Title
Search strategies for an anytime usage of the branch and prune algorithm
Abstract
When applied to numerical CSPs, the branch and prune algorithm (BPA) computes a sharp covering of the solution set. The BPA is therefore impractical when the solution set is large, typically when it has a dimension larger than four or five which is often met in underconstrained problems. The purpose of this paper is to present a new search tree exploration strategy for BPA that hybridizes depth-first and breadth-first searches. This search strategy allows the BPA discovering potential solutions in different areas of the search space in early stages of the exploration, hence allowing an anytime usage of the BPA. The merits of the proposed search strategy are experimentally evaluated.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2009
IJCAI
solution set,search strategy,early stage,search space,hybridizes depth-first,breadth-first search,proposed search strategy,potential solution,new search tree exploration,different area,breadth first search
Field
DocType
Citations 
Computer science,Beam stack search,Algorithm,Beam search,Artificial intelligence,Solution set,Branch and prune,Machine learning,Search tree
Conference
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.35
6
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Raphaël Chenouard1415.05
Alexandre Goldsztejn216121.42
Christophe Jermann315112.96