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Evostar, Turin : Italie (2011)
Optimization of the Nested Monte-Carlo Algorithm on the Traveling Salesman Problem with Time Windows
Arpad Rimmel 1, Fabien Teytaud 2, 3, Tristan Cazenave 1
(2011-02-05)

The traveling salesman problem with time windows is known to be a really difficult benchmark for optimization algorithms. In this paper, we are interested in the minimization of the travel cost. To solve this problem, we propose to use the nested Monte-Carlo algorithm combined with a Self-Adaptation Evolution Strategy. We compare the efficiency of several fitness functions. We show that with our technique we can reach the state of the art solutions for a lot of problems in a short period of time.
1:  Université Paris 9, Dauphine (UP9)
Université Paris IX - Paris Dauphine
2:  Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique (LRI)
CNRS : UMR8623 – Université Paris XI - Paris Sud
3:  TAO (INRIA Saclay - Ile de France)
INRIA – CNRS : UMR8623 – Université Paris XI - Paris Sud
Computer Science/Learning

Mathematics/Optimization and Control
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