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PODS
2007
ACM
203views Database» more  PODS 2007»
16 years 2 months ago
Decision trees for entity identification: approximation algorithms and hardness results
We consider the problem of constructing decision trees for entity identification from a given relational table. The input is a table containing information about a set of entities...
Venkatesan T. Chakaravarthy, Vinayaka Pandit, Samb...
115
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FSTTCS
2010
Springer
15 years 17 days ago
Finding Independent Sets in Unions of Perfect Graphs
ABSTRACT. The maximum independent set problem (MAXIS) on general graphs is known to be NPhard to approximate within a factor of n1-, for any > 0. However, there are many "...
Venkatesan T. Chakaravarthy, Vinayaka Pandit, Samb...
143
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ATAL
2010
Springer
15 years 3 months ago
Point-based backup for decentralized POMDPs: complexity and new algorithms
Decentralized POMDPs provide an expressive framework for sequential multi-agent decision making. Despite their high complexity, there has been significant progress in scaling up e...
Akshat Kumar, Shlomo Zilberstein
139
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IPCO
2007
108views Optimization» more  IPCO 2007»
15 years 4 months ago
Robust Combinatorial Optimization with Exponential Scenarios
Following the well-studied two-stage optimization framework for stochastic optimization [15, 18], we study approximation algorithms for robust two-stage optimization problems with ...
Uriel Feige, Kamal Jain, Mohammad Mahdian, Vahab S...
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FOCS
1995
IEEE
15 years 6 months ago
Free Bits, PCPs and Non-Approximability - Towards Tight Results
This paper continues the investigation of the connection between probabilistically checkable proofs PCPs the approximability of NP-optimization problems. The emphasis is on prov...
Mihir Bellare, Oded Goldreich, Madhu Sudan