Bas van Stein

Agentic Large Language Models, a Survey

2025 · Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research

Background: There is great interest in agentic LLMs, large language models that act as agents. Objectives: We review the growing body of work in this area and provide a research agenda. Methods: Agentic LLMs are …

BLADE: Benchmark suite for LLM-driven Automated Design and Evolution of iterative optimisation heuristics

2025 · arXiv (Cornell University)

The application of Large Language Models (LLMs) for Automated Algorithm Discovery (AAD), particularly for optimisation heuristics, is an emerging field of research. This emergence necessitates robust, standardised benchmarking practices to rigorously evaluate the capabilities and …