Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Daniël Paulusma, Johannes Rauch, and Erik Jan van Leeuwen. Colouring Probe H-Free Graphs. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 73:1-73:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{paulusma_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.73,
author = {Paulusma, Dani\"{e}l and Rauch, Johannes and van Leeuwen, Erik Jan},
title = {{Colouring Probe H-Free Graphs}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {73:1--73:20},
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.2026.73},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255621},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.73},
annote = {Keywords: colouring, probe graph, forbidden induced subgraph, complexity dichotomy}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Mihail Stoian. Mind the Gap. Doubling Constant Parametrization of Weighted Problems: TSP, Max-Cut, and More. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 79:1-79:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{stoian:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.79,
author = {Stoian, Mihail},
title = {{Mind the Gap. Doubling Constant Parametrization of Weighted Problems: TSP, Max-Cut, and More}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {79:1--79:19},
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.2026.79},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255680},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.79},
annote = {Keywords: doubling constant parametrization, weighted problems, traveling salesman, weighted max-cut, edge-weighted k-clique}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Marek Černý and Tim Seppelt. Homomorphism Indistinguishability, Multiplicity Automata Equivalence, and Polynomial Identity Testing. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 25:1-25:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{cerny_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.25,
author = {\v{C}ern\'{y}, Marek and Seppelt, Tim},
title = {{Homomorphism Indistinguishability, Multiplicity Automata Equivalence, and Polynomial Identity Testing}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {25:1--25:20},
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.2026.25},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255144},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.25},
annote = {Keywords: treewidth, Courcelle’s theorem, logspace, multiplicity automata, polynomial identity testing}
}
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 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Moses Ganardi and Markus Lohrey. On the Complexity of Computing Strahler Numbers. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 41:1-41:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{ganardi_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.41,
author = {Ganardi, Moses and Lohrey, Markus},
title = {{On the Complexity of Computing Strahler Numbers}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {41:1--41:22},
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.2026.41},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255301},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.41},
annote = {Keywords: Strahler number, circuit complexity classes, context-free grammars}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Thekla Hamm, Sukanya Pandey, and Krisztina Szilágyi. A Polynomial Kernel for Face Cover on Non-Embedded Planar Graphs. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 50:1-50:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{hamm_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.50,
author = {Hamm, Thekla and Pandey, Sukanya and Szil\'{a}gyi, Krisztina},
title = {{A Polynomial Kernel for Face Cover on Non-Embedded Planar Graphs}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {50:1--50:18},
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.2026.50},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255392},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.50},
annote = {Keywords: Kernelization, Planar Graphs, SPQR-tree}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Keerti Choudhary, Amit Kumar, and Lakshay Saggi. Efficient Algorithms for the Disjoint Shortest Paths Problem and Its Extensions. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 39:1-39:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{choudhary_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.39,
author = {Choudhary, Keerti and Kumar, Amit and Saggi, Lakshay},
title = {{Efficient Algorithms for the Disjoint Shortest Paths Problem and Its Extensions}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {39:1--39:23},
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.2026.39},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253267},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.39},
annote = {Keywords: Disjoint paths, Disjoint shortest paths, Algebraic graph algorithms}
}
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)
Shaofeng H.-C. Jiang, Robert Krauthgamer, Shay Sapir, Sandeep Silwal, and Di Yue. Dimension Reduction for Clustering: The Curious Case of Discrete Centers. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 82:1-82:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{jiang_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.82,
author = {Jiang, Shaofeng H.-C. and Krauthgamer, Robert and Sapir, Shay and Silwal, Sandeep and Yue, Di},
title = {{Dimension Reduction for Clustering: The Curious Case of Discrete Centers}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {82:1--82:23},
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.2026.82},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253698},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.82},
annote = {Keywords: dimension reduction, clustering, k-median, k-means, doubling dimension}
}
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}
}
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)
Matthijs Ebbens and Yuichi Yoshida. Average Sensitivity of Geometric Algorithms. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 53:1-53:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{ebbens_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.53,
author = {Ebbens, Matthijs and Yoshida, Yuichi},
title = {{Average Sensitivity of Geometric Algorithms}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {53:1--53:16},
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.2026.53},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253409},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.53},
annote = {Keywords: Average Sensitivity, Convex Hull, Delaunay Triangulation, Voronoi Diagram, Art Gallery}
}
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)
Robert Ganian, Hung P. Hoang, Christian Komusiewicz, and Nils Morawietz. A Parameterized-Complexity Framework for Finding Local Optima. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 66:1-66:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{ganian_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.66,
author = {Ganian, Robert and Hoang, Hung P. and Komusiewicz, Christian and Morawietz, Nils},
title = {{A Parameterized-Complexity Framework for Finding Local Optima}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {66:1--66:20},
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.2026.66},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253532},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.66},
annote = {Keywords: Local Search, Parameterized Complexity, PLS}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 361, 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)
Timothé Albouy, Davide Frey, Mathieu Gestin, Michel Raynal, and François Taïani. Contention-Aware Cooperation. In 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 361, pp. 9:1-9:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{albouy_et_al:LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.9,
author = {Albouy, Timoth\'{e} and Frey, Davide and Gestin, Mathieu and Raynal, Michel and Ta\"{i}ani, Fran\c{c}ois},
title = {{Contention-Aware Cooperation}},
booktitle = {29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)},
pages = {9:1--9:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-409-3},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {361},
editor = {Arusoaie, Andrei and Onica, Emanuel and Spear, Michael and Tucci-Piergiovanni, Sara},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.9},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-251823},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.9},
annote = {Keywords: Agreement, Asynchronous message-passing system, Byzantine processes, Conflict detection, Consensus, Cooperation abstraction, Distributed computing, Fault tolerance, Optimistically terminating consensus, Short-naming}
}