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Explainable Iterative Data Visualisation Refinement via an LLM Agent

arXiv 2604.15319 ↗First posted 2 Mar 2026cs.HC cs.AIcited by 0

On the map: LLM agents and tool use → Multimodal and embodied agents

Abstract (arXiv)

Exploratory analysis of high-dimensional data relies on embedding the data into a low-dimensional space (typically 2D or 3D), based on which visualization plot is produced to uncover meaningful structures and to communicate geometric and distributional data characteristics. However, finding a suitable algorithm configuration, particularly hyperparameter setting, to produce a visualization plot that faithfully represents the underlying reality and encourages pattern discovery remains challenging. To address this challenge, we propose an agentic AI pipleline that leverages a large language model (LLM) to bridge the gap between rigorous quantitative assessment and qualitative human insight. By treating visualization evaluation and hyperparameter optimization as a semantic task, our system generates a multi-faceted report that contextualizes hard metrics with descriptive summaries, and suggests actionable recommendation of algorithm configuration for refining data visualization. By implementing an iterative optimization loop of this process, the system is able to produce rapidly a high-quality visualization plot, in full automation.

Key facts. No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Multimodal and embodied agents, one of 16 directions in LLM agents and tool use. Builds on 5 of its 22 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 2 Mar 2026.

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