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Maximum Independent Set (MIS for short) is in general graphs the paradigmatic $W[1]$-hard problem. In stark contrast, polynomial-time algorithms are known when the inputs are restricted to structured graph classes such as, for instance,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-09-19 Édouard Bonnet , Nicolas Bousquet , Stéphan Thomassé , Rémi Watrigant

We present randomized distributed algorithms for the maximal independent set problem (MIS) that, while keeping the time complexity nearly matching the best known, reduce the energy complexity substantially. These algorithms work in the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-05-24 Mohsen Ghaffari , Julian Portmann

The problem of distributed maximal independent set (MIS) is investigated on inhomogeneous random graphs with power-law weights by which the scale-free networks can be produced. Such a particular problem has been solved on graphs with $n$…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-06-13 Hasan Heydari , S. Mahmoud Taheri , Kaveh Kavousi

The Beeping Network (BN) model captures important properties of biological processes. Paradoxically, the extremely limited communication capabilities of such nodes has helped BN become one of the fundamental models for networks. Since in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-20 Pawel Garncarek , Dariusz R. Kowalski , Shay Kutten , Miguel A. Mosteiro

In many natural and engineered systems, agents interact through local contests that determine which individuals become dominant within their neighborhoods. These interactions are shaped by inherent differences in strength, and they often…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Michael Luby , Sandy Irani

We investigate the distributed complexity of maximal matching and maximal independent set (MIS) in hypergraphs in the LOCAL model. A maximal matching of a hypergraph $H=(V_H,E_H)$ is a maximal disjoint set $M\subseteq E_H$ of hyperedges and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-11-04 Alkida Balliu , Sebastian Brandt , Fabian Kuhn , Dennis Olivetti

In this paper, we study lower bounds for randomized solutions to the maximal independent set (MIS) and connected dominating set (CDS) problems in the dual graph model of radio networks---a generalization of the standard graph-based model…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-08-06 Calvin Newport

This paper deals with the maximum independent set (M.I.S.) problem, also known as the stable set problem. The basic mathematical programming model that captures this problem is an Integer Program (I.P.) with zero-one variables $x_j$ and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Prabhu Manyem

In broadcasting, one node of a network has a message that must be learned by all other nodes. We study deterministic algorithms for this fundamental communication task in a very weak model of wireless communication. The only signals sent by…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-11-29 Kokouvi Hounkanli , Andrzej Pelc

We study local symmetry breaking problems in the CONGEST model, focusing on ruling set problems, which generalize the fundamental Maximal Independent Set (MIS) problem. A $\beta$-ruling set is an independent set such that every node in the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-05-25 Shreyas Pai , Gopal Pandurangan , Sriram V. Pemmaraju , Talal Riaz , Peter Robinson

Finding a maximal independent set (MIS) in a graph is a cornerstone task in distributed computing. The local nature of an MIS allows for fast solutions in a static distributed setting, which are logarithmic in the number of nodes or in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-07-17 Keren Censor-Hillel , Elad Haramaty , Zohar Karnin

We show that the maximum independent set problem (MIS) on an $n$-vertex graph can be solved in $1.1996^nn^{O(1)}$ time and polynomial space, which even is faster than Robson's $1.2109^{n}n^{O(1)}$-time exponential-space algorithm published…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-08 Mingyu Xiao , Hiroshi Nagamochi

We consider the classic maximal and maximum independent set problems in three models of graph streams: In the edge-arrival model we see a stream of edges which collectively define a graph, this model has been well-studied for a variety of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-07-24 Graham Cormode , Jacques Dark , Christian Konrad

Broadcasting and gossiping are fundamental communication tasks in networks. In broadcasting,one node of a network has a message that must be learned by all other nodes. In gossiping, every node has a (possibly different) message, and all…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-10-22 Kokouvi Hounkanli , Andrzej Pelc

We consider networks of processes which interact with beeps. In the basic model defined by Cornejo and Kuhn (2010), processes can choose in each round either to beep or to listen. Those who beep are unable to detect simultaneous beeps.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-08-31 Arnaud Casteigts , Yves Métivier , John Michael Robson , Akka Zemmari

In the semi-streaming model for processing massive graphs, an algorithm makes multiple passes over the edges of a given $n$-vertex graph and is tasked with computing the solution to a problem using $O(n \cdot \text{polylog}(n))$ space.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Sepehr Assadi , Christian Konrad , Kheeran K. Naidu , Janani Sundaresan

We present the \emph{discrete beeping} communication model, which assumes nodes have minimal knowledge about their environment and severely limited communication capabilities. Specifically, nodes have no information regarding the local or…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2010-05-17 Alejandro Cornejo , Fabian Kuhn

We study the Maximum Independent Set (MIS) problem under the notion of stability introduced by Bilu and Linial (2010): a weighted instance of MIS is $\gamma$-stable if it has a unique optimal solution that remains the unique optimum under…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-11-30 Haris Angelidakis , Pranjal Awasthi , Avrim Blum , Vaggos Chatziafratis , Chen Dan

We investigate a special case of hereditary property that we refer to as {\em robustness}. A property is {\em robust} in a given graph if it is inherited by all connected spanning subgraphs of this graph. We motivate this definition in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-03-10 Arnaud Casteigts , Swan Dubois , Franck Petit , John Michael Robson

Two of the most fundamental distributed symmetry-breaking problems are that of finding a maximal independent set (MIS) and a maximal matching (MM) in a graph. It is a major open question whether these problems can be solved in constant…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Keren Censor-Hillel , Tomer Even , Maxime Flin , Magnús M. Halldórsson