arXiv:2606. 09343v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Neural combinatorial optimization has recently achieved strong results on the Euclidean Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) using generative models such as diffusion and consistency models.
By Micka\"el Basson (CRIStAL, Scool), Philippe Preux (CRIStAL, Scool)
arXiv:2601. 13465v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Graph neural networks are usually treated as auxiliaries for combinatorial optimization: they imitate algorithms, guide search, or supply scores to classical procedures.
By Yimeng Min, Carla P. Gomes
arXiv:2606. 22776v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Non-autoregressive neural solvers amortize computation across traveling salesman problem (TSP) instances, but models trained on random Euclidean instances can degrade when the number or spatial distribution of nodes changes.
By Xiang Li
arXiv:2606. 19185v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is a cornerstone of combinatorial optimization and arises in many practical scenarios.
By Bolin Shen, Ziwei Huang, Zhiguang Cao, Yushun Dong
arXiv:2607. 18632v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Automated Algorithm Selection (AS) aims to improve problem-solving performance by selecting, for each problem instance, the most suitable algorithm from a predefined portfolio.
By Zhaoxuan Li, Jiale Yang, Yifei Lu, Mustafa Misir
arXiv:2607. 12127v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Learning-based methods for the traveling salesman problem (TSP) are often evaluated through the tours produced after decoding or search, but the learned object itself frequently lives in a surrogate space such as heatmaps, assignments, construction policies, or search-guidance scores.
By Ke Sun, Xinyuan Zhang, Xinwu Qian
Automated Algorithm Selection (AS) aims to improve problem-solving performance by selecting, for each problem instance, the most suitable algorithm from a predefined portfolio. This is particularly relevant to the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP), where solver performance is strongly instance-dependent.
arXiv:2607. 23854v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Humans often find good solutions to combinatorial optimization problems that are computationally hard even for advanced computer algorithms.
By Haijiang Yan, Jian-Qiao Zhu, Liqiang Huang, Ming Meng
arXiv:2607. 19072v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper introduces a self-supervised pretraining framework for graph combinatorial optimization specifically designed to address the nature of routing problems like the Traveling Salesman Problem.
By David Aguado, Daniel Fuertes, Carlos R. del-Blanco, Fernando Jaureguizar
arXiv:2503. 03137v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Constructive neural combinatorial optimization (NCO) offers a promising paradigm for solving vehicle routing problems (VRPs) by directly learning to construct approximate optimal solutions, thereby reducing reliance on expert knowledge for algorithm design.
By Changliang Zhou, Xi Lin, Zhenkun Wang, Qingfu Zhang
arXiv:2501. 17377v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as a promising approach for solving Combinatorial Optimization (CO) problems, such as the 3D Bin Packing Problem (3D-BPP), Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP), or Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), but these neural solvers often exhibit brittleness when facing distribution shifts.
By Han Fang, Paul Weng, Yutong Ban
arXiv:2608. 09042v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large traveling salesman problem (TSP) instances require a solver to allocate limited computation while preserving the validity of its outputs.
By Yancheng Song, Yongzhi Qi, Wei Qi, Zuo-Jun Max Shen