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07/30/2023
You Shall not Pass: the Zero-Gradient Problem in Predict and Optimize for Convex Optimization
Predict and optimize is an increasingly popular decision-making paradigm...
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06/08/2021
EXPObench: Benchmarking Surrogate-based Optimisation Algorithms on Expensive Black-box Functions
Surrogate algorithms such as Bayesian optimisation are especially design...
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11/06/2020
Continuous surrogate-based optimization algorithms are well-suited for expensive discrete problems
One method to solve expensive black-box optimization problems is to use ...
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06/18/2020
Train Unit Shunting and Servicing: a Real-Life Application of Multi-Agent Path Finding
In between transportation services, trains are parked and maintained at ...
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06/08/2020
Black-box Mixed-Variable Optimisation using a Surrogate Model that Satisfies Integer Constraints
A challenging problem in both engineering and computer science is that o...
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11/20/2019
Black-box Combinatorial Optimization using Models with Integer-valued Minima
When a black-box optimization objective can only be evaluated with costl...
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10/04/2019
Order Acceptance and Scheduling with Sequence-dependent Setup Times: a New Memetic Algorithm and Benchmark of the State of the Art
The Order Acceptance and Scheduling (OAS) problem describes a class of r...
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