Publications

Large Language Models for Explaining Unsatisfiable Constraint Satisfaction Problems

2026 · Workshop on LLMs meet Constraint Solving at FLoC & CP 2026 (LLM-Solve 2026)

Bleukx I., and Guns T. (2026). Large Language Models for Explaining Unsatisfiable Constraint Satisfaction Problems. In LLM-Solve.

Towards Step-Wise Explanations of Large Search Trees

2026 · International Conference on Principles and Practices of Constraint Programming (CP)

Bleukx I., Stuckey P. J., and Guns T. (2026). Towards Step-Wise Explanations of Large Search Trees. In CP.

Unified Programmatic Access to CO Benchmarks, to Connect Constraint Solving Communities

2026 · International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing (SAT)

Sergeys T., Bleukx I., and Guns T. (2026). Unified Programmatic Access to CO Benchmarks, to Connect Constraint Solving Communities. In SAT.

Using Certifying Constraint Solvers for Generating Step-wise Explanation Sequences

2026 · The 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2026)

Bleukx I., Flippo M., Bogaerts B., and Guns T. (2026). Using Certifying Constraint Solvers for Generating Step-wise Explanation Sequences. In AAAI.

Towards Efficient and User-oriented Explanations for Constraint Solving

2025 · KU Leuven · PhD Thesis

Bleukx I. (2025). Towards Efficient and User-oriented Explanations for Constraint Solving. PhD thesis, KU Leuven.

Modeling and Explaining an Industrial Workforce Allocation and Scheduling Problem

2025 · International Conference on Principles and Practices of Constraint Programming (CP)

🏆 Best application paper award at CP 2025

Bleukx I., Boumazouza R., Guns T., Laage N., and Poveda G. (2025). Modeling and Explaining an Industrial Workforce Allocation and Scheduling Problem. In CP.

Exploiting Symmetries in MUS Computation

2025 · The 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2025)

Bleukx I., Verhaeghe H., Bogaerts B., and Guns T. (2025). Exploiting Symmetries in MUS Computation. In AAAI.

Mutational Fuzz Testing for Constraint Modeling Systems

2024 · International Conference on Principles and Practices of Constraint Programming (CP)

Vanroose W., Bleukx I., Devriendt J., Tsouros D., Verhaeghe H., and Guns T. (2024). Mutational Fuzz Testing for Constraint Modeling Systems. In CP.

Efficient Modeling of Half-reified Global Constraints

2024 · International Workshop on Constraint Modelling and Reformulation at CP 2024 (ModRef 2024)

Bleukx I., Verhaeghe H., Tsouros D., and Guns T. (2024). Efficient Modeling of Half-reified Global Constraints. In ModRef.

Simplifying Step-Wise Explanation Sequences

2023 · International Conference on Principles and Practices of Constraint Programming (CP)

Bleukx I., Devriendt J., Gamba E., Bogaerts B., and Guns T. (2023). Simplifying Step-Wise Explanation Sequences. In CP.

Sudoku Assistant - an AI-Powered App to Help Solve Pen-and-Paper Sudokus

2023 · The 38th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2023)

🏆 Best demo paper award at AAAI 2023

Guns T., Gamba E., Mulamba M., Bleukx I., Berden S., and Pesa M. (2023). Sudoku Assistant - an AI-Powered App to Help Solve Pen-and-Paper Sudokus. In AAAI.

Model-Based Algorithm Configuration with Adaptive Capping and Prior Distributions

2022 · International Conference on the Integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research (CPAIOR)

Bleukx I., Berden S., Coenen L., Decleyre N., and Guns T. (2022). Model-Based Algorithm Configuration with Adaptive Capping and Prior Distributions. In CPAIOR.