--- title: "Hongfu Liu — author profile and papers — Elamur Research" description: "Hongfu Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2024–2026), h-index 12 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongfu-liu/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongfu-liu/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Hongfu Liu # Hongfu Liu Hongfu Liu has 2 papers in our library, in 2024–2026, most of them on [Language models & pretraining](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/language-models/), [Discourse analysis](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/discourse-analysis/), [Speech & spoken language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/); often with [Min-Yen Kan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/min-yen-kan/), [Nancy Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/nancy-chen/), [Wenqiang Lei](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/wenqiang-lei/). 2 papers in our library · 2024–2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5101987911) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3543-9916) · [**h-index 12**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5101987911) · [53 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5101987911) · [408 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5101987911&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongfu-liu/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 16 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongfu-liu/cited-by/) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #9291](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/93/#star-9291) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Hongfu+Liu) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Hongfu+Liu) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Hongfu+Liu) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Hongfu+Liu) ## Affiliations [🎓**Shanghai Jiao Tong University** Shanghai · China 2023–2026 · 4 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/shanghai-jiao-tong-university/) · [🎓**Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications** Beijing · China 2020–2024 · 10 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/beijing-university-of-posts-and-telecommunications/) · [🎓**Taiyuan University of Technology** Taiyuan · China 2004–2017 · 10 papers](https://ror.org/03kv08d37) · [🎓**National University of Singapore** Singapore · Singapore 2024 · 6 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/national-university-of-singapore/) · [🎓**National University of Defense Technology** Changsha · China 2012–2024 · 4 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/national-university-of-defense-technology/) · [🎓**Brandeis University** Waltham · United States 2022–2024 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/brandeis-university/) · [🎓**Yangtze Normal University** Fuling · China 2021–2022 · 2 papers](https://ror.org/05v8v7d33) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 7 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 7 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Philosophy · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/philosophy/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) 🧭 Topics 3 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Language models & pretraining · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/language-models/) · [Discourse analysis · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/discourse-analysis/) · [Speech & spoken language · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongfu-liu/year/2026/) · [**2024** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongfu-liu/year/2024/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Discursive Socratic Questioning: Evaluating the Faithfulness of Language Models' Understanding of Discourse Relations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/miao-2024-discursive-socratic-questioning-evaluating-faithfulness/)** *(2024 · 16 citations)* High accuracy on discourse relation classification does not show that a language model actually grasps those relations in a reliable way. The authors propose DiSQ (Discursive Socratic Questioning), which tests a model with a series of yes/no questions instead of a single label prediction. 2. **[Unlocking Large Audio-Language Models for Interactive Language Learning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/liu-2026-unlocking-large-audio-language-models/)** *(2026 · 1 citation)* Traditional Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) tools mostly return error locations or numeric scores, which L2 learners often struggle to turn into concrete practice. ## Co-authors here 4 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Min-Yen Kan](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/min-yen-kan/) - [Nancy Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/nancy-chen/) - [Wenqiang Lei](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/wenqiang-lei/) - [Ye Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ye-wang/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/): [ACL 2024](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/acl/2024/) - [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/): [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2026/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 16 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [3 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/hongfu-liu/cited-by/). Updated 31 October 2026