We present a theory of a modeler's problem decomposition skills in the context of optimal reasonzng -- the use of qualitative modeling to strategically guide numerical explor...
: In this paper, the RCPSP (Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem) is solved using a linear programming model. Each activity may or may not be preemptive. Each variable i...
The evaluation or fitness function is a key component of any heuristic search algorithm. This paper introduces a new evaluation function for the well-known graph K-coloring proble...
Daniel Cosmin Porumbel, Jin-Kao Hao, Pascale Kuntz
We analyze the performance of evolutionary algorithms on various matroid optimization problems that encompass a vast number of efficiently solvable as well as NP-hard combinatoria...
This paper presents a new Memetic Algorithm designed to compute near optimal solutions for the MinLA problem. It incorporates a highly specialized crossover operator, a fast MinLA ...
Eduardo Rodriguez-Tello, Jin-Kao Hao, Jose Torres-...