Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 371, 24th International Symposium on Experimental Algorithms (SEA 2026)
Arivarasan Karmegam, Lucianna Kiffer, and Antonio Fernández Anta. Exploiting Multi-Core Parallelism in Blockchain Validation and Construction. In 24th International Symposium on Experimental Algorithms (SEA 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 371, pp. 23:1-23:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{karmegam_et_al:LIPIcs.SEA.2026.23,
author = {Karmegam, Arivarasan and Kiffer, Lucianna and Fern\'{a}ndez Anta, Antonio},
title = {{Exploiting Multi-Core Parallelism in Blockchain Validation and Construction}},
booktitle = {24th International Symposium on Experimental Algorithms (SEA 2026)},
pages = {23:1--23:21},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-422-2},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {371},
editor = {Aum\"{u}ller, Martin and Finocchi, Irene},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.SEA.2026.23},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-260271},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.SEA.2026.23},
annote = {Keywords: Block construction, Block execution, Deterministic parallelism, Conflict-aware scheduling}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 369, 37th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching (CPM 2026)
Dominik Köppl and Jannik Olbrich. Hardness Results on Characteristics for Elastic-Degenerate Strings. In 37th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching (CPM 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 369, pp. 14:1-14:25, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{koppl_et_al:LIPIcs.CPM.2026.14,
author = {K\"{o}ppl, Dominik and Olbrich, Jannik},
title = {{Hardness Results on Characteristics for Elastic-Degenerate Strings}},
booktitle = {37th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching (CPM 2026)},
pages = {14:1--14:25},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-420-8},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {369},
editor = {Bille, Philip and Prezza, Nicola},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CPM.2026.14},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-259409},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.CPM.2026.14},
annote = {Keywords: Elastic-degenerate strings, NP-hardness, longest common factor, minimal unique substring, minimal absent word, anti-power, longest previous factor}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 370, 20th Scandinavian Symposium on Algorithm Theory (SWAT 2026)
Minati De, Satyam Singh, and Csaba D. Tóth. Online Hitting Set for Axis-Aligned Squares. In 20th Scandinavian Symposium on Algorithm Theory (SWAT 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 370, pp. 16:1-16:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{de_et_al:LIPIcs.SWAT.2026.16,
author = {De, Minati and Singh, Satyam and T\'{o}th, Csaba D.},
title = {{Online Hitting Set for Axis-Aligned Squares}},
booktitle = {20th Scandinavian Symposium on Algorithm Theory (SWAT 2026)},
pages = {16:1--16:18},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-421-5},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {370},
editor = {Fraigniaud, Pierre},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.SWAT.2026.16},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-260528},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.SWAT.2026.16},
annote = {Keywords: axis-aligned squares, hitting set, homothets of a polygon, online algorithm}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 367, 42nd International Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG 2026)
Sujoy Bhore, Anupam Gupta, and Amit Kumar. Improved Online Hitting Set Algorithms for Structured and Geometric Set Systems. In 42nd International Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 367, pp. 14:1-14:14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{bhore_et_al:LIPIcs.SoCG.2026.14,
author = {Bhore, Sujoy and Gupta, Anupam and Kumar, Amit},
title = {{Improved Online Hitting Set Algorithms for Structured and Geometric Set Systems}},
booktitle = {42nd International Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG 2026)},
pages = {14:1--14:14},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-418-5},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {367},
editor = {Ahn, Hee-Kap and Hoffmann, Michael and Nayyeri, Amir},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2026.14},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-258206},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.SoCG.2026.14},
annote = {Keywords: Hitting Set, Online Algorithms, Shallow-Cell Complexity, VC-Dimension}
}
Published in: OASIcs, Volume 139, 1st New Ideas in Networked Systems (NINeS 2026)
Anup Agarwal, Venkat Arun, and Srinivasan Seshan. Contracts: A Unified Lens on Congestion Control Robustness, Fairness, Congestion, and Generality. In 1st New Ideas in Networked Systems (NINeS 2026). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 139, pp. 8:1-8:30, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{agarwal_et_al:OASIcs.NINeS.2026.8,
author = {Agarwal, Anup and Arun, Venkat and Seshan, Srinivasan},
title = {{Contracts: A Unified Lens on Congestion Control Robustness, Fairness, Congestion, and Generality}},
booktitle = {1st New Ideas in Networked Systems (NINeS 2026)},
pages = {8:1--8:30},
series = {Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-414-7},
ISSN = {2190-6807},
year = {2026},
volume = {139},
editor = {Argyraki, Katerina and Panda, Aurojit},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.NINeS.2026.8},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255933},
doi = {10.4230/OASIcs.NINeS.2026.8},
annote = {Keywords: Transport Protocols, Congestion Control, Fairness}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Artem Kaznatcheev and Sofia Vazquez Alferez. When Is Local Search Both Effective and Efficient?. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 59:1-59:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{kaznatcheev_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.59,
author = {Kaznatcheev, Artem and Vazquez Alferez, Sofia},
title = {{When Is Local Search Both Effective and Efficient?}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {59:1--59:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-412-3},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {364},
editor = {Mahajan, Meena and Manea, Florin and McIver, Annabelle and Thắng, Nguy\~{ê}n Kim},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.59},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255480},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.59},
annote = {Keywords: valued constraint satisfaction problem, local search, algorithm analysis, constraint graphs, pseudo-Boolean functions, parameterized complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Noah Fleming, Stefan Grosser, Siddhartha Jain, Jiawei Li, Hanlin Ren, Morgan Shirley, and Weiqiang Yuan. Total Search Problems in ZPP. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 60:1-60:26, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{fleming_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.60,
author = {Fleming, Noah and Grosser, Stefan and Jain, Siddhartha and Li, Jiawei and Ren, Hanlin and Shirley, Morgan and Yuan, Weiqiang},
title = {{Total Search Problems in ZPP}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {60:1--60:26},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.60},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253473},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.60},
annote = {Keywords: TFNP, lossy code, randomized proof systems, query complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Aryan Agarwala, Yaroslav Alekseev, and Antoine Vinciguerra. Linear Matroid Intersection Is in Catalytic Logspace. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 3:1-3:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{agarwala_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.3,
author = {Agarwala, Aryan and Alekseev, Yaroslav and Vinciguerra, Antoine},
title = {{Linear Matroid Intersection Is in Catalytic Logspace}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {3:1--3:23},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.3},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252908},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.3},
annote = {Keywords: Catalytic Computing, Computational Complexity, Matroid Theory, Algorithms}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
John Bostanci, Yuval Efron, Tony Metger, Alexander Poremba, Luowen Qian, and Henry Yuen. Unitary Complexity and the Uhlmann Transformation Problem. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 24:1-24:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{bostanci_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.24,
author = {Bostanci, John and Efron, Yuval and Metger, Tony and Poremba, Alexander and Qian, Luowen and Yuen, Henry},
title = {{Unitary Complexity and the Uhlmann Transformation Problem}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {24:1--24:17},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.24},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253111},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.24},
annote = {Keywords: Uhlmann’s theorem, unitary complexity theory}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Hanlin Ren, Yichuan Wang, and Yan Zhong. Hardness of Range Avoidance and Proof Complexity Generators from Demi-Bits. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 111:1-111:25, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{ren_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.111,
author = {Ren, Hanlin and Wang, Yichuan and Zhong, Yan},
title = {{Hardness of Range Avoidance and Proof Complexity Generators from Demi-Bits}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {111:1--111:25},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.111},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253982},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.111},
annote = {Keywords: Range Avoidance, Proof Complexity Generators}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Yaroslav Alekseev and Nikita Gaevoy. Intersection Theorems: A Potential Approach to Proof Complexity Lower Bounds. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 8:1-8:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{alekseev_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.8,
author = {Alekseev, Yaroslav and Gaevoy, Nikita},
title = {{Intersection Theorems: A Potential Approach to Proof Complexity Lower Bounds}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {8:1--8:18},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.8},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252953},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.8},
annote = {Keywords: proof complexity, intersection theorems}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Anurag Anshu, Jonas Haferkamp, Yeongwoo Hwang, and Quynh T. Nguyen. On the Complexity of Unique Quantum Witnesses and Quantum Approximate Counting. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 10:1-10:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{anshu_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.10,
author = {Anshu, Anurag and Haferkamp, Jonas and Hwang, Yeongwoo and Nguyen, Quynh T.},
title = {{On the Complexity of Unique Quantum Witnesses and Quantum Approximate Counting}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {10:1--10:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.10},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252978},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.10},
annote = {Keywords: Quantum complexity, approximate counting, Valiant-Vazirani, eigenstate thermalization hypothesis}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Marco Aldi, Sevag Gharibian, and Dorian Rudolph. An Unholy Trinity: TFNP, Polynomial Systems, and the Quantum Satisfiability Problem. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 7:1-7:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{aldi_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.7,
author = {Aldi, Marco and Gharibian, Sevag and Rudolph, Dorian},
title = {{An Unholy Trinity: TFNP, Polynomial Systems, and the Quantum Satisfiability Problem}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {7:1--7:24},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.7},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252946},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.7},
annote = {Keywords: quantum complexity theory, Quantum Merlin Arthur (QMA), Quantum Satisfiability Problem (QSAT), total function NP (TFNP)}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Marshall Ball and Peter Crawford-Kahrl. How to Use Nondeterminism in Cryptography. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 15:1-15:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{ball_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.15,
author = {Ball, Marshall and Crawford-Kahrl, Peter},
title = {{How to Use Nondeterminism in Cryptography}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {15:1--15:22},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.15},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253024},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.15},
annote = {Keywords: limited nondeterminism, cryptography, computational complexity, hardness amplification, pseudorandom generators, hardcore bits}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Shengtang Huang, Xin Li, and Yan Zhong. Range Avoidance and Remote Point: New Algorithms and Hardness. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 79:1-79:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{huang_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.79,
author = {Huang, Shengtang and Li, Xin and Zhong, Yan},
title = {{Range Avoidance and Remote Point: New Algorithms and Hardness}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {79:1--79:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.79},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253662},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.79},
annote = {Keywords: Circuit Lower Bounds, Range Avoidance Problem, Remote Point Problem}
}