Branch and Bound Algorithms to Solve Semiring Constraint Satisfaction Problems

Authors

Louise Leenen, University of WollongongFollow
Aditya K. Ghose, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

27060

Publication Details

Leenen, L. & Ghose, A. K. (2008). Branch and Bound Algorithms to Solve Semiring Constraint Satisfaction Problems. In T. Ho & Z. Zhou (Eds.), Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (pp. 991-997). Germany: Springer-Verlag.

Abstract

The Semiring Constraint Satisfaction Problem (SCSP) framework is a popular approach for the representation of partial constraint satisfaction problems. Considerable research has been done in solving SCSPs, but limited work has been done in building general SCSP solvers. This paper is part of a series in which incremental changes are made to a branch and bound (BnB) algorithm for solving SCSPs. We present two variants of a BnB algorithm: a backjumping algorithm and a forward checking algorithm. These algorithms are based on the maximal constraints algorithms of Freuder and Wallace [1], and we show they perform better than the BnB algorithm on some problem instances.