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The travelling thief problem (TTP) is a well-known multi-component optimisation problem that captures the interdependence between two components: the tour across cities and the packing of items. The packing while travelling problem (PWT) is…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Thilina Pathirage Don , Aneta Neumann , Frank Neumann

This paper studies an important rate allocation problem that arises in many networked and distributed systems: steady-state traffic rate allocation from multiple sources to multiple service nodes when both (i) the access-path delay on each…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Tamoghna Sarkar , Bhaskar Krishnamachari

We propose a model of incentives for data pricing in large mobile networks, in which an operator wishes to balance the number of connections (active users) of different classes of users in the different cells and at different time instants,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-09 Marianne Akian , Mustapha Bouhtou , Jean Bernard Eytard , Stéphane Gaubert

Periodic timetables are widely adopted in passenger railway operations due to their regular service patterns and well-coordinated train connections. However, fluctuations in passenger demand require varying train services across different…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-14 Zhiyuan Yao , Anita Schöbel , Lei Nie , Sven Jäger

There has been a lot of discussion on Net Neutrality and policies that various network service providers and distributors adopt, at times leading to greater network congestion and thus more debates. The aim of this project is to use…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-12-13 Anishi Mehta

The Traveling Thief Problem (TTP) is a multi-component optimization problem that captures the interplay between routing and packing decisions by combining the classical Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP) and the Knapsack Problem (KP). The…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-22 Jan Eube , Kelin Luo , Aneta Neumann , Frank Neumann , Heiko Röglin

In this paper, a novel transport planning model system (TPMS) is formulated which is built on the concepts of supernetworks, multi-modality, integrity and calibration. In the proposed formulation, activity travel pattern (ATP) choice facets…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-07-24 Ali Najmi , David Rey , Taha H. Rashidi , S. Travis Waller

Backpropagation through time (BPTT) is the standard algorithm for training recurrent neural networks (RNNs), which requires separate simulation phases for the forward and backward passes for inference and learning, respectively. Moreover,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-13 Anand Subramoney

Trip planning for intelligent vehicles increasingly requires selecting optimal routes rather than merely producing feasible itineraries, as interacting factors such as travel time, energy consumption, and traffic conditions directly affect…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Tiejin Chen , Ahmadreza Moradipari , Kyungtae Han , Hua Wei , Nejib Ammar

We provide a framework for the assignment of multiple robots to goal locations, when robot travel times are uncertain. Our premise is that time is the most valuable asset in the system. Hence, we make use of redundant robots to counter the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-21 Amanda Prorok

Tolling in traffic networks offers a popular measure to minimize overall congestion. Existing toll designs primarily focus on congestion in route-based traffic assignment models (TAMs), in which travelers make a single route selection from…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-26 Chih-Yuan Chiu , Chinmay Maheshwari , Pan-Yang Su , Shankar Sastry

The goal of optimal transport (OT) is to find optimal assignments or matchings between data sets which minimize the total cost for a given cost function. However, sometimes the cost function is unknown but we have access to (parts of) the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-28 Alberto González-Sanz , Michel Groppe , Axel Munk

A group of mobile agents is given a task to explore an edge-weighted graph $G$, i.e., every vertex of $G$ has to be visited by at least one agent. There is no centralized unit to coordinate their actions, but they can freely communicate…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Dorota Osula

We develop theoretical foundations and practical algorithms for vehicle routing with time-dependent travel times. We also provide new benchmark instances and experimental results. First, we study basic operations on piecewise linear arrival…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Jannis Blauth , Stephan Held , Dirk Müller , Niklas Schlomberg , Vera Traub , Thorben Tröbst , Jens Vygen

Directional motion towards a specified destination is a common occurrence in physical processes and human societal activities. Utilizing this prior information can significantly improve the control and predictive performance of system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-27 Xiaowei Yang , Haiqi Liu , Fanqin Meng , Xiaojing Shen

Train timetable rescheduling (TTR) aims to promptly restore the original operation of trains after unexpected disturbances or disruptions. Currently, this work is still done manually by train dispatchers, which is challenging to maintain…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Peng Yue , Yaochu Jin , Xuewu Dai , Zhenhua Feng , Dongliang Cui

Congestion pricing has become an effective instrument for traffic demand management on road networks. This paper proposes an optimal control approach for congestion pricing for day-to-day timescale that incorporates demand uncertainty and…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-07-23 Hemant Gehlot , Harsha Honnappa , Satish V. Ukkusuri

Travel Time Estimation (TTE) is indispensable in intelligent transportation system (ITS). It is significant to achieve the fine-grained Trajectory-based Travel Time Estimation (TTTE) for multi-city scenarios, namely to accurately estimate…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-01-21 Chenxing Wang , Fang Zhao , Haichao Zhang , Haiyong Luo , Yanjun Qin , Yuchen Fang

We study the earliest arrival problem in road networks with static time-dependent functions as arc weights. We propose and evaluate the following simple algorithm: (1) average the travel time in k time windows, (2) compute a shortest…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-07-03 Ben Strasser

Assigning passenger trips to specific network paths using automatic fare collection (AFC) data is a fundamental application in urban transit analysis. The task is a difficult inverse problem: the only available information consists of each…

Applications · Statistics 2025-07-31 Xiaoxu Chen , Alexandra M. Schmidt , Zhenliang Ma , Lijun Sun