Multi-Context System for Optimization Problems

Authors: Tiep Le, Tran Cao Son, Enrico Pontelli2929-2937

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Research Type Theoretical This paper proposes Multi-context System for Optimization Problems (MCS-OP) by introducing conditional costassignment bridge rules to Multi-context Systems (MCS). This novel feature facilitates the definition of a preorder among equilibria, based on the total incurred cost of applied bridge rules. As an application of MCS-OP, the paper describes how MCS-OP can be used in modeling Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOP), a prominent class of distributed optimization problems that is frequently employed in multi-agent system (MAS) research. The paper shows, by means of an example, that MCS-OP is more expressive than DCOP, and hence, could potentially be useful in modeling distributed optimization problems which cannot be easily dealt with using DCOPs. It also contains a complexity analysis of MCS-OP.
Researcher Affiliation Academia Tiep Le, Tran Cao Son, Enrico Pontelli Department of Computer Science New Mexico State University {tile, tson, epontell}@cs.nmsu.edu
Pseudocode No The paper describes concepts and provides formal definitions and examples, but it does not include any pseudocode blocks or algorithms.
Open Source Code No The paper does not provide any link to source code for the methodology. It mentions a supplemental file URL, but specifies it is for "most proofs of lemmae and theorems".
Open Datasets No The paper is theoretical and uses examples to illustrate the proposed framework. It does not involve any datasets, public or otherwise, for training, validation, or testing.
Dataset Splits No The paper is theoretical and does not involve empirical validation with dataset splits. It relies on formal definitions, theorems, and illustrative examples.
Hardware Specification No The paper is theoretical and describes a new framework. It does not mention any specific hardware used for computations or experiments.
Software Dependencies No The paper mentions logical frameworks like Answer Set Programming (ASP) and Propositional Logic (PL) and general "ASP solvers," but does not specify any particular software names with version numbers that would be necessary to replicate any computational aspects described.
Experiment Setup No The paper proposes a theoretical framework and uses examples to illustrate its concepts and expressivity. It does not describe an experimental setup with specific hyperparameters, training configurations, or other system-level settings typically found in empirical research.