Randomization and Approximation Techniques in Computer Science : Second International Workshop, RANDOM’98, Barcelona, Spain, October 8–10, 1998 Proceedings / / edited by Michael Luby, Jose Rolim, Maria Serna

• Pubblicazione: Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed. 1998.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (IX, 385 p.)
• Disciplina: 004.015114
• Soggetto topico: Algorithms; Computer science - Mathematics; Discrete mathematics; Artificial intelligence - Data processing; Mathematical optimization; Calculus of variations; Mathematical statistics; Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science; Data Science; Calculus of Variations and Optimization; Discrete Mathematics; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science
• Persona (resp. second.): LubyMichael George; RolimJose D. P.; SernaMaria <1959->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Invited Paper -- Disjoint Paths in Expander Graphs via Random Walks: a Short Survey -- Regular Papers -- A Derandomization Using Min-Wise Independent Permutations -- An Algorithmic Embedding of Graphs via Perfect Matchings -- Deterministic Hypergraph Coloring and Its Applications -- On the Derandomization of Space-Bounded Computations -- Talagrand’s Inequality and Locality in Distributed Computing -- On-line Bin-Stretching -- Combinatorial Linear Programming: Geometry Can Help -- A Note on Bounding the Mixing Time by Linear Programming -- Robotic Exploration, Brownian Motion and Electrical Resistance -- Fringe analysis of synchronized parallel algorithms on 2–3 trees -- On Balls and Bins with Deletions -- “Balls into Bins” — A Simple and Tight Analysis -- Invited Paper -- Tornado Codes: Practical Erasure Codes Based on Random Irregular Graphs -- Regular Papers -- Using Approximation Hardness to Achieve Dependable Computation -- Complexity of Sequential Pattern Matching Algorithms -- A Random Server Model for Private Information Retrieval -- Almost Optimal (on the average) Combinatorial Algorithms for Boolean Matrix Product Witnesses, Computing the Diameter (Extended Abstract) -- Randomized Lower Bounds for Online Path Coloring -- Parallel Random Search and Tabu Search for the Minimal Consistent Subset Selection Problem -- On Various Cooling Schedules for Simulated Annealing Applied to the Job Shop Problem -- A High Performance Approximate Algorithm for the Steiner Problem in Graphs -- Invited Paper -- Random Geometric Problems on [0, 1]2 -- Regular Papers -- A Role of Constraint in Self-Organization -- Constructive Bounds and Exact Expectations for the Random Assignment Problem -- The “Burnside Process” Converges Slowly -- Quicksort Again Revisited -- Sampling Methods Applied to DenseInstances of Non-Boolean Optimization Problems -- Second-Order Methods for Distributed Approximate Single- and Multicommodity Flow.
• Sommario/riassunto: TheWorkshoponRandomizationandApproximationTechniquesinComputer Science, Random'98, focuses on algorithmic and complexity aspects arising inthedevelopmentofe cientrandomizedsolutionstocomputationallydi cult problems. Itaims,inparticular,atfosteringthecooperationamongpractitioners andtheoreticiansandamongalgorithmicandcomplexityresearchersinthe eld. RANDOM'98,heldattheUniversityofBarcelona(UPC),October8{10,1998, isthesecondintheseries,afterBologna. This volume contains all contributed papers accepted for presentation at theworkshop,togetherwithinvitedlecturesbyJosepD az(UPCBarcelona), AlanM. Frieze(CarnegieMellonU. ),MichaelLuby(ICSIBerkeley),andEmo Welzl(ETHZuric ¨ h). Thecontributedpaperswereselectedoutofseveraldozen submissions received in response to the call for papers. All papers published intheworkshopproceedingswereselectedbytheprogramcommitteeonthe basisofrefereereports. Considerablee ortwasdevotedtotheevaluationofthe submissionsbytheprogramcommitteeandanumberofotherreferees. Extensive feedbackwasprovidedtoauthorsasaresult,whichwehopehasprovenhelpful tothem. Wewouldliketothankalloftheauthorswhorespondedtothecallforpapers, ourinvitedspeakers,thereferees,andthemembersoftheprogramcommittee: MichaelLuby,Chair,ICSIBerkeley AndreiBroder,DigitalSystemsResearchCenter BernardChazelle,PrincetonU. AndreaClementi,U. ofRome AnnaKarlin,U. ofWashington RichardKarp,U. ofWashington ClaireKenyon,U. ofParisSud MichaelMitzenmacher,DigitalSystemsResearchCenter RajeevMotwani,StanfordU. PrabhakarRaghavan,IBM MariaSerna,UPCBarcelona AlistairSinclair,U. ofCalifornia,Berkeley MadhuSudan,MIT AviWigderson,HebrewU. PeterWinkler,BellLabs WegratefullyacknowledgesupportfromtheEuropeanAssociationINTAS, theComissionatperaUniversitatsiRecerca{GeneralitatdeCatalunya,and Universitat Polit ecnica de Catalunya. Finally, we would like to thank Helena Martinez,CarmeAlvarez,ConradoMartinez,andJordiPetitiSilvestrefortheir helpinthepreparationofthemeeting. August1998 MichaelLuby,Jos eD. P. Rolim,MariaJ. Serna Contents Invited Paper Disjoint Paths in Expander Graphs via Random Walks: A Short Survey 1 AlanM. Frieze RegularPapers A Derandomization Using Min-Wise Independent Permutations 15 AndreiZ. Broder,MosesCharikarandMichaelMitzenmacher An Algorithmic Embedding of Graphs via Perfect Matchings 25 VojtechR¨ odl,AndrzejRucin ´skiandMichelleWagner Deterministic Hypergraph Coloring and Its Applications 35 Chi-JenLu On the De-randomization of Space-Bounded Computations 47 RoyArmoni Talagrand's Inequality and Locality in Distributed Computing 60 DevdattP. Dubhashi On-Line Bin-Stretching 71 YossiAzarandOdedRegev Combinatorial Linear Programming: Geometry Can Help 82 BerndGar ¨ tner A Note on Bounding the Mixing Time by Linear Programming 97 AbrahamSharell Robotic Exploration, Brownian Motion and Electrical Resistance 116 IsraelA. Wagner,MichaelLindenbaumandAlfredM. Bruckstein Fringe Analysis of Synchronized Parallel Algorithms on 2-3 Trees 131 RicardoBaeza-Yates,JoaquimGabarro ´andXavierMesseguer On Balls and Bins with Deletions 145 RichardCole,AlanFrieze,BruceM. Maggs,MichaelMitzenmacher Andr´eaW. Richa,RameshK.
• Titolo autorizzato: Randomization and Approximation Techniques in Computer Science
• ISBN: 3-540-49543-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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• Serie: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, . 1611-3349 ; ; 1518