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We present a deterministic (1+root 5/2)-approximation algorithm for the s-t path TSP for an arbitrary metric. Given a symmetric metric cost on n vertices including two prespecified endpoints, the problem is to find a shortest Hamiltonian path between the t ...
This paper describes a simple framework for structured sparse recovery based on convex optimization. We show that many interesting structured sparsity models can be naturally represented by linear matrix inequalities on the support of the unknown parameter ...
We derive an algorithm of optimal complexity which determines whether a given matrix is a Cauchy matrix, and which exactly recovers the Cauchy points defining a Cauchy matrix from the matrix entries. Moreover, we study how to approximate a given matrix by ...
We analyze the stability and accuracy of discrete least squares on multivariate poly- nomial spaces to approximate a given function depending on a multivariate random variable uniformly distributed on a hypercube. The polynomial approximation is calculated ...
The standard LP relaxation of the asymmetric traveling salesman problem has been conjectured to have a constant integrality gap in the metric case. We prove this conjecture when restricted to shortest path metrics of node-weighted digraphs. Our arguments a ...
The goal of multi-objective quality-driven service selection (QDSS) is to find service selections for a workflow whose quality-of-service (QoS) values are Pareto-optimal. We consider multiple QoS attributes such as response time, cost, and reliability. A s ...
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We study the basic allocation problem of assigning resources to players so as to maximize fairness. This is one of the few natural problems that enjoys the intriguing status of having a better estimation algorithm than approximation algorithm. Indeed, a ce ...
In this paper, we construct compactly supported radial basis functions that satisfy optimal approximation properties. Error estimates are determined by relating these basis functions to the class of Sobolev splines. Furthermore, we derive new rates for app ...
A scheduling problem in a real production line with uncertain sequence-dependent set-up times and a random yield is considered. The production line can produce multiple product types as production lots, each of which is composed of a number of products of ...
We analyze the stability and accuracy of discrete least squares on multivariate polynomial spaces to approximate a given function depending on a multivariate random variable uniformly distributed on a hypercube. The polynomial approximation is calculated s ...