Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of choosing the components for a satisficing planner using machine learning (ML) (for example, deep learning (DL)). Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to choosing search algorithm component(s) for a satisficing planner using ML (for example, DL). Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to choosing search refinement components (that is, search boosting component(s) and/or search pruning component(s)) for a satisficing planner using ML (for example, DL).