3 papers
cs.LG2025
DQN Performance with Epsilon Greedy Policies and Prioritized Experience Replay
Daniel Perkins, Oscar J. Escobar, Luke Green
We present a detailed study of Deep Q-Networks in finite environments, emphasizing the impact of epsilon-greedy exploration schedules and prioritized experience replay. Through sys…
math.OC2025
Wave Function Collapse Set Covering and the Hill Climbing Algorithm: A New, Fast Heuristic and Metaheuristic Pairing for the Minimum Set Cover Problem
David Oprea, David Perkins
In this paper, we present a new heuristic that focuses on the optimization problem for the Minimum Set Cover Problem. Our new heuristic involves using Wave Function Collapse and is…
cs.DC2024
A Simulated Annealing Approach to Identical Parallel Machine Scheduling
Jiaxing Li, David Perkins
This paper studies the application of the simulated annealing metaheuristic on the identical parallel machine scheduling problem, a variant of the broader optimal job scheduling pr…