Survey of local algorithms

J Suomela - ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 2013‏ - dl.acm.org
A local algorithm is a distributed algorithm that runs in constant time, independently of the
size of the network. Being highly scalable and fault tolerant, such algorithms are ideal in the …

Heuristics based on mathematical programming

MO Ball - Surveys in Operations Research and Management …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This paper provides a survey of heuristics that make use of mathematical programming
models and methods. The first class of methods covered break down a problem into a …

Improved approximation algorithms for maximum cut and satisfiability problems using semidefinite programming

MX Goemans, DP Williamson - Journal of the ACM (JACM), 1995‏ - dl.acm.org
We present randomized approximation algorithms for the maximum cut (MAX CUT) and
maximum 2-satisfiability (MAX 2SAT) problems that always deliver solutions of expected …

[کتاب][B] Approximation algorithms

VV Vazirani - 2001‏ - Springer
Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of
approximation. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) Most natural optimization problems, including …

[کتاب][B] Combinatorial optimization

BH Korte, J Vygen, B Korte, J Vygen - 2011‏ - Springer
Let us start with two examples. A company has a machine which drills holes into printed
circuit boards. Since it produces many of these boards it wants the machine to complete one …

[کتاب][B] The design of approximation algorithms

DP Williamson, DB Shmoys - 2011‏ - books.google.com
Discrete optimization problems are everywhere, from traditional operations research
planning (scheduling, facility location and network design); to computer science databases; …

[کتاب][B] Handbook of approximation algorithms and metaheuristics

TF Gonzalez - 2007‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Delineating the tremendous growth in this area, the Handbook of Approximation Algorithms
and Metaheuristics covers fundamental, theoretical topics as well as advanced, practical …

Almost optimal set covers in finite VC-dimension: (preliminary version)

H Brönnimann, MT Goodrich - … of the tenth annual symposium on …, 1994‏ - dl.acm.org
We give a deterministic polynomial time method for finding a set cover in a set system (X, ℜ)
of VC-dimension d such that the size of our cover is at most a factor of O (d log (dc)) from the …

A simple effective heuristic for embedded mixed-integer quadratic programming

R Takapoui, N Moehle, S Boyd… - International journal of …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we propose a fast optimisation algorithm for approximately minimising convex
quadratic functions over the intersection of affine and separable constraints (ie the Cartesian …

Pipage rounding: A new method of constructing algorithms with proven performance guarantee

AA Ageev, MI Sviridenko - Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 2004‏ - Springer
The paper presents a general method of designing constant-factor approximation algorithms
for some discrete optimization problems with assignment-type constraints. The core of the …