Publications

Grouped by research program, newest first. Google Scholar: 574 citations (Sep 2026).

Agent reasoning and adaptation

MASPRM: Multi-Agent System Process Reward Model

M Yazdani, M Mostajabdaveh, Z Zhou, Y Xiong

arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.24803 (2025)

SEDIMA: memory for search agents

REALM @ EMNLP 2026 ยท Spotlight

Automated algorithm discovery and learned search

EvoCut: Strengthening Integer Programs via Evolution-Guided Language Models

M Yazdani, M Mostajabdaveh, S Aref, Z Zhou

arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.11850 (2025)

COAgents: Multi-Agent Framework to Learn and Navigate Routing Problems Search Space

O Yakovenko, M Mostajabdaveh, C Ahmed, AA Sivas, X Li, Z Zhou, K Mao

LION 20: Learning and Intelligent Optimization Conference (2026)

Latent Heuristic Search: Continuous Optimization for Automated Algorithm Design

C Ahmed, M Mostajabdaveh, Z Zhou

LION 20: Learning and Intelligent Optimization Conference (2026)

Language, modeling, and evaluation

Evaluating LLM Reasoning in the Operations Research Domain with ORQA

M Mostajabdaveh, TT Yu, SCB Dash, R Ramamonjison, JS Byusa, G Carenini, Z Zhou, Y Zhang

Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2025)

SmartAPS: Tool-Augmented LLMs for Operations Management

TTL Yu, M Mostajabdaveh, JS Byusa, R Ramamonjison, G Carenini, K Mao, Z Zhou, Y Zhang

AAAI 2025 Bridge on AI and ORMS; arXiv:2507.17927 (2025)

Optimization Modeling and Verification from Problem Specifications Using a Multi-Agent Multi-Stage LLM Framework

M Mostajabdaveh, TT Yu, R Ramamonjison, G Carenini, Z Zhou, Y Zhang

INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research (2024)

Towards Human-Aligned Evaluation for Linear Programming Word Problems

L Xing, X Wang, Y Feng, Z Fan, J Xiong, Z Guo, X Fu, R Ramamonjison, et al.

LREC-COLING 2024

LaTeX2Solver: A Hierarchical Semantic Parsing of LaTeX Document into Code for an Assistive Optimization Modeling Application

R Ramamonjison, T Yu, L Xing, M Mostajabdaveh, X Li, X Fu, X Han, et al.

ACL 2023, System Demonstrations

NL4Opt Competition: Formulating Optimization Problems Based on Their Natural Language Descriptions

R Ramamonjison, T Yu, R Li, H Li, G Carenini, B Ghaddar, S He, M Mostajabdaveh, A Banitalebi-Dehkordi, Z Zhou, Y Zhang

NeurIPS 2022 Competition Track, PMLR (2023)

Current work

Work under anonymous review is listed by topic only. Titles and links are added as decisions and preprints appear.

  • Agent reasoning and adaptation: pre-execution action selection, memory for frozen models, reusable multi-agent designs, and compute allocation for embodied agents. under review
  • Agent reasoning and adaptation: HERMES, a memory architecture for multi-agent systems. in progress
  • Language, modeling, and evaluation: ambiguity-aware modeling benchmarks and representation quality in vision-language models. under review
  • Language, modeling, and evaluation: an evaluation harness for coding agents that modify a production optimization solver. in progress
  • Automated algorithm discovery: LLM-evolved structure for mixed-integer solving. under review

Optimization methods and decision systems

A Branch-and-Price Algorithm for Fast and Equitable Last-Mile Relief Aid Distribution

M Mostajabdaveh, FS Salman, WJ Gutjahr

European Journal of Operational Research (2025)

Discrete Optimization of Min-Max Violation and Its Applications Across Computational Sciences

C Ahmed, M Mostajabdaveh, S Aref, Z Zhou

arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.13437 (2025)

Bayan Algorithm: Detecting Communities in Networks Through Exact and Approximate Optimization of Modularity

S Aref, M Mostajabdaveh, H Chheda

Physical Review E (2024)

Analyzing Modularity Maximization in Approximation, Heuristic, and Graph Neural Network Algorithms for Community Detection

S Aref, M Mostajabdaveh

Journal of Computational Science (2024)

Heuristic Modularity Maximization Algorithms for Community Detection Rarely Return an Optimal Partition or Anything Similar

S Aref, M Mostajabdaveh, H Chheda

International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS (2023)

Two Dimensional Guillotine Cutting Stock and Scheduling Problem in Printing Industry

M Mostajabdaveh, FS Salman, N Tahmasbi

Computers & Operations Research (2022)

Inequity-Averse Shelter Location for Disaster Preparedness

M Mostajabdaveh, WJ Gutjahr, F Sibel Salman

IISE Transactions (2019)

Patents

Methods and Systems for Generating Advanced Planning Tools for Operations Analysis and Management

TTL Yu, M Mostajabdaveh, R Ramamonjison, JS Byusa, G Carenini, K Mao, Z Zhou, Y Zhang

US Patent App. US20250363435A1 (2025)

Methods and Systems for Specification Extraction and Model Building Using Language Models

M Mostajabdaveh, R Ramamonjison, TTL Yu, L Xing, JS Byusa, Z Fan, et al.

WO Patent WO2025043698A1 (2025)

Methods and Systems for Explainable Template Retrieval for Optimization Modeling

T Yu, R Ramamonjison, M Mostajabdaveh, Y Zhan

WO Patent WO2024174195A1 (2024)

Systems and Methods for Towards Human-Aligned Evaluation for Auto-Formulating Optimization Modeling with Large Language Models

X Linzi, X Wang, FAN Zhenan, F Yuxi, J Xiong, Z Guo, FU Xiaojin, et al.

US Patent App. US20250131059A1 (2025)