Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Pavel Dvořák, Bruno Loff, and Suhail Sherif. A Quantum Pigeonhole Principle and Two Semidefinite Relaxations of Communication Complexity. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 35:1-35:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{dvorak_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.35,
author = {Dvo\v{r}\'{a}k, Pavel and Loff, Bruno and Sherif, Suhail},
title = {{A Quantum Pigeonhole Principle and Two Semidefinite Relaxations of Communication Complexity}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {35:1--35:20},
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.2026.35},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255243},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.35},
annote = {Keywords: Proofs, Semidefinite Programs, Quantum Pigeonhole Principle, Communication Complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Dmitry Itsykson and Alexander Knop. Supercritical Tradeoff Between Size and Depth for Resolution over Parities. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 81:1-81:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{itsykson_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.81,
author = {Itsykson, Dmitry and Knop, Alexander},
title = {{Supercritical Tradeoff Between Size and Depth for Resolution over Parities}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {81:1--81:20},
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.2026.81},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253680},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.81},
annote = {Keywords: lifting theorems, resolution depth, resolution over parities, resolution width, supercritical tradeoff}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 353, Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2025)
Farzan Byramji and Russell Impagliazzo. Lifting to Randomized Parity Decision Trees. In Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 353, pp. 55:1-55:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{byramji_et_al:LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2025.55,
author = {Byramji, Farzan and Impagliazzo, Russell},
title = {{Lifting to Randomized Parity Decision Trees}},
booktitle = {Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2025)},
pages = {55:1--55:22},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-397-3},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {353},
editor = {Ene, Alina and Chattopadhyay, Eshan},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2025.55},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-244213},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2025.55},
annote = {Keywords: Parity decision trees, composition}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 339, 40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025)
Arkadev Chattopadhyay and Pavel Dvořák. Super-Critical Trade-Offs in Resolution over Parities via Lifting. In 40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 339, pp. 24:1-24:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{chattopadhyay_et_al:LIPIcs.CCC.2025.24,
author = {Chattopadhyay, Arkadev and Dvo\v{r}\'{a}k, Pavel},
title = {{Super-Critical Trade-Offs in Resolution over Parities via Lifting}},
booktitle = {40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025)},
pages = {24:1--24:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-379-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {339},
editor = {Srinivasan, Srikanth},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2025.24},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-237186},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2025.24},
annote = {Keywords: Proof complexity, Lifting, Resolution over parities}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 339, 40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025)
Klim Efremenko and Dmitry Itsykson. Amortized Closure and Its Applications in Lifting for Resolution over Parities. In 40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 339, pp. 8:1-8:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{efremenko_et_al:LIPIcs.CCC.2025.8,
author = {Efremenko, Klim and Itsykson, Dmitry},
title = {{Amortized Closure and Its Applications in Lifting for Resolution over Parities}},
booktitle = {40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025)},
pages = {8:1--8:24},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-379-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {339},
editor = {Srinivasan, Srikanth},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2025.8},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-237023},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2025.8},
annote = {Keywords: lifting, resolution over parities, closure of linear forms, lower bounds, width, depth, size vs depth tradeoff}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 339, 40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025)
Tyler Besselman, Mika Göös, Siyao Guo, Gilbert Maystre, and Weiqiang Yuan. Direct Sums for Parity Decision Trees. In 40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 339, pp. 16:1-16:38, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{besselman_et_al:LIPIcs.CCC.2025.16,
author = {Besselman, Tyler and G\"{o}\"{o}s, Mika and Guo, Siyao and Maystre, Gilbert and Yuan, Weiqiang},
title = {{Direct Sums for Parity Decision Trees}},
booktitle = {40th Computational Complexity Conference (CCC 2025)},
pages = {16:1--16:38},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-379-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {339},
editor = {Srinivasan, Srikanth},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2025.16},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-237105},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.CCC.2025.16},
annote = {Keywords: direct sum, parity decision trees, query complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 325, 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)
Tsun-Ming Cheung, Hamed Hatami, Kaave Hosseini, Aleksandar Nikolov, Toniann Pitassi, and Morgan Shirley. A Lower Bound on the Trace Norm of Boolean Matrices and Its Applications. In 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 325, pp. 37:1-37:15, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{cheung_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.37,
author = {Cheung, Tsun-Ming and Hatami, Hamed and Hosseini, Kaave and Nikolov, Aleksandar and Pitassi, Toniann and Shirley, Morgan},
title = {{A Lower Bound on the Trace Norm of Boolean Matrices and Its Applications}},
booktitle = {16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)},
pages = {37:1--37:15},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-361-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {325},
editor = {Meka, Raghu},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.37},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-226654},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.37},
annote = {Keywords: Boolean function complexity, parity decision trees, randomized communication complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 325, 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)
Vladimir Podolskii and Alexander Shekhovtsov. Randomized Lifting to Semi-Structured Communication Complexity via Linear Diversity. In 16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 325, pp. 78:1-78:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{podolskii_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.78,
author = {Podolskii, Vladimir and Shekhovtsov, Alexander},
title = {{Randomized Lifting to Semi-Structured Communication Complexity via Linear Diversity}},
booktitle = {16th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2025)},
pages = {78:1--78:21},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-361-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {325},
editor = {Meka, Raghu},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.78},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-227061},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2025.78},
annote = {Keywords: communication complexity, decision trees, lifting}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 323, 44th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2024)
Nathaniel Harms and Artur Riazanov. Better Boosting of Communication Oracles, or Not. In 44th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 323, pp. 25:1-25:14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)
@InProceedings{harms_et_al:LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2024.25,
author = {Harms, Nathaniel and Riazanov, Artur},
title = {{Better Boosting of Communication Oracles, or Not}},
booktitle = {44th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2024)},
pages = {25:1--25:14},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-355-3},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2024},
volume = {323},
editor = {Barman, Siddharth and Lasota, S{\l}awomir},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2024.25},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-222143},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2024.25},
annote = {Keywords: oracles, error reduction, communication complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 287, 15th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2024)
Yuval Filmus, Edward A. Hirsch, Artur Riazanov, Alexander Smal, and Marc Vinyals. Proving Unsatisfiability with Hitting Formulas. In 15th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 287, pp. 48:1-48:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)
@InProceedings{filmus_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2024.48,
author = {Filmus, Yuval and Hirsch, Edward A. and Riazanov, Artur and Smal, Alexander and Vinyals, Marc},
title = {{Proving Unsatisfiability with Hitting Formulas}},
booktitle = {15th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2024)},
pages = {48:1--48:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-309-6},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2024},
volume = {287},
editor = {Guruswami, Venkatesan},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2024.48},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-195762},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2024.48},
annote = {Keywords: hitting formulas, polynomial identity testing, query complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 287, 15th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2024)
Lianna Hambardzumyan, Toniann Pitassi, Suhail Sherif, Morgan Shirley, and Adi Shraibman. An Improved Protocol for ExactlyN with More Than 3 Players. In 15th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 287, pp. 58:1-58:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)
@InProceedings{hambardzumyan_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2024.58,
author = {Hambardzumyan, Lianna and Pitassi, Toniann and Sherif, Suhail and Shirley, Morgan and Shraibman, Adi},
title = {{An Improved Protocol for ExactlyN with More Than 3 Players}},
booktitle = {15th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2024)},
pages = {58:1--58:23},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-309-6},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2024},
volume = {287},
editor = {Guruswami, Venkatesan},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2024.58},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-195868},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2024.58},
annote = {Keywords: Corner-free sets, number-on-forehead communication}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 251, 14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2023)
Arkadev Chattopadhyay, Nikhil S. Mande, Swagato Sanyal, and Suhail Sherif. Lifting to Parity Decision Trees via Stifling. In 14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2023). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 251, pp. 33:1-33:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)
@InProceedings{chattopadhyay_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2023.33,
author = {Chattopadhyay, Arkadev and Mande, Nikhil S. and Sanyal, Swagato and Sherif, Suhail},
title = {{Lifting to Parity Decision Trees via Stifling}},
booktitle = {14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2023)},
pages = {33:1--33:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-263-1},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2023},
volume = {251},
editor = {Tauman Kalai, Yael},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2023.33},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-175362},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2023.33},
annote = {Keywords: Decision trees, parity decision trees, lifting theorems}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 251, 14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2023)
Toniann Pitassi, Morgan Shirley, and Adi Shraibman. The Strength of Equality Oracles in Communication. In 14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2023). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 251, pp. 89:1-89:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)
@InProceedings{pitassi_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2023.89,
author = {Pitassi, Toniann and Shirley, Morgan and Shraibman, Adi},
title = {{The Strength of Equality Oracles in Communication}},
booktitle = {14th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2023)},
pages = {89:1--89:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-263-1},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2023},
volume = {251},
editor = {Tauman Kalai, Yael},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2023.89},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-175927},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2023.89},
annote = {Keywords: Factorization norm, blocky rank, Merlin-Arthur}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 219, 39th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2022)
Nikhil S. Mande, Swagato Sanyal, and Suhail Sherif. One-Way Communication Complexity and Non-Adaptive Decision Trees. In 39th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2022). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 219, pp. 49:1-49:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)
@InProceedings{mande_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2022.49,
author = {Mande, Nikhil S. and Sanyal, Swagato and Sherif, Suhail},
title = {{One-Way Communication Complexity and Non-Adaptive Decision Trees}},
booktitle = {39th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2022)},
pages = {49:1--49:24},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-222-8},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2022},
volume = {219},
editor = {Berenbrink, Petra and Monmege, Benjamin},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2022.49},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-158598},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2022.49},
annote = {Keywords: Decision trees, communication complexity, composed Boolean functions}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 213, 41st IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2021)
Arkadev Chattopadhyay, Ankit Garg, and Suhail Sherif. Towards Stronger Counterexamples to the Log-Approximate-Rank Conjecture. In 41st IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 213, pp. 13:1-13:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)
@InProceedings{chattopadhyay_et_al:LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2021.13,
author = {Chattopadhyay, Arkadev and Garg, Ankit and Sherif, Suhail},
title = {{Towards Stronger Counterexamples to the Log-Approximate-Rank Conjecture}},
booktitle = {41st IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2021)},
pages = {13:1--13:16},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-215-0},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2021},
volume = {213},
editor = {Boja\'{n}czyk, Miko{\l}aj and Chekuri, Chandra},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2021.13},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-155245},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2021.13},
annote = {Keywords: Approximate Rank, Randomized Parity Decision Trees, Randomized Communication Complexity, XOR functions, Subspace Designs}
}