Camilo Chacón Sartori

Profile
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in Artificial Intelligence at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) in Bellaterra, Spain currently working on the intersection of computational optimization, metaheuristics, and large language models. I previously did research focused on developing visualization tools like STNWeb for analyzing optimization algorithms, working with researchers like Christian Blum and Gabriela Ochoa.

My work focuses on establishing novel connections between traditional optimization methods and modern AI approaches, particularly in developing hybrid systems that leverage large language models to enhance metaheuristic algorithms. I'm especially interested in creating visualization tools and automated analysis systems that make complex optimization algorithms more interpretable and accessible.

A key aspect of my research involves exploring how LLMs can be integrated with optimization techniques to improve algorithm performance and analysis. I've published several papers demonstrating innovative approaches like using LLMs for pattern recognition in metaheuristics and developing benchmark generators for assessing variability in graph analysis. Through my work, I aim to bridge the gap between classical optimization methods and cutting-edge AI technologies while making these tools more accessible to the broader research community.

Publications

Improving Existing Optimization Algorithms with LLMs

Improving Existing Optimization Algorithms with LLMs

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum

VisGraphVar: A benchmark generator for Assessing Variability in Graph Analysis Using Large Vision-Language Models

VisGraphVar: A benchmark generator for Assessing Variability in Graph Analysis Using Large Vision-Language Models

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum, Filippo Bistaffa

IEEE Access 2025

Metaheuristics and Large Language Models Join Forces: Toward an Integrated Optimization Approach

Metaheuristics and Large Language Models Join Forces: Toward an Integrated Optimization Approach

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum, Filippo Bistaffa, Guillem Rodríguez Corominas

IEEE Access 2024

Large Language Models for the Automated Analysis of Optimization Algorithms

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum, Gabriela Ochoa

Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation 2024

An Extension of STNWeb Functionality: On the Use of Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering as an Advanced Search Space Partitioning Strategy

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum, Gabriela Ochoa

Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation 2024

STNWeb: A new visualization tool for analyzing optimization algorithms

Camilo Chacón Sartori, C. Blum, G. Ochoa

Softw. Impacts 2023

Q-Learning Ant Colony Optimization supported by Deep Learning for Target Set Selection

Q-Learning Ant Colony Optimization supported by Deep Learning for Target Set Selection

Jairo Enrique Ramírez Sánchez, Camilo Chacón Sartori, C. Blum

Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation 2023

Search Trajectory Networks Meet the Web: A Web Application for the Visual Comparison of Optimization Algorithms

Camilo Chacón Sartori, C. Blum, G. Ochoa

International Conference on Software and Computer Applications 2023

Boosting a Genetic Algorithm with Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Hop Influence Maximization in Social Networks

Boosting a Genetic Algorithm with Graph Neural Networks for Multi-Hop Influence Maximization in Social Networks

Camilo Chacón Sartori, C. Blum

Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2022

STNWeb for the Analysis of Optimization Algorithms: A Short Introduction

Camilo Chacón Sartori, Christian Blum

Modeling, Identification and Control 2024