ICFP/SPLASH 2025
Sun 12 - Sat 18 October 2025 Singapore
Wed 15 Oct 2025 14:55 - 15:10 at Orchid Small - LLMs for Code Generation Chair(s): Guannan Wei

Large Language Models have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in automated code generation, yet their statistical nature and black-box characteristics create significant semantic gaps manifested through syntax errors, semantic hallucinations, and reliability concerns. This position paper argues that principled integration of Programming Language (PL) techniques is essential for bridging these gaps. Through structured program representations, formal correctness guarantees, and robust verification mechanisms, PL techniques can elevate LLM-generated code from statistical pattern matching to truly reliable and trustworthy levels. This integration is crucial for developing systems that generate code that is not only functionally correct but also interpretable, verifiable, and ultimately trustworthy.

Wed 15 Oct

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13:40 - 15:20
LLMs for Code GenerationLMPL at Orchid Small
Chair(s): Guannan Wei Tufts University
13:40
15m
Talk
W2GPU: Toward WebAssembly-to-WebGPU Program Translation via Small Language Models
LMPL
Mehmet Oguz Derin Unaffiliated
Media Attached
13:55
15m
Talk
Reasoning as a Resource: Optimizing Fast and Slow Thinking in Code Generation Modelsrecorded
LMPL
Zongjie Li The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Shuai Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
14:10
15m
Talk
Ranking Formal Specifications using LLMsremote
LMPL
Deyuan (Mike) He Princeton University, Zhendong Ang National University of Singapore, Ankush Desai Amazon Web Services, Aarti Gupta Princeton University
14:25
15m
Talk
Challenges in C++ to Rust Translation with Large Language Models: A Preliminary Empirical Study
LMPL
Yanyan Yan Nanjing University, Yang Feng Nanjing University, Qi He Nanjing University, Jun Zeng Chongqing University, Baowen Xu Nanjing University
14:40
15m
Talk
The Modular Imperative: Rethinking LLMs for Maintainable Software
LMPL
Anastasiya Kravchuk-Kirilyuk Harvard University, Fernanda Graciolli Midspiral, Nada Amin Harvard University
14:55
15m
Talk
Programming Language Techniques for Bridging LLM Code Generation Semantic Gapsremote
LMPL
Yalong Du Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Chaozheng Wang The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Huaijin Wang Ohio State University