IPL
2007
14 years 10 days ago
2007
We study the approximability and inapproximability of finding identifying codes and locating-dominating codes of the minimum size. In general graphs, we show that it is possible ...
IPL
2007
14 years 10 days ago
2007
The disk dimension of a planar graph G is the least number k for which G embeds in the plane minus k open disks, with every vertex on the boundary of some disk. Useful properties ...
NETWORKS
2006
14 years 11 days ago
2006
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...
JUCS
2008
14 years 12 days ago
2008
: A chain or n-link is a sequence of n links whose lengths are fixed and are joined together from their endpoints, free to turn about their endpoints, which act as joints. "Ru...
IPL
2008
14 years 13 days ago
2008
Max-SAT-CC is the following optimization problem: Given a formula in CNF and a bound k, find an assignment with at most k variables being set to true that maximizes the number of ...
CORR
2006
Springer
14 years 14 days ago
2006
Springer
Abstract: We introduce the snowblower problem (SBP), a new optimization problem that is closely related to milling problems and to some material-handling problems. The objective in...
COR
2006
14 years 14 days ago
2006
Several approximation algorithms with proven performance guarantees have been proposed to find approximate solutions to classical combinatorial optimization problems. However, the...
CORR
2008
Springer
14 years 15 days ago
2008
Springer
Abstract. We present randomized approximation algorithms for multicriteria Max-TSP. For Max-STSP with k > 1 objective functions, we obtain an approximation ratio of 1 k - for a...
CORR
2008
Springer
14 years 16 days ago
2008
Springer
This paper presents improved approximation algorithms for the problem of multiprocessor scheduling under uncertainty (SUU), in which the execution of each job may fail probabilist...
ALGORITHMICA
2008
14 years 17 days ago
2008
The notion of -kernel was introduced by Agarwal et al. [5] to set up a unified framework for computing various extent measures of a point set P approximately. Roughly speaking, a ...