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In the subgraph-freeness problem, we are given a constant-size graph $H$, and wish to determine whether the network contains $H$ as a subgraph or not. The \emph{property-testing} relaxation of the problem only requires us to distinguish…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-05-12 Orr Fischer , Tzlil Gonen , Rotem Oshman

We consider the problem of finding a subgraph of a given graph which minimizes the sum of given functions at vertices evaluated at their subgraph degrees. While the problem is NP-hard already when all functions are the same, we show that it…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-30 Shmuel Onn

Counting homomorphisms of a constant sized pattern graph $H$ in an input graph $G$ is a fundamental computational problem. There is a rich history of studying the complexity of this problem, under various constraints on the input $G$ and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Suman K. Bera , Noujan Pashanasangi , C. Seshadhri

The $H$-Coloring problem is a well-known generalization of the classical NP-complete problem $k$-Coloring where the task is to determine whether an input graph admits a homomorphism to the template graph $H$. This problem has been the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Ambroise Baril , Miguel Couceiro , Victor Lagerkvist

In spite of the extensive studies of the 3-coloring problem with respect to several basic parameters, the complexity status of the 3-coloring problem on graphs with small diameter, i.e. with diameter 2 or 3, has been a longstanding and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-10-18 George B. Mertzios , Paul G. Spirakis

For an arbitrary, fixed graph (pattern graph), we study the algorithmic complexity of counting homomorphisms, subgraph isomorphisms, and induced subgraph isomorphisms from the pattern graph to $n$-vertex, $d$-degenerate graphs as input.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-07 Balagopal Komarath , Anant Kumar , Akash Pareek

An upper dominating set is a minimal dominating set in a graph. In the \textsc{Upper Dominating Set} problem, the goal is to find an upper dominating set of maximum size. We study the complexity of parameterized algorithms for \textsc{Upper…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-20 Louis Dublois , Michael Lampis , Vangelis Th. Paschos

Let $H=(V,F)$ be a simple hypergraph without loops. $H$ is called linear if $|f\cap g|\le 1$ for any $f,g\in F$ with $f\not=g$. The $2$-section of $H$, denoted by $[H]_2$, is a graph with $V([H]_2)=V$ and for any $ u,v\in V([H]_2)$, $uv\in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Ke Liu , Mei Lu

We give an algorithm that for an input n-vertex graph G and integer k>0, in time 2^[O(k)]n either outputs that the treewidth of G is larger than k, or gives a tree decomposition of G of width at most 5k+4. This is the first algorithm…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-04-24 Hans Bodlaender , Pål G. Drange , Markus S. Dregi , Fedor V. Fomin , Daniel Lokshtanov , Michał Pilipczuk

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

For an undirected graph G, we consider the following problems: given a fixed graph H, can we partition the vertices of G into two non-empty sets A and B such that neither the induced graph G[A] nor G[B] contain H (i) as a subgraph? (ii) as…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-04-12 N. R. Aravind , Subrahmanyam Kalyanasundaram , Anjeneya Swami Kare

The problem of counting occurrences of query graphs in a large data graph, known as subgraph counting, is fundamental to several domains such as genomics and social network analysis. Many important special cases (e.g. triangle counting)…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-04-05 Venkatesan T. Chakaravarthy , Michael Kapralov , Prakash Murali , Fabrizio Petrini , Xinyu Que , Yogish Sabharwal , Baruch Schieber

Unlike minors, the induced subgraph obstructions to bounded treewidth come in a large variety, including, for every $t\geq 1$, the $t$-basic obstructions: the graphs $K_{t+1}$ and $K_{t,t}$, along with the subdivisions of the $t$-by-$t$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-02 Bogdan Alecu , Maria Chudnovsky , Sepehr Hajebi , Sophie Spirkl

Temporal graphs are graphs where the topology and/or other properties of the graph change with time. They have been used to model applications with temporal information in various domains. Problems on static graphs become more challenging…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-02-02 Subhrangsu Mandal , Arobinda Gupta

We consider the complexity of finding weighted homomorphisms from intersection graphs of curves (string graphs) with $n$ vertices to a fixed graph $H$. We provide a complete dichotomy for the problem: if $H$ has no two vertices sharing two…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2019-06-24 Karolina Okrasa , Paweł Rzążewski

An outerstring graph is the intersection graph of curves lying inside a disk with one endpoint on the boundary of the disk. We show that an outerstring graph with $n$ vertices has treewidth $O(\alpha\log n)$, where $\alpha$ denotes the…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-06-26 Shinwoo An , Eunjin Oh , Jie Xue

We develop two different methods to achieve subexponential time parameterized algorithms for problems on sparse directed graphs. We exemplify our approaches with two well studied problems. For the first problem, {\sc $k$-Leaf…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2010-01-07 Frederic Dorn , Fedor V. Fomin , Daniel Lokshtanov , Venkatesh Raman , Saket Saurabh

The intensively studied Diameter problem is to find the diameter of a given connected graph. We investigate, for the first time in a structured manner, the complexity of Diameter for H-free graphs, that is, graphs that do not contain a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Jelle J. Oostveen , Daniël Paulusma , Erik Jan van Leeuwen

We initiate the study of combinatorial algorithms for Triangle Detection in $H$-free graphs. The goal is to decide if a graph that forbids a fixed pattern $H$ as a subgraph contains a triangle, using only "combinatorial" methods that…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-24 Amir Abboud , Ron Safier , Nathan Wallheimer

An unweighted, undirected graph $G$ on $n$ nodes is said to have \emph{bandwidth} at most $k$ if its nodes can be labelled from $0$ to $n - 1$ such that no two adjacent nodes have labels that differ by more than $k$. It is known that one…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Luis M. B. Varona