cécile Germain‑Renaud, Balázs Kégl, Charles Loomis
J. Grid Comput. 8(3): 473–492 (2010)
Keywords: Reinforcement Learning, Grid Computing, Multi-Objective Optimization, Distributed Systems, Resource Management
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A Principled Method for Exploiting Opening Books
Romaric Gaudel, Jean‑Baptiste Hoock, Julien Perez, Nataliya Sokolovska, Olivier Teytaud
Computers and Games 2010: 136–144
Keywords: Game Theory, Monte Carlo Methods, Search Algorithms, Computer Games, Artificial Intelligence
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2009

Grid Coevolution for Adaptive Simulations
Pierre Audouard, Guillaume Chaslot, Jean‑Baptiste Hoock, Julien Perez, Arpad Rimmel, Olivier Teytaud
EvoWorkshops 2009: 323–332
Keywords: Evolutionary Algorithms, Grid Computing, Adaptive Simulations, Coevolution, Distributed Computing
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Toward autonomic grids: analyzing the job flow with affinity streaming
Xiangliang Zhang, Cyril Furtlehner, Julien Perez, Cécile Germain‑Renaud, Michèle Sebag
KDD 2009: 987–996
Keywords: Grid Computing, Data Mining, Autonomic Systems, Job Scheduling, Stream Processing
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2008

Grid Differentiated Services: A Reinforcement Learning Approach
Julien Perez, Cécile Germain‑Renaud, Balázs Kégl, Charles Loomis
CCGRID 2008: 287–294
Keywords: Grid Computing, Reinforcement Learning, Quality of Service, Distributed Systems, Resource Allocation
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Utility‑Based Reinforcement Learning for Reactive Grids
Julien Perez, Cécile Germain‑Renaud, Balázs Kégl, Charles Loomis
ICAC 2008: 205–206
Keywords: Reinforcement Learning, Grid Computing, Utility Functions, Reactive Systems, Autonomic Computing
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