A pattern database (PDB) is a heuristic function implemented as a lookup table that stores the lengths of optimal solutions for subproblem instances. Standard PDBs have a distinct...
Ariel Felner, Richard E. Korf, Ram Meshulam, Rober...
Abstract-- Computing constrained shortest paths is fundamental to some important network functions such as QoS routing, which is to find the cheapest path that satisfies certain co...
Generating query-answering plans for data integration systems requires to translate a user query, formulated in terms of a mediated schema, to a query that uses relations that are...
Oliver M. Duschka, Michael R. Genesereth, Alon Y. ...
In this research work a large set of the classical numerical functions were taken into account in order to understand both the search capability and the ability to escape from a lo...
Vincenzo Cutello, Giuseppe Nicosia, Mario Pavone, ...
Game theory is emerging as a popular tool for distributed control of multiagent systems. In order to take advantage of these game theoretic tools the interactions of the autonomous...