3 papers
cs.AI2025
Best Practices For Empirical Meta-Algorithmic Research: Guidelines from the COSEAL Research Network
Theresa Eimer, Lennart Schäpermeier, André Biedenkapp +15
Empirical research on meta-algorithmics, such as algorithm selection, configuration, and scheduling, often relies on extensive and thus computationally expensive experiments. With…
cs.NE2025
Benchmarking that Matters: Rethinking Benchmarking for Practical Impact
Anna V. Kononova, Niki van Stein, Olaf Mersmann +14
Benchmarking has driven scientific progress in Evolutionary Computation, yet current practices fall short of real-world needs. Widely used synthetic suites such as BBOB and CEC iso…
cs.AI2024
Dancing to the State of the Art? How Candidate Lists Influence LKH for Solving the Traveling Salesperson Problem
Jonathan Heins, Lennart Schäpermeier, Pascal Kerschke +1
Solving the Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP) remains a persistent challenge, despite its fundamental role in numerous generalized applications in modern contexts. Heuristic solv…