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SODA
2012
ACM
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11 years 10 months ago
The shifting sands algorithm
We resolve the problem of small-space approximate selection in random-order streams. Specifically, we present an algorithm that reads the n elements of a set in random order and ...
Andrew McGregor, Paul Valiant
AAIM
2010
Springer
155views Algorithms» more  AAIM 2010»
13 years 10 months ago
The (K, k)-Capacitated Spanning Tree Problem
Abstract. This paper considers a generalization of the capacitated spanning tree, in which some of the nodes have capacity K, and the others have capacity k < K. We prove that t...
Esther M. Arkin, Nili Guttmann-Beck, Refael Hassin
SODA
2007
ACM
145views Algorithms» more  SODA 2007»
13 years 9 months ago
Aggregation of partial rankings, p-ratings and top-m lists
We study the problem of aggregating partial rankings. This problem is motivated by applications such as meta-searching and information retrieval, search engine spam fighting, e-c...
Nir Ailon
ESA
2009
Springer
104views Algorithms» more  ESA 2009»
14 years 2 months ago
Improved Approximation Algorithms for Label Cover Problems
In this paper we consider both the maximization variant Max Rep and the minimization variant Min Rep of the famous Label Cover problem, for which, till now, the best approximation ...
Moses Charikar, MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi, Howard J...
FAW
2010
Springer
225views Algorithms» more  FAW 2010»
13 years 7 months ago
Computing Minimum Diameter Color-Spanning Sets
We study the minimum diameter color-spanning set problem which has recently drawn some attention in the database community. We show that the problem can be solved in polynomial tim...
Rudolf Fleischer, Xiaoming Xu