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Consensus Patterns parameterized by input string length is W[1]-hard

Computational Complexity 2017-02-28 v1

Abstract

We consider the Consensus Patterns problem, where, given a set of input strings, one is asked to extract a long-enough pattern which appears (with some errors) in all strings. We prove that this problem is W[1]-hard when parameterized by the maximum length of input strings.

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@article{arxiv.1702.08238,
  title  = {Consensus Patterns parameterized by input string length is W[1]-hard},
  author = {Laurent Bulteau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.08238},
  year   = {2017}
}