From Understanding to Excelling: Template-Free Algorithm Design through Structural-Functional Co-Evolution

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Auteurs principaux: Zhao, Zhe, Wen, Haibin, Wang, Pengkun, Wei, Ye, Zhang, Zaixi, Lin, Xi, Liu, Fei, An, Bo, Xiong, Hui, Wang, Yang, Zhang, Qingfu
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author Zhao, Zhe
Wen, Haibin
Wang, Pengkun
Wei, Ye
Zhang, Zaixi
Lin, Xi
Liu, Fei
An, Bo
Xiong, Hui
Wang, Yang
Zhang, Qingfu
author_facet Zhao, Zhe
Wen, Haibin
Wang, Pengkun
Wei, Ye
Zhang, Zaixi
Lin, Xi
Liu, Fei
An, Bo
Xiong, Hui
Wang, Yang
Zhang, Qingfu
contents Large language models (LLMs) have greatly accelerated the automation of algorithm generation and optimization. However, current methods such as EoH and FunSearch mainly rely on predefined templates and expert-specified functions that focus solely on the local evolution of key functionalities. Consequently, they fail to fully leverage the synergistic benefits of the overall architecture and the potential of global optimization. In this paper, we introduce an end-to-end algorithm generation and optimization framework based on LLMs. Our approach utilizes the deep semantic understanding of LLMs to convert natural language requirements or human-authored papers into code solutions, and employs a two-dimensional co-evolution strategy to optimize both functional and structural aspects. This closed-loop process spans problem analysis, code generation, and global optimization, automatically identifying key algorithm modules for multi-level joint optimization and continually enhancing performance and design innovation. Extensive experiments demonstrate that our method outperforms traditional local optimization approaches in both performance and innovation, while also exhibiting strong adaptability to unknown environments and breakthrough potential in structural design. By building on human research, our framework generates and optimizes novel algorithms that surpass those designed by human experts, broadening the applicability of LLMs for algorithm design and providing a novel solution pathway for automated algorithm development.
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spellingShingle From Understanding to Excelling: Template-Free Algorithm Design through Structural-Functional Co-Evolution
Zhao, Zhe
Wen, Haibin
Wang, Pengkun
Wei, Ye
Zhang, Zaixi
Lin, Xi
Liu, Fei
An, Bo
Xiong, Hui
Wang, Yang
Zhang, Qingfu
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
68W20, 68T20
I.2.7
Large language models (LLMs) have greatly accelerated the automation of algorithm generation and optimization. However, current methods such as EoH and FunSearch mainly rely on predefined templates and expert-specified functions that focus solely on the local evolution of key functionalities. Consequently, they fail to fully leverage the synergistic benefits of the overall architecture and the potential of global optimization. In this paper, we introduce an end-to-end algorithm generation and optimization framework based on LLMs. Our approach utilizes the deep semantic understanding of LLMs to convert natural language requirements or human-authored papers into code solutions, and employs a two-dimensional co-evolution strategy to optimize both functional and structural aspects. This closed-loop process spans problem analysis, code generation, and global optimization, automatically identifying key algorithm modules for multi-level joint optimization and continually enhancing performance and design innovation. Extensive experiments demonstrate that our method outperforms traditional local optimization approaches in both performance and innovation, while also exhibiting strong adaptability to unknown environments and breakthrough potential in structural design. By building on human research, our framework generates and optimizes novel algorithms that surpass those designed by human experts, broadening the applicability of LLMs for algorithm design and providing a novel solution pathway for automated algorithm development.
title From Understanding to Excelling: Template-Free Algorithm Design through Structural-Functional Co-Evolution
topic Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
68W20, 68T20
I.2.7
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10721