[BOOK][B] Fundamentals of parameterized complexity

RG Downey, MR Fellows - 2013 - Springer
Parameterized complexity/multivariate complexity algorithmics is an exciting field of modern
algorithm design and analysis, with a broad range of theoretical and practical aspects that …

Improved upper bounds for vertex cover

J Chen, IA Kanj, G **a - Theoretical Computer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents an O (1.2738 k+ kn)-time polynomial-space algorithm for Vertex Cover
improving the previous O (1.286 k+ kn)-time polynomial-space upper bound by Chen, Kanj …

[BOOK][B] Algorithms and theory of computation handbook, volume 2: special topics and techniques

MJ Atallah, M Blanton - 2009 - books.google.com
This handbook provides an up-to-date compendium of fundamental computer science
topics, techniques, and applications. Along with updating and revising many of the existing …

Strong computational lower bounds via parameterized complexity

J Chen, X Huang, IA Kanj, G **a - Journal of Computer and System …, 2006 - Elsevier
We develop new techniques for deriving strong computational lower bounds for a class of
well-known NP-hard problems. This class includes weighted satisfiability, dominating set …

Tight lower bounds for certain parameterized NP-hard problems

J Chen, B Chor, M Fellows, X Huang, D Juedes… - Information and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Based on the framework of parameterized complexity theory, we derive tight lower bounds
on the computational complexity for a number of well-known NP-hard problems. We start by …

Improved parameterized upper bounds for vertex cover

J Chen, IA Kanj, G **a - … Foundations of Computer Science 2006: 31st …, 2006 - Springer
This paper presents an O (1.2738 k+ kn)-time polynomial-space parameterized algorithm for
Vertex Cover improving the previous O (1.286 k+ kn)-time polynomial-space upper bound by …

Kernelization algorithms for the vertex cover problem

FN Abu-Khzam, RL Collins, MR Fellows, MA Langston… - 2017 - laur.lau.edu.lb
Kernelization Algorithms for the Vertex Cover Problem: Theory and Experiments∗ Page 1
Kernelization Algorithms for the Vertex Cover Problem: Theory and Experiments∗ Faisal N …

Parameterized complexity of vertex cover variants

J Guo, R Niedermeier, S Wernicke - Theory of Computing Systems, 2007 - Springer
Important variants of theVERTEX COVER problem (among others, CONNECTED VERTEX
COVER, CAPACITATED VERTEX COVER, and MAXIMUM PARTIAL VERTEX COVER) …

Linear FPT reductions and computational lower bounds

J Chen, X Huang, IA Kanj, G **a - Proceedings of the thirty-sixth annual …, 2004 - dl.acm.org
We develop new techniques for deriving very strong computational lower bounds for a class
of well-known NP-hard problems, including weighted satisfiability, dominating set, hitting set …

A stochastic local search approach to vertex cover

S Richter, M Helmert, C Gretton - annual conference on artificial …, 2007 - Springer
We introduce a novel stochastic local search algorithm for the vertex cover problem.
Compared to current exhaustive search techniques, our algorithm achieves excellent …