Yam Slonimski

M.Sc. Student · Technion · Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences

yamslonimski@campus.technion.ac.il

I am a master's student at Technion advised by Prof. Ofer Strichman and Dr. Alexander Nadel. My research focuses on SAT-based optimization, with emphasis on MaxSAT solving, anytime algorithms, and incremental solving techniques.

I am the primary developer of Aperture, an anytime, incremental SAT-based optimization tool supporting MaxSAT, Modulo Bit-Vector Optimization, and Black-Box Optimization.

SAT Solving MaxSAT Combinatorial Optimization Anytime Algorithms Formal Methods NP-Hard Problems

Aperture: an Anytime, Complete and Incremental MaxSAT Solver

Alexander Nadel, Yam Slonimski, Ofer Strichman

FMCAD 2026

Aperture participated in the MaxSAT Evaluation 2026, competing against 12 eligible solvers across anytime weighted and unweighted tracks, each at three time limits. It ranked 1st in all weighted tracks across all time limits, with a notable gap over the second-place solver.

Track Time Limit Ranking
Weighted 60s 1st / 12 🥇
Weighted 300s 1st / 12 🥇
Weighted 1707s 1st / 12 🥇
Unweighted 60s 3rd / 11 🥉
Unweighted 300s 1st / 11 🥇
Unweighted 1707s 2nd / 11 🥈

14 total submissions; 2 disqualified. Unweighted denominators exclude 1 weighted-only solver.