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Lagrangian Relaxation Score-based Generation for Mixed Integer linear Programming

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Predict-and-search (PaS) methods have shown promise for accelerating mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) solving. However, existing approaches typically assume variable independence and rely on deterministic single-point predictions, which limits solution diversityand often necessitates extensive downstream search for high-quality solutions. In this paper, we propose \textbf{SRG}, a generative framework based on Lagrangian relaxation-guided stochastic differential equations (SDEs), with theoretical guarantees on solution quality. SRG leverages convolutional kernels to capture inter-variable dependencies while integrating Lagrangian relaxation to guide the sampling process toward feasible and near-optimal regions. Rather than producing a single estimate, SRG generates diverse, high-quality solution candidates that collectively define compact and effective trust-region subproblems for standard MILP solvers. Across multiple public benchmarks, SRG consistently outperforms existing machine learning baselines in solution quality. Moreover, SRG demonstrates strong zero-shot transferability: on unseen cross-scale/problem instances, it achieves competitive optimality with state-of-the-art exact solvers while significantly reducing computational overhead through faster search and superior solution quality.

Ruobing Wang, Xin Li, Yujie Fang, Mingzhong Wang• 2026

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TaskDatasetResultRank
Maximum Independent SetMaximum Independent Set Medium (m)
Execution Time94.21
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Combinatorial AuctionCombinatorial Auction (CA) medium-scale
Objective Value7.14e+3
20
Combinatorial AuctionCA Large-scale
Objective Value1.36e+4
12
Maximum Independent SetMIS Large-scale
Objective Value327.9
12
Mixed Integer Linear ProgrammingLarge-scale Maximum Independent Set (MIS) (test)
Objective Value327.9
12
Mixed Integer Linear ProgrammingLarge-scale Combinatorial Auction (CA) (test)
Objective Value1.36e+4
12
Capacitated Facility LocationCapacitated Facility Location (CFL) medium-scale
Objective Value9.07e+3
12
Set CoverSet Cover (SC) medium-scale
Objective Value29.04
12
Mixed Integer Linear ProgrammingLarge-scale Set Cover (SC) (test)
Objective Value24.75
12
Mixed Integer Linear ProgrammingLarge-scale Capacitated Facility Location (CFL) (test)
Objective Value1.75e+4
12
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