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The maximum clique problem (MCP) is a fundamental problem in graph theory and in computational complexity. Given a graph G, the problem is that of finding the largest clique (complete subgraph) in G. The MCP has many important applications…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-09-30 Michael Vella , John Abela , Kristian Guillaumier

The Edge Interdiction Clique Problem (EICP) aims to remove at most $k$ edges from a graph so as to minimize the size of the largest clique in the remaining graph. This problem captures a fundamental question in graph manipulation: which…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Yi Zhou , Haoyu Jiang , Chenghao Zhu , André Rossi

A set of vertices in a graph forms a potential maximal clique if there exists a minimal chordal completion in which it is a maximal clique. Potential maximal cliques were first introduced as a key tool to obtain an efficient, though…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Caroline Brosse , Alessio Conte , Vincent Limouzy , Giulia Punzi , Davide Rucci

A clique transversal in a graph is a set of vertices intersecting all maximal cliques. The problem of determining the minimum size of a clique transversal has received considerable attention in the literature. In this paper, we initiate the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-08-14 Martin Milanič , Yushi Uno

We study the Maximum Balanced Biclique (MBB) problem: Given a bipartite graph $G$ with $n$ vertices on each side, find a balanced biclique in $G$ with maximum size. We give a polynomial-time $\left(\frac{n}{\widetilde{\Omega}\left((\log…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Pasin Manurangsi

Censor-Hillel et al. [PODC'15] recently showed how to efficiently implement centralized algebraic algorithms for matrix multiplication in the congested clique model, a model of distributed computing that has received increasing attention in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-10-05 François Le Gall

Enumerating maximal $k$-biplexes (MBPs) of a bipartite graph has been used for applications such as fraud detection. Nevertheless, there usually exists an exponential number of MBPs, which brings up two issues when enumerating MBPs, namely…

Databases · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Kaiqiang Yu , Cheng Long

In Bipartite Correlation Clustering (BCC) we are given a complete bipartite graph $G$ with `+' and `-' edges, and we seek a vertex clustering that maximizes the number of agreements: the number of all `+' edges within clusters plus all `-'…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-03-10 Megasthenis Asteris , Anastasios Kyrillidis , Dimitris Papailiopoulos , Alexandros G. Dimakis

Extracting cohesive subgraphs from complex networks is a fundamental task in graph analytics and is essential for understanding biological, social, and web graphs. The edge-based $\gamma$-quasi-clique model offers a flexible alternative by…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Hongbo Xia , Shengxin Liu , Zhaoquan Gu

We present an exact algorithm for computing all common subgraphs with the maximum number of vertices across multiple graphs. Our approach is further extended to handle the connected Maximum Common Subgraph (MCS), identifying the largest…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Johannes B. S. Petersen , Akbar Davoodi , Thomas Gärtner , Marc Hellmuth , Daniel Merkle

The Maximum Clique Problem (MCP) is a foundational NP-hard problem with wide-ranging applications, yet no single algorithm consistently outperforms all others across diverse graph instances. This underscores the critical need for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Xiang Li , Shanshan Wang , Chenglong Xiao

We analyse signed networks from the perspective of balance theory which predicts structural balance as a global structure for signed social networks that represent groups of friends and enemies. The scarcity of balanced networks encouraged…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-01-23 Samin Aref

Kernel-based nonlinear mixing models have been applied to unmix spectral information of hyperspectral images when the type of mixing occurring in the scene is too complex or unknown. Such methods, however, usually require the inversion of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-11-27 Tales Imbiriba , José Carlos Moreira Bermudez , Cédric Richard

In order to study real-world systems, many applied works model them through signed graphs, i.e. graphs whose edges are labeled as either positive or negative. Such a graph is considered as structurally balanced when it can be partitioned…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-31 Nejat Arinik , Rosa Figueiredo , Vincent Labatut

The advent of new special-purpose hardware such as FPGA or ASIC-based annealers and quantum processors has shown potential in solving certain families of complex combinatorial optimization problems more efficiently than conventional CPUs.…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2017-09-19 Ali Narimani , Seyed Saeed Changiz Rezaei , Arman Zaribafiyan

Signed networks, characterized by edges labeled as either positive or negative, offer nuanced insights into interaction dynamics beyond the capabilities of unsigned graphs. Central to this is the task of identifying the maximum balanced…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Jingbang Chen , Qiuyang Mang , Hangrui Zhou , Richard Peng , Yu Gao , Chenhao Ma

It is known that unsupervised nonlinear dimensionality reduction and clustering is sensitive to the selection of hyperparameters, particularly for deep learning based methods, which hinders its practical use. How to select a proper network…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Xiao-Lei Zhang

We propose a topological learning algorithm for the estimation of the conditional dependency structure of large sets of random variables from sparse and noisy data. The algorithm, named Maximally Filtered Clique Forest (MFCF), produces a…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-05-18 Guido Previde Massara , Tomaso Aste

The Maximum s-Bundle Problem (MBP) addresses the task of identifying a maximum s-bundle in a given graph. A graph G=(V, E) is called an s-bundle if its vertex connectivity is at least |V|-s, where the vertex connectivity equals the minimum…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Jinghui Xue , Jiongzhi Zheng , Mingming Jin , Kun He

The maximal clique problem, to find the maximally sized clique in a given graph, is classically an NP-complete computational problem, which has potential applications ranging from electrical engineering, computational chemistry,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-04-18 Weng-Long Chang , Qi Yu , Zhaokai Li , Jiahui Chen , Xinhua Peng , Mang Feng