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Variable division and optimization (D\&O) is a frequently utilized algorithm design paradigm in Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs). A D\&O EA divides a variable into partial variables and then optimize them respectively. A complicated problem is…

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Wireless network optimization has been becoming very challenging as the problem size and complexity increase tremendously, due to close couplings among network entities with heterogeneous service and resource requirements. By continuously…

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Multi-objective optimization (MOO) is a well-studied problem for several important recommendation problems. While multiple approaches have been proposed, in this work, we focus on using constrained optimization formulations (e.g., quadratic…

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In reinforcement learning (RL), an autonomous agent learns to perform complex tasks by maximizing an exogenous reward signal while interacting with its environment. In real-world applications, test conditions may differ substantially from…

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The development of artificial intelligence (AI) for science has led to the emergence of learning-based research paradigms, necessitating a compelling reevaluation of the design of multi-objective optimization (MOO) methods. The new…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-02 Linxi Yang , Xinmin Yang , Liping Tang

Order picking is a pivotal operation in warehouses that directly impacts overall efficiency and profitability. This study addresses the dynamic order picking problem, a significant concern in modern warehouse management, where real-time…

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Multi-objective optimization problems, which require the simultaneous optimization of multiple objectives, are prevalent across numerous applications. Existing multi-objective optimization methods often rely on manually-tuned aggregation…

Graphics · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Ziyu Zhang , Sergey Bashkirov , Dun Yang , Yi Shi , Michael Taylor , Xue Bin Peng

Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) navigation in dynamic environments that may be GPS denied, without a-priori maps, is an unsolved problem with potential to improve humanity's capabilities. Conventional modular methods are computationally…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Shathushan Sivashangaran , Apoorva Khairnar , Azim Eskandarian

One of the grand enduring goals of AI is to create generalist agents that can learn multiple different tasks from diverse data via multitask learning (MTL). However, in practice, applying gradient descent (GD) on the average loss across all…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Bo Liu , Yihao Feng , Peter Stone , Qiang Liu

The model-based power allocation algorithm has been investigated for decades, but it requires the mathematical models to be analytically tractable and it usually has high computational complexity. Recently, the data-driven model-free…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-23 Fan Meng , Peng Chen , Lenan Wu , Julian Cheng

Many real-world decisions are made under uncertainty by solving optimization problems using predicted quantities. This predict-then-optimize paradigm has motivated decision-focused learning, which trains models with awareness of how the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Paula Rodriguez-Diaz , Kirk Bansak Elisabeth Paulson

A critical bottleneck in deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is sample inefficiency, as training high-performance agents often demands extensive environmental interactions. Model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL) mitigates this by building…

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Reinforcement Learning (RL) has demonstrated significant potential in certain real-world industrial applications, yet its broader deployment remains limited by inherent challenges such as sample inefficiency and unstable learning dynamics.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-03 Tom Maus , Asma Atamna , Tobias Glasmachers

As a form of artificial intelligence (AI) technology based on interactive learning, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has been widely applied across various fields and has achieved remarkable accomplishments. However, DRL faces certain…

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Data-driven evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO) has been recognized as an effective approach for multi-objective optimization problems with expensive objective functions. The current research is mainly developed for problems…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Renzhi Chen , Ke Li

Deep learning models, even the-state-of-the-art ones, are highly vulnerable to adversarial examples. Adversarial training is one of the most efficient methods to improve the model's robustness. The key factor for the success of adversarial…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-05 Anh Bui , Trung Le , He Zhao , Quan Tran , Paul Montague , Dinh Phung

Deep Optimisation (DO) combines evolutionary search with Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) in a novel way - not for optimising a learning algorithm, but for finding a solution to an optimisation problem. Deep learning has been successfully…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-11-05 J. R. Caldwell , R. A. Watson , C. Thies , J. D. Knowles

We introduce Local Reinforcement-Based Selection of Auxiliary Objectives (LRSAO), a novel approach that selects auxiliary objectives using reinforcement learning (RL) to support the optimization process of an evolutionary algorithm (EA) as…

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This study is about the implementation of a reinforcement learning algorithm in the trajectory planning of manipulators. We have a 7-DOF robotic arm to pick and place the randomly placed block at a random target point in an unknown…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Osama Ahmad , Zawar Hussain , Hammad Naeem