IntSat: integer linear programming by conflict-driven constraint learning

State-of-the-art SAT solvers are nowadays able to handle huge real-world instances. The key to this success is the Conflict-Driven Clause-Learning (CDCL) scheme, which encompasses a number of techniques that exploit the conflicts that are encountered during the search for a solution. In this article...

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Autores: Nieuwenhuis, Robert Lukas Mario|||0000-0002-6489-2138, Oliveras Llunell, Albert|||0000-0002-5893-1911, Rodríguez Carbonell, Enric|||0000-0003-1061-3954
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/397373
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/397373
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10556788.2023.2246167
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Integer programming
Integer linear programming
SAT solving
Conflict-driven clause learning
Programació en nombres enters
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Informàtica teòrica
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Sumario:State-of-the-art SAT solvers are nowadays able to handle huge real-world instances. The key to this success is the Conflict-Driven Clause-Learning (CDCL) scheme, which encompasses a number of techniques that exploit the conflicts that are encountered during the search for a solution. In this article, we extend these techniques to Integer Linear Programming (ILP), where variables may take general integer values instead of purely binary ones, constraints are more expressive than just propositional clauses, and there may be an objective function to optimize. We explain how these methods can be implemented efficiently and discuss possible improvements. Our work is backed with a basic implementation showing that, even in this far less mature stage, our techniques are already a useful complement to the state of the art in ILP.