Setting Parameters by Example
Data Structures and Algorithms
2010-01-21 v1 Computational Geometry
Abstract
We introduce a class of "inverse parametric optimization" problems, in which one is given both a parametric optimization problem and a desired optimal solution; the task is to determine parameter values that lead to the given solution. We describe algorithms for solving such problems for minimum spanning trees, shortest paths, and other "optimal subgraph" problems, and discuss applications in multicast routing, vehicle path planning, resource allocation, and board game programming.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cs/9907001,
title = {Setting Parameters by Example},
author = {David Eppstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cs/9907001},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
13 pages, 3 figures. To be presented at 40th IEEE Symp. Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS '99)