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Autori principali: Shen, Yunzhuang, Sun, Yuan, Li, Xiaodong, Cao, Zhiguang, Eberhard, Andrew, Zhang, Guangquan
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2024
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11198
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author Shen, Yunzhuang
Sun, Yuan
Li, Xiaodong
Cao, Zhiguang
Eberhard, Andrew
Zhang, Guangquan
author_facet Shen, Yunzhuang
Sun, Yuan
Li, Xiaodong
Cao, Zhiguang
Eberhard, Andrew
Zhang, Guangquan
contents Column generation (CG) is a well-established method for solving large-scale linear programs. It involves iteratively optimizing a subproblem containing a subset of columns and using its dual solution to generate new columns with negative reduced costs. This process continues until the dual values converge to the optimal dual solution to the original problem. A natural phenomenon in CG is the heavy oscillation of the dual values during iterations, which can lead to a substantial slowdown in the convergence rate. Stabilization techniques are devised to accelerate the convergence of dual values by using information beyond the state of the current subproblem. However, there remains a significant gap in obtaining more accurate dual values at an earlier stage. To further narrow this gap, this paper introduces a novel approach consisting of 1) a machine learning approach for accurate prediction of optimal dual solutions and 2) an adaptive stabilization technique that effectively capitalizes on accurate predictions. On the graph coloring problem, we show that our method achieves a significantly improved convergence rate compared to traditional methods.
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spellingShingle Adaptive Stabilization Based on Machine Learning for Column Generation
Shen, Yunzhuang
Sun, Yuan
Li, Xiaodong
Cao, Zhiguang
Eberhard, Andrew
Zhang, Guangquan
Optimization and Control
Artificial Intelligence
Column generation (CG) is a well-established method for solving large-scale linear programs. It involves iteratively optimizing a subproblem containing a subset of columns and using its dual solution to generate new columns with negative reduced costs. This process continues until the dual values converge to the optimal dual solution to the original problem. A natural phenomenon in CG is the heavy oscillation of the dual values during iterations, which can lead to a substantial slowdown in the convergence rate. Stabilization techniques are devised to accelerate the convergence of dual values by using information beyond the state of the current subproblem. However, there remains a significant gap in obtaining more accurate dual values at an earlier stage. To further narrow this gap, this paper introduces a novel approach consisting of 1) a machine learning approach for accurate prediction of optimal dual solutions and 2) an adaptive stabilization technique that effectively capitalizes on accurate predictions. On the graph coloring problem, we show that our method achieves a significantly improved convergence rate compared to traditional methods.
title Adaptive Stabilization Based on Machine Learning for Column Generation
topic Optimization and Control
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11198