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We consider the classic problem of designing heaps. Standard binary heaps run faster in practice than Fibonacci heaps but have worse time guarantees. Here we present a new type of heap, a layered heap, that runs faster in practice than both…

We present the first worst-case linear-time algorithm to compute the Lempel-Ziv 78 factorization of a given string over an integer alphabet. Our algorithm is based on nearest marked ancestor queries on the suffix tree of the given string.…

The layer-ordered heap (LOH) is a simple, recently proposed data structure used in optimal selection on $X+Y$, thealgorithm with the best known runtime for selection on $X_1+X_2+\cdots+X_m$, and the fastest method in practice for computing…

An inherently parallel algorithm is proposed that efficiently performs selection: finding the K-th largest member of a set of N members. Selection is a common component of many more complex algorithms and therefore is a widely studied…

This paper describes a new median algorithm and a median approximation algorithm. The former has O(n) average running time and the latter has O(n) worst-case running time. These algorithms are highly competitive with the standard algorithm…

A linear time algorithm to find a set of nearest elements in a mesh.

This paper describes a new and purely functional implementation technique of binary heaps. A binary heap is a tree-based data structure that implements priority queue operations (insert, remove, minimum/maximum) and guarantees at worst…

An algorithm is presented that efficiently solves the selection problem: finding the k-th smallest member of a set. Relevant to a divide-and-conquer strategy, the algorithm also partitions a set into small and large valued subsets. Applied…

The linear pivot selection algorithm, known as median-of-medians, makes the worst case complexity of quicksort be $\mathrm{O}(n\ln n)$. Nevertheless, it has often been said that this algorithm is too expensive to use in quicksort. In this…

Algorithms with (machine-learned) predictions is a powerful framework for combining traditional worst-case algorithms with modern machine learning. However, the vast majority of work in this space assumes that the prediction itself is…

We propose a simple linear-time on-line algorithm for constructing a position heap for a string [Ehrenfeucht et al, 2011]. Our definition of position heap differs slightly from the one proposed in [Ehrenfeucht et al, 2011] in that it…

Selection on $X_1+X_2+\cdots + X_m$ is an important problem with many applications in areas such as max-convolution, max-product Bayesian inference, calculating most probable isotopes, and computing non-parametric test statistics, among…

We present several results about position heaps, a relatively new alternative to suffix trees and suffix arrays. First, we show that, if we limit the maximum length of patterns to be sought, then we can also limit the height of the heap and…

Motivated by the development of computer theory, the sorting algorithm is emerging in an endless stream. Inspired by decrease and conquer method, we propose a brand new sorting algorithmUltimately Heapsort. The algorithm consists of two…

Selection and sorting the Cartesian sum, $X+Y$, are classic and important problems. Here, a new algorithm is presented, which generates the top $k$ values of the form $X_i+Y_j$. The algorithm relies only on median-of-medians and is simple…

We revisit the selection problem, namely that of computing the $i$th order statistic of $n$ given elements, in particular the classic deterministic algorithm by grouping and partition due to Blum, Floyd, Pratt, Rivest, and Tarjan (1973).…

This paper presents a simple extension of the binary heap, the List Heap. We use List Heaps to demonstrate the idea of adaptive heaps: heaps whose performance is a function of both the size of the problem instance and the disorder of the…

Large-scale recommender systems often face severe latency and storage constraints at prediction time. These are particularly acute when the number of items that could be recommended is large, and calculating predictions for the full set is…

Optimization of high-dimensional black-box functions is an extremely challenging problem. While Bayesian optimization has emerged as a popular approach for optimizing black-box functions, its applicability has been limited to…

The theory community has proposed several new heap variants in the recent past which have remained largely untested experimentally. We take the field back to the drawing board, with straightforward implementations of both classic and novel…