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Automatic synthesis of constraints from examples using mixed integer linear programming

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Tomasz P. Pawlak *
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Krzysztof Krawiec
DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2017.02.034delete
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Constraints form an essential part of most practical search and optimization problems, and are usually assumed to be given. However, there are plausible real-world scenarios in which constraints are not known or can be only approximated, for instance when the process in question is complex and/or noisy. To address such problems, we propose a method that synthesizes constrains from examples of feasible and infeasible solutions. The method can produce linear, quadratic and trigonometric constraints that are guaranteed to separate the feasible and infeasible regions and minimize the number of terms involved. The synthesized constraints are represented symbolically and can be used to simulate, predict or optimize the original process. We assess empirically several characteristics of the method on three benchmarks, in particular the fidelity and the complexity of the synthesized constraints with respect to the actual constraints. We also demonstrate its application to a real-world process of concrete manufacturing. Experiments demonstrate that the method is capable of producing human-readable constraints that reflect well the underlying process and can be used to simulate it. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Artificial intelligence
Constraint acquisition
Constraint learning
Model induction
Model generation
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European Journal of Operational Research cover
European Journal of Operational Research
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Poznan University of Technology
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