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  "abstract": "Image generation can be formulated as the progressive construction of a visual state under explicit constraints rather than solely as sampling from a learned probability distribution. Although constrained optimization and controllable image synthesis are established research areas, opportunities remain to investigate how constraint feasibility, conflict resolution, generation actions, and computational budgets can be coordinated within a unified image-construction process. This paper proposes Constraint-Optimized Image Generation (COIG), a conceptual framework in which an image is constructed through successive state transitions governed by hard constraints, soft constraints, and an adaptive generation controller. The framework introduces a feasibility-first optimization procedure that separates the restoration of hard-constraint feasibility from the subsequent optimization of visual quality. It further proposes constraint-impact analysis, candidate-action evaluation, cost-aware selection, and adaptive switching between local and global modifications. Unlike a formulation that merely adds all requirements to a weighted loss function, the proposed approach explicitly distinguishes mandatory requirements from negotiable preferences and identifies infeasibility as a separate outcome. A mathematical formulation, generation algorithm, implementation strategy, and experimental protocol are presented. The proposed method can operate on pixels, regions, geometric primitives, or latent image representations, and can be implemented as a standalone procedural generator or combined with existing generative models. Because the framework has not yet been experimentally evaluated, its effectiveness and novelty remain open questions. The central hypothesis is that coordinating feasibility restoration, constraint-aware action selection, and cost-sensitive optimization may improve constraint reliability and resource efficiency on suitable image-generation tasks.",
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      "name": "Jincheng Zhang",
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  "published": "2026-10-22",
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  "title": "Constraint-Optimized Image Generation: A Framework for Feasibility-Driven Construction, Adaptive Constraint Resolution, and Cost-Aware Visual Synthesis",
  "title_text": "Constraint-Optimized Image Generation: A Framework for Feasibility-Driven Construction, Adaptive Constraint Resolution, and Cost-Aware Visual Synthesis",
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