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We propose a strategy for the generation of fast and accurate versions of non-commutative recursive matrix multiplication algorithms. To generate these algorithms, we consider matrix and tensor norm bounds governing the stability and…

A general method to produce uniformly distributed pseudorandom numbers with extended precision by combining two pseudorandom numbers with lower precision is proposed. In particular, this method can be used for pseudorandom number generation…

We present a prototype of a software tool for exploration of multiple combinatorial optimisation problems in large real-world and synthetic complex networks. Our tool, called GraphCombEx (an acronym of Graph Combinatorial Explorer),…

The problem of optimal precision switching for the conjugate gradient (CG) method applied to sparse linear systems is considered. A sparse matrix is defined as an $n\!\times\!n$ matrix with $m\!=\!O(n)$ nonzero entries. The algorithm first…

Policy Iteration (PI) is a widely used family of algorithms to compute optimal policies for Markov Decision Problems (MDPs). We derive upper bounds on the running time of PI on Deterministic MDPs (DMDPs): the class of MDPs in which every…

We give a simple condition for a linear recurrence (mod 2^w) of degree r to have the maximal possible period 2^(w-1).(2^r-1). It follows that the period is maximal in the cases of interest for pseudo-random number generation, i.e. for…

Given a real matrix A with n columns, the problem is to approximate the Gram product AA^T by c << n weighted outer products of columns of A. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the exact computation of AA^T (in exact arithmetic) from c…

We study the arithmetic complexity of hitting set generators, which are pseudorandom objects used for derandomization of the polynomial identity testing problem. We give new explicit constructions of hitting set generators whose outputs are…

Marsaglia proposed recently xorshift generators as a class of very fast, good-quality pseudorandom number generators. Subsequent analysis by Panneton and L'Ecuyer has lowered the expectations raised by Marsaglia's paper, showing several…

We study the problem of maximizing a non-monotone, non-negative submodular function subject to a matroid constraint. The prior best-known deterministic approximation ratio for this problem is $\frac{1}{4}-\epsilon$ under…

In this work, we initiate a thorough study of parameterized graph optimization problems in the distributed setting. In a parameterized problem, an algorithm decides whether a solution of size bounded by a \emph{parameter} $k$ exists and if…

Let {\alpha} be the maximal value such that the product of an n x n^{\alpha} matrix by an n^{\alpha} x n matrix can be computed with n^{2+o(1)} arithmetic operations. In this paper we show that \alpha>0.30298, which improves the previous…

This paper studies the bicriteria problem of scheduling $n$ jobs on a serial-batch machine to minimize makespan and maximum cost simultaneously. A serial-batch machine can process up to $b$ jobs as a batch, where $b$ is known as the batch…

Under a standard assumption in complexity theory (NP not in P/poly), we demonstrate a gap between the minimax prediction risk for sparse linear regression that can be achieved by polynomial-time algorithms, and that achieved by optimal…

We pose and study a fundamental algorithmic problem which we term mixture selection, arising as a building block in a number of game-theoretic applications: Given a function $g$ from the $n$-dimensional hypercube to the bounded interval…

Maximum order complexity is an important tool for measuring the nonlinearity of a pseudorandom sequence. There is a lack of tools for predicting the strength of a pseudorandom binary sequence in an effective and efficient manner. To this…

In this paper, we investigate the randomized algorithms for block matrix multiplication from random sampling perspective. Based on the A-optimal design criterion, the optimal sampling probabilities and sampling block sizes are obtained. To…