@article{beyondthenodecladelevelselectionforeffic,
  title = {Beyond the Node: Clade-level Selection for Efficient MCTS in Automatic Heuristic Design},
  author = {Kezhao Lai and Yutao Lai and Hai-Lin Liu},
  year = {2026},
  eprint = {2602.00549},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00549},
}