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Computational Complexity of Certifying Restricted Isometry Property

Authors: Abhiram Natarajan and Yi Wu

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 28, Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2014)


Abstract
Given a matrix A with n rows, a number k < n, and 0 < delta < 1, A is (k,delta)-RIP (Restricted Isometry Property) if, for any vector x in R^n, with at most k non-zero co-ordinates, (1-delta)|x|^2 <= |Ax|^2 <= (1+delta)|Ax|^2. In many applications, such as compressed sensing and sparse recovery, it is desirable to construct RIP matrices with a large k and a small delta;. Given the efficacy of random constructions in generating useful RIP matrices, the problem of certifying the RIP parameters of a matrix has become important. In this paper, we prove that it is hard to approximate the RIP parameters of a matrix assuming the Small-Set-Expansion-Hypothesis. Specifically, we prove that for any arbitrarily large constant C>0 and any arbitrarily small constant 0<delta<1, there exists some k such that given a matrix M, it is SSE-Hard to distinguish the following two cases: i) (Highly RIP) M is (k,delta)-RIP; ii) (Far away from RIP) M is not (k/C,1-delta)-RIP. Most of the previous results on the topic of hardness of RIP certification only hold for certification when delta=o(1). In practice, it is of interest to understand the complexity of certifying a matrix with delta being close to sqrt(2) - 1, as it suffices for many real applications to have matrices with delta=sqrt(2)-1. Our hardness result holds for any constant delta. Specifically, our result proves that even if delta is indeed very small, i.e. the matrix is in fact strongly RIP, certifying that the matrix exhibits weak RIP itself is SSE-Hard. In order to prove the hardness result, we prove a variant of the Cheeger's Inequality for sparse vectors.

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Abhiram Natarajan and Yi Wu. Computational Complexity of Certifying Restricted Isometry Property. In Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2014). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 28, pp. 371-380, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2014)


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@InProceedings{natarajan_et_al:LIPIcs.APPROX-RANDOM.2014.371,
  author =	{Natarajan, Abhiram and Wu, Yi},
  title =	{{Computational Complexity of Certifying Restricted Isometry Property}},
  booktitle =	{Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2014)},
  pages =	{371--380},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-74-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2014},
  volume =	{28},
  editor =	{Jansen, Klaus and Rolim, Jos\'{e} and Devanur, Nikhil R. and Moore, Cristopher},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX-RANDOM.2014.371},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-47092},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX-RANDOM.2014.371},
  annote =	{Keywords: Restricted Isometry Property, RIP, RIP Certification, Sparse Cheeger Inequality, SSE Hard}
}

Wu, Yifan

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Is a Dataframe Just a Table?

Authors: Yifan Wu

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 76, 10th Workshop on Evaluation and Usability of Programming Languages and Tools (PLATEAU 2019)


Abstract
Querying data is core to databases and data science. However, the two communities have seemingly different concepts and use cases. As a result, both designers and users of the query languages disagree on whether the core abstractions - dataframes (data science) and tables (databases) - and the operations are the same. To investigate the difference from a PL-HCI perspective, we identify the basic affordances provided by tables and dataframes and how programming experiences over tables and dataframes differ. We show that the data structures nudge programmers to query and store their data in different ways. We hope the case study could clarify confusions, dispel misinformation, increase cross-pollination between the two communities, and identify open PL-HCI questions.

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Yifan Wu. Is a Dataframe Just a Table?. In 10th Workshop on Evaluation and Usability of Programming Languages and Tools (PLATEAU 2019). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 76, pp. 6:1-6:10, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)


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@InProceedings{wu:OASIcs.PLATEAU.2019.6,
  author =	{Wu, Yifan},
  title =	{{Is a Dataframe Just a Table?}},
  booktitle =	{10th Workshop on Evaluation and Usability of Programming Languages and Tools (PLATEAU 2019)},
  pages =	{6:1--6:10},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-135-1},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2020},
  volume =	{76},
  editor =	{Chasins, Sarah and Glassman, Elena L. and Sunshine, Joshua},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.PLATEAU.2019.6},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-119600},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.PLATEAU.2019.6},
  annote =	{Keywords: Usability of Programming Languages}
}

Wu, Yi-Chieh

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The Most Parsimonious Reconciliation Problem in the Presence of Incomplete Lineage Sorting and Hybridization Is NP-Hard

Authors: Matthew LeMay, Yi-Chieh Wu, and Ran Libeskind-Hadas

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 201, 21st International Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics (WABI 2021)


Abstract
The maximum parsimony phylogenetic reconciliation problem seeks to explain incongruity between a gene phylogeny and a species phylogeny with respect to a set of evolutionary events. While the reconciliation problem is well-studied for species and gene trees subject to events such as duplication, transfer, loss, and deep coalescence, recent work has examined species phylogenies that incorporate hybridization and are thus represented by networks rather than trees. In this paper, we show that the problem of computing a maximum parsimony reconciliation for a gene tree and species network is NP-hard even when only considering deep coalescence. This result suggests that future work on maximum parsimony reconciliation for species networks should explore approximation algorithms and heuristics.

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Matthew LeMay, Yi-Chieh Wu, and Ran Libeskind-Hadas. The Most Parsimonious Reconciliation Problem in the Presence of Incomplete Lineage Sorting and Hybridization Is NP-Hard. In 21st International Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics (WABI 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 201, pp. 1:1-1:10, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)


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@InProceedings{lemay_et_al:LIPIcs.WABI.2021.1,
  author =	{LeMay, Matthew and Wu, Yi-Chieh and Libeskind-Hadas, Ran},
  title =	{{The Most Parsimonious Reconciliation Problem in the Presence of Incomplete Lineage Sorting and Hybridization Is NP-Hard}},
  booktitle =	{21st International Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics (WABI 2021)},
  pages =	{1:1--1:10},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-200-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{201},
  editor =	{Carbone, Alessandra and El-Kebir, Mohammed},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.WABI.2021.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-143546},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.WABI.2021.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: phylogenetics, reconciliation, deep coalescence, hybridization, NP-hardness}
}
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