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STACS
2004
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Matching Algorithms Are Fast in Sparse Random Graphs
We present an improved average case analysis of the maximum cardinality matching problem. We show that in a bipartite or general random graph on n vertices, with high probability ...
Holger Bast, Kurt Mehlhorn, Guido Schäfer, Hi...
CORR
2010
Springer
152views Education» more  CORR 2010»
13 years 2 months ago
Combinatorial Network Optimization with Unknown Variables: Multi-Armed Bandits with Linear Rewards
In the classic multi-armed bandits problem, the goal is to have a policy for dynamically operating arms that each yield stochastic rewards with unknown means. The key metric of int...
Yi Gai, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Rahul Jain
WWW
2008
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Externalities in online advertising
Most models for online advertising assume that an advertiser's value from winning an ad auction, which depends on the clickthrough rate or conversion rate of the advertisemen...
Arpita Ghosh, Mohammad Mahdian
GECCO
2006
Springer
132views Optimization» more  GECCO 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
The role of diverse populations in phylogenetic analysis
The most popular approaches for reconstructing phylogenetic trees attempt to solve NP-hard optimization criteria such as maximum parsimony (MP). Currently, the bestperforming heur...
Tiffani L. Williams, Marc L. Smith
SIROCCO
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Remembering without Memory: Tree Exploration by Asynchronous Oblivious Robots
In the effort to understand the algorithmic limitations of computing by a swarm of robots, the research has focused on the minimal capabilities that allow a problem to be solved. ...
Paola Flocchini, David Ilcinkas, Andrzej Pelc, Nic...