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TCBB
2008
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15 years 2 months ago
Nature Reserve Selection Problem: A Tight Approximation Algorithm
The Nature Reserve Selection Problem is a problem that arises in the context of studying biodiversity conservation. Subject to budgetary constraints, the problem is to select a set...
Magnus Bordewich, Charles Semple
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STOC
2003
ACM
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16 years 2 months ago
Approximation schemes for clustering problems
We present a general approach for designing approximation algorithms for a fundamental class of geometric clustering problems in arbitrary dimensions. More specifically, our appro...
Wenceslas Fernandez de la Vega, Marek Karpinski, C...
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NETWORKS
2006
15 years 2 months ago
Approximation algorithms for channel allocation problems in broadcast networks
We study two packing problems that arise in the area of dissemination-based information systems; a second theme is the study of distributed approximation algorithms. The problems c...
Rajiv Gandhi, Samir Khuller, Aravind Srinivasan, N...
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JCSS
2002
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A Constant-Factor Approximation Algorithm for the k-Median Problem
We present the first constant-factor approximation algorithm for the metric k-median problem. The k-median problem is one of the most well-studied clustering problems, i.e., those...
Moses Charikar, Sudipto Guha, Éva Tardos, D...
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STACS
2005
Springer
15 years 8 months ago
Sampling Sub-problems of Heterogeneous Max-cut Problems and Approximation Algorithms
Abstract Abstract. Recent work in the analysis of randomized approximation algorithms for NP-hard optimization problems has involved approximating the solution to a problem by the ...
Petros Drineas, Ravi Kannan, Michael W. Mahoney