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Stochastic knapsack problem originally was a versatile model for controls in telecommunication networks. Recently, it draws attentions of revenue management community by serving as a basic model for allocating resources over time. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2008-05-13 Yingdong Lu

We consider fairness in submodular maximization subject to a knapsack constraint, a fundamental problem with various applications in economics, machine learning, and data mining. In the model, we are given a set of ground elements, each…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Lijun Li , Chenyang Xu , Liuyi Yang , Ruilong Zhang

In the Knapsack problem, one is given the task of packing a knapsack of a given size with items in order to gain a packing with a high profit value. An important connection to the $(\max,+)$-convolution problem has been established, where…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Kilian Grage , Klaus Jansen , Björn Schumacher

Obtaining strong linear relaxations of capacitated covering problems constitute a major technical challenge even for simple settings. For one of the most basic cases, the Knapsack-Cover (Min-Knapsack) problem, the relaxation based on…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-12-30 Andrés Fielbaum , Ignacio Morales , José Verschae

We consider optimal control problems for partial differential equations where the controls take binary values but vary over the time horizon, they can thus be seen as dynamic switches. The switching patterns may be subject to combinatorial…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-04 Christoph Buchheim , Alexandra Grütering , Christian Meyer

In this paper, we compute the tightest possible bounds on the probability that the optimal value of a combinatorial optimization problem in maximization form with a random objective exceeds a given number, assuming only knowledge of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-24 Divya Padmanabhan , Selin Damla Ahipasaoglu , Arjun Ramachandra , Karthik Natarajan

We study a natural geometric variant of the classic Knapsack problem called 2D-Knapsack: we are given a set of axis-parallel rectangles and a rectangular bounding box, and the goal is to pack as many of these rectangles inside the box…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-07-21 Michal Pilipczuk , Mathieu Mari , Timothe Picavet

When uncertainty meets costly information gathering, a fundamental question emerges: which data points should we probe to unlock near-optimal solutions? Sparsification of stochastic packing problems addresses this trade-off. The existing…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Shaddin Dughmi , Yusuf Hakan Kalayci , Xinyu Liu

Constrained submodular maximization problems encompass a wide variety of applications, including personalized recommendation, team formation, and revenue maximization via viral marketing. The massive instances occurring in modern day…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Georgios Amanatidis , Federico Fusco , Philip Lazos , Stefano Leonardi , Rebecca Reiffenhäuser

Submodular maximization constitutes a prominent research topic in combinatorial optimization and theoretical computer science, with extensive applications across diverse domains. While substantial advancements have been achieved in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Shengminjie Chen , Yiwei Gao , Kaifeng Lin , Xiaoming Sun , Jialin Zhang

In the knapsack interdiction problem, there are $n$ items, each with a non-negative profit, interdiction cost, and packing weight. There is also an interdiction budget and a capacity. The objective is to select a set of items to interdict…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Noah Weninger

In the online multiple knapsack problem, an algorithm faces a stream of items, and each item has to be either rejected or stored irrevocably in one of $n$ bins (knapsacks) of equal size. The gain of an~algorithm is equal to the sum of sizes…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-29 Marcin Bienkowski , Maciej Pacut , Krzysztof Piecuch

This paper considers a recoverable robust single-machine scheduling problem under polyhedral uncertainty with the objective of minimising the total flow time. In this setting, a decision-maker must determine a first-stage schedule subject…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-08 Matthew Bold , Marc Goerigk

This work proposes an open-loop methodology to solve chance constrained stochastic optimal control problems for linear systems with a stochastic control matrix. We consider a joint chance constraint for polytopic time-varying target sets…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-15 Shawn Priore , Meeko Oishi

We study a dynamic and stochastic knapsack problem in which a decision maker is sequentially presented with items arriving according to a Bernoulli process over $n$ discrete time periods. Items have equal rewards and independent weights…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-10-29 Alessandro Arlotto , Xinchang Xie

In this paper a class of robust two-stage combinatorial optimization problems is discussed. It is assumed that the uncertain second stage costs are specified in the form of a convex uncertainty set, in particular polyhedral or ellipsoidal…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-05-08 Marc Goerigk , Adam Kasperski , Pawel Zielinski

Solving chance-constrained stochastic optimal control problems is a significant challenge in control. This is because no analytical solutions exist for up to a handful of special cases. A common and computationally efficient approach for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-05 Alexandre Capone , Tim Brüdigam , Sandra Hirche

Optimization problems involving complex variables, when solved, are typically transformed into real variables, often at the expense of convergence rate and interpretability. This paper introduces a novel formalism for a prominent problem in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-07 Raneem Madani , Abdel Lisser

Biclustering, also known as co-clustering or two-way clustering, simultaneously partitions the rows and columns of a data matrix to reveal submatrices with coherent patterns. Incorporating background knowledge into clustering to enhance…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Antonio M. Sudoso

Consider the problem of minimizing an expected logarithmic loss over either the probability simplex or the set of quantum density matrices. This problem includes tasks such as solving the Poisson inverse problem, computing the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-12 Chung-En Tsai , Hao-Chung Cheng , Yen-Huan Li