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7 papers

cs.AI2026

LLM-Augmented Chemical Synthesis and Design Decision Programs

Haorui Wang, Jeff Guo, Lingkai Kong +4

Retrosynthesis, the process of breaking down a target molecule into simpler precursors through a series of valid reactions, stands at the core of organic chemistry and drug develop…

cs.AI2026

Precise Attribute Intensity Control in Large Language Models via Targeted Representation Editing

Rongzhi Zhang, Liqin Ye, Yuzhao Heng +5

Precise attribute intensity control--generating Large Language Model (LLM) outputs with specific, user-defined attribute intensities--is crucial for AI systems adaptable to diverse…

cs.LG2025

Diffusion Models as Constrained Samplers for Optimization with Unknown Constraints

Lingkai Kong, Yuanqi Du, Wenhao Mu +8

Addressing real-world optimization problems becomes particularly challenging when analytic objective functions or constraints are unavailable. While numerous studies have addressed…

cs.LG2025

Two Birds with One Stone: Enhancing Uncertainty Quantification and Interpretability with Graph Functional Neural Process

Lingkai Kong, Haotian Sun, Yuchen Zhuang +3

Graph neural networks (GNNs) are powerful tools on graph data. However, their predictions are mis-calibrated and lack interpretability, limiting their adoption in critical applicat…

cs.LG2025

DF2: Distribution-Free Decision-Focused Learning

Lingkai Kong, Wenhao Mu, Jiaming Cui +4

Decision-focused learning (DFL), which differentiates through the KKT conditions, has recently emerged as a powerful approach for predict-then-optimize problems. However, under pro…

cs.NE2025

Efficient Evolutionary Search Over Chemical Space with Large Language Models

Haorui Wang, Marta Skreta, Cher-Tian Ser +11

Molecular discovery, when formulated as an optimization problem, presents significant computational challenges because optimization objectives can be non-differentiable. Evolutiona…