We describe an automata-theoretic approach for the competitive analysis of online algorithms. Our approach is based on weighted automata, which assign to each input word a cost in...
Abstract. Most applications of competitive analysis have involved online problems where a candidate on-line algorithm must compete on some input sequence against an optimal o -line...
Abstract. The problem of maximizing the weighted throughput in various switching settings has been intensively studied recently through competitive analysis. To date, the most gene...