Evaluating and Improving the Quality of LLM-Generated Code

Abstract

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used to generate production code, yet systematic methods for evaluating their quality and security remain underdeveloped. This tutorial introduces a reusable, end-to-end evaluation pipeline grounded in empirical software engineering practices, focusing on post-generation validation rather than prompt design. Participants will apply static analysis tools to assess maintainability, reliability, and security, and compare results across models, prompts, and human-written baselines. The pipeline supports structured aggregation and interpretation of outputs, enabling reproducible and defensible assessments. Extensions include agentic remediation, explainability for trust calibration, and bias-aware evaluation. Attendees will leave with practical evaluation artifacts and a principled framework for validating AI-generated code in modern development workflows.