Polynomial-size encoding of all cuts of small value in integer-valued symmetric submodular functions

This paper presents a polynomial-size representation and a corresponding polynomial-time construction algorithm for the family of all sets with a fixed value kk in integer-valued symmetric submodular functions, thereby generalizing low-rank structure theorems from graph cut-rank functions to broader connectivity functions and enabling efficient solutions to cardinality-constrained minimization problems.

Sang-il Oum, Marek SokołowskiThu, 12 Ma🔢 math

Δ\Delta-Motif: Parallel Subgraph Isomorphism via Tabular Operations

This paper introduces Δ\Delta-Motif, a GPU-accelerated subgraph isomorphism algorithm that reformulates graph matching as scalable database operations on motifs, achieving speedups of up to 595×\times over traditional methods like VF2 while enabling efficient quantum circuit compilation through familiar relational abstractions.

Yulun Wang, Esteban Ginez, Jamie Friel, Yuval Baum, Jin-Sung Kim, Alex Shih, Oded GreenMon, 09 Ma💻 cs

Path Cover, Hamiltonicity, and Independence Number: An FPT Perspective

This paper presents a fixed-parameter tractable algorithm that resolves the open question of whether a graph can be covered by fewer than α(G)\alpha(G) vertex-disjoint paths by outputting either a minimum path cover or an independent set certifying the cover's near-optimality, while also providing the first polynomial-time Hamiltonian path decision for graphs with independence number at most three.

Fedor V. Fomin, Petr A. Golovach, Nikola Jedličková, Jan Kratochvíl, Danil Sagunov, Kirill SimonovMon, 09 Ma💻 cs

Forwarding Packets Greedily

This paper resolves an open problem regarding online packet forwarding in line networks by demonstrating that a greedy algorithm achieves a competitive ratio of $2-2^{1-k}forpacketsrequiringoneortwohops,whilealsoestablishingagenerallowerboundof for packets requiring one or two hops, while also establishing a general lower bound of 4/3$ even for randomized algorithms.

Joan Boyar, Lene M. Favrholdt, Kim S. Larsen, Kevin Schewior, Rob van SteeMon, 09 Ma💻 cs

Agnostic learning in (almost) optimal time via Gaussian surface area

This paper improves the known bounds for agnostic learning of concept classes with bounded Gaussian surface area by demonstrating that a polynomial degree of O~(Γ2/ε2)\tilde{O}(\Gamma^2 / \varepsilon^2) suffices for ε\varepsilon-approximation, thereby yielding near-optimal complexity for learning polynomial threshold functions in the statistical query model.

Lucas Pesenti, Lucas Slot, Manuel WiedmerMon, 09 Ma🤖 cs.LG

Revisiting Graph Modification via Disk Scaling: From One Radius to Interval-Based Radii

This paper generalizes the disk scaling model for graph modification by allowing rescaled disks to choose radii within a specific interval, establishing that the problem is in XP for any polynomially recognizable graph class while providing a detailed complexity landscape that includes NP-hardness and FPT results for cluster graphs, polynomial-time solvability for complete graphs, and W[1]-hardness for connected graphs.

Thomas Depian, Frank Sommer2026-03-06💻 cs

Approximation Algorithms for the bb-Matching and List-Restricted Variants of MaxQAP

This paper presents the first approximation algorithms for two generalizations of the Maximum Quadratic Assignment Problem—Maximum List-Restricted Quadratic Assignment and Maximum Quadratic bb-Matching Assignment—achieving O(n+k)O(\sqrt{n}+k) and O(bn)O(\sqrt{bn}) approximation factors respectively, which asymptotically match the best known bounds for the standard MaxQAP under specific conditions.

Jiratchaphat Nanta, Vorapong Suppakitpaisarn, Piyashat Sripratak2026-03-06💻 cs