Abstract: Fitness landscape analysis (FLA) is quite important in evolutionary computation. In this article, we propose a novel FLA method, the nearest-better network (NBN), which uses the ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem ...

We walk through an optimization problem step by step, clearly explaining how to identify variables, set up the correct function, apply derivatives, and find maximum or minimum values. Each step is ...

Escape from Tarkov's game director, Nikita Buyanov, admits on social media that the 1.0 Steam release version is "rough for sure," saying that the bug fixes from the pre-release version are "not ...

Enbridge plans to invest approximately $1.4 billion in the project, adding 150 kbpd of capacity to the Mainline system and 100 kbpd to the FSP. The company expects the new capacity to come online in ...

Abstract: Many engineering design optimization problems can be represented as mixed-variable optimization problems. This study presents a heuristic approach for solving mixed-variable optimization ...

Looking at challenges outside of your own company can lead to powerful change. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at Harvard Business School, believes the world demands a new kind of business leader. She ...

Maybe sugar substitutes aren’t such a Splenda-did idea. An eye-opening new study links artificially sweetened beverages to an increased risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease ...

This is the official implementation of our ICLR 2025 paper "UniCO: On Unified Combinatorial Optimization via Problem Reduction to Matrix-Encoded General TSP". Fig 1. The 3-step workflow of the UniCO ...

Language isn’t just for communication—it’s a tool for thinking. Here’s how putting thoughts into words sharpens your mind. “Use your words.” It’s something we tell children—but it turns out it’s good ...