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Qinghua Liu

Computer Science · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2003

Publications

66

Citations

1,057

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2003

Research summary
AI-generated

Qinghua Liu's work centers on the theory and algorithms of reinforcement learning, especially in settings with partial observability (where an agent cannot fully see the state of its environment) and multi-agent games. Recent work extends this into understanding the capabilities of transformer-based language models, including their memory, planning, and ability to model hidden-state processes like Hidden Markov Models. Some publications also touch on applied machine learning topics such as agricultural image analysis and multimodal sentiment analysis, suggesting occasional collaboration outside the core theoretical focus.

Reinforcement learning theoryPartially observable and multi-agent decision makingLarge language model capabilities and limitationsMarkov games and game-theoretic learningApplied deep learning (vision, NLP, and IoT applications)

Publication output grew from a low base around 2018 to a peak in 2022, then dipped slightly before rising again in 2025, indicating an active but somewhat variable publication pace over the last decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 6 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 13 publications13222023: 6 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 7 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×21
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
  • Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment×2
  • Neural Information Processing Systems×2
  • IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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