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We study the Parallel Task Scheduling problem $Pm|size_j|C_{\max}$ with a constant number of machines. This problem is known to be strongly NP-complete for each $m \geq 5$, while it is solvable in pseudo-polynomial time for each $m \leq 3$.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-05-15 Sören Henning , Klaus Jansen , Malin Rau , Lars Schmarje

We consider the makespan minimization coupled-tasks problem in presence of compatibility constraints with a specified topology. In particular, we focus on stretched coupled-tasks, i.e. coupled-tasks having the same sub-tasks execution time…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2017-06-08 Benoit Darties , Rodolphe Giroudeau , Jean-Claude König , Gilles Simonin

We revisit two well-studied scheduling problems in the unrelated machines setting where each job can have a different processing time on each machine. For minimizing total weighted completion time we give a 1.45-approximation, which…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-11-21 Sungjin Im , Shi Li

This paper revisits the well known single machine scheduling problem to minimize total weighted completion times. The twist is that job sizes are stochastic from unknown distributions, and the scheduler has access to only a single sample…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-08-23 Puck te Rietmole , Marc Uetz

In this work we revisit the elementary scheduling problem $1||\sum p_j U_j$. The goal is to select, among $n$ jobs with processing times and due dates, a subset of jobs with maximum total processing time that can be scheduled in sequence…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Nick Fischer , Leo Wennmann

A new class of multi agent single machine scheduling problems is introduced, where each job is associated with a self interested agent with a utility function decreasing in completion time. We aim to achieve a fair solution by maximizing…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Gaia Nicosia , Andrea Pacifici , Ulrich Pferschy

We consider non-preemptive scheduling of MapReduce jobs with multiple tasks in the practical scenario where each job requires several map-reduce rounds. We seek to minimize the average weighted completion time and consider scheduling on…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-02-18 Dimitris Fotakis , Ioannis Milis , Orestis Papadigenopoulos , Vasilis Vassalos , Georgios Zois

This paper derives polynomial-time approximation schemes for several NP-hard stochastic optimization problems from the algorithmic mechanism design and operations research literatures. The problems we consider involve a principal or seller…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Robin Bowers , Marius Garbea , Emmanouil Pountourakis , Samuel Taggart

In this paper, we begin the exploration of vertex-ordering problems through the lens of exponential-time approximation algorithms. In particular, we ask the following question: Can we simultaneously beat the running times of the fastest…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Matthias Bentert , Fedor V. Fomin , Tanmay Inamdar , Saket Saurabh

This paper studies the fundamental problem of how to reroute $k$ unsplittable flows of a certain demand in a capacitated network from their current paths to their respective new paths, in a congestion-free manner and fast. This scheduling…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Saeed Akhoondian Amiri , Szymon Dudycz , Mahmoud Parham , Stefan Schmid , Sebastian Wiederrecht

The works presented in this habilitation concern the algorithmics of polynomials. This is a central topic in computer algebra, with numerous applications both within and outside the field - cryptography, error-correcting codes, etc. For…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Bruno Grenet

We are concerned with the problem of scheduling $n$ jobs onto $m$ identical machines. Each machine has to be in operation for a prescribed time, and the objective is to minimize the total machine working time. Precisely, let $c_i$ be the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Yi-Ting Hsieh , Mong-Jen Kao , Jhong-Yun Liu , Hung-Lung Wang

This paper focuses on the problem of coflow scheduling with precedence constraints in identical parallel networks, which is a well-known $\mathcal{NP}$-hard problem. Coflow is a relatively new network abstraction used to characterize…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Chi-Yeh Chen

The task of finding efficient production schedules for parallel machines is a challenge that arises in most industrial manufacturing domains. There is a large potential to minimize production costs through automated scheduling techniques,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Christoph Einspieler , Matthias Horn , Marie-Louise Lackner , Patrick Malik , Nysret Musliu , Felix Winter

We consider the classical scheduling problem on parallel identical machines to minimize the makespan, and achieve the following results under the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH) 1. The scheduling problem on a constant number $m$ of…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2013-10-02 Lin Chen , Klaus Jansen , Guochuan Zhang

In this paper we consider single machine scheduling problems with additional non-renewable resource constraints. Examples for non-renewable resources include raw materials, energy, or money. Usually they have an initial stock and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-04-03 Péter Györgyi , Tamás Kis

Column-sparse packing problems arise in several contexts in both deterministic and stochastic discrete optimization. We present two unifying ideas, (non-uniform) attenuation and multiple-chance algorithms, to obtain improved approximation…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-08-07 Brian Brubach , Karthik Abinav Sankararaman , Aravind Srinivasan , Pan Xu

In this paper, we enumerate enumeration problems and algorithms. This survey is under construction. If you know some results not in this survey or there is anything wrong, please let me know.

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-05-26 Kunihiro Wasa

We investigate multi-organizational scheduling problems, building upon the framework introduced by Pascual et al.[2009]. In this setting, multiple organizations each own a set of identical machines and sequential jobs with distinct…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Jiehua Chen , Martin Durand , Christian Hatschka

We consider the problem of scheduling $n$ jobs on $m$ uniform machines while minimizing the makespan ($Q||C_{\max}$) and maximizing the minimum completion time ($Q||C_{\min}$) in an online setting with migration of jobs. In this online…

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