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Authors: Lukas Rosenbauer 1 ; Anthony Stein 2 ; Helena Stegherr 3 and Jörg Hähner 3

Affiliations: 1 BSH Home Appliances, Im Gewerbepark B35, Regensburg, Germany ; 2 Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Engineering, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 9, Stuttgart, Germany ; 3 Organic Computing Group, University of Augsburg, Eichleitnerstr. 30, Augsburg, Germany

Keyword(s): Metaheuristics, Combinatorial Optimization, Empirical Study.

Abstract: The minimum set cover problem (MSCP) is one of the first NP-hard optimization problems discovered. Theoretically it has a bad worst case approximation ratio. As the MSCP turns out to appear in several real world problems, various approaches exist where evolutionary algorithms and metaheuristics are utilized in order to achieve good average case results. This work is intended to revisit and compare current results regarding the application of metaheuristics for the MSCP. Therefore, a recapitulation of the MSCP and its classification into the class of NP-hard optimization problems are provided first. After an overview of notable approximation methods, the focus is shifted towards a brief review of existing metaheuristics which were adapted for the MSCP. In order to allow for a targeted comparison of the existing algorithms, the theoretical worst case complexities in terms of the big O-notation are derived first. This is followed by an empirical study where the identified metaheuristics are examined. Here we use Steiner triple systems, Beasley’s OR library, and introduce a new class of instances. Several of the considered approaches achieve close to optimal results. However, our analysis reveals significant differences in terms of runtime and shows that some approaches may even have exponential runtime. (More)

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Rosenbauer, L.; Stein, A.; Stegherr, H. and Hähner, J. (2020). Metaheuristics for the Minimum Set Cover Problem: A Comparison. In Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI 2020) - ECTA; ISBN 978-989-758-475-6; ISSN 2184-3236, SciTePress, pages 123-130. DOI: 10.5220/0010019901230130

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title={Metaheuristics for the Minimum Set Cover Problem: A Comparison},
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year={2020},
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TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI 2020) - ECTA
TI - Metaheuristics for the Minimum Set Cover Problem: A Comparison
SN - 978-989-758-475-6
IS - 2184-3236
AU - Rosenbauer, L.
AU - Stein, A.
AU - Stegherr, H.
AU - Hähner, J.
PY - 2020
SP - 123
EP - 130
DO - 10.5220/0010019901230130
PB - SciTePress