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  1. AutoCompact: Learning When to Compact Context in Long-Horizon Coding Agents

    Oct 1, 2026Xuan Zhang, Longtao Zheng, Cunxiao Du +2Coding AgentsCompaction

    Singapore Management University · Nanyang Technological University · Harvard University

  2. Evolving Towards Better Codes: LLM-Guided Search for High-Distance Binary Linear Codes

    Sep 29, 2026Amal Seddas, Vladyslav Shashkov, Maryna Viazovska +1Evolutionary SearchSource-Channel Coding

    EPFL

  3. AI as a Compiler: Compiling Triton kernels without the Triton compiler

    Sep 29, 2026François Costa, Charly Castes, Thomas Bourgeat +1CudaCode Optimization

    Stanford University · EPFL

  4. Towards Certificate-Driven Software Porting: A Self-Improving Agentic Harness for Scientific Program Optimization

    Sep 28, 2026Piyush Jha, Aishik Ghosh, Vijay GaneshEvolutionary SearchCode Optimization

    School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA · School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

  5. KernelOPT: Dispatch-Aware Agentic Search for GPU Kernel Optimization

    Sep 24, 2026Aheli Poddar, Sanskar Prasad, Arindam Samanta +3Graphics Processing Unit KernelsPytorch

    Red Hat

  6. Efficiently Distributed Federated Learning

    Sep 17, 2026Gianluca Mittone, Robert Birke, Marco AldinucciFederated LearningCode Optimization

    Computer Science Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

  7. Accelerating Transfer-Learning-Based Autotuning with Predictive LLVM IR Performance Ranking

    Sep 14, 2026Md Arafat Hossain, Thomas Randall, Akash Dutta +3High-Performance ComputingCode Optimization

    School of Computing Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina, USA · MCS Argonne National Laboratory Lemont, Illinois, USA

  8. Efficiency Hallucination: Formalizing and Measuring Behavioral Calibration in LLM-Based Code Optimization

    Sep 13, 2026Sarah Wilson, Gail Kaiser, Patrick MusauCode OptimizationObject Hallucination

    Google · Columbia University · Vanderbilt University

  9. Building py-kvcache: A Performance Characterization of External KV Caching for vLLM with NVMe SSDs

    Sep 11, 2026Joseph Kanichai, Tiziano De Matteis, Animesh TrivediKv-Cache ManagementKey-Value Cache

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, the Netherlands · IBM Research Zurich Zurich, Switzerland

  10. Efficient Constant Optimization for Symbolic Regression with GPU-Accelerated Tree-Based Genetic Programming

    Sep 3, 2026Hao Mao, Xu Tony Liu, Shuai Lu +3Symbolic RegressionGenetic Algorithms

    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China · University of Washington, USA · Amazon Web Services, USA +4

  11. Learning how to Forget: Fine-tuning for Long-Context Sparse Attention

    Aug 20, 2026Matthias Seeger, Zeyu Zhang, Vihang Patil +2Dynamic Sparse AttentionEfficient Long-Context Inference

    Amazon Web Services · University of Amsterdam · Amazon +1

  12. The Time Value of Evolution

    Aug 13, 2026Matthew Siper, Ahmed Khalifa, Julian TogeliusEvolutionary SearchEvolutionary Optimization Methods

    Nof1, New York University · Nof1, University of Malta

  13. EvoMem: Memory-Augmented Evolution for Code Optimization

    Aug 11, 2026Viktor Volkov, Valentin Khrulkov, Andrey V. Galichin +8Evolutionary SearchMemory-Augmented Framework

    AXXX, Moscow, Russia · Applied AI Institute, Moscow, Russia · Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

  14. Effect of Abstractions and Prompting Strategies on LLM-Guided High-Performance Optimizations

    Aug 8, 2026Jiří Klepl, Maty'aš Brabec, Martin KrulišCode OptimizationHigh-Level Source Code

    Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

  15. PACE: Primitive-Aware Code Evolution for Automated Algorithm Design

    Aug 7, 2026Zhuoliang Xie, Ruihao Zheng, Xiang Xu +2Evolutionary SearchEvolutionary Optimization

    1Southern University of Science and Technology · 2Shenzhen University

  16. Quality Diversity for Reliable Data Driven Time-Use Optimization

    Aug 5, 2026Aneta Neumann, Ty Stanford, Dorothea Dumuid +1Uncertainty QuantificationReadmission Prediction

    Optimisation and Logistics School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Adelaide University Adelaide, Australia · School of Allied Health and Human Performance Adelaide University Adelaide, Australia

  17. COMPAS: Difficulty-Aware Joint Search for Optimizing Code Generation

    Aug 5, 2026Jingzhi Gong, Jie M. Zhang, Gunel Jahangirova +3Code GenerationCode Optimization

    King’s College London, University of London · National University of Singapore · University College London, University of London

  18. LEAP: Lean Environment-Feedback via Adaptive Pruning for Code RL in GPU Kernel Generation

    Aug 3, 2026Tankun Li, Zhi Chen, Yaohua TangGraphics Processing Unit KernelsCode Optimization

    Moore Threads AI

  19. Reinforcement Learning based DBMS Buffer Pool Auto-Tuning for Optimal Memory Utilization

    Jul 31, 2026Yifan Wang, Patrick Royer, Raphaël Féraud +1TuningCode Optimization

    Orange, France · Inria, France · Université de Lille, France

  20. Reinforcement Learning for Code Optimization

    Jul 28, 2026Pierre Chambon, Kunhao Zheng, Juliette Decugis +2Code OptimizationCode Generation

    1FAIR at Meta · 2Inria · 1FAIR at Meta, 2Inria +2

  21. Compiler-Grounded Hierarchical Diagnosis for LLM-Based Triton Kernel Optimization

    Jul 25, 2026Dongjie Chen, Ping Zhao, Bohua Zhan +11Graphics Processing Unit KernelsCuda

    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  22. Enhancing SLMs for Sustainable Code Optimization in Radio-Astronomy

    Jul 23, 2026Elisa Chiarotto, Jingbo Li, P. Chris Broekema +1Code OptimizationCode Generation

    LIACS, Leiden University · NWO-I ASTRON

  23. Multi-turn RL with Structural and Performance Aware Rewards for CUDA Kernel Generation

    Jul 23, 2026Quazi Ishtiaque Mahmud, Nesreen K. Ahmed, Ali JannesariCudaCode Optimization

    Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA · Cisco AI Research, San Jose, CA, USA

  24. Demonstrating GenDB: Instance-Optimized and Customized Query Processing Code Generation via LLM Agents

    Jul 22, 2026Jiale Lao, Immanuel TrummerLarge DatabasesCode Generation

    Cornell University

  25. PerfAgent: Profiler-Guided Iterative Refinement for Repository-Level Code Optimization

    Jul 22, 2026Ryan Deng, Yuanzhe Liu, Bastian Lipka +4Code OptimizationRepository-Level Code Understanding

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA · IBM, Ehningen, Germany +2

  26. TRIM: Reducing AI-Generated CodeSlop via Agent Trajectory Minimization

    Jul 20, 2026Alex Mathai, Shobini Iyer, Aleksandr Nogikh +4Code GenerationCode Optimization

    Dept. of Computer Science Columbia University, New York City, USA · Google Inc München, Germany · Google DeepMind Mountain View, CA, USA +1

  27. Harness Engineering for LLM-Driven GPU Kernel Generation

    Jul 20, 2026Yue Shui, Chenyu Ma, Hangfei Xu +2Graphics Processing Unit KernelsCode Optimization

    Baidu, Inc.

  28. Inference Economics of Enterprise Coding Agents: A Case Study of Cloud vs. On-Premise LLMs

    Jul 13, 2026Sheng-Wei Peng, Yi-Hsun Lin, Yi-Pei LeeCoding AgentsCode Optimization

    Pegatron Corporation Taipei, Taiwan

  29. Beyond the Need for Speed: Energy-Aware Code Generation via Simulation-Guided Reinforcement Learning

    Jul 6, 2026Saurabhsingh Rajput, Tushar SharmaEnergy-EfficientCode Generation

    Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

  30. Understanding Agent-Based Patching of Compiler Missed Optimizations

    Jul 2, 2026Batu Guan, Zirui Wang, Shaohua LiCode OptimizationAgentic Optimization

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong SAR

  31. Parameter Golf: What Really Works?

    Jul 1, 2026Prashanna Mani Paudel, Shivanand Venkanna SheshappanavarCode OptimizationLanguage Modeling

    Geometric Intelligence Research Lab., Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Wyoming

  32. A Self-Evolving Agentic System for Automated Generation and Execution of Biological Protocols

    Jun 30, 2026Yankai Jiang, Weiting Tang, Haoran Sun +11AutomatedSelf-Evolving Agents

    1Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Shanghai, China · 2Genoria AI, Shenzhen, China

  33. UniCoder: Unified Visual-to-Code Generation via Symbolic Rewards and Reference-Guided Code Optimization

    Jun 30, 2026Yaozhi Zheng, Yilei Jiang, Manyuan Zhang +5Image-To-Code GenerationVisual Generation

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

  34. AgRefactor: Self-Evolving Agentic Workflow for HLS Compatibility and Performance

    Jun 29, 2026Yang Zou, Zijian Ding, Yizhou Sun +1Code RefactoringHigh-Level Synthesis

    1Carnegie Mellon University · University of California, Los Angeles

  35. Evaluating LLMs on Real-World Software Performance Optimization

    Jun 24, 2026Ezgi Sarıkayak, Wenchao Gu, Hesham Ghonim +1Code OptimizationLarge Language Model Benchmarks

    Siemens AG · Technical University of Munich Munich, Germany · Technical University of Munich Heilbronn, Germany

  36. Code Isn't Memory: A Structural Codebase Index Inside a Coding Agent

    Jun 21, 2026Ishaan Bhola, Adithyan Krishnan, Sravanth Kurmala +1CodebasesCoding Agents

    SuperAGI Research

  37. AutoPass: Evidence-Guided LLM Agents for Compiler Performance Tuning

    Jun 18, 2026Zepeng Li, Jie Ren, Zhanyong Tang +2Code OptimizationTuning

    Shaanxi Normal University · China · Northwest University +2

  38. LoopCoder-v2: Only Loop Once for Efficient Test-Time Computation Scaling

    Jun 16, 2026Jian Yang, Shawn Guo, Wei Zhang +16Code OptimizationLoop

    1Beihang University · 2IQuest Research · 4Renming University of China +1

  39. Bridging Functional Correctness and Runtime Efficiency Gaps in LLM-Based Code Translation

    Jun 16, 2026Longhui Zhang, Jiahao Wang, Chenhao Hu +3Code OptimizationCode Generation

    1Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China.

  40. Remember, Don't Re-read: Stateful ReAct Agents for Token-Efficient Autonomous Experimentation

    Jun 12, 2026Faramarz JabbarvaziriCode Optimization

  41. Cross-Lingual Token Arbitrage: Optimizing Code Agent Context Windows via Local LLM Preprocessing

    Jun 2, 2026Mehmet Utku ColakCode OptimizationLarge Language Model Pretraining

    Department of Computer Engineering, Istanbul Technical University · Istanbul, Turkey

  42. CodegenBench: Can LLMs Write Efficient Code Across Architectures?

    Jun 1, 2026Jie Li, Wenzhao Wu, Junqi Hu +5Code OptimizationCode Generation

    1Sun Yat-sen University · 2National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi · 3National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen +2

  43. AI-PROPELLER: Warehouse-Scale Interprocedural Code Layout Optimization with AlphaEvolve

    May 28, 2026Chaitanya Mamatha Ananda, Rajiv Gupta, Mircea Trofin +4Code OptimizationHardware Efficiency

    University of California, Riverside · Google · Google DeepMind

  44. HTAM: Hierarchical Transition-Attended Memory for Operator Optimization

    May 28, 2026Yining Zhang, Mingyang Yi, Chen Wang +5Code OptimizationPeak Memory

    School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences · Zhongguancun Academy +1

  45. PassNet: Scaling Large Language Models for Graph Compiler Pass Generation

    May 28, 2026Yiqun Liu, Yingsheng Wu, Ruqi Yang +11Code OptimizationDecode Speedup

    Baidu, Inc.

  46. KLineage: Recovering the Missing When of Kernel Optimization by Deoptimizing Experts

    May 27, 2026Shuoming Zhang, Qiuchu Yu, Ruiyuan Xu +11Graphics Processing Unit KernelsCode Optimization

    SKLP, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of New South Wales

  47. Beyond pass@k: Redundancy-Aware RLVR for Multi-Sample Code Generation

    May 27, 2026Le Bronnec Florian, Alexandre Verine, Rio Yokota +1Code GenerationCode Optimization

    RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Tokyo, Japan · École Normale Supérieure Paris, PSL University, Paris, France · LAMSADE, CNRS, Université Paris-Dauphine-PSL, Paris, France

  48. Cast a Wider Net: Coordinated Pass@K Policy Optimization for Code Reasoning

    May 26, 2026Yilong Li, Suman Banerjee, Tong CheCode GenerationCode Optimization

    University of Wisconsin–Madison · NVIDIA Research

  49. Prior Knowledge or Search? A Study of LLM Agents in Hardware-Aware Code Optimization

    May 19, 2026Dmitry Redko, Albert Fazlyev, Konstantin Sozykin +3Code OptimizationCuda

    Applied AI Institute · AI Talent Hub, ITMO University · YSDA +1

  50. What Really Improves Mathematical Reasoning: Structured Reasoning Signals Beyond Pure Code

    May 19, 2026Yuze Zhao, Junpeng Fang, Lu Yu +6Mathematical ReasoningCode Optimization

    State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Intelligence, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China · Individual Researcher · Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center +1

  51. Using Biometrics to Understand AI-Assisted Coding Performance and its Perception

    May 19, 2026Paolo Burelli, Fabio Calefato, Daniela Grassi +5Ai-Assisted Programming TasksCognitive Load

    IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark · University of Bari, Italy

  52. A Heuristic Approach for Performance Tuning in RL-based Quadrotor Control via Reward Design and Termination Conditions

    May 18, 2026Fausto Mauricio Lagos Suarez, Akshit Saradagi, Vidya Sumathy +1QuadrotorReinforcement Learning Control

    Robotics and AI group, in the Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering at Luleåa University of Technology, Sweden

  53. AutoVecCoder: Teaching LLMs to Generate Explicitly Vectorized Code

    May 18, 2026Shangzhan Li, Xinyu Yin, Xuanyu Jin +8Code OptimizationVectorization

    Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China · Xiamen University, Xiamen, China · Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  54. Lean Refactor: Multi-Objective Controllable Proof Optimization via Agentic Strategy Search

    May 18, 2026Jialin Lu, Soonho Kong, Rodrigo Stehling +4Code RefactoringTheorem Proving

    Simon Fraser University · Amazon Web Services · MiroMind +1

  55. Bridging the Version Gap: Multi-version Training Improves ICD Code Prediction, Especially for Rare Codes

    May 18, 2026Jinghui Liu, Anthony NguyenInternational Classification Of Disease CodingCode Optimization

    Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO

  56. Beyond Execution: Static-Analysis Rewards and Hint-Conditioned Diffusion RL for Code Generation

    May 16, 2026Shuyin Ouyang, Zhaozhi Qian, Faroq AL-Tam +2Code GenerationDiffusion-Based Reinforcement Learning Methods

    King’s College London · Elm Europe

  57. Hydra: Efficient, Correct Code Generation via Checkpoint-and-Rollback Support

    May 14, 2026Alexander Du, Jianjun Ou, Danyang Zhuo +1Code GenerationCode Optimization

    Duke University Durham, NC, USA

  58. FlowCompile: An Optimizing Compiler for Structured LLM Workflows

    May 13, 2026Junyan Li, Zhang-Wei Hong, Maohao Shen +2Large Language Model WorkflowsAgentic Workflow Design

    UMass Amherst · MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab · MIT

  59. PerfCodeBench: Benchmarking LLMs for System-Level High-Performance Code Optimization

    May 13, 2026Huihao Jing, Wenbin Hu, Shaojin Chen +5Code OptimizationLarge Language Model Benchmarks

    HKUST · NYU · SWUPL

  60. Enabling Performant and Flexible Model-Internal Observability for LLM Inference

    May 11, 2026Nengneng Yu, Sixian Xiong, Yibo Zhao +2LLM Inference OptimizationPartial Observability

    Department of Computer Science University of Maryland, College Park