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LION
2007
Springer
192views Optimization» more  LION 2007»
15 years 3 months ago
Learning While Optimizing an Unknown Fitness Surface
This paper is about Reinforcement Learning (RL) applied to online parameter tuning in Stochastic Local Search (SLS) methods. In particular a novel application of RL is considered i...
Roberto Battiti, Mauro Brunato, Paolo Campigotto
JAIR
2008
126views more  JAIR 2008»
14 years 9 months ago
Cooperative Search with Concurrent Interactions
In this paper we show how taking advantage of autonomous agents' capability to maintain parallel interactions with others, and incorporating it into the cooperative economic ...
Efrat Manisterski, David Sarne, Sarit Kraus
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STOC
1996
ACM
118views Algorithms» more  STOC 1996»
15 years 1 months ago
Towards an Analysis of Local Optimization Algorithms
We introduce a variant of Aldous and Vazirani's \Go with the winners" algorithm that can be used for search graphs that are not trees. We analyze the algorithm in terms ...
Tassos Dimitriou, Russell Impagliazzo
AAMAS
2010
Springer
14 years 9 months ago
Multi-goal economic search using dynamic search structures
This paper investigates cooperative search strategies for agents engaged in costly search in a complex environment. Searching cooperatively, several search goals can be satisfied w...
David Sarne, Efrat Manisterski, Sarit Kraus
WSC
2004
14 years 11 months ago
Simulation Optimization Using Balanced Explorative and Exploitative Search
We present a new random search method for solving simulation optimization problems. Our approach emphasizes the need for maintaining the right balance between exploration and expl...
Andrei A. Prudius, Sigrún Andradótti...