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We continue the study of graph classes in which the treewidth can only be large due to the presence of a large clique, and, more specifically, of graph classes with bounded tree-independence number. In [Dallard, Milani\v{c}, and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-09-27 Martin Milanič , Paweł Rzążewski

We study the following variant of the 15 puzzle. Given a graph and two token placements on the vertices, we want to find a walk of the minimum length (if any exists) such that the sequence of token swappings along the walk obtains one of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Hironori Kiya , Yuto Okada , Hirotaka Ono , Yota Otachi

In the recently introduced framework of solution discovery via reconfiguration [Fellows et al., ECAI 2023], we are given an initial configuration of $k$ tokens on a graph and the question is whether we can transform this configuration into…

We settle the complexity of the Independent Set Reconfiguration problem on bipartite graphs under all three commonly studied reconfiguration models. We show that under the token jumping or token addition/removal model the problem is…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-07-11 Daniel Lokshtanov , Amer E. Mouawad

The input to the token swapping problem is a graph with vertices $v_1, v_2, \ldots, v_n$, and $n$ tokens with labels $1, 2, \ldots, n$, one on each vertex. The goal is to get token $i$ to vertex $v_i$ for all $i= 1, \ldots, n$ using a…

We study reconfiguration of independent sets in interval graphs under the token sliding rule. We show that if two independent sets of size $k$ are reconfigurable in an $n$-vertex interval graph, then there is a reconfiguration sequence of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-05-10 Marcin Briański , Stefan Felsner , Jędrzej Hodor , Piotr Micek

Given two strings $T$ and $S$ and a set of strings $P$, for each string $p \in P$, consider the unique substrings of $T$ that have $p$ as their prefix and $S$ as their suffix. Two problems then come to mind; the first problem being the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-04-19 Laurentius Leonard , Ken Tanaka

The problem \textsc{Token Jumping} asks whether, given a graph $G$ and two independent sets of \emph{tokens} $I$ and $J$ of $G$, we can transform $I$ into $J$ by changing the position of a single token in each step and having an independent…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Daniel W. Cranston , Moritz Mühlenthaler , Benjamin Peyrille

We address here spanning tree problems on a graph with binary edge weights. For a general weighted graph the minimum spanning tree is solved in super-linear running time, even when the edges of the graph are pre-sorted. A related problem,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Dorit S. Hochbaum

We present a set of integer programs (IPs) for the Steiner tree problem with the property that the best solution obtained by solving all, provides an optimal Steiner tree. Each IP is polynomial in the size of the underlying graph and our…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-02-11 Matias Siebert , Shabbir Ahmed , George Nemhauser

Tree containment problem is a fundamental problem in phylogenetic study, as it is used to verify a network model. It asks whether a given network contain a subtree that resembles a binary tree. The problem is NP-complete in general, even in…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2017-02-15 Andreas Gunawan

Given a graph where every vertex has exactly one labeled token, how can we most quickly execute a given permutation on the tokens? In (sequential) token swapping, the goal is to use the shortest possible sequence of swaps, each of which…

Given two messages - as linear sequences of letters, it is immediate to determine whether one can be transformed into the other by simple substitution cipher of the letters. On the other hand, if the letters are carried as labels on nodes…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2022-04-14 Florian Ingels , Romain Azaïs

In this paper, we present novel algorithms that efficiently compute a shortest reconfiguration sequence between two given dominating sets in trees and interval graphs under the Token Sliding model. In this problem, a graph is provided along…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-07-21 Jan Matyáš Křišťan , Jakub Svoboda

In the $k$-dispersion problem, we need to select $k$ nodes of a given graph so as to maximize the minimum distance between any two chosen nodes. This can be seen as a generalization of the independent set problem, where the goal is to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-06-29 Paweł Gawrychowski , Nadav Krasnopolsky , Shay Mozes , Oren Weimann

We consider the task of learning Ising models when the signs of different random variables are flipped independently with possibly unequal, unknown probabilities. In this paper, we focus on the problem of robust estimation of…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-06-11 Ashish Katiyar , Vatsal Shah , Constantine Caramanis

Given a static vertex-selection problem (e.g. independent set, dominating set) on a graph, we can define a corresponding temporally satisfying reconfiguration problem on a temporal graph which asks for a sequence of solutions to the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Tom Davot , Jessica Enright , Laura Larios-Jones

In this paper we study a property of time-dependent graphs, dubbed path ranking invariance. Broadly speaking, a time-dependent graph is path ranking invariant if the ordering of its paths (w.r.t. travel time) is independent of the start…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-01-05 Tommaso Adamo , Gianpaolo Ghiani , Emanuela Guerriero

In this paper we give a linear time algorithm for computing the number of spanninig trees in double nested graphs.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-05-17 Fernando Tura

A Hamiltonian path (a Hamiltonian cycle) in a graph is a path (a cycle, respectively) that traverses all of its vertices. The problems of deciding their existence in an input graph are well-known to be NP-complete, in fact, they belong to…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-04-02 Nikola Jedličková , Jan Kratochvíl