Bayesian symbolic regression automates model discovery from data.
problem Learning closed-form mathematical models from data using heuristic methods.
method Probabilistic approach to symbolic regression, connecting to information theory and statistical physics.
result Probabilistic approach provides model plausibility and performance guarantees.
Clustering algorithms have regained momentum with recent popularity of data mining and knowledge discovery approaches. To obtain good clustering in reasonable amount of time, various meta-heuristic approaches and their hybridization, sometimes with K-Means technique, have been employed. A Kalman Filtering based heurist…
RLHO uses RL to generate better initial solutions for heuristic optimization.
problem High sample complexity in generating initial solutions for combinatorial optimization problems.
method RLHO framework that augments heuristic algorithms with RL to generate better initial solutions.
result RLHO outperforms baseline methods on bin packing problem.
Graphical heuristic reduces and partitions large datasets for faster supervised training.
problem Training large datasets for classification tasks.
method Clustering and information graph construction for dataset reduction and partitioning.
result Significant speed-up in training run-time without compromising prediction accuracy.
Heuristic tool estimates lactate threshold for easier training decisions.
problem Improving lactate threshold estimation for recreational runners.
method Formalized lactate threshold principles, iterative methodology, heuristic approach.
result Heuristic %60 of 'endurance running speed reserve' is reliable and accessible.
We propose a general approach to modeling semi-supervised learning (SSL) algorithms. Specifically, we present a declarative language for modeling both traditional supervised classification tasks and many SSL heuristics, including both well-known heuristics such as co-training and novel domain-specific heuristics. In ad…
Predicting potential credit default accounts in advance is challenging. Traditional statistical techniques typically cannot handle large amounts of data and the dynamic nature of fraud and humans. To tackle this problem, recent research has focused on artificial and computational intelligence based approaches. In this …
Paper presents a probabilistic framework for diffusion synchronization.
problem Improper application of heuristics leads to suboptimal results in diffusion synchronization.
method Develops a probabilistic framework to analyze and adapt correlation models for each specific task.
result Achieves better results by identifying optimal correlation models per task.
Deep RL learns 2-opt heuristics to improve TSP solutions.
problem Improving TSP solutions beyond initial heuristics.
method Deep reinforcement learning to learn 2-opt operations.
result Learned policies improve solutions faster than previous methods.
New approach improves black-box planning efficiency by discovering focused macros.
problem Difficulty of deterministic planning increases exponentially with depth.
method Discovering macro-actions with focused effects to improve goal-count heuristics.
result Focused macros dramatically improve black-box planning efficiency.
Nemo improves WS learning pipeline by 20%.
problem Creating effective labeling heuristics for weak supervision.
method Interactive procedure for designing heuristics, strategic data selection, contextualization of heuristics.
result Improves WS learning pipeline by 20%.
Neural LNS improves vehicle routing performance.
problem Optimizing vehicle routes with constraints.
method Integrates deep learning with large neighborhood search.
result Significantly outperforms existing methods on CVRP.
This paper explores the use of Column Generation (CG) techniques in constructing univariate binary decision trees for classification tasks. We propose a novel Integer Linear Programming (ILP) formulation, based on root-to-leaf paths in decision trees. The model is solved via a Column Generation based heuristic. To spee…
Predicting and improving player retention is crucial to the success of mobile Free-to-Play games. This paper explores the problem of rapid retention prediction in this context. Heuristic modeling approaches are introduced as a way of building simple rules for predicting short-term retention. Compared to common classifi…
Two heuristics solve dynamic multiple travelling salesmen problems.
problem Dynamic routing with unknown customers.
method Balanced dynamic closest vehicle heuristic and balanced dynamic assignment vehicle heuristic.
result Continuous approximation models for strategic dynamic routing.
GE finds failures in autonomous systems without domain heuristics.
problem Finding failures in autonomous systems without domain-specific heuristics.
method Adaptive stress testing using go-explore (GE) algorithm.
result GE finds failures in scenarios other RL techniques cannot solve.
New heuristic selects fewer assets for efficient portfolios, reducing costs.
problem High transaction costs and fees from including many assets in portfolios.
method Surrogate formulation to select assets, re-optimizes portfolio with fewer assets.
result Effective in constructing portfolios with fewer assets, reducing costs.
New priors improve robustness and interpretability in penalized regression.
problem Improper priors in penalized regression lead to suboptimal solutions.
method Developed non-zero priors inspired by human decision heuristics.
result Robust priors yield excellent worst-case performance across various tasks.
The convergence rate and final performance of common deep learning models have significantly benefited from heuristics such as learning rate schedules, knowledge distillation, skip connections, and normalization layers. In the absence of theoretical underpinnings, controlled experiments aimed at explaining these strate…
A very simple heuristic approach to the unfolding problem will be described. An iterative algorithm starts with an empty histogram and every iteration aims to add one entry to this histogram. The entry to be added is selected according to a criteria which includes a χ2 test and a regularization. After a relatively s…
New method decomposes corrupted data matrices into sparse and low-rank components.
problem Decomposing corrupted data matrices into sparse and low-rank components.
method Discrete optimization approach with alternating minimization, semidefinite relaxation, and branch-and-bound algorithm.
result High-quality solutions and meaningful bounds for SLR problems.
In this paper, we deal with the task of building a dynamic ensemble of chain classifiers for multi-label classification. To do so, we proposed two concepts of classifier chains algorithms that are able to change label order of the chain without rebuilding the entire model. Such modes allows anticipating the instance-sp…
Bin Packing problems have been widely studied because of their broad applications in different domains. Known as a set of NP-hard problems, they have different vari- ations and many heuristics have been proposed for obtaining approximate solutions. Specifically, for the 1D variable sized bin packing problem, the two ke…
A heuristic minimizes tardy jobs' total weight on single-machine scheduling.
problem Minimizing tardy jobs' total weight on single-machine scheduling.
method Data-driven heuristic combining machine learning and problem-specific characteristics.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art in optimality gap and adaptability.
Paper shows re-solving heuristics have constant regret for price-based revenue management.
problem Optimal pricing policies for revenue management with time constraints.
method Proves re-solving heuristics have O(1) regret compared to optimal policies. result Improved regret bound to O(1) from O(lnT), complemented by Ω(lnT) gap with fluid model. Rejoinder on slope heuristics for model selection in regression.
problem Model selection in least-squares fixed-design regression with biased models and general noise.
method Proves the slope heuristics works even with significant bias and computes expectations for Gaussian noise.
result The slope heuristics is valid even when models are biased and noise has a general dependence structure.
Optimizes fund portfolio updates using linear programming and heuristic search.
problem Efficiently updating mutual fund portfolios with various instruments.
method Linear programming and heuristic search approaches.
result Cost improvements over traditional methods.
HM-NAS improves neural architecture search by learning optimal architectures.
problem Limited flexibility in architecture candidates due to hand-designed heuristics.
method Incorporates multi-level encoding and hierarchical masking to automatically learn optimal architectures.
result Achieves better architecture search performance and competitive model accuracy.
The paper develops algorithms for Boolean matrix factorization using IP and heuristics.
problem Approximating binary input matrices as products of smaller binary factors.
method Alternating optimization with integer programming and greedy/local-search heuristics.
result Proposed methods improve scalability and performance compared to existing techniques.
Data mining enhances a heuristic for the Minimum Latency Problem.
problem Finding optimal solutions for the Minimum Latency Problem efficiently.
method Combining GRASP with data mining to find frequent patterns in high-quality solutions.
result Improved solution quality and reduced computational time compared to existing methods.
The well-known Influence Maximization (IM) problem has been actively studied by researchers over the past decade, with emphasis on marketing and social networks. Existing research have obtained solutions to the IM problem by obtaining the influence spread and utilizing the property of submodularity. This paper is based…
Neuro# learns heuristics to speed up #SAT solvers.
problem Efficiently solving #SAT problems for large industrial instances.
method Learning branching heuristics to improve #SAT solver performance.
result Neuro# reduces step count and wall-clock time on diverse problem families.
Approaches to learning Bayesian networks from data typically combine a scoring function with a heuristic search procedure. Given a Bayesian network structure, many of the scoring functions derived in the literature return a score for the entire equivalence class to which the structure belongs. When using such a scoring…
We develop theory for using heuristics to solve computationally hard problems in differential privacy. Heuristic approaches have enjoyed tremendous success in machine learning, for which performance can be empirically evaluated. However, privacy guarantees cannot be evaluated empirically, and must be proven --- without…
A new Chinese Checkers agent combines heuristics, MCTS, and deep RL.
problem Challenging state-space and unbounded depth in Chinese Checkers.
method Combines heuristics, Monte Carlo Tree Search, and deep reinforcement learning.
result Competent agent reaches human player level.
Proposes a method to imitate active learning heuristics for better performance.
problem The performance of active learning heuristics depends on the classifier model and data structure.
method Imitates the selection of the best active learning heuristic using DAGGER.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art imitation learners and heuristics on well-known datasets.
This research evaluates and introduces new heuristics for clustering Bitcoin blockchain entities.
problem Efficiently analyzing the vast number of Bitcoin blockchain entities.
method Examined and introduced four new heuristics for clustering Bitcoin blockchain entities.
result Introduced clustering ratio to measure heuristic effectiveness.
A new model tracks indices without rebalancing, solving NP-hard problems.
problem Tracking indices without rebalancing and minimizing deviations.
method Metaheuristic algorithms and local branching for solving mixed integer linear programming.
result The heuristic generates portfolios that outperform commercial solvers in both in-sample and out-of-sample data.
L3Ms fine-tune LLMs with constraints for tailored applications.
problem Inadequate alignment of LLMs for diverse applications.
method Formulate SFT and alignment as constrained optimization, using logarithmic barriers.
result Versatile and effective in achieving tailored alignments for various applications.
Link prediction is a key problem for network-structured data. Link prediction heuristics use some score functions, such as common neighbors and Katz index, to measure the likelihood of links. They have obtained wide practical uses due to their simplicity, interpretability, and for some of them, scalability. However, ev…
Sparse Blind Source Separation (sparse BSS) is a key method to analyze multichannel data in fields ranging from medical imaging to astrophysics. However, since it relies on seeking the solution of a non-convex penalized matrix factorization problem, its performances largely depend on the optimization strategy. In this …
This paper proposes a new Nystrom-based clustering algorithm for large-scale data.
problem Spectral clustering's high computational complexity for large-scale data.
method Centroid Minimum Sum of Squared Similarities (CMS3) sampling procedure with eigen spectrum shape heuristic.
result Competitive low-rank approximations in test datasets compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Enhances multi-project scheduling with multiple priority rules.
problem Resource allocation in multi-project scheduling with limited time and resources.
method Simulation-based approach using composite priority rules.
result Increased probability of finding schedules with shortest duration.
This paper evaluates heuristics and hyperparameters in weight-sharing NAS methods.
problem Improving the performance of weight-sharing NAS methods.
method Systematic evaluation of heuristics and hyperparameters in weight-sharing NAS algorithms.
result Some heuristics negatively impact super-net and stand-alone performance correlation.
Interactive weak supervision learns useful heuristics from user feedback.
problem Creating useful heuristics for large labeled datasets is tedious and subjective.
method Develops an interactive framework for learning heuristics from user feedback.
result Only a few feedback iterations are needed to train models without ground truth labels.
We consider the optimization of active extension portfolios. For this purpose, the optimization problem is rewritten as a stochastic programming model and solved using a clever multi-start local search heuristic, which turns out to provide stable solutions. The heuristic solutions are compared to optimization results o…
A genetic algorithm with community detection improves feature selection accuracy.
problem Feature selection in high-dimensional datasets.
method Community detection in genetic algorithm for feature selection.
result The new approach yields improved classification accuracy.
We implement a market microstructure model including informed, uninformed and heuristic-driven investors, which latter behave in line with loss-aversion and mental accounting. We show that the probability of informed trading (PIN) varies significantly during 2008. In contrast, the probability of heuristic-driven tradin…