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In this paper, we consider the maximum $k$-edge-colorable subgraph problem. In this problem we are given a graph $G$ and a positive integer $k$, the goal is to take $k$ matchings of $G$ such that their union contains maximum number of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-15 Vahan Mkrtchyan

In this work we design graph neural network architectures that capture optimal approximation algorithms for a large class of combinatorial optimization problems, using powerful algorithmic tools from semidefinite programming (SDP).…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Morris Yau , Nikolaos Karalias , Eric Lu , Jessica Xu , Stefanie Jegelka

In this paper, we introduce the problem of finding an orientation of a given undirected graph that maximizes the burning number of the resulting directed graph. We show that the problem is polynomial-time solvable on K\H{o}nig-Egerv\'{a}ry…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-11-23 Julien Courtiel , Paul Dorbec , Tatsuya Gima , Romain Lecoq , Yota Otachi

The graphical realization of a given degree sequence and given partition adjacency matrix simultaneously is a relevant problem in data driven modeling of networks. Here we formulate common generalizations of this problem and the Exact…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-12-15 Eva Czabarka , Laszlo A. Szekely , Zoltan Toroczkai , Shanise Walker

The maximum independent set problem is known to be NP-hard in the class of subcubic graphs, i.e. graphs of vertex degree at most 3. We present a polynomial-time solution in a subclass of subcubic graphs generalizing several previously known…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-10-26 Ararat Harutyunyan , Michael Lampis , Vadim Lozin , Jérôme Monnot

In a vertex-colored graph $G = (V, E)$, a subset $S \subseteq V$ is said to be consistent if every vertex has a nearest neighbor in $S$ with the same color. The problem of computing a minimum cardinality consistent subset of a graph is…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-05-15 Hiroki Arimura , Tatsuya Gima , Yasuaki Kobayashi , Hiroomi Nochide , Yota Otachi

We identify a sufficient condition, treewidth-pliability, that gives a polynomial-time algorithm for an arbitrarily good approximation of the optimal value in a large class of Max-2-CSPs parameterised by the class of allowed constraint…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-01-04 Miguel Romero , Marcin Wrochna , Stanislav Živný

We investigate the parameterized complexity of the graph editing problem called Editing to a Graph with a Given Degree Sequence, where the aim is to obtain a graph with a given degree sequence \sigma by at most k vertex or edge deletions…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-01-14 Petr A. Golovach , George B. Mertzios

We continue research into a well-studied family of problems that ask whether the vertices of a graph can be partitioned into sets $A$ and~$B$, where $A$ is an independent set and $B$ induces a graph from some specified graph class ${\cal…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-01 Marthe Bonamy , Konrad K. Dabrowski , Carl Feghali , Matthew Johnson , Daniel Paulusma

In this paper, we explore the graph partitioning problem, a pivotal combina-torial optimization challenge with extensive applications in various fields such as science, technology, and business. Recognized as an NP-hard prob-lem, graph…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-13 Vivek Chaudhary

The graph matching optimization problem is an essential component for many tasks in computer vision, such as bringing two deformable objects in correspondence. Naturally, a wide range of applicable algorithms have been proposed in the last…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-01 Stefan Haller , Lorenz Feineis , Lisa Hutschenreiter , Florian Bernard , Carsten Rother , Dagmar Kainmüller , Paul Swoboda , Bogdan Savchynskyy

A graph H is a square root of a graph G if G can be obtained from H by adding an edge between any two vertices in H that are of distance 2. The Square Root problem is that of deciding whether a given graph admits a square root. This problem…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-08-30 Manfred Cochefert , Jean-François Couturier , Petr A. Golovach , Dieter Kratsch , Daniël Paulusma , Anthony Stewart

A $3$-uniform hypergraph is a generalization of simple graphs where each hyperedge is a subset of vertices of size $3$. The degree of a vertex in a hypergraph is the number of hyperedges incident with it. The degree sequence of a hypergraph…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-12-04 Runze Li , Istvan Miklos

The problem of when a given digraph contains a subdivision of a fixed digraph $F$ is considered. Bang-Jensen et al. laid out foundations for approaching this problem from the algorithmic point of view. In this paper we give further support…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-08-08 Frédéric Havet , A. Karolinna Maia , Bojan Mohar

An algorithm which computes a solution of a set optimization problem is provided. The graph of the objective map is assumed to be given by finitely many linear inequalities. A solution is understood to be a set of points in the domain…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-05-29 Andreas Löhne , Carola Schrage

This paper investigates an extremely classic NP-complete problem: How to determine if a graph G, where each vertex has a degree of at most 4, can be 3-colorable(The research in this paper focuses on graphs G that satisfy the condition where…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Zikang Deng

In the matching interdiction problem, we are given an undirected graph with weights and interdiction costs on the edges and seek to remove a subset of the edges constrained to some budget, such that the weight of a maximum weight matching…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2008-04-23 Rico Zenklusen

We give polynomial-time approximation schemes for monotone maximization problems expressible in terms of distances (up to a fixed upper bound) and efficiently solvable in graphs of bounded treewidth. These schemes apply in all fractionally…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-05-06 Zdeněk Dvořák , Abhiruk Lahiri

Understanding spatial correlation is vital in many fields including epidemiology and social science. Lee, Meeks and Pettersson (Stat. Comput. 2021) recently demonstrated that improved inference for areal unit count data can be achieved by…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Jessica Enright , Duncan Lee , Kitty Meeks , William Pettersson , John Sylvester

A \emph{co-bipartite chain} graph is a co-bipartite graph in which the neighborhoods of the vertices in each clique can be linearly ordered with respect to inclusion. It is known that the maximum cut problem (MaxCut) is NP-Hard in…

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