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We present a pseudopolynomial-time algorithm for the Knapsack problem that has running time $\widetilde{O}(n + t\sqrt{p_{\max}})$, where $n$ is the number of items, $t$ is the knapsack capacity, and $p_{\max}$ is the maximum item profit.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Karl Bringmann , Anita Dürr , Adam Polak

The submodular knapsack problem (SKP), which seeks to maximize a submodular set function by selecting a subset of elements within a given budget, is an important discrete optimization problem. The majority of existing approaches to solving…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-16 Yimin Hao , Yi Zhou , Chao Xu , Zhang-Hua Fu

An instance of the multiperiod binary knapsack problem (MPBKP) is given by a horizon length $T$, a non-decreasing vector of knapsack sizes $(c_1, \ldots, c_T)$ where $c_t$ denotes the cumulative size for periods $1,\ldots,t$, and a list of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-04-02 Zuguang Gao , John R. Birge , Varun Gupta

Fibonacci gate problems have severed as computation primitives to solve other problems by holographic algorithm and play an important role in the dichotomy of exact counting for Holant and CSP frameworks. We generalize them to weighted…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-02-19 Pinyan Lu , Menghui Wang , Chihao Zhang

Binary quadratic programming problems have attracted much attention in the last few decades due to their potential applications. This type of problems are NP-hard in general, and still considered a challenge in the design of efficient…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-11-20 Khaled Elbassioni , Trung Thanh Nguyen

Knapsack problems (KPs) are common in industry, but solving KPs is known to be NP-hard and has been tractable only at a relatively small scale. This paper examines KPs in a slightly generalized form and shows that they can be solved nearly…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-02-06 Xingwen Zhang , Feng Qi , Zhigang Hua , Shuang Yang

We provide simple and fast polynomial time approximation schemes (PTASs) for several variants of the max-sum diversification problem which, in its most basic form, is as follows: Given n points p_1,...,p_n in R^d and an integer k, select k…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-07-18 Alfonso Cevallos , Friedrich Eisenbrand , Rico Zenklusen

In this paper, we consider a multi-stage dynamic assortment optimization problem with multi-nomial choice modeling (MNL) under resource knapsack constraints. Given the current resource inventory levels, the retailer makes an assortment…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-05 Xi Chen , Mo Liu , Yining Wang , Yuan Zhou

In this paper, a new upper bound for the Multiple Knapsack Problem (MKP) is proposed, based on the idea of relaxing MKP to a {\em Bounded Sequential Multiple Knapsack Problem}, i.e., a multiple knapsack problem in which item sizes are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-12 Paolo Detti

We consider a bilevel continuous knapsack problem where the leader controls the capacity of the knapsack, while the follower chooses a feasible packing maximizing his own profit. The leader's aim is to optimize a linear objective function…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-07-19 Christoph Buchheim , Dorothee Henke , Jannik Irmai

In real-time systems, in addition to the functional correctness recurrent tasks must fulfill timing constraints to ensure the correct behavior of the system. Partitioned scheduling is widely used in real-time systems, i.e., the tasks are…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-09-13 Jian-Jia Chen , Nikhil Bansal , Samarjit Chakraborty , Georg von der Brüggen

When uncertainty meets costly information gathering, a fundamental question emerges: which data points should we probe to unlock near-optimal solutions? Sparsification of stochastic packing problems addresses this trade-off. The existing…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Shaddin Dughmi , Yusuf Hakan Kalayci , Xinyu Liu

We develop a general framework for designing polynomial-time approximation schemes (PTASs) for various vehicle routing problems in trees. In these problems, the goal is to optimally route a fleet of vehicles, originating at a depot, to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-02-27 Amariah Becker , Alice Paul

We generalize the fractional packing framework of Garg and Koenemann to the case of linear fractional packing problems over polyhedral cones. More precisely, we provide approximation algorithms for problems of the form $\max\{c^T x : Ax…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-12-19 Michael Holzhauser , Sven O. Krumke

We study procurement games where each seller supplies multiple units of his item, with a cost per unit known only to him. The buyer can purchase any number of units from each seller, values different combinations of the items differently,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2014-09-29 Hau Chan , Jing Chen

The Knapsack Problem (KP) and its generalization, the Bounded Knapsack Problem (BKP), are classical NP-hard problems with numerous practical applications, and despite being introduced over 25 years ago, the solvers COMBO and BOUKNAP remain…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Renan F. F. da Silva , Thiago A. de Queiroz , Rafael C. S. Schouery

The Bayesian online selection problem aims to design a pricing scheme for a sequence of arriving buyers that maximizes the expected social welfare (or revenue) subject to different structural constraints. Inspired by applications with a…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-11 Nima Anari , Rad Niazadeh , Amin Saberi , Ali Shameli

In this work, we study the classic submodular maximization problem under knapsack constraints and beyond. We first present an $(7/16-\varepsilon)$-approximate algorithm for single knapsack constraint, which requires…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-12-22 Wenxin Li

The main contribution of this paper resides in developing a new algorithmic approach for addressing the continuous-time joint replenishment problem, termed $\Psi$-pairwise alignment. The latter mechanism, through which we synchronize…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Danny Segev

Real-world combinatorial optimization problems are often stochastic and dynamic. Therefore, it is essential to make optimal and reliable decisions with a holistic approach. In this paper, we consider the dynamic chance-constrained knapsack…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-02-18 Hirad Assimi , Oscar Harper , Yue Xie , Aneta Neumann , Frank Neumann