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We introduce the notion of delineation. A graph class $\mathcal C$ is said delineated if for every hereditary closure $\mathcal D$ of a subclass of $\mathcal C$, it holds that $\mathcal D$ has bounded twin-width if and only if $\mathcal D$…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-04-05 Édouard Bonnet , Dibyayan Chakraborty , Eun Jung Kim , Noleen Köhler , Raul Lopes , Stéphan Thomassé

We show that for a number of parameterized problems for which only $2^{O(k)} n^{O(1)}$ time algorithms are known on general graphs, subexponential parameterized algorithms with running time $2^{O(k^{1-\frac{1}{1+\delta}} \log^2 k)}…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-10-26 Dániel Marx , Marcin Pilipczuk

We introduce merge-width, a family of graph parameters that unifies several structural graph measures, including treewidth, degeneracy, twin-width, clique-width, and generalized coloring numbers. Our parameters are based on new…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-02-26 Jan Dreier , Szymon Toruńczyk

We give an algorithm that takes as input an $n$-vertex graph $G$ and an integer $k$, runs in time $2^{O(k^2)} n^{O(1)}$, and outputs a tree decomposition of $G$ of width at most $k$, if such a decomposition exists. This resolves the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-08-21 Tuukka Korhonen , Daniel Lokshtanov

We continue the study of $(\mathrm{tw},\omega)$-bounded graph classes, that is, hereditary graph classes in which the treewidth can only be large due to the presence of a large clique, with the goal of understanding the extent to which this…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-12-19 Clément Dallard , Martin Milanič , Kenny Štorgel

In $d$-Scattered Set we are given an (edge-weighted) graph and are asked to select at least $k$ vertices, so that the distance between any pair is at least $d$, thus generalizing Independent Set. We provide upper and lower bounds on the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Ioannis Katsikarelis , Michael Lampis , Vangelis Th. Paschos

We introduce a new parameter, called stretch-width, that we show sits strictly between clique-width and twin-width. Unlike the reduced parameters [BKW '22], planar graphs and polynomial subdivisions do not have bounded stretch-width. This…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Édouard Bonnet , Julien Duron

In 2020, we initiated a systematic study of graph classes in which the treewidth can only be large due to the presence of a large clique, which we call $(\mathrm{tw},\omega)$-bounded. While $(\mathrm{tw},\omega)$-bounded graph classes are…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-10-18 Clément Dallard , Martin Milanič , Kenny Štorgel

The twin-width of a graph measures its distance to co-graphs and generalizes classical width concepts such as tree-width or rank-width. Since its introduction in 2020 (Bonnet et. al. 2020), a mass of new results has appeared relating twin…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-11-21 Irene Heinrich , Simon Raßmann

Cutwidth is one of the classic layout parameters for graphs. It measures how well one can order the vertices of a graph in a linear manner, so that the maximum number of edges between any prefix and its complement suffix is minimized. As…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-02-16 Archontia C. Giannopoulou , Michał Pilipczuk , Jean-Florent Raymond , Dimitrios M. Thilikos , Marcin Wrochna

In a reduction sequence of a graph, vertices are successively identified until the graph has one vertex. At each step, when identifying $u$ and $v$, each edge incident to exactly one of $u$ and $v$ is coloured red. Bonnet, Kim, Thomass\'e…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-28 Édouard Bonnet , O-joung Kwon , David R. Wood

We prove the following theorem. Given a planar graph $G$ and an integer $k$, it is possible in polynomial time to randomly sample a subset $A$ of vertices of $G$ with the following properties: (i) $A$ induces a subgraph of $G$ of treewidth…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-04-21 Fedor V. Fomin , Daniel Lokshtanov , Dániel Marx , Marcin Pilipczuk , Michał Pilipczuk , Saket Saurabh

We show that there is no $2^{o(k^2)} n^{O(1)}$ time algorithm for Independent Set on $n$-vertex graphs with rank-width $k$, unless the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH) fails. Our lower bound matches the $2^{O(k^2)} n^{O(1)}$ time algorithm…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-12-09 Benjamin Bergougnoux , Tuukka Korhonen , Jesper Nederlof

Given a clique-width $k$-expression of a graph $G$, we provide $2^{O(k)}\cdot n$ time algorithms for connectivity constraints on locally checkable properties such as Node-Weighted Steiner Tree, Connected Dominating Set, or Connected Vertex…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-08-21 Benjamin Bergougnoux , Mamadou Moustapha Kanté

Graphlets of order $k$ in a graph $G$ are connected subgraphs induced by $k$ nodes (called $k$-graphlets) or by $k$ edges (called edge $k$-graphlets). They are among the interesting subgraphs in network analysis to get insights on both the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Alessio Conte , Roberto Grossi , Yasuaki Kobayashi , Kazuhiro Kurita , Davide Rucci , Takeaki Uno , Kunihiro Wasa

Matrix multiplication is a fundamental task in almost all computational fields, including machine learning and optimization, computer graphics, signal processing, and graph algorithms (static and dynamic). Twin-width is a natural complexity…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-24 László Kozma , Michal Opler

Boolean-width is a recently introduced graph parameter. Many problems are fixed parameter tractable when parametrized by boolean-width, for instance "Minimum Weighted Dominating Set" (MWDS) problem can be solved in $O^*(2^{3k})$ time given…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2011-07-11 Rémy Belmonte , Martin Vatshelle

In this paper we present a new width measure for a tree decomposition, minor-matching hypertree width, $\mu\text{-}tw$, for graphs and hypergraphs, such that bounding the width guarantees that set of maximal independent sets has a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-07-05 Nikola Yolov

In this paper, we design a framework to obtain efficient algorithms for several problems with a global constraint (acyclicity or connectivity) such as Connected Dominating Set, Node Weighted Steiner Tree, Maximum Induced Tree, Longest…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Benjamin Bergougnoux , Mamadou Moustapha Kanté

The independence number of a tree decomposition is the size of a largest independent set contained in a single bag. The tree-independence number of a graph $G$ is the minimum independence number of a tree decomposition of $G$. As shown…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Daniel Lokshtanov , Michał Pilipczuk , Paweł Rzążewski