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  1. Traxia: A Framework for Verifiable, Agent-Native Scientific Publishing

    Jun 6, 2026Wisdom DogahData ProvenanceScholarly Peer Review

    Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, Ghana. · BlackMatrix AI Research, Accra, Ghana.

  2. Act As a Real Researcher: A Suite of Benchmarks Evaluating Frontier LLMs and Agentic Harnesses in Research Lifecycle

    Jun 5, 2026Jiayu Wang, Weijiang Lv, Bowen Fu +8AI-Assisted Scientific ResearchAI Agent Evaluation

    Xi’an Jiaotong University · Xidian University

  3. SlimSearcher: Training Efficiency-Aware Web Agents via Adaptive Reward Gating

    Jun 5, 2026Zequn Xie, Junjie Wang, Dan Yang +4Reward ShapingLLM Agent Training

    Zhejiang University

  4. AutoLab: Can Frontier Models Solve Long-Horizon Auto Research and Engineering Tasks?

    Jun 3, 2026Zhangchen Xu, Junda Chen, Yue Huang +16Long-Horizon Agent EvaluationAI Agent Benchmarks

    University of Washington · Bake AI · UCSD +11

  5. Autonomous heterogeneous catalyst discovery with a self-evolving multi-agent digital twin

    Jun 3, 2026Zhilong Song, Zongmin Zhang, Lixue ChengMaterials ScienceDigital Twins

    Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China · IAS Center for AI for Scientific Discoveries, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China · Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China +1

  6. Self-Evolving Deep Research via Joint Generation and Evaluation

    Jun 3, 2026Han Zhu, Chengkun Cai, Yuanfeng Song +3LLM EvaluationLLM Agent Training

    1The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · 2ByteDance, China · University College London

  7. Iteris: Agentic Research Loops for Computational Mathematics

    Jun 1, 2026Leheng Chen, Zihao Liu, Wanyi He +1Mathematical ReasoningLarge Language Model-Guided Scientific Discovery

    School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University · 5Zhongguancun Academy · 2Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research and the New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Peking University +2

  8. AutoMedBench: Towards Medical AutoResearch with Agentic AI Models

    Jun 1, 2026Junqi Liu, Selena Song, Yuhan Wang +12AI Agent EvaluationAI Agent Benchmarks

    University of California, Santa Cruz · 2NVIDIA

  9. ANDES: Agent Native Data Evolving Synthesis Tool for Autonomous Instruction Alignment

    May 31, 2026Zhengyang Zhao, Shengjie Ye, Lu Ma +3LLM AlignmentLLM Agent Skill Learning

    Peking University · Sichuan University, Chengdu

  10. AutoSci: A Memory-Centric Agentic System for the Full Scientific Research Lifecycle

    May 29, 2026Weitong Qian, Beicheng Xu, Zhongao Xie +16Multi-Agent LLM SystemsLLM Agent Memory

    Peking University, Beijing, China

  11. Extending AI for Research to the Humanities: A Multi-Agent Framework for Evidence-Grounded Scholarship

    May 29, 2026Yating Pan, Jiajun Zhang, Jun Wang +1Multi-Agent LLM SystemsEvidence-Grounded Generation

    Department of Information Management, Peking University · Research Center for Digital Humanities, Peking University · Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Peking University +1

  12. MLIPilot: LLM-Driven Auto-Research for Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials

    May 29, 2026Etinosa Osaro, Santosh Adhikari, Stamatia Zavitsanou +2Machine Learning Interatomic PotentialsLarge Language Model-Guided Optimization

    PsiQuantum, 700 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304

  13. Planner-Centric Reinforcement Learning for Deep Research with Structure-Aware Reward

    May 29, 2026Mustafa Anis Hussain, Xinle Wu, Yao LuDeep Research AgentsLLM Planning

    National University of Singapore

  14. ResearchClawBench: A Benchmark for End-to-End Autonomous Scientific Research

    May 28, 2026Wanghan Xu, Shuo Li, Tianlin Ye +48LLM Agent EvaluationAI Agent Benchmarks

  15. Discovering Cooperative Pipelines: Autoresearch for Sequential Social Dilemmas

    May 28, 2026Víctor GallegoSocial DilemmasAI Coding Agents

    Komorebi AI Technologies

  16. Dr-CiK: A Testbed for Foresight-Driven Agents

    May 27, 2026Yihong Tang, Andrew Robert Williams, Arjun Ashok +6Time Series ForecastingForecasting Benchmarks

    McGill University · ServiceNow Research · Université de Montréal +3

  17. GENESIS: Harnessing AI Agents for Autonomous 6G RAN Synthesis, Research, and Testing

    May 26, 2026Tamerlan Aghayev, Maxime Elkael, Michele Polese +116G NetworksWireless Communications

    Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

  18. Persistent AI Agents in Academic Research: A Single-Investigator Implementation Case Study

    May 26, 2026Anas H. AlzahraniLong-Horizon Agent EvaluationAI Agent Governance

    Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  19. ScientistOne: Towards Human-Level Autonomous Research via Chain-of-Evidence

    May 25, 2026Rui Meng, Bhavana Dalvi Mishra, Jiefeng Chen +10Data ProvenanceCitation Verification

    Google Cloud AI Research

  20. Experiments in Agentic AI for Science

    May 25, 2026Judy Fox, Geoffrey FoxDocument UnderstandingAI for Science

    School of Data Science, Department of Computer Science, and Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

  21. Workflow Closure Is Not Scientific Closure in Auto-Research Systems

    May 25, 2026Shuai Wang, Xinyuan Tian, Pangpang Liu +1Human-in-the-Loop EvaluationAutonomous Scientific Discovery

    School of Public Health, Yale University, USA

  22. PRIMA: Operational Patterns for Resilient Multi-Agent Research with Verifiable Identity and Convergent Feedback

    May 23, 2026Sasank AnnapureddyMulti-Agent CoordinationMulti-Agent Orchestration

  23. AutoResearch AI: Towards AI-Powered Research Automation for Scientific Discovery

    May 22, 2026Guiyao Tie, Jiawen Shi, Dingjie Song +20AI Agents for Scientific DiscoveryScientific Workflow Automation

    Huazhong University of Science and Technology · Lehigh University · Wuhan University +13

  24. Advancing Mathematics Research with AI-Driven Formal Proof Search

    May 21, 2026George Tsoukalas, Anton Kovsharov, Sergey Shirobokov +18Automated Theorem ProvingAI Agent Evaluation

    1Google DeepMind1 · 2Aarhus University · 3Google

  25. Claw AI Lab: An Autonomous Multi-Agent Research Team

    May 21, 2026Fan Wu, Cheng Chen, Zhenshan Tan +12Multi-Agent LLM SystemsLLM Agent Orchestration

    1NTU · 2A*STAR · 4NUIST +3

  26. Sibyl-AutoResearch: Autonomous Research Needs Self-Evolving Trial-and-Error Harnesses, Not Paper Generators

    May 21, 2026Chengcheng Wang, Qinhua Xie, Wei He +3Scientific Workflow AutomationAutonomous Experimentation

    University of Sydney · 2East China Normal University · 3TokenRhythm AI +1

  27. RMA: Context-Orchestrated Research Math Agents

    May 20, 2026Zelin Zhao, Bo Yuan, Yuchen Zhu +2LLM Context ManagementLLM Mathematical Reasoning

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  28. AutoResearchClaw: Self-Reinforcing Autonomous Research with Human-AI Collaboration

    May 19, 2026Jiaqi Liu, Shi Qiu, Mairui Li +33Human-in-the-Loop AIAutonomous Scientific Discovery

    UNC · Rutgers University · UC Santa Cruz +8

  29. Time to REFLECT: Can We Trust LLM Judges for Evidence-based Research Agents?

    May 18, 2026Leyao Wang, Yanan He, Peng Chen +5AI Agent ReliabilityLLM-as-a-Judge

    Yale University · IBM Research

  30. How Far Are We From True Auto-Research?

    May 18, 2026Zhengxin Zhang, Ning Wang, Sainyam Galhotra +1LLM Agent EvaluationAI Agent Benchmarks

    Cornell University