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Efficient construction of models capturing the preconditions and effects of actions is essential for applying AI planning in real-world domains. Extensive prior work has explored learning such models from high-level descriptions of state…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Kai Xi , Stephen Gould , Sylvie Thiébaux

Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) plays an important role across a range of scientific disciplines and within areas of strategic importance to society. The MILP problems, however, suffer from combinatorial complexity. Because of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-06 Mikhail A. Bragin , Emily L. Tucker

This paper introduces $\Delta$-MILP, a powerful variant of the mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) optimization framework to solve NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) scheduling problem. This work is an extension of our original MILP…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-27 Thomas Claudet , Ryan Alimo , Edwin Goh , Mark Johnston , Ramtin Madani , Brian Wilson

A mathematical programming model for a class of single machine family scheduling problem is described in this technical report, with the aim of comparing the performance in solving the scheduling problem by means of mathematical programming…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-03-03 Davide Giglio

Primal heuristics play a critical role in improving the efficiency of mixed integer programming (MILP) solvers. As large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated superior code generation abilities, recent MILP works are devoted to…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Zhihao Zhang , Siyuan Li , Chenxi Li , Feifan Liu , Mengjing Chen , Kai Li , Tao Zhong , Bo An , Peng Liu

Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) is a powerful framework used to address a wide range of NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, often solved by Branch and Bound (B&B). A key factor influencing the performance of B&B solvers is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-23 Paul Strang , Zacharie Alès , Côme Bissuel , Olivier Juan , Safia Kedad-Sidhoum , Emmanuel Rachelson

Optimization modeling via mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) is fundamental to industrial planning and scheduling, yet translating natural-language requirements into solver-executable models and maintaining them under evolving business…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Yiliu He , Tianle Li , Binghao Ji , Zhiyuan Liu , Di Huang

This paper presents a novel approach to the joint optimization of job scheduling and data allocation in grid computing environments. We formulate this joint optimization problem as a mixed integer quadratically constrained program. To…

Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) has been extensively applied in areas requiring mathematical solvers to address complex instances within tight time constraints. However, as the problem scale increases, the complexity of model formulation…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-09-19 Teng Wang , Wing-Yin Yu , Ruifeng She , Wenhan Yang , Taijie Chen , Jianping Zhang

Mixed Integer programs (MIPs) are typically solved by the Branch-and-Bound algorithm. Recently, Learning to imitate fast approximations of the expert strong branching heuristic has gained attention due to its success in reducing the running…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-03 Sahil Manchanda , Sayan Ranu

We consider a discrete optimization formulation for learning sparse classifiers, where the outcome depends upon a linear combination of a small subset of features. Recent work has shown that mixed integer programming (MIP) can be used to…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-06-08 Antoine Dedieu , Hussein Hazimeh , Rahul Mazumder

Global optimization of decision trees is a long-standing challenge in combinatorial optimization, yet such models play an important role in interpretable machine learning. Although the problem has been investigated for several decades, only…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Jiancheng Tu , Wenqi Fan , Zhibin Wu

We consider integer programming problems with bounded general-integer variables belonging to the general class of network flow problems. For those, we computationally investigate the effect on mixed-integer linear programming (MIP) solvers…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Pierre Bonami , Sanjeeb Dash , Anton Derkach , Andrea Lodi

Recent advancements have introduced machine learning frameworks to enhance the Branch and Bound (B\&B) branching policies for solving Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP). These methods, primarily relying on imitation learning of Strong…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Jiacheng Lin , Meng Xu , Zhihua Xiong , Huangang Wang

This paper deals with a distributed Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) set-up arising in several control applications. Agents of a network aim to minimize the sum of local linear cost functions subject to both individual constraints…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-12 Andrea Camisa , Ivano Notarnicola , Giuseppe Notarstefano

This paper introduces a novel decision-making framework that promotes consistency among decisions made by diverse models while utilizing external knowledge. Leveraging the Integer Linear Programming (ILP) framework, we map predictions from…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Hossein Rajaby Faghihi , Parisa Kordjamshidi

A large number of real-world optimization problems can be formulated as Mixed Integer Linear Programs (MILP). MILP solvers expose numerous configuration parameters to control their internal algorithms. Solutions, and their associated costs…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-07-04 Abdelrahman Hosny , Sherief Reda

Planning in hybrid systems with both discrete and continuous control variables is important for dealing with real-world applications such as extra-planetary exploration and multi-vehicle transportation systems. Meanwhile, generating…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Jingkai Chen , Brian Williams , Chuchu Fan

Modern Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solvers use the Branch-and-Bound algorithm together with a plethora of auxiliary components that speed up the search. In recent years, there has been an explosive development in the use of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-28 Lara Scavuzzo , Karen Aardal , Neil Yorke-Smith

Formulating mathematical models from real-world decision problems is a core task in Operational Research, yet it typically requires considerable human expertise and effort, limiting practical application. Recent advances in large language…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-05 Qingyang Li , Lele Zhang , Vicky Mak-Hau