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| Title: | Randomization and Restart Strategies |
| Authors: | Wu, Huayue |
| Keywords: | Computer Science
CSP
SAT
restart strategy
backtrack search |
| Approved Date: | 2006 |
| Date Submitted: | 2006 |
| Abstract: | The runtime for solving constraint satisfaction problems (CSP) and propositional satisfiability problems (SAT) using systematic backtracking search has been shown to exhibit great variability. Randomization and restarts is an effective technique for reducing such variability to achieve better expected performance. Several restart strategies have been proposed and studied in previous work and show differing degrees of empirical effectiveness.
The first topic in this thesis is the extension of analytical results on restart strategies through the introduction of physically based assumptions. In particular, we study the performance of two of the restart strategies on Pareto runtime distributions. We show that the geometric strategy provably removes heavy tail. We also examine several factors that arise during implementation and their effects on existing restart strategies.
The second topic concerns the development of a new hybrid restart strategy in a realistic problem setting. Our work adapts the existing general approach on dynamic strategy but implements more sophisticated machine learning techniques. The resulting hybrid strategy shows superior performance compared to existing static strategies and an improved robustness. |
| Department: | School of Computer Science |
| Degree: | Master of Mathematics |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/2923 |
| Appears in Collections: | Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UW)
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