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We consider the problem of query-efficient global max-cut on a weighted undirected graph in the value oracle model examined by [RSW18]. Graph algorithms in this cut query model and other query models have recently been studied for various…

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The submodular width is a complexity measure of conjunctive queries (CQs), which assigns a nonnegative real number, subw(Q), to each CQ Q. An existing algorithm, called PAND, performs CQ evaluation in polynomial time where the exponent is…

Databases · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Mahmoud Abo Khamis , Hubie Chen

Many well-known combinatorial optimization problems can be stated over the set of acyclic orientations of an undirected graph. For example, acyclic orientations with certain diameter constraints are closely related to the optimal solutions…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2008-10-15 Rosa M. V. Figueiredo , Valmir C. Barbosa , Nelson Maculan , Cid C. Souza

This paper explores the non-convex composition optimization in the form including inner and outer finite-sum functions with a large number of component functions. This problem arises in some important applications such as nonlinear…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2017-11-15 Liu Liu , Ji Liu , Dacheng Tao

With the advent of social networks and the web, the graph sizes have grown too large to fit in main memory precipitating the need for alternative approaches for an efficient, scalable evaluation of queries on graphs of any size. Here, we…

Databases · Computer Science 2019-05-15 Soumyava Das , Abhishek Santra , Jay Bodra , Sharma Chakravarthy

We introduce CQnet, a neural network with origins in the CQ algorithm for solving convex split-feasibility problems and forward-backward splitting. CQnet's trajectories are interpretable as particles that are tracking a changing constraint…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-23 Bas Peters

We present several results in the CONGEST model on round complexity for Replacement Paths (RPaths), Minimum Weight Cycle (MWC), and All Nodes Shortest Cycles (ANSC). We study these fundamental problems in both directed and undirected…

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GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for executing those queries, fetching the requested data from existing microservices, REST APIs, databases, or other sources. Its expressiveness and its flexibility have made it an…

We obtain new parameterized algorithms for the classical problem of determining whether a directed acyclic graph admits an upward planar drawing. Our results include a new fixed-parameter algorithm parameterized by the number of sources, an…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2022-03-11 Steven Chaplick , Emilio Di Giacomo , Fabrizio Frati , Robert Ganian , Chrysanthi N. Raftopoulou , Kirill Simonov

Knowledge Graph Question Answering (KGQA) has shown promise for grounded and interpretable reasoning, yet existing approaches often fail to provide reliable coverage guarantees over retrieved answers. While Conformal Prediction (CP) offers…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Shuhang Lin , Chuhao Zhou , Xiao Lin , Zihan Dong , Kuan Lu , Zhencan Peng , Jie Yin , Dimitris N. Metaxas

We study the design of robust subexponential algorithms for classical connectivity problems on intersection graphs of similarly sized fat objects in $\mathbb{R}^d$. In this setting, each vertex corresponds to a geometric object, and two…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Malory Marin , Jean-Florent Raymond , Rémi Watrigant

Stratified digraphs are popular models for feedforward neural networks. However, computation of their path homologies has been limited to low dimensions due to high computational complexity. A recursive algorithm is proposed to compute…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Zhengtong Zhu , Zhiyi Chi

Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is the most widely used tool for linear dimensionality reduction and clustering. Still it is highly sensitive to outliers and does not scale well with respect to the number of data samples. Robust PCA…

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In this paper we present a novel non-parametric method of simplifying piecewise linear curves and we apply this method as a statistical approximation of structure within sequential data in the plane. We consider the problem of minimizing…

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Traditional recommendation systems estimate user preference on items from past interaction history, thus suffering from the limitations of obtaining fine-grained and dynamic user preference. Conversational recommendation system (CRS) brings…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2020-07-02 Wenqiang Lei , Gangyi Zhang , Xiangnan He , Yisong Miao , Xiang Wang , Liang Chen , Tat-Seng Chua

Sequential quadratic optimization algorithms are proposed for solving smooth nonlinear optimization problems with equality constraints. The main focus is an algorithm proposed for the case when the constraint functions are deterministic,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-22 Albert Berahas , Frank E. Curtis , Daniel P. Robinson , Baoyu Zhou

One of the most celebrated results of computing join-aggregate queries defined over commutative semi-rings is the classic Yannakakis algorithm proposed in 1981. It is known that the runtime of the Yannakakis algorithm is $O(N + \OUT)$ for…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-03-13 Xiao Hu

The efficient method for computing the sensitivities is the adjoint method. The cost of solving an adjoint equation is comparable to the cost of solving the governing equation. Once the adjoint solution is obtained, the sensitivities to any…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-05-22 Guojun Hu , Tomasz Kozlowski

Query-based models are extensively used in 3D object detection tasks, with a wide range of pre-trained checkpoints readily available online. However, despite their popularity, these models often require an excessive number of object…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-14 Lizhen Xu , Zehao Wu , Wenzhao Qiu , Shanmin Pang , Xiuxiu Bai , Kuizhi Mei , Jianru Xue

With the growing demand for massive data analysis, many DBMSs have adopted complex underlying query execution mechanisms, including vectorized operators, parallel execution, and dynamic pipeline modifications. However, there remains a lack…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-03-31 Kaixin Zhang , Hongzhi Wang , Kunkai Gu , Ziqi Li , Chunyu Zhao , Yingze Li , Yu Yan