2 papers
cs.NE2026
From Hand-Crafted to LLM-Based Variation Operators in Metaheuristics: A Tutorial
Camilo Chacón Sartori, Guillem Rodríguez-Corominas, Christian Blum
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being employed as variation operators in metaheuristics, generating or modifying candidate solutions, heuristics, or programs inside i…
cs.AI2026
Construct, Merge, Solve & Adapt with Reinforcement Learning for the min-max Multiple Traveling Salesman Problem
Guillem Rodríguez-Corominas, Maria J. Blesa, Christian Blum
The Multiple Traveling Salesman Problem (mTSP) extends the Traveling Salesman Problem to m tours that start and end at a common depot and jointly visit all customers exactly once.…