Summary of Generalizing Constraint Models in Constraint Acquisition, by Dimos Tsouros et al.
Generalizing Constraint Models in Constraint Acquisition
by Dimos Tsouros, Senne Berden, Steven Prestwich, Tias Guns
First submitted to arxiv on: 19 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed GenCon approach addresses the limitation of existing constraint acquisition methods by learning parameterized constraint models that generalize well to varying problem instances. This is achieved through statistical learning techniques applied at the level of individual constraints, which enables the prediction of whether a constraint belongs to a specific problem. Decision rules can be extracted from certain classifiers to construct interpretable constraint specifications, allowing for the generation of ground constraints for any parameter instantiation. A generate-and-test approach can also be used with any classifier to generate ground constraints on-the-fly. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The GenCon method helps people model problems better by learning general rules about what makes a problem work or not. This is done by looking at individual parts of the problem and predicting whether they belong to that specific problem. The method then uses these predictions to create new, understandable rules for solving the problem. This can help make constraint programming more useful and easier to use. |
