LLMs for Evolutionary Optimization

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  1. CVaR-RMD: CVaR Selection Pressure for Robust Metaheuristic Discovery

    Oct 19, 2026Ruodai Cui, Li NiuAutomated Heuristic DesignMetaheuristic Optimization

    Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MoE Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  2. LLM-Based Evaluation Planning for Heterogeneous Optimization

    Oct 17, 2026Nian Ran, Sebastian Brulin, Markus Olhofer +2Large Language Model-Guided OptimizationMulti-Fidelity Optimization

    The University of Manchester · UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Decision Making for Complex Systems · Honda Research Institute Europe

  3. LLM Evolutionary Search Strategies Should be Compared by Tokens

    Oct 13, 2026Tal Oved, Roi Pony, Oshri Naparstek +1LLMs for Evolutionary OptimizationLLM Evaluation

    IBM Research

  4. SEDIMA: Cross-Run Hierarchical Insight Memory for Evolutionary Search Agents

    Oct 1, 2026Amirhossein Abaskohi, Mahdi Mostajabdaveh, Zirui ZhouMemory-Augmented AgentsLLMs for Evolutionary Optimization

    University of British Columbia · Huawei Technologies Canada

  5. EvoDuet: Bilevel Co-Evolution of Web Searching and Task Solving for Scientific Discovery

    Sep 30, 2026Young-Jun Lee, Jinheon Baek, Soyeong Jeong +5Large Language Model-Guided OptimizationLLMs for Evolutionary Optimization

    University of Minnesota · KAIST · Seoul National University +1

  6. LLM-Driven Joint Evolution of Coupled Heuristics Components for Routing Optimization

    Sep 2, 2026Juntao Wei, Yangming Zhou, Zhibin Jiang +1LLMs for Evolutionary OptimizationAutomated Heuristic Design

    Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China · Global Institute of Future Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

  7. Operator Packages, Proposer Strength, and Construction-Family Plateaus in Office-Scale Verified Search

    Aug 28, 2026Roberto I. Ono FilhoLLMs for Evolutionary OptimizationLLM-Based Program Synthesis

    Independent researcher

  8. EvoMem: Memory-Augmented Evolution for Code Optimization

    Aug 11, 2026Viktor Volkov, Valentin Khrulkov, Andrey V. Galichin +8Memory-Augmented Language ModelsEvolutionary Optimization

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

  9. ELMER: Evolutionary Language Model that Explores and Refines

    Aug 10, 2026Matthew Siper, Ahmed Khalifa, Julian TogeliusLarge Language Model-Guided OptimizationGenetic Programming

    Nof1, New York University · Nof1, University of Malta

  10. A Hybrid Nested Harness for Decoupling Structure and Parameters in LLM-Driven Optimization

    Aug 8, 2026Víctor GallegoBlack-Box OptimizationLarge Language Model-Guided Optimization

    Komorebi AI Technologies

  11. Relay, Don't Route: Adaptive Population Handoff for Cost-Efficient LLM-Driven Evolution

    Aug 6, 2026Sichun Luo, Yi Huang, Guanzhi Deng +6Multi-Fidelity OptimizationEvolutionary Optimization

    1The University of Hong Kong · 2JIUTIAN Research, China Mobile · 3City University of Hong Kong +1

  12. LLM-Driven Evolutionary Generation of Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization Algorithms

    Jul 6, 2026Georgios Laskaris, Reuben Brasher, Niki van Stein +3Automated Algorithm DiscoveryEvolutionary Optimization

    Terra Quantum AG, Kornhausstrasse 25, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland · LIACS, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

  13. Evolution Fine-Tuning: Learning to Discover Across 371 Optimization Tasks

    Jun 27, 2026Young-Jun Lee, Seungone Kim, Minki Kang +5Large Language Model-Guided OptimizationEvolutionary Optimization

    University of Minnesota · Carnegie Mellon University · KAIST +3

  14. Mutation Without Variation: Convergence Dynamics in LLM-Driven Program Evolution

    Jun 3, 2026Can Gurkan, Forrest Stonedahl, Uri WilenskyLLMs for Evolutionary Optimization

    Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA

  15. Compute Allocation in Evolutionary Search: From Depth-Breadth to Multi-Armed Bandits

    May 28, 2026Sixue Xing, Haoyu He, Kerui Wu +4Multi-Armed BanditsEvolutionary Optimization

    University of Notre Dame · 2Northeastern University · University of Massachusetts Amherst +4

  16. LEVI: Stronger Search Architectures Can Substitute for Larger LLMs in Evolutionary Search

    May 10, 2026Temoor TanveerEvolutionary OptimizationLarge Language Model-Guided Optimization

    Independent Researcher

  17. Relation Reasoning with LLMs in Expensive Optimization

    Apr 30, 2026Ye Lu, Bingdong Li, Aimin Zhou +1Surrogate-Assisted OptimizationBlack-Box Optimization

    Shanghai Institute of Al for Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China

  18. SeaEvo: Advancing Algorithm Discovery with Strategy Space Evolution

    Apr 27, 2026Sichun Luo, Yi Huang, Haochen Luo +7Automated Algorithm DiscoveryEvolutionary Optimization

    1The University of Hong Kong · 2JIUTIAN Research, China Mobile · 3City University of Hong Kong

  19. What Makes an LLM a Good Optimizer? A Trajectory Analysis of LLM-Guided Evolutionary Search

    Apr 21, 2026Xinhao Zhang, Xi Chen, François Portet +1Evolutionary OptimizationLarge Language Model-Guided Optimization

    Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LIG, 38000 Grenoble, France

  20. TurboEvolve: Towards Fast and Robust LLM-Driven Program Evolution

    Apr 12, 2026Yang Yang, Zining Zhong, Jindong Li +5Large Language Model-Guided OptimizationEvolutionary Optimization

    Artificial Intelligence Thrust, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.

  21. RoboPhD: Evolving Diverse Complex Agents Under Tight Evaluation Budgets

    Apr 6, 2026Andrew Borthwick, Stephen Ash, Anthony GalczakLLMs for Evolutionary OptimizationLarge Language Model-Guided Optimization

    Independent Researchers

  22. CliffSearch: Structured Agentic Co-Evolution over Theory and Code for Scientific Algorithm Discovery

    Apr 1, 2026Youssef Mroueh, Carlos Fonseca, Brian Belgodere +1LLMs for Evolutionary OptimizationAutomated Algorithm Discovery

    IBM Research

  23. EvoX: Meta-Evolution for Automated Discovery

    Feb 26, 2026Shu Liu, Shubham Agarwal, Monishwaran Maheswaran +14Evolutionary OptimizationLLMs for Evolutionary Optimization

    UC Berkeley · Stanford University · Bespoke Labs

  24. Code World Models for Parameter Control in Evolutionary Algorithms

    Feb 25, 2026Camilo Chacón Sartori, Guillem Rodríguez CorominasCode World ModelsLarge Language Model-Guided Optimization

    ICN2 – Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Barcelona, Spain · Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain

  25. AdaEvolve: Adaptive LLM Driven Zeroth-Order Optimization

    Feb 23, 2026Mert Cemri, Shubham Agrawal, Akshat Gupta +9Large Language Model-Guided OptimizationLLMs for Evolutionary Optimization

    University of California, Berkeley · Bespoke Labs

  26. Simple Baselines are Competitive with Code Evolution

    Feb 18, 2026Yonatan Gideoni, Sebastian Risi, Yarin GalLLMs for Evolutionary OptimizationCode Generation Evaluation

    University of Oxford · Sakana AI and ITU Copenhagen

  27. ImprovEvolve: Basin-Hopping Meets LLM-Guided Evolutionary Search

    Feb 10, 2026Alexey Kravatskiy, Valentin Khrulkov, Ivan OseledetsLarge Language Model-Guided Scientific DiscoveryEvolutionary Optimization

    1MIRIAI, Russia · 2FusionBrain Lab, Russia · 3AXXX, Russia +1

  28. A Systematic Survey on Large Language Models for Evolutionary Optimization: From Modeling to Solving

    Sep 10, 2025Yisong Zhang, Ran Cheng, Guoxing Yi +1Evolutionary OptimizationLarge Language Model-Guided Optimization