G-LNS: Generative Large Neighborhood Search for LLM-Based Automatic Heuristic Design
#Large Language Models #Automated Heuristic Design #G-LNS #Combinatorial Optimization #Heuristics #arXiv #Machine Learning
📌 Key Takeaways
- Researchers have introduced G-LNS, a new generative framework for designing heuristics using Large Language Models.
- The system addresses a critical flaw in current Automated Heuristic Design (AHD) where AI gets stuck in local optima.
- Unlike previous methods, G-LNS allows for greater structural exploration of search spaces rather than relying on fixed rules.
- The framework is specifically designed to solve complex Combinatorial Optimization Problems (COPs) more efficiently.
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🏷️ Themes
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Optimization
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📄 Original Source Content
arXiv:2602.08253v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: While Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently shown promise in Automated Heuristic Design (AHD), existing approaches typically formulate AHD around constructive priority rules or parameterized local search guidance, thereby restricting the search space to fixed heuristic forms. Such designs offer limited capacity for structural exploration, making it difficult to escape deep local optima in complex Combinatorial Optimization Problems (COPs). In