Daily Program Overview
Final talk titles and speaker pairings will be posted closer to the event.
The overview below helps delegates plan travel and networking commitments.
July 11, 2025 · Morning Sessions
| Time | Session | Chair |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–9:30 | Opening Ceremony • Speeches from Vice-Presidents • Group Photo | Chair: Wei Xu |
| 9:30–10:10 | Invited Talk: Linear Genetic Programming Speaker: Prof. Wolfgang Banzhaf | Chair: Jing Liang |
| 10:10–10:30 | Tea Break | Chair: — |
| 10:30–11:10 | Invited Talk: Revisiting Evolutionary Machine Learning – 50 Years of Development Speaker: Prof. Mengjie Zhang | Chair: Liang Feng |
| 11:10–11:50 | Invited Talk: Co-Evolutionary Approach to Program and Test Case Generation with Large Language Models Speaker: Prof. Yuan Yuan | Chair: — |
| 11:50–12:20 | Panel Discussion: What are the unique advantages of GPEML? What are the biggest bottlenecks in GPEML development and real-world adoption, and how to overcome them? Panelists: Prof. Mengjie Zhang, Prof. Wolfgang Banzhaf, Prof. Chao Qian, Prof. Yuan Yuan, Prof. Yanan Sun | Chair: Bing Xue |
July 11, 2025 · Afternoon Sessions
| Time | Session | Chair |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00–14:40 | Invited Talk: Evolutionary Learning – From Theory to Practice Speaker: Prof. Chao Qian | Chair: Yu Xue |
| 14:40–15:20 | Invited Talk: Feature Space Transformations with Genetic Programming Speaker: Prof. Leonardo Trujillo | Chair: P. N. Suganthan |
| 15:20–15:40 | Tea Break | Chair: — |
| 15:40–16:20 | Invited Talk: Runtime Analysis of Evolutionary NAS for Multiclass Classification Speaker: Prof. Yanan Sun | Chair: Xiny Zhou |
| 16:20–17:00 | Invited Talk: How Neutrality Shapes Evolution – Simplicity Bias and Search Speaker: A/Prof. Ting Hu | Chair: Wenjing Hong |
| 17:00–17:40 | Invited Talk: Automated Algorithm Design with Large Language Models Speaker: A/Prof. Zichao Lu | Chair: Ying Bi |
July 12, 2025 · Morning Sessions
| Time | Session | Chair |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00–9:40 | Invited Talk: Training Autoencoders with Cooperative Coevolution Speaker: Dr. Erik Hemberg | Chair: Peng Wang |
| 9:40–10:20 | Invited Talk: Neural PDE Solvers: From Black-Box Approximators to Transparent Scientific Tools via Evolution-Inspired Strategies Speaker: Prof. Min Jiang | Chair: Wei Li |
| 10:20–10:40 | Tea Break | Chair: — |
| 10:40–11:20 | Invited Talk: Evolving Models, Exploring Spaces: Evolutionary Computation as a Pathway to Efficiency and Creativity Speaker: A/Prof. Penousal Machado | Chair: Caitong Yue |
| 11:20–12:00 | Invited Talk: Genetic Programming for Automated Feature and Model Learning: From Theory to Real-World Applications Speaker: Prof. Bing Xue | Chair: Cuie Yang |
| 12:00–12:30 | Panel Discussion: How to Publish GPEML Papers in Top-Tier Conferences and Journals? Panelists: Prof. Bing Xue, A/Prof. Penousal Machado, Prof. Leonardo Trujillo, Prof. Min Jiang, Prof. Jinghui Zhong | Chair: Ting Hu |
July 12, 2025 · Afternoon Sessions
| Time | Session | Chair |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00–14:40 | Invited Talk: Data-driven Optimization of Complex Systems Assisted by Small and Large Models Speaker: Prof. Yaochu Jin | Chair: Mengjie Zhang |
| 14:40–15:20 | Invited Talk: Integrating Pretrained Transformers with Genetic Programming for Symbolic Regression Speaker: Prof. Jinghui Zhong | Chair: Wei Du |
| 15:20–15:40 | Tea Break | Chair: — |
| 15:40–16:20 | Invited Talk: Innovative Applications of Genetic Programming in Agricultural Remote Sensing Speaker: Prof. Miao Lu | Chair: Ke Chen |
| 16:20–17:00 | Invited Talk: Greedy is Good?! Speaker: A/Prof. Yahui Jia | Chair: Qiqi Liu |
| 17:00–17:40 | Research on GPEML in Zhengzhou University & Closing Ceremony Speaker: Prof. Ying Bi | Chair: Gonglin Yuan |