ROADEF 2026>
Compound Knowledge Hyper-Heuristic for Large-Scale Network Design Problems
Kassem Danach  1@  , Jomana Al Haj Hassan  2@  , Mariem Belhor  3@  
1 : Basic and Applied Sciences Research Center, Al Maaref Universityity, Beirut
2 : Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Business Administration, Lebanese International University
3 : Laboratoire des technologies innovantes - UR UPJV 3899
Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Large-scale network design (facility opening, capacity allocation, flow routing) is naturally modeled as mixed-integer optimization but quickly becomes intractable under heterogeneous costs, asymmetric distances, tight capacities, and realistic side constraints. Classical metaheuristics (GA, SA, VNS) improve locally yet often stagnate or overfit instance structure, while purely learning-based controllers risk overfitting and lack interpretability. We propose CK-HH, a two-layer Compound Knowledge Hyper-Heuristic that fuses encoded analytical/empirical/contextual knowledge with an adaptive bandit/RL controller selecting among low-level heuristics (e.g., swaps, greedy insertion, SA/VNS, fix-and-optimize). A hyper-heuristic is a reinforcement-learning–driven, high-level strategy that selects or composes low-level heuristics during search. The state combines solution and runtime features; rewards balance improvement, time, and diversity. This hybrid yields interpretable guidance early and data-driven intensification near convergence, improving scalability and stability on large instances.


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