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The weighted $k$-center problem in graphs is a classical facility location problem where we place $k$ centers on the graph, which minimize the maximum weighted distance of a vertex to its nearest center. We study this problem when the…
We consider a monotone submodular maximization problem whose constraint is described by a logic formula on a graph. Formally, we prove the following three `algorithmic metatheorems.' (1) If the constraint is specified by a monadic…
In their GECCO'12 paper, Doerr and Doerr proved that the $k$-ary unbiased black-box complexity of OneMax on $n$ bits is $O(n/k)$ for $2\le k\le O(\log n)$. We propose an alternative strategy for achieving this unbiased black-box complexity…
We study the computational complexity of two Boolean nonlinearity measures: the nonlinearity and the multiplicative complexity. We show that if one-way functions exist, no algorithm can compute the multiplicative complexity in time…
Almost asymptotically tight lower bounds are derived for the Input/Output (I/O) complexity $IO_\mathcal{A}\left(n,M\right)$ of a general class of hybrid algorithms computing the product of two integers, each represented with $n$ digits in a…
We study the fair k-set selection problem where we aim to select $k$ sets from a given set system such that the (weighted) occurrence times that each element appears in these $k$ selected sets are balanced, i.e., the maximum (weighted)…
The efficiency of exact subset sum problem algorithms which compute individual subset sums is defined as $e=min(T/z, 1)$, where $z$ is the number of subset sums computed. $e$ is related to these algorithms' computational complexity. This…
The quest for quantum computers is motivated by their potential for solving problems that defy existing, classical, computers. The theory of computational complexity, one of the crown jewels of computer science, provides a rigorous…
In this paper we study the worst-case complexity of an inexact Augmented Lagrangian method for nonconvex constrained problems. Assuming that the penalty parameters are bounded, we prove a complexity bound of $\mathcal{O}(|\log(\epsilon)|)$…
In 1977, Strassen presented a deterministic and rigorous algorithm for solving the problem of computing the prime factorization of natural numbers $N$. His method is based on fast polynomial arithmetic techniques and runs in time…
We propose an algorithm with expected complexity of $\bigO(n\log n)$ arithmetic operations to solve a special shortest vector problem arising in computer-and-forward design, where $n$ is the dimension of the channel vector. This algorithm…
Robust network flows are a concept for dealing with uncertainty and unforeseen failures in the network infrastructure. They and their dual counterpart, network flow interdiction, have received steady attention within the operations research…
We give an O(sqrt n log n)-query quantum algorithm for evaluating size-n AND-OR formulas. Its running time is poly-logarithmically greater after efficient preprocessing. Unlike previous approaches, the algorithm is based on a quantum walk…
Given a set of $n$ real numbers, the 3SUM problem is to decide whether there are three of them that sum to zero. Until a recent breakthrough by Gr{\o}nlund and Pettie [FOCS'14], a simple $\Theta(n^2)$-time deterministic algorithm for this…
We show that there is a polynomial space algorithm that counts the number of perfect matchings in an $n$-vertex graph in $O^*(2^{n/2})\subset O(1.415^n)$ time. ($O^*(f(n))$ suppresses functions polylogarithmic in $f(n)$).The previously…
We study the exact counting problem for all lattice rectangles contained in the square $[0,n)\times[0,n)$, including non-axis-parallel ones. Starting from the standard parametrization by a primitive direction $(u,v)$ and two side lengths,…
Consider the following Online Boolean Matrix-Vector Multiplication problem: We are given an $n\times n$ matrix $M$ and will receive $n$ column-vectors of size $n$, denoted by $v_1,\ldots,v_n$, one by one. After seeing each vector $v_i$, we…
Fermat's well-known factorization algorithm is based on finding a representation of natural numbers $N$ as the difference of squares. In 1895, Lawrence generalized this idea and applied it to multiples $kN$ of the original number. A…
K{\"o}hler's method is a useful multi-thresholding technique based on boundary contrast. However, the direct algorithm has a too high complexity-O(N 2) i.e. quadratic with the pixel numbers N-to process images at a sufficient speed for…
A modified dynamic programming algorithm rapidly and accurately solves large 0/1 knapsack problems. It has computational O(nlogn), space O(nlogn) and predictable maximum error. Experimentally it's accuracy increases faster than linearly…