Abstract

Robust optimization is a widely studied area in operations research, where the algorithm takes as input a range of values and outputs a single solution that performs well for the entire range. Specifically, a robust algorithm aims to minimize regret , defined as the maximum difference between the solution’s cost and that of an optimal solution in hindsight once the input has been realized. For graph problems in P , such as shortest path and minimum spanning tree, robust polynomial-time algorithms that obtain a constant approximation on regret are known. In this paper, we study robust algorithms for minimizing regret in NP -hard graph optimization problems, and give constant approximations on regret for the classical traveling salesman and Steiner tree problems.

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