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In this paper, we consider the problem of counting and sampling structures in graphs. We define a class of "edge universal labeling problems"---which include proper $k$-colorings, independent sets, and downsets---and describe simple…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-08-20 Christine T. Cheng , Will Rosenbaum

A coloring of the vertices of a connected graph is convex if each color class induces a connected subgraph. We address the convex recoloring (CR) problem defined as follows. Given a graph $G$ and a coloring of its vertices, recolor a…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-12-02 Manoel Campêlo , Phablo F. S. Moura , Joel C. Soares

Consider a graph whose vertices are colored in one of two colors, say black or white. A white vertex is called integrated if it has at least as many black neighbors as white neighbors, and similarly for a black vertex. The coloring as a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-10 Charles Burnette , Broden Caton , Olivia Coward , Julian Davis , Austin Teter

In Defective Coloring we are given a graph $G = (V, E)$ and two integers $\chi_d, \Delta^*$ and are asked if we can partition $V$ into $\chi_d$ color classes, so that each class induces a graph of maximum degree $\Delta^*$. We investigate…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-01-12 Rémy Belmonte , Michael Lampis , Valia Mitsou

Given an undirected graph $G=(V,E)$ with a set of vertices $V$ and a set of edges $E$, a graph coloring problem involves finding a partition of the vertices into different independent sets. In this paper we present a new framework that…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-16 Olivier Goudet , Cyril Grelier , Jin-Kao Hao

Graph colorings have been of interest to mathematicians for a long time, but relatively recently, social scientists have also found them to be interesting tools for studying group behavior. In the last 20 years, scientists have begun to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-20 Matthew I. Jones , Zachary Winkeler

We introduce the Multicolored Graph Realization problem (MGRP). The input to the problem is a colored graph $(G,\varphi)$, i.e., a graph together with a coloring on its vertices. We can associate to each colored graph a cluster graph…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-03-25 Josep Díaz , Öznur Yaşar Diner , Maria Serna , Oriol Serra

A path in a vertex-colored graph $G$ is \emph{vertex rainbow} if all of its internal vertices have a distinct color. The graph $G$ is said to be \emph{rainbow vertex connected} if there is a vertex rainbow path between every pair of its…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2016-12-23 Juho Lauri

The notion of forbidden-transition graphs allows for a robust generalization of walks in graphs. In a forbidden-transition graph, every pair of edges incident to a common vertex is permitted or forbidden; a walk is compatible if all pairs…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-29 Thomas Bellitto , Shaohua Li , Karolina Okrasa , Marcin Pilipczuk , Manuel Sorge

We study a family of pattern-detection problems in vertex-colored temporal graphs. In particular, given a vertex-colored temporal graph and a multiset of colors as a query, we search for temporal paths in the graph that contain the colors…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-28 Suhas Thejaswi , Aristides Gionis , Juho Lauri

Problems related to finding induced subgraphs satisfying given properties form one of the most studied areas within graph algorithms. Such problems have given rise to breakthrough results and led to development of new techniques both within…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-10-31 Petr A. Golovach , Pinar Heggernes , Paloma Lima , Pedro Montealegre

Representing graphs by their homomorphism counts has led to the beautiful theory of homomorphism indistinguishability in recent years. Moreover, homomorphism counts have promising applications in database theory and machine learning, where…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-10-16 Jan Böker , Louis Härtel , Nina Runde , Tim Seppelt , Christoph Standke

The Grundy number of a graph is the maximum number of colors used by the greedy coloring algorithm over all vertex orderings. In this paper, we study the computational complexity of GRUNDY COLORING, the problem of determining whether a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-11-03 Edouard Bonnet , Florent Foucaud , Eun Jung Kim , Florian Sikora

Given graphs $H$ and $G$, possibly with vertex-colors, a homomorphism is a function $f:V(H)\to V(G)$ that preserves colors and edges. Many interesting counting problems (e.g., subgraph and induced subgraph counts) are finite linear…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Radu Curticapean

This paper continues the study of a new variant of graph coloring with a connectivity constraint recently introduced by Hsieh et al. [COCOON 2024]. A path in a vertex-colored graph is called conflict-free if there is a color that appears…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Carl Feghali , Hoang-Oanh Le , Van Bang Le

A path in a vertex-colored graph is called a \emph{vertex-monochromatic path} if its internal vertices have the same color. A vertex-coloring of a graph is a \emph{monochromatic vertex-connection coloring} (\emph{MVC-coloring} for short),…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-04-01 Qingqiong Cai , Xueliang Li , Di Wu

Motif counting plays a crucial role in understanding the structural properties of networks. By computing motif frequencies, researchers can draw key insights into the structural properties of the underlying network. As networks become…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-03-26 Haozhe Yin , Kai Wang , Wenjie Zhang , Yizhang He , Ying Zhang , Xuemin Lin

We consider the problem of counting, in a given graph, the number of induced k-vertex subgraphs which have an even number of edges, and also the complementary problem of counting the k-vertex induced subgraphs having an odd number of edges.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-10-07 Mark Jerrum , Kitty Meeks

A graph on $n$ vertices is equitably $k$-colorable if it is $k$-colorable and every color is used either $\left\lfloor n/k \right\rfloor$ or $\left\lceil n/k \right\rceil$ times. Such a problem appears to be considerably harder than vertex…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Guilherme de C. M. Gomes , Carlos V. G. C. Lima , Vinícius F. dos Santos

Given a graph $G$, the maximal induced subgraphs problem asks to enumerate all maximal induced subgraphs of $G$ that belong to a certain hereditary graph class. While its optimization version, known as the minimum vertex deletion problem in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-22 Yixin Cao