--- title: "Shengmin Piao · Yonsei University — author profile and papers" description: "Shengmin Piao, Yonsei University: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2026), h-index 2 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them in…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shengmin-piao/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shengmin-piao/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Shengmin Piao # Shengmin Piao Shengmin Piao has 2 papers in our library, in 2026, most of them on [Reasoning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/), [Code & programming languages](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/code-and-programming/), [Semantic parsing & meaning representation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semantic-parsing/); often with [Sanghyun Park](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sanghyun-park/). 2 papers in our library · 2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5014258113) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2358-9797) · [**h-index 2**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5014258113) · [12 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5014258113) · [34 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5014258113&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shengmin-piao/#papers) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #10759](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/108/#star-10759) 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=Shengmin+Piao) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Shengmin+Piao) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Shengmin+Piao) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Shengmin+Piao) ## Affiliations [🎓**Yonsei University** Seoul · South Korea 2022–2026 · 13 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/yonsei-university/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 6 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/) · [Computer Networks and Communications · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/computer-networks-and-communications/) · [Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/computer-vision-and-pattern-recognition/) 🧭 Topics 3 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Reasoning · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/) · [Code & programming languages · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/code-and-programming/) · [Semantic parsing & meaning representation · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semantic-parsing/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shengmin-piao/year/2026/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[LitE-SQL: A Lightweight and Efficient Text-to-SQL Framework with Vector-based Schema Linking and Execution-Guided Self-Correction](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/piao-2026-lite-sql-lightweight-efficient-text/)** *(2026 · 3 citations)* Text-to-SQL systems turn natural-language questions into database queries. Most strong systems now depend on large proprietary LLMs, which makes them costly to run and risky when data must stay private. LitE-SQL offers a compact two-part pipeline instead. 2. **[SpiralThinker: Latent Reasoning through an Iterative Process with Text–Latent Interleaving](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/piao-2026-spiralthinker-latent-reasoning-through-iterative/)** *(2026 · 1 citation)* SpiralThinker is a method for latent reasoning, where a language model reasons inside its hidden representations instead of writing out every step as text. ## Co-authors here 1 co-author with a page, the most papers together first. - [Sanghyun Park](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sanghyun-park/) ×2 ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/) ×2: [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2026/) ×2 Updated 31 October 2026