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Position: Beyond Prediction: Toward Verifiable Physiological Waveform Reasoning with Foundation Models and Agentic LLMs

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Authors: Xiaoda Wang, Ching Chang, Defu Cao, Kaiqiao Han, Fang Sun, Yue Huang, Minxiao Wang, Chang Xu, Xiao Luo, Runze Yan,

+6 moreXiangliang Zhang, Xiao Hu, Yan Liu, Yizhou Sun, Wei Wang, Carl Yang

ICML 2026 (Position); KDD 2026 tutorial

TL;DR

PhysioReason is an ICML 2026 position paper that reframes physiological AI from pure prediction to verifiable waveform reasoning. It proposes a dual-process System-1/System-2 agent stack and a Verification Ledger so decisions stay tied to localized signal evidence and can abstain.

  • ICML 2026 position paper
  • Companion KDD 2026 tutorial: Physiological Waveform Reasoning
  • System 1: waveform–language alignment
  • Evaluation via Verification Ledger (traceability, abstention)
  • Lab page: cs.emory.edu/~jyang71

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Keywords

position-paperreasoningagenticfoundation-modelemoryicml-2026kdd-2026

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How GPT-PPG works: Setup → Method → TargetSetup: PPG (Photoplethysmogram); ECG (Electrocardiogram); EEG (Electrophysiology). Method: GPT-PPG.SetupPPG: PhotoplethysmogramPPGPhotoplethysmogramECG: ElectrocardiogramECGElectrocardiogramEEG: ElectrophysiologyEEGElectrophysiologyMethodGPT-PPG

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APA

Wang, X., Chang, C., Cao, D., Han, K., Sun, F., Huang, Y., Wang, M., Xu, C., Luo, X., Yan, R., Zhang, X., Hu, X., Liu, Y., Sun, Y., Wang, W., & Yang, C. (2026). Position: Beyond Prediction: Toward Verifiable Physiological Waveform Reasoning with Foundation Models and Agentic LLMs. ICML 2026. https://www.cs.emory.edu/~jyang71/files/physioreason.pdf

BibTeX

@inproceedings{wang2026position,
  title         = {{Position: Beyond Prediction: Toward Verifiable Physiological Waveform Reasoning with Foundation Models and Agentic LLMs}},
  author        = {Wang, Xiaoda and Chang, Ching and Cao, Defu and Han, Kaiqiao and Sun, Fang and Huang, Yue and Wang, Minxiao and Xu, Chang and Luo, Xiao and Yan, Runze and Zhang, Xiangliang and Hu, Xiao and Liu, Yan and Sun, Yizhou and Wang, Wei and Yang, Carl},
  year          = {2026},
  booktitle     = {ICML 2026},
  url           = {https://www.cs.emory.edu/~jyang71/files/physioreason.pdf}
}

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