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AIPS
1998
15 years 8 months ago
Flexible and Scalable Query Planning in Distributed and Heterogeneous Environments
We present the application of the Planning by Rewriting PbR framework to query planning in distributed and heterogeneous environments. PbR is a new paradigm for e cient high-quali...
José Luis Ambite, Craig A. Knoblock
IJCAI
1993
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Evolutionary Learning Strategy using Bug-Based Search
We introduce a new approach to GA (Genetic Algorithms) based problem solving. Earlier GAs did not contain local search (i.e. hill climbing) mechanisms, which led to optimization d...
Hitoshi Iba, Tetsuya Higuchi, Hugo de Garis, Taisu...
CDC
2009
IEEE
141views Control Systems» more  CDC 2009»
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Decentralized receding horizon control for multiple unmanned helicopters considering dynamics model
In this paper, the formation flight of multiple Unmanned Helicopter (UH) systems is researched and a new decentralized receding horizon formation control algorithm is supposed. The...
Yuqing He, Jianda Han
HM
2010
Springer
133views Optimization» more  HM 2010»
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A Hybrid LS-CP Solver for the Shifts and Breaks Design Problem
The problem of designing workforce shifts and break patterns is a relevant employee scheduling problem that arises in many contexts, especially in service industries. The issue is ...
Luca Di Gaspero, Johannes Gärtner, Nysret Mus...
GECCO
2008
Springer
143views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
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Collective intelligence and bush fire spotting
Bush fires cause major damage each year in many areas of the world and the earlier that they can be detected the easier it is to minimize this damage. This paper describes a coll...
David Howden, Tim Hendtlass