Simple and efficient bi-objective search algorithms via fast dominance checks

C Hernández, W Yeoh, JA Baier, H Zhang, L Suazo… - Artificial intelligence, 2023 - Elsevier
Many interesting search problems can be formulated as bi-objective search problems, that
is, search problems where two kinds of costs have to be minimized, for example, travel …

[PDF][PDF] Heuristic-Search Approaches for the Multi-Objective Shortest-Path Problem: Progress and Research Opportunities [Survey Track]

O Salzman, A Felner, H Zhang, SH Chan… - … Joint Conference on …, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
In the multi-objective shortest-path problem we are interested in computing a path, or a set of
paths that simultaneously balance multiple cost functions. This problem is important for a …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-objective search via lazy and efficient dominance checks

C Hernández, W Yeoh, J Baier, A Felner… - … Joint Conference on …, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
Multi-objective search can be used to model many real-world problems that require finding
Paretooptimal paths from a specified start state to a specified goal state, while considering …

EMOA*: A framework for search-based multi-objective path planning

Z Ren, C Hernández, M Likhachev, A Felner… - Artificial Intelligence, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Multi-Objective Shortest Path Problem (MO-SPP), one has to find paths on a
graph that simultaneously minimize multiple objectives. It is not guaranteed that there exists …

Efficient multi-query bi-objective search via contraction hierarchies

H Zhang, O Salzman, A Felner, TKS Kumar… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract Contraction Hierarchies (CHs) have been successfully used as a preprocessing
technique in single-objective graph search for finding shortest paths. However, only a few …

Online pareto-optimal decision-making for complex tasks using active inference

P Amorese, S Wakayama, N Ahmed… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
When a robot autonomously performs a complex task, it frequently must balance competing
objectives while maintaining safety. This becomes more difficult in uncertain environments …

Efficient approximate search for multi-objective multi-agent path finding

F Wang, H Zhang, S Koenig, J Li - Proceedings of the International …, 2024 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract The Multi-Objective Multi-Agent Path Finding (MO-MAPF) problem is the problem of
computing collision-free paths for a team of agents while minimizing multiple cost metrics …

Improving Bi-Objective Shortest Path Search with Early Pruning

L Mandow, JL Pérez de la Cruz - ECAI 2023, 2023 - ebooks.iospress.nl
Bi-objective search problems are a useful generalization of shortest path search. This paper
reviews some recent contributions for the solution of this problem with emphasis on the …

Bounded-suboptimal weight-constrained shortest-path search via efficient representation of paths

H Zhang, O Salzman, A Felner, TKS Kumar… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract In the Weight-Constrained Shortest-Path (WCSP) problem, given a graph in which
each edge is annotated with a cost and a weight, a start state, and a goal state, the task is to …

AA* pex: Efficient Anytime Approximate Multi-Objective Search

H Zhang, O Salzman, A Felner, CH Ulloa… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - ojs.aaai.org
In the multi-objective search problem, a typical task is to compute the Pareto frontier, ie, the
set of all undominated solutions. However, computing the entire Pareto frontier can be very …