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We consider the computational complexity of training depth-2 neural networks composed of rectified linear units (ReLUs). We show that, even for the case of a single ReLU, finding a set of weights that minimizes the squared error (even…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-10-17 Pasin Manurangsi , Daniel Reichman

We show that deciding whether a given set of circles can be packed into a rectangle, an equilateral triangle, or a unit square are NP-hard problems, settling the complexity of these natural packing problems. On the positive side, we show…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2010-09-21 Erik D. Demaine , Sandor P. Fekete , Robert J. Lang

This paper is about minimum cost constrained selection of inputs and outputs for generic arbitrary pole placement. The input-output set is constrained in the sense that the set of states that each input can influence and the set of states…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-11 Shana Moothedath , Prasanna Chaporkar , Madhu N. Belur

This work studies the combinatorial optimization problem of finding an optimal core tensor shape, also called multilinear rank, for a size-constrained Tucker decomposition. We give an algorithm with provable approximation guarantees for its…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-06-19 Mehrdad Ghadiri , Matthew Fahrbach , Gang Fu , Vahab Mirrokni

We are given n base elements and a finite collection of subsets of them. The size of any subset varies between p to k (p < k). In addition, we assume that the input contains all possible subsets of size p. Our objective is to find a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-06-09 Asaf Levin , Uri Yovel

The aim in packing problems is to decide if a given set of pieces can be placed inside a given container. A packing problem is defined by the types of pieces and containers to be handled, and the motions that are allowed to move the pieces.…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-08-07 Mikkel Abrahamsen , Tillmann Miltzow , Nadja Seiferth

Constant workspace algorithms use a constant number of words in addition to the read-only input to the algorithm. In this paper, we devise algorithms to efficiently compute relative hulls in the plane using a constant workspace.…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Himanshu Chhabra , R. Inkulu

We study the problem of minimum enclosing rectangle with outliers, which asks to find, for a given set of $n$ planar points, a rectangle with minimum area that encloses at least $(n-t)$ points. The uncovered points are regarded as outliers.…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-09-16 Zhengyang Guo , Yi Li

We present filling as a new type of spatial subdivision problem that is related to covering and packing. Filling addresses the optimal placement of overlapping objects lying entirely inside an arbitrary shape so as to cover the most…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-08-29 Carolyn L. Phillips , Joshua A. Anderson , Elizabeth R. Chen , Sharon C. Glotzer

This study presents a generalised least squares based method for fitting polygons and ellipses to data points. The method is based on a trigonometric fitness function that approximates a unit shape accurately, making it applicable to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-20 Yiming Quan , Shian Chen

Joint object matching, also known as multi-image matching, namely, the problem of finding consistent partial maps among all pairs of objects within a collection, is a crucial task in many areas of computer vision. This problem subsumes…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-29 Antonio De Rosa , Aida Khajavirad

We investigate the problem of computing a minimal-volume container for the non-overlapping packing of a given set of three-dimensional convex objects. Already the simplest versions of the problem are NP-hard so that we cannot expect to find…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2016-01-19 Helmut Alt , Nadja Scharf

Image interpolation algorithms pervade many modern image processing and analysis applications. However, when their weighting schemes inefficiently generate very unrealistic estimates, they may negatively affect the performance of the end…

Graphics · Computer Science 2023-02-01 Olivier Rukundo

In this paper, we consider the problem of partitioning a polygon into a set of connected disjoint sub-polygons, each of which covers an area of a specific size. The work is motivated by terrain covering applications in robotics, where the…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-10-11 Mariusz Wzorek , Cyrille Berger , Patrick Doherty

In this paper, we consider the Weighted Region Problem. In the Weighted Region Problem, the length of a path is defined as the sum of the weights of the subpaths within each region, where the weight of a subpath is its Euclidean length…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-04-10 Sarita de Berg , Guillermo Esteban , Rodrigo I. Silveira , Frank Staals

We are interested in the problem of guarding simple orthogonal polygons with the minimum number of $ r $-guards. The interior point $ p $ belongs an orthogonal polygon $ P $ is visible from $ r $-guard $ g $, if the minimum area rectangle…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-09-14 Hamid Hoorfar , Alireza Bagheri

Given a set of squares and a strip of bounded width and infinite height, we consider a square strip packaging problem, which we call the square independent packing problem (SIPP), to minimize the strip height so that all the squares are…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-07-14 Wei Wu , Hiroki Numaguchi , Yannan Hu , Mutsunori Yagiura

We describe algorithms which address two classical problems in lattice geometry: the lattice covering and the simultaneous lattice packing-covering problem. Theoretically our algorithms solve the two problems in any fixed dimension d in the…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Achill Schuermann , Frank Vallentin

We study a geometric hitting-set problem in which the input consists of a set $P$ of weighted points and a family $S=H\cup V$ of axis-parallel segments in the plane. The goal is to select a minimum-weight subset of $P$ that hits every…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Rajiv Raman , Siddhartha Sarkar , Jatin Yadav

Given a collection $L$ of line segments, we consider its arrangement and study the problem of covering all cells with line segments of $L$. That is, we want to find a minimum-size set $L'$ of line segments such that every cell in the…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-08-03 Matias Korman , Sheung-Hung Poon , Marcel Roeloffzen