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Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-01 Mahroo Bahreinian , Marc Mitjans , Roberto Tron

In missions constrained by finite resources, efficient data collection is critical. Informative path planning, driven by automated decision-making, optimizes exploration by reducing the costs associated with accurate characterization of a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-04 Sapphira Akins , Hans Mertens , Frances Zhu

Energy saving is becoming an important issue in the design and use of computer networks. In this work we propose a problem that considers the use of rate adaptation as the energy saving strategy in networks. The problem is modeled as an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-02-04 Lin Wang , Antonio Fernández Anta , Fa Zhang , Chenying Hou , Zhiyong Liu

We present a novel approach for designing complex approximate arithmetic circuits that trade correctness for power consumption and play important role in many energy-aware applications. Our approach integrates in a unique way formal methods…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-07-03 Milan Ceska , Jiri Matyas , Vojtech Mrazek , Lukas Sekanina , Zdenek Vasicek , Tomas Vojnar

Current directions in network routing research have not kept pace with the latest developments in network architectures, such as peer-to-peer networks, sensor networks, ad-hoc wireless networks, and overlay networks. A common characteristic…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Leland Smith , Muthukumar Thirunavukkarasu , Srinidhi Varadarajan , Naren Ramakrishnan

Evaluating performance across optimization algorithms on many problems presents a complex challenge due to the diversity of numerical scales involved. Traditional data processing methods, such as hypothesis testing and Bayesian inference,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-10 Yunpeng Jinng , Qunfeng Liu

Learning-to-Rank (LTR) is a supervised machine learning approach that constructs models specifically designed to order a set of items or documents based on their relevance or importance to a given query or context. Despite significant…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Camilo Gomez , Pengyang Wang , Yanjie Fu

We introduce Loop Ranking, a new ranking measure based on the detection of closed paths, which can be computed in an efficient way. We analyze it with respect to several ranking measures which have been proposed in the past, and are widely…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2013-05-29 Valery Van Kerrebroeck , Enzo Marinari

The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is a complex optimization problem with numerous real-world applications, mostly solved using metaheuristic algorithms due to its $\mathcal{NP}$-Hard nature. Traditionally, these metaheuristics rely on…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Bachtiar Herdianto , Romain Billot , Flavien Lucas , Marc Sevaux

The adoption of machine learning-based techniques for analog integrated circuit layout, unlike its digital counterpart, has been limited by the stringent requirements imposed by electric and problem-specific constraints, along with the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Davide Basso , Luca Bortolussi , Mirjana Videnovic-Misic , Husni Habal

Intelligent routing in networks has opened up many challenges in modelling and methods, over the past decade. Many techniques do exist for routing on such an environment where path determination was carried out by advertisement, position…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-08-07 T. R. Gopalakrishnan Nair , Kavitha Sooda

While routing in wireless networks has been studied extensively, existing protocols are typically designed for a specific set of network conditions and so cannot accommodate any drastic changes in those conditions. For instance, protocols…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-01-01 Victoria Manfredi , Alicia Wolfe , Bing Wang , Xiaolan Zhang

Retrosynthetic planning is a critical task in organic chemistry which identifies a series of reactions that can lead to the synthesis of a target product. The vast number of possible chemical transformations makes the size of the search…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-30 Binghong Chen , Chengtao Li , Hanjun Dai , Le Song

Path planning is a fundamental scientific problem in robotics and autonomous navigation, requiring the derivation of efficient routes from starting to destination points while avoiding obstacles. Traditional algorithms like A* and its…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-10 Silin Meng , Yiwei Wang , Cheng-Fu Yang , Nanyun Peng , Kai-Wei Chang

Modern route planners such as Google Maps and Apple Maps serve millions of users worldwide, optmizing routes in large-scale road networks where fast responses are required under diverse cost metrics including travel time, fuel consumption,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Muhammad Farhan , Henning Koehler

Quantum computers have the potential to outperform classical computers in important tasks such as optimization and number factoring. They are characterized by limited connectivity, which necessitates the routing of their computational bits,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Wei Tang , Yiheng Duan , Yaroslav Kharkov , Rasool Fakoor , Eric Kessler , Yunong Shi

As LLMs proliferate with diverse capabilities and costs, LLM routing has emerged by learning to predict each LLM's quality and cost for a given query, then selecting the one with high quality and low cost. However, existing routers…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Jiaqi Xue , Qian Lou , Jiarong Xing , Heng Huang

Inventory Routing Problem (IRP) is a crucial challenge in supply chain management as it involves optimizing efficient route selection while considering the uncertainty of inventory demand planning. To solve IRPs, usually a two-stage…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-02 MD Shafikul Islam , Azmine Toushik Wasi

The paper presents an experimental study of resilient path planning for con-tinuum robots taking into account the multi-objective optimisation problem. To do this, we used two well-known algorithms, namely Genetic algorithm and A*…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-06 Oxana Shamilyan , Ievgen Kabin , Zoya Dyka , Peter Langendoerfer

This paper studies the evaluation of routing algorithms from the perspective of reachability routing, where the goal is to determine all paths between a sender and a receiver. Reachability routing is becoming relevant with the changing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Srinidhi Varadarajan , Naren Ramakrishnan