FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
We present a polynomial time algorithm based on semidefinite programming that, given a unique game of value 1 − O(1/ log n), satisfies a constant fraction of constraints, wher...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
Stochastic optimization problems provide a means to model uncertainty in the input data where the uncertainty is modeled by a probability distribution over the possible realizatio...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
We consider the problem of learning mixtures of product distributions over discrete domains in the distribution learning framework introduced by Kearns et al. [18]. We give a poly...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
Fredman, Sedgewick, Sleator, and Tarjan proposed the pairing heap as a self-adjusting, streamlined version of the Fibonacci heap. It provably supports all priority queue operation...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
We present a non-malleable commitment scheme that retains its security properties even when concurrently executed a polynomial number of times. That is, a manin-the-middle adversa...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
We consider the problem of storing a large file on a remote and unreliable server. To verify that the file has not been corrupted, a user could store a small private (randomized...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
We consider online problems where purchases have time durations which expire regardless of whether the purchase is used or not. The Parking Permit Problem is the natural analog of...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
How does a search engine company decide what ads to display with each query so as to maximize its revenue? This turns out to be a generalization of the online bipartite matching p...
FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2005
IEEE
In the CLOSEST SUBSTRING problem k strings s1, ..., sk are given, and the task is to find a string s of length L such that each string si has a consecutive substring of length L ...