The 2014 International Planning Competition: Progress and Trends

• DOI: 10.1609/aimag.v36i3.2571
• Publication Date: 2017-07-18T00:37:03Z
• Authors: Mauro Vallati; Lukáš Chrpa; Marek Grześ; Thomas L. McCluskey; Mark Roberts; Scott Sanner
• Keywords: Planner; Competitor analysis

This article reviews the 2014 International Planning Competition (IPC‐2014), eighth in a series of competitions starting 1998. IPC‐2014 was held three separate parts to assess state art prominent areas planning research: deterministic (classical) part (IPCD), learning (IPCL), and probabilistic (IPPC). Each evaluated systems ways that pushed edge existing planner performance by introducing new challenges, novel tasks, or both. The competition surpassed again number competitors participated its predecessor, highlighting competition's central role shaping landscape ongoing developments evaluating systems.