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COR
2007
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Portfolio selection using neural networks
In this paper we apply a heuristic method based on artificial neural networks (NN) in order to trace out the efficient frontier associated to the portfolio selection problem. We...
Alberto Fernández, Sergio Gómez
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CRYPTO
2005
Springer
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15 years 9 months ago
A Practical Attack on a Braid Group Based Cryptographic Protocol
In this paper we present a practical heuristic attack on the Ko, Lee et al. key exchange protocol introduced at Crypto 2000 [10]. One of the ideas behind our attack is using Dehorn...
Alexei G. Myasnikov, Vladimir Shpilrain, Alexander...
COR
2010
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Parallel machine scheduling with precedence constraints and setup times
This paper presents different methods for solving parallel machine scheduling problems with precedence constraints and setup times between the jobs. Limited discrepancy search met...
Bernat Gacias, Christian Artigues, Pierre Lopez
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EOR
2007
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Using aggregation to optimize long-term production planning at an underground mine
Motivated by an underground mining operation at Kiruna, Sweden, we formulate a mixed integer program to schedule iron ore production over multiple time periods. Our optimization m...
Alexandra M. Newman, Mark Kuchta
EVOW
2008
Springer
15 years 5 months ago
Improving Metaheuristic Performance by Evolving a Variable Fitness Function
In this paper we study a complex real world workforce scheduling problem. We apply constructive search and variable neighbourhood search (VNS) metaheuristics and enhance these meth...
Keshav P. Dahal, Stephen Remde, Peter I. Cowling, ...