ICSE 2026
Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mon 13 Apr 2026 12:10 - 12:25 at Bora Bora IV - GI@ICSE 2026 Session 2 Chair(s): Aymeric Blot

Genetic improvement (GI) is typically used as an approach for optimizing source code for a particular task, where examples include minimizing runtime, improving energy efficiency, and reducing memory footprint. As with any evolutionary algorithm, GI will optimize for a desired fitness objective and can be coerced into objectives that are not strictly for the improvement of software. This paper presents in-progress work towards using GI as a method for generating glitch art, or artwork that is created by intentionally corrupting files (i.e., databending) to provide an aesthetic or emotional experience. We use the PYGGI framework to explore how code patches can impact an existing glitch art framework, with the goal being to find new and interesting outputs that are different from what can be found with random search.

[Presentation] Databending as a Target for Genetic Improvement (DtabendingForGI_Hariri.pdf)742KiB

Mon 13 Apr

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11:00 - 12:30
GI@ICSE 2026 Session 2GI at Bora Bora IV
Chair(s): Aymeric Blot University of Rennes, IRISA / INRIA
11:00
30m
Tutorial
Mini-Tutorial: Automated Software Improvement with Magpie
GI
Aymeric Blot University of Rennes, IRISA / INRIA
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11:30
20m
Talk
Applying Genetic Improvement Techniques for Automated Program Repair of Transpiled Code
GI
Prasham Jadhwani University College London (UCL), Carol Hanna University College London, William Langdon University College London, Justyna Petke University College London
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11:50
20m
Talk
GI-Agent Search-Based LLM Agent for Code Optimization with Genetic Improvement
GI
Donghyun Lee University College London, William Langdon University College London, Justyna Petke University College London
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12:10
15m
Talk
Databending as a Target for Genetic ImprovementVirtual Attendance
GI
Erik Fredericks Grand Valley State University, Byron DeVries Grand Valley State University, Reihaneh Hariri Grand Valley State University
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12:25
5m
Day closing
Closing
GI