The lay of the land: a brief survey of problem understanding

  • Authors:
  • Kent McClymont;David Walker;Max Dupenois

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom;University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom;University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 14th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Optimisation research often concentrates on developing heuristic methods for solving a given optimisation problem, however a growing body of work surrounds the understanding and analysis of the problem itself to facilitate heuristic development and selection. We outline the broad themes that this field encompasses, presenting some of the techniques and approaches that have been taken, and present a sociometric view of selected publications in the field. We conclude by proposing a collaborative system to allow researchers working on problem understanding to more easily share results and work together.