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The problem of probabilistic verification of a neural network investigates the probability of satisfying the safe constraints in the output space when the input is given by a probability distribution. It is significant to answer this…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Jingyang Li , Xin Chen , Hongfei Fu , Guoqiang Li

Prune-and-search is an important paradigm for solving many important geometric problems. We show that the general prune-and-search technique can be implemented where the objects are given in read-only memory. As examples we consider…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2012-12-24 Minati De , Subhas C. Nandy , Sasanka Roy

We study the problem of computing a convex region with bounded area and diameter that contains the maximum number of points from a given point set $P$. We show that this problem can be solved in $O(n^6k)$ time and $O(n^3k)$ space, where $n$…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Gianmarco Picarella , Marc van Kreveld , Frank Staals , Sjoerd de Vries

We present a new fully dynamic algorithm for maintaining convex hulls under insertions and deletions while supporting geometric queries. Our approach combines the logarithmic method with a deletion-only convex hull data structure, achieving…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Ivor van der Hoog , Henrik Reinstädtler , Eva Rotenberg

This paper evaluates several improvements to the memory layout of convex hulls to improve computation times for support point queries. The support point query is a fundamental part of common collision algorithms, and the work presented…

Graphics · Computer Science 2025-09-05 Michael Greer

A set $S \subset \mathbb{Z}^d$ is digital convex if $conv(S) \cap \mathbb{Z}^d = S$, where $conv(S)$ denotes the convex hull of $S$. In this paper, we consider the algorithmic problem of testing whether a given set $S$ of $n$ lattice points…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2019-01-16 Loïc Crombez , Guilherme D. da Fonseca , Yan Gérard

In this paper, we first consider the subpath convex hull query problem: Given a simple path $\pi$ of $n$ vertices, preprocess it so that the convex hull of any query subpath of $\pi$ can be quickly obtained. Previously, Guibas, Hershberger,…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2020-02-26 Haitao Wang

A new algorithm for the determination of the relative convex hull in the plane of a simple polygon A with respect to another simple polygon B which contains A, is proposed. The relative convex hull is also known as geodesic convex hull, and…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2016-05-02 P. Wiederhold , H. Reyes

We introduce a general mathematical framework for distributed algorithms, and a monotonicity property frequently satisfied in application. These properties are leveraged to provide finite-time guarantees for converging algorithms, suited…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-31 James Melbourne , Govind Saraswat , Vivek Khatana , Sourav Patel , Murti V. Salapaka

We study the $O_\beta$-hull of a planar point set, a generalization of the Orthogonal Convex Hull where the coordinate axes form an angle $\beta$. Given a set $P$ of $n$ points in the plane, we show how to maintain the $O_\beta$-hull of $P$…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2018-11-19 Carlos Alegría-Galicia , David Orden , Carlos Seara , Jorge Urrutia

In this work we deal with the problem of support estimation under shape restrictions. The shape restriction we deal with is an extension of the notion of convexity named alpha-convexity. Instead of assuming, as in the convex case, the…

Methodology · Statistics 2011-05-31 Beatriz Pateiro-López , Alberto Rodríguez Casal

The Convex Hull algorithm is one of the most important algorithms in computational geometry, with many applications such as in computer graphics, robotics, and data mining. Despite the advances in the new algorithms in this area, it is…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-03-21 Roberto Carrasco , Héctor Ferrada , Cristóbal A. Navarro , Nancy Hitschfeld

Let $P$ be a planar set of $n$ points in general position. We consider the problem of computing an orientation of the plane for which the Rectilinear Convex Hull of $P$ has minimum area. Bae et al. (Computational Geometry: Theory and…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-12-29 Carlos Alegría-Galicia , Tzolkin Garduño , Carlos Seara , Areli Rosas-Navarrete , Jorge Urrutia

The convex hull of a data set $P$ is the smallest convex set that contains $P$. In this work, we present a new data structure for convex hull, that allows for efficient dynamic updates. In a dynamic convex hull implementation, the following…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Emil Toftegaard Gæde , Inge Li Gørtz , Ivor van der Hoog , Christoffer Krogh , Eva Rotenberg

In this paper we study the statistical properties of convex hulls of $N$ random points in a plane chosen according to a given distribution. The points may be chosen independently or they may be correlated. After a non-exhaustive survey of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2010-03-31 Satya N. Majumdar , Alain Comtet , Julien Randon-Furling

We envision programmable matter as a system of nano-scale agents (called particles) with very limited computational capabilities that move and compute collectively to achieve a desired goal. We use the geometric amoebot model as our…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-08-15 Joshua J. Daymude , Robert Gmyr , Kristian Hinnenthal , Irina Kostitsyna , Christian Scheideler , Andréa W. Richa

We present new iterative algorithms for solving a square linear system $Ax=b$ in dimension $n$ by employing the {\it Triangle Algorithm} \cite{kal12}, a fully polynomial-time approximation scheme for testing if the convex hull of a finite…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2012-10-31 Bahman Kalantari

Given a set of $n$ points $P$ in the plane, the first layer $L_1$ of $P$ is formed by the points that appear on $P$'s convex hull. In general, a point belongs to layer $L_i$, if it lies on the convex hull of the set $P \setminus…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-03-17 Raimi A. Rufai , Dana S. Richards

We consider the problem of computing, given a set S of n points in the plane, which points of S are vertices of the convex hull of S. For certain variations of this problem, different proofs exist that the complexity of this problem in the…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2018-12-05 Herman Haverkort

Region extraction is necessary in a wide range of applications, from object detection in autonomous driving to analysis of subcellular morphology in cell biology. There exist two main approaches: convex hull extraction, for which exact and…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2022-06-24 Kevin Christopher VanHorn , Murat Can Çobanoğlu