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Neural routing solvers (NRSs) that leverage deep learning to tackle vehicle routing problems have demonstrated notable potential for practical applications. By learning implicit heuristic rules from data, NRSs replace the handcrafted…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-17 Yunpeng Ba , Xi Lin , Changliang Zhou , Ruihao Zheng , Zhenkun Wang , Xinyan Liang , Zhichao Lu , Jianyong Sun , Yuhua Qian , Qingfu Zhang

We propose a universal Graph Neural Network architecture which can be trained as an end-2-end search heuristic for any Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP). Our architecture can be trained unsupervised with policy gradient descent to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-08-23 Jan Tönshoff , Berke Kisin , Jakob Lindner , Martin Grohe

This paper presents the results of an experimental study of graph partitioning. We describe a new heuristic technique, path optimization, and its application to two variations of graph partitioning: the max_cut problem and the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Jonathan Berry , Mark Goldberg

Many automated machine learning methods, such as those for hyperparameter and neural architecture optimization, are computationally expensive because they involve training many different model configurations. In this work, we present a new…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-08 Martin Wistuba , Tejaswini Pedapati

Node classification is an essential problem in graph learning. However, many models typically obtain unsatisfactory performance when applied to few-shot scenarios. Some studies have attempted to combine meta-learning with graph neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Yonghao Liu , Mengyu Li , Ximing Li , Lan Huang , Fausto Giunchiglia , Yanchun Liang , Xiaoyue Feng , Renchu Guan

This paper considers a generalization of the Path Finding (PF) problem with refuelling constraints referred to as the Gas Station Problem (GSP). Similar to PF, given a graph where vertices are gas stations with known fuel prices, and edge…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Shizhe Zhao , Anushtup Nandy , Howie Choset , Sivakumar Rathinam , Zhongqiang Ren

Let G be a weighted (directed) graph with n vertices and m edges. Given a source vertex s, Dijkstra's algorithm computes the shortest path lengths from s to all other vertices in O(m + n log n) time. This bound is known to be worst-case…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Ivor van der Hoog , Eva Rotenberg , Daniel Rutschmann

Approximate nearest neighbor search (ANNS) in high-dimensional spaces is a pivotal challenge in the field of machine learning. In recent years, graph-based methods have emerged as the superior approach to ANNS, establishing a new state of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-11 Kejing Lu , Chuan Xiao , Yoshiharu Ishikawa

Planning for Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (AUGV) is still a challenge, especially in difficult, off-road, critical situations. Automatic planning can be used to reach mission objectives, to perform navigation or maneuvers. Most of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-08-03 Kevin Osanlou , Christophe Guettier , Andrei Bursuc , Tristan Cazenave , Eric Jacopin

This thesis explores the benefits machine learning algorithms can bring to online planning and scheduling for autonomous vehicles in off-road situations. Mainly, we focus on typical problems of interest which include computing itineraries…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-08-03 Kevin Osanlou

Bipartite b-matching is fundamental in algorithm design, and has been widely applied into economic markets, labor markets, etc. These practical problems usually exhibit two distinct features: large-scale and dynamic, which requires the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-05-13 Xiaotian Hao , Junqi Jin , Jianye Hao , Jin Li , Weixun Wang , Yi Ma , Zhenzhe Zheng , Han Li , Jian Xu , Kun Gai

Path finding is a well-studied problem in AI, which is often framed as graph search. Any-angle path finding is a technique that augments the initial graph with additional edges to build shorter paths to the goal. Indeed, optimal algorithms…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-04-15 Konstantin Yakovlev , Anton Andreychuk

Routing problems such as Hamiltonian Path Problem (HPP), seeks a path to visit all the vertices in a graph while minimizing the path cost. This paper studies a variant, HPP with Probabilistic Terminals (HPP-PT), where each vertex has a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Yunpeng Lyu , Chao Cao , Ji Zhang , Howie Choset , Zhongqiang Ren

The shortest path problem in graphs is a cornerstone of AI theory and applications. Existing algorithms generally ignore edge weight computation time. We present a generalized framework for weighted directed graphs, where edge weight can be…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Eyal Weiss , Ariel Felner , Gal A. Kaminka

This article explores the integration of deep learning models into combinatorial optimization pipelines, specifically targeting NP-hard problems. Traditional exact algorithms for such problems often rely on heuristic criteria to guide the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Lorenzo Sciandra , Roberto Esposito , Andrea Cesare Grosso , Laura Sacerdote , Cristina Zucca

Listing triangles is a fundamental graph problem with many applications, and large graphs require fast algorithms. Vertex ordering allows the orientation of edges from lower to higher vertex indices, and state-of-the-art triangle listing…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-11-03 Fabrice Lécuyer , Louis Jachiet , Clémence Magnien , Lionel Tabourier

Network Morphism based Neural Architecture Search (NAS) is one of the most efficient methods, however, knowing where and when to add new neurons or remove dis-functional ones is generally left to black-box Reinforcement Learning models. In…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-07-12 Suman Sapkota , Binod Bhattarai

Approximate solutions to various NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems have been found by learned heuristics using complex learning models. In particular, vertex (node) classification in graphs has been a helpful method towards…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-11-01 Ali Baran Taşdemir , Tuna Karacan , Emir Kaan Kırmacı , Lale Özkahya

We consider wireless mesh networks and the problem of routing end-to-end traffic over multiple paths for the same origin-destination pair with minimal interference. We introduce a heuristic for path determination with two distinguishing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-02-11 Fabio R. J. Vieira , José F. de Rezende , Valmir C. Barbosa , Serge Fdida

The following paper is a reproducibility report for "Path Planning using Neural A* Search" published in ICML2 2021 as part of the ML Reproducibility Challenge 2021. The original paper proposes the Neural A* planner, and claims it achieves…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-08-09 Shreya Bhatt , Aayush Jain , Parv Maheshwari , Animesh Jha , Debashish Chakravarty