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FOCS
2004
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
Stochastic Optimization is (Almost) as easy as Deterministic Optimization
Stochastic optimization problems attempt to model uncertainty in the data by assuming that (part of) the input is specified in terms of a probability distribution. We consider the...
David B. Shmoys, Chaitanya Swamy
STOC
2009
ACM
163views Algorithms» more  STOC 2009»
14 years 8 months ago
Non-monotone submodular maximization under matroid and knapsack constraints
Submodular function maximization is a central problem in combinatorial optimization, generalizing many important problems including Max Cut in directed/undirected graphs and in hy...
Jon Lee, Vahab S. Mirrokni, Viswanath Nagarajan, M...
MOBIHOC
2003
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Energy-efficient caching strategies in ad hoc wireless networks
In this paper, we address the problem of energy-conscious cache placement in wireless ad hoc networks. We consider a network comprising a server with an interface to the wired net...
Pavan Nuggehalli, Vikram Srinivasan, Carla-Fabiana...
COMPGEOM
2006
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Minimum-cost coverage of point sets by disks
We consider a class of geometric facility location problems in which the goal is to determine a set X of disks given by their centers (tj) and radii (rj) that cover a given set of...
Helmut Alt, Esther M. Arkin, Hervé Brö...
INFOCOM
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Relay Placement for Higher Order Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks
Abstract— Sensors typically use wireless transmitters to communicate with each other. However, sensors may be located in a way that they cannot even form a connected network (e.g...
Abhishek Kashyap, Samir Khuller, Mark A. Shayman