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most citedMetaheuristics and Large Language Models Join Forces: Toward an Integrated Optimization Approach

12 citations · 13 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

cs.NE2026

From Hand-Crafted to LLM-Based Variation Operators in Metaheuristics: A Tutorial

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Guillem Rodríguez-Corominas, Christian Blum

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being employed as variation operators in metaheuristics, generating or modifying candidate solutions, heuristics, or programs inside i…

cs.AI2026

EMPATH: A Multilingual Auditor-Judge Benchmark for Safety Evaluation of Emotional-Support Chatbots

Camilo Chacón Sartori

Safety benchmarks often buy scalability by fixing the prompt, the language, and the turn structure. For emotional-support chatbots, that bargain hides precisely where safety failur…

cs.AI2026

A Fixed-Budget, Cluster-Aware Standard for LLM-as-a-Judge Evaluation: A Multi-Hop RAG Stress Test

Camilo Chacón Sartori, José H. García

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems are often compared by asking a large language model (LLM) judge which answer is better. For multi-hop RAG, this has become a measuremen…

cs.AI2026

Transferable knowledge graphs with executable learned operators for algorithm design

Camilo Chacón Sartori, José H. García, Andrei Voicu Tomut +1

Procedural knowledge in algorithm design is embedded in source code and rebuilt for each new domain. We introduce Generative Executable Algorithm Knowledge Graphs (GEAKG), a repres…

cs.SE2026

The Specification Gap: Coordination Failure Under Partial Knowledge in Code Agents

Camilo Chacón Sartori

When multiple LLM-based code agents independently implement parts of the same class, they must agree on shared internal representations, even when the specification leaves those ch…

cs.CY2026

Coherent Without Grounding, Grounded Without Success: Observability and Epistemic Failure

Camilo Chacón Sartori

When an agent can articulate why something works, we typically take this as evidence of genuine understanding. This presupposes that effective action and correct explanation covary…

cs.LG2026

Code World Models for Parameter Control in Evolutionary Algorithms

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Guillem Rodríguez Corominas

Can an LLM learn how an optimizer behaves -- and use that knowledge to control it? We extend Code World Models (CWMs), LLM-synthesized Python programs that predict environment dyna…

cs.SE2025

irace-evo: Automatic Algorithm Configuration Extended With LLM-Based Code Evolution

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum

Automatic algorithm configuration tools such as irace efficiently tune parameter values but leave algorithmic code unchanged. This paper introduces a first version of irace-evo, an…

cs.NE2025

LLM-Based Instance-Driven Heuristic Bias In the Context of a Biased Random Key Genetic Algorithm

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Martín Isla Pino, Pedro Pinacho-Davidson +1

Integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) within metaheuristics opens a novel path for solving complex combinatorial optimization problems. While most existing approaches leverage L…

cs.AI2025

Architectures of Error: A Philosophical Inquiry into AI and Human Code Generation

Camilo Chacón Sartori

With the rise of generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models are increasingly employed for code generation, becoming active co-authors alongside human programmers. Focusing specif…

cs.AI2025

Combinatorial Optimization for All: Using LLMs to Aid Non-Experts in Improving Optimization Algorithms

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown notable potential in code generation for optimization algorithms, unlocking exciting new opportunities. This paper examines how LLMs, rather…

cs.AI2025

Improving Existing Optimization Algorithms with LLMs

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum

The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into optimization has created a powerful synergy, opening exciting research opportunities. This paper investigates how LLMs can enha…

cs.CV2024

VisGraphVar: A Benchmark Generator for Assessing Variability in Graph Analysis Using Large Vision-Language Models

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum, Filippo Bistaffa

The fast advancement of Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) has shown immense potential. These models are increasingly capable of tackling abstract visual tasks. Geometric structu…

cs.AI2024★ 12 cited

Metaheuristics and Large Language Models Join Forces: Toward an Integrated Optimization Approach

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum, Filippo Bistaffa +1

Since the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) a couple of years ago, researchers in metaheuristics (MHs) have wondered how to use their power in a beneficial way within their algo…

cs.AI2024★ 1 cited

Large Language Models for the Automated Analysis of Optimization Algorithms

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum, Gabriela Ochoa

The ability of Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate high-quality text and code has fuelled their rise in popularity. In this paper, we aim to demonstrate the potential of LLMs…