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MAX CUT in Weighted Random Intersection Graphs and Discrepancy of Sparse Random Set Systems

Authors Sotiris Nikoletseas , Christoforos Raptopoulos , Paul Spirakis

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  • Mathematics of computing → Random graphs
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  • Random Intersection Graphs
  • Maximum Cut
  • Discrepancy

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Abstract

Let V be a set of n vertices, M a set of m labels, and let 𝐑 be an m × n matrix of independent Bernoulli random variables with probability of success p; columns of 𝐑 are incidence vectors of label sets assigned to vertices. A random instance G(V, E, 𝐑^T 𝐑) of the weighted random intersection graph model is constructed by drawing an edge with weight equal to the number of common labels (namely [𝐑^T 𝐑]_{v,u}) between any two vertices u, v for which this weight is strictly larger than 0. In this paper we study the average case analysis of Weighted Max Cut, assuming the input is a weighted random intersection graph, i.e. given G(V, E, 𝐑^T 𝐑) we wish to find a partition of V into two sets so that the total weight of the edges having exactly one endpoint in each set is maximized.
In particular, we initially prove that the weight of a maximum cut of G(V, E, 𝐑^T 𝐑) is concentrated around its expected value, and then show that, when the number of labels is much smaller than the number of vertices (in particular, m = n^α, α < 1), a random partition of the vertices achieves asymptotically optimal cut weight with high probability. Furthermore, in the case n = m and constant average degree (i.e. p = Θ(1)/n), we show that with high probability, a majority type randomized algorithm outputs a cut with weight that is larger than the weight of a random cut by a multiplicative constant strictly larger than 1. Then, we formally prove a connection between the computational problem of finding a (weighted) maximum cut in G(V, E, 𝐑^T 𝐑) and the problem of finding a 2-coloring that achieves minimum discrepancy for a set system Σ with incidence matrix 𝐑 (i.e. minimum imbalance over all sets in Σ). We exploit this connection by proposing a (weak) bipartization algorithm for the case m = n, p = Θ(1)/n that, when it terminates, its output can be used to find a 2-coloring with minimum discrepancy in a set system with incidence matrix 𝐑. In fact, with high probability, the latter 2-coloring corresponds to a bipartition with maximum cut-weight in G(V, E, 𝐑^T 𝐑). Finally, we prove that our (weak) bipartization algorithm terminates in polynomial time, with high probability, at least when p = c/n, c < 1.

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Sotiris Nikoletseas, Christoforos Raptopoulos, and Paul Spirakis. MAX CUT in Weighted Random Intersection Graphs and Discrepancy of Sparse Random Set Systems. In 32nd International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 212, pp. 28:1-28:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021) https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.ISAAC.2021.28

Author Details

Sotiris Nikoletseas
  • Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, University of Patras, Greece
  • Computer Technology Institute, Patras, Greece
Christoforos Raptopoulos
  • Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, University of Patras, Greece
Paul Spirakis
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, UK
  • Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, University of Patras, Greece

Funding

  • Raptopoulos, Christoforos: Supported by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) under the "2nd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Post-Doctoral Researchers" (Project Number:704).
  • Spirakis, Paul: Supported by NeST initiative of the School of EEE and CS at the U. of Liverpool and by the EPSRC grant EP/P02002X/1

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