Summary of Instance-conditioned Adaptation For Large-scale Generalization Of Neural Combinatorial Optimization, by Changliang Zhou et al.
Instance-Conditioned Adaptation for Large-scale Generalization of Neural Combinatorial Optimization
by Changliang Zhou, Xi Lin, Zhenkun Wang, Xialiang Tong, Mingxuan Yuan, Qingfu Zhang
First submitted to arxiv on: 3 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel Instance-Conditioned Adaptation Model (ICAM) to enhance the large-scale generalization capabilities of neural combinatorial optimization (NCO) approaches. Existing constructive NCO methods struggle to solve large-scale instances, limiting their application prospects. To address this shortcoming, ICAM incorporates an instance-conditioned adaptation module and a three-stage reinforcement learning-based training scheme. This allows the model to learn cross-scale features without labeled optimal solutions. Experimental results show that ICAM achieves state-of-the-art performance in solving Traveling Salesman Problems (TSPs) and Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problems (CVRPs) across different scales, with excellent results and fast inference times. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps machines solve complex problems without needing expert help. They use a new model called ICAM to make better decisions for big problems like planning routes for trucks or finding the best way to visit many places in one trip. This model learns from its mistakes and gets better at solving these problems, even when they’re really big. It’s faster than other methods and does a great job of finding good solutions. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generalization » Inference » Optimization » Reinforcement learning
