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The problem of distributed maximal independent set (MIS) is investigated on inhomogeneous random graphs with power-law weights by which the scale-free networks can be produced. Such a particular problem has been solved on graphs with $n$…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-06-13 Hasan Heydari , S. Mahmoud Taheri , Kaveh Kavousi

In this paper, we investigate a distributed maximal independent set (MIS) reconfiguration problem, in which there are two maximal independent sets for which every node is given its membership status, and the nodes need to communicate with…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-02-21 Keren Censor-Hillel , Mikaël Rabie

Effective Resistance (ER) is a fundamental tool in various graph learning tasks. In this paper, we address the problem of efficiently approximating ER on a graph $\mathcal{G}=(\mathcal{V},\mathcal{E})$ with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Yichun Yang , Rong-Hua Li , Meihao Liao , Guoren Wang

The maximization for the independence systems defined on graphs is a generalization of combinatorial optimization problems such as the maximum $b$-matching, the unweighted MAX-SAT, the matchoid, and the maximum timed matching problems. In…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-08-23 Yuki Amano

We give deterministic distributed $(1+\epsilon)$-approximation algorithms for Minimum Vertex Coloring and Maximum Independent Set on chordal graphs in the LOCAL model. Our coloring algorithm runs in $O(\frac{1}{\epsilon} \log n)$ rounds,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-15 Christian Konrad , Viktor Zamaraev

We study a natural extension of the Maximum Weight Independent Set Problem (MWIS), one of the most studied optimization problems in Graph algorithms. We are given a graph $G=(V,E)$, a weight function $w: V \rightarrow \mathbb{R^+}$, a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-09-30 Sayan Bandyapadhyay

Learning the dependence structure among variables in complex systems is a central problem across medical, natural, and social sciences. These structures can be naturally represented by graphs, and the task of inferring such graphs from data…

Methodology · Statistics 2026-04-02 Lucas Kook , Søren Wengel Mogensen

We show that there is no subexponential time algorithm for computing the exact solution of the maximum independent set problem in d-regular graphs unless ETH fails. We expand our method to show that it helps to provide lower bounds for…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-03-25 Saeed Akhoondian Amiri

The recent work ``Combinatorial Optimization with Physics-Inspired Graph Neural Networks'' [Nat Mach Intell 4 (2022) 367] introduces a physics-inspired unsupervised Graph Neural Network (GNN) to solve combinatorial optimization problems on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-01-04 Maria Chiara Angelini , Federico Ricci-Tersenghi

In this paper we consider the problem of reconstructing a hidden weighted hypergraph of constant rank using additive queries. We prove the following: Let $G$ be a weighted hidden hypergraph of constant rank with n vertices and $m$…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2010-01-05 Nader H. Bshouty , Hanna Mazzawi

The greedy sequential algorithm for maximal independent set (MIS) loops over the vertices in arbitrary order adding a vertex to the resulting set if and only if no previous neighboring vertex has been added. In this loop, as in many…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-02-16 Guy Blelloch , Jeremy Fineman , Julian Shun

We present the first algorithm for maintaining a maximal independent set (MIS) of a fully dynamic graph---which undergoes both edge insertions and deletions---in polylogarithmic time. Our algorithm is randomized and, per update, takes…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-09-10 Soheil Behnezhad , Mahsa Derakhshan , MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi , Cliff Stein , Madhu Sudan

The independent set on a graph $G=(V,E)$ is a subset of $V$ such that no two vertices in the subset have an edge between them. The MIS problem on $G$ seeks to identify an independent set with maximum cardinality, i.e. maximum independent…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-05-26 Bhadrachalam Chitturi

Finding maximum-weight independent sets in graphs is an important NP-hard optimization problem. Given a vertex-weighted graph $G$, the task is to find a subset of pairwise non-adjacent vertices of $G$ with maximum weight. Most recently…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Jannick Borowitz , Ernestine Großmann , Mattthias Schimek

We present an approximation algorithm for the maximum independent set (MIS) problem over the class of equilateral $B_1$-VPG graphs. These are intersection graphs of $L$-shaped planar objects % (and their rotations by multiples of $90^o$)…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-12-18 Abhiruk Lahiri , Joydeep Mukherjee , C. R. Subramanian

Combinatorial optimization (CO) problems are challenging as the computation time grows exponentially with the input. Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) show promise for researchers in solving CO problems. This study investigates the effectiveness…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-12 Chenchuhui Hu

The graph-based invariant set (GIS) algorithm is a promising set-based technique for computing the largest (with respect to inclusion) control invariant set of general discrete-time nonlinear dynamical systems. However, like other invariant…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-15 Benjamin Decardi-Nelsona , Jinfeng Liu

In this paper, we investigate the complexity of Maximum Independent Set (MIS) in the class of $H$-free graphs, that is, graphs excluding a fixed graph as an induced subgraph. Given that the problem remains $NP$-hard for most graphs $H$, we…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-02-21 Édouard Bonnet , Nicolas Bousquet , Pierre Charbit , Stéphan Thomassé , Rémi Watrigant

We provide a deterministic construction of hard instances for the maximum independent set problem (MIS). The constructed hard instances form an infinite graph sequence with increasing size, which possesses similar characteristics to sparse…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-11-11 Naoto Shiraishi , Jun Takahashi

The goal of this paper is to understand the complexity of symmetry breaking problems, specifically maximal independent set (MIS) and the closely related $\beta$-ruling set problem, in two computational models suited for large-scale graph…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-05-06 Christian Konrad , Sriram V. Pemmaraju , Talal Riaz , Peter Robinson