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We introduce and study a discrete multi-period extension of the classical knapsack problem, dubbed generalized incremental knapsack. In this setting, we are given a set of $n$ items, each associated with a non-negative weight, and $T$ time…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-16 Yuri Faenza , Danny Segev , Lingyi Zhang

We consider chance-constrained binary knapsack problems, where the weights of items are independent random variables with the means and standard deviations known. The chance constraint can be reformulated as a second-order cone constraint…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-26 Jaehyeon Ryu , Sungsoo Park

We consider the 0-1 Incremental Knapsack Problem (IKP) where the capacity grows over time periods and if an item is placed in the knapsack in a certain period, it cannot be removed afterwards. The contribution of a packed item in each time…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-01-16 Federico Della Croce , Ulrich Pferschy , Rosario Scatamacchia

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

We consider the distributed version of the Multiple Knapsack Problem (MKP), where $m$ items are to be distributed amongst $n$ processors, each with a knapsack. We propose different distributed approximation algorithms with a tradeoff…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-02-06 Ananth Murthy , Chandan Yeshwanth , Shrisha Rao

In this work, we study the classic submodular maximization problem under knapsack constraints and beyond. We first present an $(7/16-\varepsilon)$-approximate algorithm for single knapsack constraint, which requires…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-12-22 Wenxin Li

In this paper, we investigate the parametric weight knapsack problem, in which the item weights are affine functions of the form $w_i(\lambda) = a_i + \lambda \cdot b_i$ for $i \in \{1,\ldots,n\}$ depending on a real-valued parameter…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-03-20 Michael Holzhauser , Sven O. Krumke

An important goal in algorithm design is determining the best running time for solving a problem (approximately). For some problems, we know the optimal running time, assuming certain conditional lower bounds. In this work, we study the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-03-04 Moritz Buchem , Paul Deuker , Andreas Wiese

The knapsack problem is one of the classical problems in combinatorial optimization: Given a set of items, each specified by its size and profit, the goal is to find a maximum profit packing into a knapsack of bounded capacity. In the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-12-02 Susanne Albers , Arindam Khan , Leon Ladewig

The Unbounded Knapsack Problem (UKP) is a well-known variant of the famous 0-1 Knapsack Problem (0-1 KP). In contrast to 0-1 KP, an arbitrary number of copies of every item can be taken in UKP. Since UKP is NP-hard, fully polynomial time…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-11-10 Klaus Jansen , Stefan Erich Julius Kraft

We study the problem of maximizing a monotone submodular function subject to a Multiple Knapsack constraint. The input is a set $I$ of items, each has a non-negative weight, and a set of bins of arbitrary capacities. Also, we are given a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-04-19 Yaron Fairstein , Ariel Kulik , Joseph , Naor , Danny Raz , Hadas Shachnai

We study the $d$-dimensional knapsack problem. We are given a set of items, each with a $d$-dimensional cost vector and a profit, along with a $d$-dimensional budget vector. The goal is to select a set of items that do not exceed the budget…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-16 Ilan Doron-Arad , Ariel Kulik , Pasin Manurangsi

In the knapsack problem under explorable uncertainty, we are given a knapsack instance with uncertain item profits. Instead of having access to the precise profits, we are only given uncertainty intervals that are guaranteed to contain the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-04 Jens Schlöter

We consider the classic Knapsack problem. Let $t$ and $\mathrm{OPT}$ be the capacity and the optimal value, respectively. If one seeks a solution with total profit at least $\mathrm{OPT}/(1 + \varepsilon)$ and total weight at most $t$, then…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-23 Lin Chen , Jiayi Lian , Yuchen Mao , Guochuan Zhang

Sequence partition problems arise in many fields, such as sequential data analysis, information transmission, and parallel computing. In this paper, we study the following partition problem variant: given a sequence of $n$ items…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-10-12 Kai Jin , Danna Zhang , Canhui Zhang

One of the most fundamental problems in Computer Science is the Knapsack problem. Given a set of n items with different weights and values, it asks to pick the most valuable subset whose total weight is below a capacity threshold T. Despite…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-07-16 Kyriakos Axiotis , Christos Tzamos

We study the Min-Weighted Sum Bin Packing problem, a variant of the classical Bin Packing problem in which items have a weight, and each item induces a cost equal to its weight multiplied by the index of the bin in which it is packed. This…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-04-06 Guillaume Sagnol

We study the geometric knapsack problem in which we are given a set of $d$-dimensional objects (each with associated profits) and the goal is to find the maximum profit subset that can be packed non-overlappingly into a given…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Pritam Acharya , Sujoy Bhore , Aaryan Gupta , Arindam Khan , Bratin Mondal , Andreas Wiese

Given a set $W = \{w_1,\ldots, w_n\}$ of non-negative integer weights and an integer $C$, the #Knapsack problem asks to count the number of distinct subsets of $W$ whose total weight is at most $C$. In the more general integer version of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-02-19 Paweł Gawrychowski , Liran Markin , Oren Weimann

We consider the classic scheduling problem of minimizing the total weighted flow-time on a single machine (min-WPFT), when preemption is allowed. In this problem, we are given a set of $n$ jobs, each job having a release time $r_j$, a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-07-27 Uriel Feige , Janardhan Kulkarni , Shi Li