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Quadratic multiple knapsack problem (QMKP) is a combinatorial optimisation problem characterised by multiple weight capacity constraints and a profit function that combines linear and quadratic profits. We study a stochastic variant of this…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Kokila Kasuni Perera , Aneta Neumann

In this paper, we propose a robust optimization-based heuristic algorithm for the chance-constrained binary knapsack problem (CKP). We assume that the weights of items are independent normally distributed. By utilizing the properties of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-06 Seulgi Joung , Kyungsik Lee

The contention resolution framework is a versatile rounding technique used as a part of the relaxation and rounding approach for solving constrained submodular function maximization problems. We apply this framework to the hypergraph…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Ivan Sergeev

We study the problem of learning a linear model to set the reserve price in an auction, given contextual information, in order to maximize expected revenue from the seller side. First, we show that it is not possible to solve this problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-17 Joey Huchette , Haihao Lu , Hossein Esfandiari , Vahab Mirrokni

In this paper the following selection problem is discussed. A set of $n$ items is given and we wish to choose a subset of exactly $p$ items of the minimum total cost. This problem is a special case of 0-1 knapsack in which all the item…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-15 Adam Kasperski , Pawel Zielinski

We consider the reinforcement learning problem for the constrained Markov decision process (CMDP), which plays a central role in satisfying safety or resource constraints in sequential learning and decision-making. In this problem, we are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Jiashuo Jiang , Yinyu Ye

We consider the problem of fairly allocating the cost of providing a service among a set of users, where the service cost is formulated by an NP-hard {\it covering integer program (CIP)}. The central issue is to determine a cost allocation…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-30 Sander Aarts , Jacob Dentes , Manxi Wu , David Shmoys

A multiple knapsack constraint over a set of items is defined by a set of bins of arbitrary capacities, and a weight for each of the items. An assignment for the constraint is an allocation of subsets of items to the bins which adheres to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-06-29 Yaron Fairstein , Ariel Kulik , Hadas Shachnai

The 0-1 Multidimensional Knapsack Problem (MKP) is a classical NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem with many engineering applications. In this paper, we propose a novel algorithm combining evolutionary computation with the exact…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Jitao Xu , Hongbo Li , Minghao Yin

This paper studies the robust optimal gain selection problem for financial trading systems, formulated within a \emph{double linear policy} framework, which allocates capital across long and short positions. The key objective is to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-20 Chung-Han Hsieh

We study robust versions of pricing problems where customers choose products according to a generalized extreme value (GEV) choice model, and the choice parameters are not known exactly but lie in an uncertainty set. We show that, when the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-19 Tien Mai , Patrick Jaillet

We consider the MAP-MRF inference task, that is, minimizing a function of discrete variables represented as a sum of unary and pairwise terms. A prominent approach for tackling this NP-hard problem in practice is to solve its natural LP…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Asaf Lev-Ran , Pavel Arkhipov , Vladimir Kolmogorov

We aim to derive effective lower bounds for the Discrete Cost Multicommodity Network Design Problem (DCMNDP). Given an undirected graph, the problem requires installing at most one facility on each edge such that a set of point-to-point…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-11 Nesrine Bakkar Ennaifer , Safa Bhar Layeb , Farah Mansour Zeghal

Constant product markets with concentrated liquidity (CL) are the most popular type of automated market makers. In this paper, we characterise the continuous-time wealth dynamics of strategic LPs who dynamically adjust their range of…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2024-06-14 Álvaro Cartea , Fayçal Drissi , Marcello Monga

This paper studies a robust continuous-time Markowitz portfolio selection pro\-blem where the model uncertainty carries on the covariance matrix of multiple risky assets. This problem is formulated into a min-max mean-variance problem over…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2017-03-14 Amine Ismail , Huyên Pham

This paper presents an algorithmic study of a class of covering mixed-integer linear programming problems which encompasses classic cover problems, including multidimensional knapsack, facility location and supplier selection problems. We…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Kobe Grobben , Phablo F. S. Moura , Hande Yaman

The min-knapsack problem with compactness constraints extends the classical knapsack problem, in the case of ordered items, by introducing a restriction ensuring that they cannot be too far apart. This problem has applications in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-28 Hubert Villuendas , Mathieu Besançon , Jérôme Malick

We introduce and study a novel generalization of the classical Knapsack Problem (KP), called the Colored Knapsack Problem (CKP). In this problem, the items are partitioned into classes of colors and the packed items need to be ordered such…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-13 Fabio Ciccarelli , Alexander Helber , Erik Mühmer

We study assortment and price optimization under the generalized nested logit (GNL) model, one of the most general and flexible modeling frameworks in discrete choice modeling. Despite its modeling advantages, optimization under GNL is…

General Economics · Economics 2026-01-09 Hoang Giang Pham , Tien Mai

A fundamental problem in revenue management is to optimally choose the attributes of products, such that the total profit or revenue or market share is maximized. Usually, these attributes can affect both a product's market share…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-24 Hongzhang Shao , Anton J. Kleywegt