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#reinforcement learning Open access Oct 2026

From Greedy Steps to Global Optimization: Learning Sequential Test Suite Generation

This paper formalizes test suite generation as a Markov Decision Process (MDP) and demonstrates that its objective exhibits monotone submodularity, which enables an effective relaxation of this NP-hard global optimization into a tractable step-wise greedy procedure.

Guo-Qing Wang, Cheng-Ran Yang, Xiao-Xuan Zhou et al. · 0 citations
#large language models Open access Oct 2026

Test vs Mutant: Adversarial LLM Agents for Robust Unit Test Generation

Software testing is a critical, yet resource-intensive phase of the software development lifecycle. Search-based approaches typically achieve high coverage but produce tests with low readability, whereas large language model (LLM)-based methods generate more human-readable tests but often suffer from low coverage and c...

Pengyu Chang, Yixiong Fang, SILIN CHEN et al. · 0 citations
#large language models Open access Oct 2026

On the Evaluation of Large Language Models in Unit Test Evolution (Experience Paper)

Large language models (LLMs) have recently shown promising potential in automating unit test evolution for evolving software systems. However, the effectiveness of LLMs in unit test evolution remains insufficiently understood, particularly with respect to prompt design choices, in-context learning (ICL) strategies, and...

Wei-Chang Liu, Jun-Wei Zhang, Yu-Qing Niu et al. · 0 citations
#large language models Open access Oct 2026

Code–Test Co-translation: Towards Practical and Effective Program Migration in the Wild

Program migration, which involves translating software systems from one programming language to another, is essential for modernizing legacy systems and improving maintainability. Recent large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated strong performance in code translation; however, existing methods and benchmarks still...

Xi-Tao Li, Xiao-Fei Xie, Jiang Wu et al. · 0 citations
#large language models Open access Oct 2026

Compiling Large Multi-modal Requirement Documents into Runnable Software Systems: From an Agentic Test-Driven Perspective

Large Language Models (LLMs) have significantly improved programming efficiency by parsing natural language into code snippets. However, their performance degrades significantly as requirements scale; when faced with multi-modal documents containing hundreds of scenarios, LLMs often produce incorrect implementations or...

Weiyu Kong, Yun Lin, Xiwen Teoh et al. · 1 citation
#human-computer interacti... Preprint Oct 2026

Understanding Student Use of Large Language Models Across Computer Science Subfields

This research full paper examines how undergraduate students use large language models (LLMs) across computer science subfields. As LLMs become increasingly integrated into computing education, understanding how their use varies across technical and pedagogical contexts is essential for designing effective, subfield-aw...

S. Nizamani, Yoonjeong Lee, Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar et al. · 0 citations

AuraForge: Scaling Security Supervision for Training Coding Agents

AuraForge is introduced to synthesize and validate executable security tests for training secure coding agents, and it is demonstrated that AuraForge provides more diverse and reliable security supervision to train secure coding agents.

Dan-Qing Wang, Song-Wen Zhao, Harsh Sharma et al. · 0 citations

AutoCompact: Learning When to Compact Context in Long-Horizon Coding Agents

Coding agents solve repository-level software engineering tasks through long trajectories of code inspection, search, editing, and testing. As a task progresses, earlier exploration becomes stale, so managing context is more than avoiding overflow: an agent must decide when to compact, what working state to preserve, a...

Xuan Zhang, Long-Tao Zheng, Cun-Xiao Du et al. · 2 citations
#machine learning Preprint Oct 2026

TRACE: Tackling Real-World Resource Assignment Problems via Agentic Heuristic Design

Dynamic resource assignment, the real-time allocation of task streams to heterogeneous processing nodes, is the backbone of modern computing infrastructure. While learning-based schedulers excel in research, industrial deployments still rely on hand-written rules that operators can read, audit, and execute within tight...

J. Ayala-Romero, Andres Garcia-Saavedra, X. Costa-Pérez · 0 citations
#machine learning Preprint Oct 2026

FastCI: Efficient GPU-Intensive CI for LLM Training Frameworks

As large language models (LLMs) keep growing in size and complexity, their training frameworks evolve at a rapid pace as well. Therefore, continuous integration (CI) is critical for maintaining the quality and stability of these frameworks. However, unlike traditional software, CI for LLM training frameworks relies on...

Tian-Shuo Qiao, Nai-Qian Zheng, Xiao-Peng Liu et al. · 0 citations
#software testing Review Sep 2026

Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between innovative behaviors and future visions of sports management students. The research was conducted within the framework of a relational survey model and was carried out using data obtained from 215 students (90 female, 125 male) studying in the Eastern...

Gamze Durmuş, Pınar Karacan Doğan · 0 citations

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Microsoft Research Blog Oct 12, 2026

Simulating student learning for better AI tutoring

StudentSim is a research system for evaluating and improving AI tutoring tools before they are tested with learners. It models how individuals may engage with tutors, giving feedback to improve tutor performance across subjects like chess, writing, and mathematics. The post Simulating student learning for better AI tutoring appeared first on Microsoft Research.

MIT News · Artificial Intelligence Oct 2, 2026

Documenting the tech worker movement

Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.

MIT News · Artificial Intelligence Oct 2, 2026

Documenting the tech worker movement

Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.

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