News

  • Jan 2026 New paper accepted to AISTATS 2026! 🎉

About

I'm a PhD student advised by Prof. Atilla Eryilmaz. I completed my master’s degree under the supervision of Prof. Aylin Yener. My research currently lies in theoretical machine learning and optimization.

Publications

  1. Finite-Time Analysis of Gradient Descent for Shallow Transformers. E. Arda, S. Cayci, A. Eryilmaz AISTATS 2026. arXiv
  2. Rate Distortion Perception
  3. Fundamental Limits for Text Summarization: A Rate-Distortion-Perception Approach. E. Arda, A. Yener (Journal Version In Review).
  4. Rate-Distortion-Perception Trade-off in Summarization. E. Arda, A. Yener Allerton 2025. Illinois Library
  5. A Rate-Distortion Framework for Summarization. E. Arda, A. Yener ISIT 2025. arXiv
  6. Semantic Communication
  7. Semantic Relaying for Next Generation Networks: Harnessing Advances on Large Language Models. E. Arda, E. Kutay, A. Yener (Journal Version In Review).
  8. Semantic Relaying of Sentences. E. Arda, E. Kutay, A. Yener ICC 2025. IEEE Xplore
  9. Semantic Forwarding for Next Generation Relay Networks. E. Arda, E. Kutay, A. Yener CISS 2024. IEEE Xplore