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We prove algorithmic results showing that a number of natural parameterized problems are in the restricted-space parameterized classes Para-L and FPT+XL. The first class comprises problems solvable in f(k) n^{O(1)} time using g(k) + O(log…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-01-03 Arindam Biswas , Venkatesh Raman , Srinivasa Rao Satti , Saket Saurabh

We contribute to the theoretical understanding of randomized search heuristics for dynamic problems. We consider the classical vertex coloring problem on graphs and investigate the dynamic setting where edges are added to the current graph.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-05-27 Jakob Bossek , Frank Neumann , Pan Peng , Dirk Sudholt

In the decremental single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem, the input is an undirected graph $G=(V,E)$ with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges undergoing edge deletions, together with a fixed source vertex $s\in V$. The goal is to maintain a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-21 Julia Chuzhoy , Thatchaphol Saranurak

It is known that problems like Vertex Cover, Feedback Vertex Set and Odd Cycle Transversal are polynomial time solvable in the class of chordal graphs. We consider these problems in a graph that has at most $k$ vertices whose deletion…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-25 Ashwin Jacob , Fahad Panolan , Venkatesh Raman , Vibha Sahlot

Vertex deletion and edge deletion problems play a central role in Parameterized Complexity. Examples include classical problems like Feedback Vertex Set, Odd Cycle Transversal, and Chordal Deletion. Interestingly, the study of edge…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-04-20 Pinar Heggernes , Pim van 't Hof , Benjamin Lévêque , Daniel Lokshtanov , Christophe Paul

Parameterized complexity enables the practical solution of generally intractable NP-hard problems when certain parameters are small, making it particularly useful in real-world applications. The study of string problems in this framework…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-20 Josh Cudby , Sergii Strelchuk

The diameter, radius and eccentricities are natural graph parameters. While these problems have been studied extensively, there are no known dynamic algorithms for them beyond the ones that follow from trivial recomputation after each…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-12-18 Bertie Ancona , Monika Henzinger , Liam Roditty , Virginia Vassilevska Williams , Nicole Wein

The paper deals with the Feedback Vertex Set problem parameterized by the solution size. Given a graph $G$ and a parameter $k$, one has to decide if there is a set $S$ of at most $k$ vertices such that $G-S$ is acyclic. Assuming the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Gaétan Berthe , Marin Bougeret , Daniel Gonçalves , Jean-Florent Raymond

We resolve positively a long standing open question regarding the fixed-parameter tractability of the parameterized Directed Feedback Vertex Set problem. In particular, we propose an algorithm which solves this problem in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-07-03 Igor Razgon , Barry O'Sullivan

The problem of parameterization is often central to the effective deployment of nature-inspired algorithms. However, finding the optimal set of parameter values for a combination of problem instance and solution method is highly…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2014-06-26 Matthew Crossley , Andy Nisbet , Martyn Amos

Parameterized local search combines classic local search heuristics with the paradigm of parameterized algorithmics. While most local search algorithms aim to improve given solutions by performing one single operation on a given solution,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Niels Grüttemeier , Nils Morawietz , Frank Sommer

We study dynamic algorithms in the model of algorithms with predictions. We assume the algorithm is given imperfect predictions regarding future updates, and we ask how such predictions can be used to improve the running time. This can be…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-11 Jan van den Brand , Sebastian Forster , Yasamin Nazari , Adam Polak

The starting point of our work is a decade-old open question concerning the subexponential parameterized complexity of \textsc{2-Layer Crossing Minimization}. In this problem, the input is an $n$-vertex graph $G$ whose vertices are…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Fedor V. Fomin , Petr A. Golovach , Tanmay Inamdar , Saket Saurabh , Meirav Zehavi

Temporal graphs are introduced to model systems where the relationships among the entities of the system evolve over time. In this paper, we consider the temporal graphs where the edge set changes with time and all the changes are known a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-08-15 Rinku Kumar , Bodhisatwa Mazumdar , Subhrangsu Mandal

The parameterized analysis of graph modification problems represents the most extensively studied area within Parameterized Complexity. Given a graph $G$ and an integer $k\in\mathbb{N}$ as input, the goal is to determine whether we can…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-11-21 Fedor V. Fomin , Petr A. Golovach , Tanmay Inamdar , Saket Saurabh , Meirav Zehavi

We consider the problem of maintaining an (approximately) minimum vertex cover in an $n$-node graph $G = (V, E)$ that is getting updated dynamically via a sequence of edge insertions/deletions. We show how to maintain a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-07-13 Sayan Bhattacharya , Janardhan Kulkarni

We propose a new (theoretical) computational model for the study of massive data processing with limited computational resources. Our model measures the complexity of reading the very large data sets in terms of the data size N and analyzes…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-03-09 Jianer Chen , Ying Guo , Qin Huang

For a finite set $\mathcal{F}$ of graphs, the $\mathcal{F}$-Hitting problem aims to compute, for a given graph $G$ (taken from some graph class $\mathcal{G}$) of $n$ vertices (and $m$ edges) and a parameter $k\in\mathbb{N}$, a set $S$ of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Daniel Lokshtanov , Fahad Panolan , Saket Saurabh , Jie Xue , Meirav Zehavi

We present a new parameterized algorithm for the {feedback vertex set} problem ({\sc fvs}) on undirected graphs. We approach the problem by considering a variation of it, the {disjoint feedback vertex set} problem ({\sc disjoint-fvs}),…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-06-04 Yixin Cao , Jianer Chen , Yang Liu

We study the linearizability monitoring problem, which asks whether a given concurrent history of a data structure is equivalent to some sequential execution of the same data structure. In general, this problem is $\textsf{NP}$-hard, even…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Lee Zheng Han , Umang Mathur