Distributed constraint optimization problems and applications: A survey

F Fioretto, E Pontelli, W Yeoh - Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 2018 - jair.org
The field of multi-agent system (MAS) is an active area of research within artificial
intelligence, with an increasingly important impact in industrial and other real-world …

A tutorial on optimization for multi-agent systems

J Cerquides, A Farinelli, P Meseguer… - The Computer …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Research on optimization in multi-agent systems (MASs) has contributed with a wealth of
techniques to solve many of the challenges arising in a wide range of multi-agent …

[HTML][HTML] Explorative anytime local search for distributed constraint optimization

R Zivan, S Okamoto, H Peled - Artificial Intelligence, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOPs) are an elegant model for
representing and solving many realistic combinatorial problems that are distributed by …

Balancing exploration and exploitation in incomplete min/max-sum inference for distributed constraint optimization

R Zivan, T Parash, L Cohen, H Peled… - Autonomous Agents and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOPs) are NP-hard and therefore
the number of studies that consider incomplete algorithms for solving them is growing …

[PDF][PDF] Max/min-sum distributed constraint optimization through value propagation on an alternating DAG

R Zivan, H Peled - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on …, 2012 - ifaamas.org
ABSTRACT Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOPs) are NP-hard and
therefore the number of studies that consider incomplete algorithms for solving them is …

A genetic algorithm based framework for local search algorithms for distributed constraint optimization problems

Z Chen, L Liu, J He, Z Yu - Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2020 - Springer
Local search algorithms are widely applied in solving large-scale Distributed constraint
optimization problems (DCOPs) where each agent holds a value assignment to its variable …

A large neighboring search schema for multi-agent optimization

KD Hoang, F Fioretto, W Yeoh, E Pontelli… - Principles and Practice of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem (DCOP) is an elegant paradigm for
modeling and solving multi-agent problems which are distributed in nature, and where …

[HTML][HTML] Privacy preserving region optimal algorithms for symmetric and asymmetric DCOPs

T Grinshpoun, T Tassa, V Levit, R Zivan - Artificial Intelligence, 2019 - Elsevier
Region-optimal algorithms are local search algorithms for solving Distributed Constraint
Optimization Problems (DCOPs). In each iteration of the search in such algorithms, every …

Improved bounded max-sum for distributed constraint optimization

E Rollon, J Larrosa - International Conference on Principles and Practice …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Bounded Max-Sum is a message-passing algorithm for solving Distributed
Constraint Optimization Problems able to compute solutions with a guaranteed …

Applying max-sum to asymmetric distributed constraint optimization problems

R Zivan, T Parash, L Cohen-Lavi, Y Naveh - Autonomous Agents and Multi …, 2020 - Springer
We study the adjustment and use of the Max-sum algorithm for solving Asymmetric
Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (ADCOPs). First, we formalize asymmetric …