arxivcs.LGcs.SE2026-07-06
Beyond the Need for Speed: Energy-Aware Code Generation via Simulation-Guided Reinforcement Learning
Saurabhsingh Rajput, Tushar Sharma
Code models strictly prioritize functional correctness, leaving software energy efficiency as an unoptimized byproduct. Training models to generate energy-efficient code requires reproducible feedback at scale, which physical hardware measurement cannot reliably provide due to va…