Latent Space Optimization

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Latent space optimization maps complex or discrete objects into compact representations where searching for high-performing solutions can be easier and cheaper. Common approaches learn these spaces with variational autoencoders or pretrained language models, then use Bayesian optimization, gradient-based search, evolutionary methods, or constrained and active optimization. Applications include molecular and protein design, robot and physical-system design, neural architecture search, and steering language-model outputs. A central challenge is ensuring that the latent geometry supports useful search while decoded solutions remain valid: representation gaps, imperfect surrogates, and trade-offs between objective quality, diversity, and evaluation cost can limit results.

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  1. Using predefined vector systems to speed up neural network multimillion class classification

    Apr 1, 2026Nikita Gabdullin, Ilya AndrosovEfficient Neural Network InferenceMulticlass Classification

    Joint Stock "Research and production company "Kryptonite"

  2. Sparse Autoencoders as a Steering Basis for Phase Synchronization in Graph-Based CFD Surrogates

    Mar 28, 2026Yeping Hu, Ruben Glatt, Shusen LiuComputational Fluid DynamicsPDE Surrogate Modeling

    Computational Engineering Division Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA 94550 · Center for Applied Scientific Computing Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA 94550

  3. Property-Guided Molecular Generation and Optimization via Latent Flows

    Mar 27, 2026Alexander Arjun Lobo, Urvi Awasthi, Leonid ZhukovMolecular GenerationMolecular Optimization

    BCG X AI Science Institute

  4. Binary Latent Protein Fitness Landscapes for Quantum Annealing Optimization

    Mar 18, 2026Truong-Son HyProtein DesignLatent Space Optimization

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

  5. Robust Provably Secure Image Steganography via Latent Iterative Optimization

    Mar 10, 2026Yanan Li, Zixuan Wang, Qiyang Xiao +1Latent Space OptimizationImage Corruption Robustness

    School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Wuhan University · Key Laboratory of Aerospace Information Security and Trusted Computing, Ministry of Education

  6. Time-Aware Latent Space Bayesian Optimization

    Mar 1, 2026Tuan A. Vu, Julien Martinelli, Harri LähdesmäkiMolecule DesignBayesian Optimization

    Aalto University

  7. GENSR: Symbolic Regression Based in Equation Generative Space

    Feb 24, 2026Qian Li, Yuxiao Hu, Juncheng Liu +1Symbolic RegressionLatent Space Optimization

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China · Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China +1

  8. BarrierSteer: LLM Safety via Learning Barrier Steering

    Feb 23, 2026Thanh Q. Tran, Arun Verma, Kiwan Wong +3LLM SafetyAdversarial Robustness of Language Models

    Department of Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore · Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre, Republic of Singapore · CSAIL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA +1

  9. LEVDA: Latent Ensemble Variational Data Assimilation via Differentiable Dynamics

    Feb 23, 2026Phillip Si, Peng ChenData AssimilationLatent Space Optimization

    School of Computational Sciences and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

  10. Latent Regularization in Generative Test Input Generation

    Feb 17, 2026Giorgi Merabishvili, Oliver Weißl, Andrea StoccoAutomated Test GenerationLatent Space Optimization

    North Carolina State University USA · Technical University of Munich & fortiss GmbH Germany

  11. Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction Techniques for Bayesian Optimization

    Oct 17, 2025Luo Long, Coralia Cartis, Paz Fink ShustinVariational AutoencodersBayesian Optimization

    Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory, Andrew Wiles Building, Woodstock Rd, Oxford, OX2 6GG, United Kingdom.