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CP
1997
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Combinatorial Search
Abstract. Combinatorial search methods often exhibit a large variability in performance. We study the cost pro les of combinatorial search procedures. Our study reveals some intrig...
Carla P. Gomes, Bart Selman, Nuno Crato
CP
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Search Heuristics and Heavy-Tailed Behaviour
Abstract. The heavy-tailed phenomenon that characterises the runtime distributions of backtrack search procedures has received considerable attention over the past few years. Some ...
Tudor Hulubei, Barry O'Sullivan
CONSTRAINTS
2006
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13 years 5 months ago
The Impact of Search Heuristics on Heavy-Tailed Behaviour
Abstract. The heavy-tailed phenomenon that characterises the runtime distributions of backtrack search procedures has received considerable attention over the past few years. Some ...
Tudor Hulubei, Barry O'Sullivan
IJCAI
2001
13 years 6 months ago
CABOB: A Fast Optimal Algorithm for Combinatorial Auctions
Combinatorial auctions where bidders can bid on bundles of items can lead to more economical allocations, but determining the winners is NP-complete and inapproximable. We present...
Tuomas Sandholm, Subhash Suri, Andrew Gilpin, Davi...
ILP
2004
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
A Monte Carlo Study of Randomised Restarted Search in ILP
Recent statistical performance surveys of search algorithms in difficult combinatorial problems have demonstrated the benefits of randomising and restarting the search procedure. ...
Filip Zelezný, Ashwin Srinivasan, David Pag...