Abstract: Traveling salesman problem (TSP) is a combinatorial optimization problem, serving as basis for many real-world applications (e.g., transportation planning, circuit board design, and DNA ...

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An optimized genetic algorithm engine for solving large-scale Travelling Salesman Problem instances with custom mutation, crossover, and hyper-parameter tuning.

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