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The Densest Subgraph Problem (DSP) is widely used to identify community structures and patterns in networks such as bioinformatics and social networks. While solvable in polynomial time, traditional exact algorithms face computational and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Dorit S. Hochbaum , Ayleen Irribarra-Cortés , Olivier Goldschmidt , Roberto Asín-Achá

Clustering is a fundamental technique in data analysis and machine learning, used to group similar data points together. Among various clustering methods, the Minimum Sum-of-Squares Clustering (MSSC) is one of the most widely used. MSSC…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-08 Anna Livia Croella , Veronica Piccialli , Antonio M. Sudoso

In this work, we initiate a thorough study of parameterized graph optimization problems in the distributed setting. In a parameterized problem, an algorithm decides whether a solution of size bounded by a \emph{parameter} $k$ exists and if…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-08-07 Ran Ben-Basat , Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi , Gregory Schwartzman

We consider the problem of identifying a maximum clique in a given graph. We have proposed a mathematical model for this problem. The model resembles the matrix decomposition of the adjacency matrix of a given graph. The objective function…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-19 Salma Omer , Montaz Ali

The Maximum Common Edge Subgraph (MCES) problem is a crucial challenge with significant implications in domains such as biology and chemistry. Traditional approaches, which include transformations into max-clique and search-based…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Chaolong Ying , Yingqi Ruan , Xuemin Chen , Yaomin Wang , Tianshu Yu

Finding a maximal independent set (MIS) in a graph is a cornerstone task in distributed computing. The local nature of an MIS allows for fast solutions in a static distributed setting, which are logarithmic in the number of nodes or in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-07-17 Keren Censor-Hillel , Elad Haramaty , Zohar Karnin

The decomposition of undirected graphs simplifies complex problems by breaking them into solvable subgraphs, following the philosophy of divide and conquer. This paper investigates the relationship between atom decomposition and the maximum…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Pei Heng , Yi Sun , Jianhua Guo

Process Planning and Scheduling (PPS) is an essential and practical topic but a very intractable problem in manufacturing systems. Many research use iterative methods to solve such problems; however, they cannot achieve satisfactory results…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Kai Sun

The Maximum Weight Independent Set (MWIS) problem, as well as its related problems such as Minimum Weight Vertex Cover, are fundamental NP-hard problems with numerous practical applications. Due to their computational complexity, a variety…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Ernestine Großmann , Kenneth Langedal , Christian Schulz

We introduce and discuss the Minimum Capacity-Preserving Subgraph (MCPS) problem: given a directed graph and a retention ratio $\alpha \in (0,1)$, find the smallest subgraph that, for each pair of vertices $(u,v)$, preserves at least a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-02-13 Markus Chimani , Max Ilsen

We consider the problem of characterizing graphs with the maximum spectral radius among the connected graphs with given numbers of vertices and edges. It is well-known that the candidates for extremal graphs are threshold graphs, but only a…

We study the complexity of Maximum Clique in intersection graphs of convex objects in the plane. On the algorithmic side, we extend the polynomial-time algorithm for unit disks [Clark '90, Raghavan and Spinrad '03] to translates of any…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2020-03-06 Édouard Bonnet , Nicolas Grelier , Tillmann Miltzow

Reductions---rules that reduce input size while maintaining the ability to compute an optimal solution---are critical for developing efficient maximum independent set algorithms in both theory and practice. While several simple reductions…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-08-03 Darren Strash

Graphs are widely used to model execution dependencies in applications. In particular, the NP-complete problem of partitioning a graph under constraints receives enormous attention by researchers because of its applicability in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-04-04 Orlando Moreira , Merten Popp , Christian Schulz

A dynamic graph algorithm is a data structure that supports edge insertions, deletions, and specific problem queries. While extensive research exists on dynamic algorithms for graph problems solvable in polynomial time, most of these…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-10 Jannick Borowitz , Ernestine Großmann , Christian Schulz

We consider local Markov chain Monte-Carlo algorithms for sampling from the weighted distribution of independent sets with activity $\l$, where the weight of an independent set $I$ is $\l^{|I|}$. A recent result has established that Gibbs…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Elchanan Mossel , Dror Weitz , Nicholas Wormald

Exact solution of hard combinatorial optimization problems often relies on strong convex relaxations, but solving these relaxations repeatedly inside a branch-and-bound algorithm can be prohibitively expensive. Hence, we consider this…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Hao Chen , Chendi Qian , Christopher Morris , Andrea Lodi , Can Li

We present improved results for approximating maximum-weight independent set ($\MaxIS$) in the CONGEST and LOCAL models of distributed computing. Given an input graph, let $n$ and $\Delta$ be the number of nodes and maximum degree,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-02-20 Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi , Seri Khoury , Aaron Schild , Gregory Schwartzman

Given a graph $G$, the maximal induced subgraphs problem asks to enumerate all maximal induced subgraphs of $G$ that belong to a certain hereditary graph class. While its optimization version, known as the minimum vertex deletion problem in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-22 Yixin Cao

In graph modification problems, one is given a graph G and the goal is to apply a minimum number of modification operations (such as edge deletions) to G such that the resulting graph fulfills a certain property. For example, the Cluster…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-06-13 Christian Komusiewicz , André Nichterlein , Rolf Niedermeier