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In this paper we are proposing a new sorting algorithm, List Sort algorithm, is based on the dynamic memory allocation. In this research study we have also shown the comparison of various efficient sorting techniques with List sort. Due the…

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We consider the basic problem of learning an unknown partition of $n$ elements into at most $k$ sets using simple queries that reveal information about a small subset of elements. Our starting point is the well-studied pairwise same-set…

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Graded posets frequently arise throughout combinatorics, where it is natural to try to count the number of elements of a fixed rank. These counting problems are often $\#\textbf{P}$-complete, so we consider approximation algorithms for…

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In computer science, sorting algorithms are crucial for data processing and machine learning. Large datasets and high efficiency requirements provide challenges for comparison-based algorithms like Quicksort and Merge sort, which achieve…

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We focus in this paper on dataset reduction techniques for use in k-nearest neighbor classification. In such a context, feature and prototype selections have always been independently treated by the standard storage reduction algorithms.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2013-01-18 Marc Sebban , Richard Nock

In this paper, we study the $k$-forest problem in the model of resource augmentation. In the $k$-forest problem, given an edge-weighted graph $G(V,E)$, a parameter $k$, and a set of $m$ demand pairs $\subseteq V \times V$, the objective is…

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The k-Tree algorithm [Wagner 02] is a non-trivial algorithm for the average-case k-SUM problem that has found widespread use in cryptanalysis. Its input consists of k lists, each containing n integers from a range of size m. Wagner's…

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We study the problem of contextual combinatorial semi-bandits, where input contexts are mapped into subsets of size $m$ of a collection of $K$ possible actions. In each round, the learner observes the realized reward of the predicted…

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In this paper, we present approximation algorithms for combinatorial optimization problems under probabilistic constraints. Specifically, we focus on stochastic variants of two important combinatorial optimization problems: the k-center…

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In this paper, we investigate adaptive nonlinear regression and introduce tree based piecewise linear regression algorithms that are highly efficient and provide significantly improved performance with guaranteed upper bounds in an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2013-12-30 N. Denizcan Vanli , Suleyman S. Kozat

Nonuniform subsampling methods are effective to reduce computational burden and maintain estimation efficiency for massive data. Existing methods mostly focus on subsampling with replacement due to its high computational efficiency. If the…

Methodology · Statistics 2021-07-06 Jun Yu , HaiYing Wang , Mingyao Ai , Huiming Zhang

Randomized algorithms and data structures are often analyzed under the assumption of access to a perfect source of randomness. The most fundamental metric used to measure how "random" a hash function or a random number generator is, is its…

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The input to the Multiway Cut problem is a weighted undirected graph, with nonnegative edge weights, and $k$ designated terminals. The goal is to partition the vertices of the graph into $k$ parts, each containing exactly one of the…

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The $K$-nearest neighbors is a basic problem in machine learning with numerous applications. In this problem, given a (training) set of $n$ data points with labels and a query point $p$, we want to assign a label to $p$ based on the labels…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-08-25 Reza Fathi , Anisur Rahaman Molla , Gopal Pandurangan

We study problems with stochastic uncertainty information on intervals for which the precise value can be queried by paying a cost. The goal is to devise an adaptive decision tree to find a correct solution to the problem in consideration…

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We introduce several modifications of the partitioning schemes used in Hoare's quicksort and quickselect algorithms, including ternary schemes which identify keys less or greater than the pivot. We give estimates for the numbers of swaps…

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We propose a technique for optimizing parameterized circuits in variational quantum algorithms based on the probabilistic tensor sampling optimization. This method allows one to relax random initialization issues or heuristics for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-01 G. V. Paradezhenko , A. A. Pervishko , D. Yudin

In this article, we continue our analysis for a novel recursive modification to the Max $k$-Cut algorithm using semidefinite programming as its basis, offering an improved performance in vectorized data clustering tasks. Using a dimension…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-16 An Ly , Raj Sawhney , Marina Chugunova

The Adaptive Multilevel Splitting algorithm is a very powerful and versatile method to estimate rare events probabilities. It is an iterative procedure on an interacting particle system, where at each step, the $k$ less well-adapted…

Probability · Mathematics 2014-05-07 Charles-Edouard Bréhier , Tony Lelievre , Mathias Rousset

Most convex and nonconvex clustering algorithms come with one crucial parameter: the $k$ in $k$-means. To this day, there is not one generally accepted way to accurately determine this parameter. Popular methods are simple yet theoretically…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-08-04 Sibylle Hess , Wouter Duivesteijn