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)
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}
}
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: TGDK, Volume 3, Issue 3 (2025). Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge, Volume 3, Issue 3
Florian Ruosch, Cristina Sarasua, and Abraham Bernstein. Mining Inter-Document Argument Structures in Scientific Papers for an Argument Web. In Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge (TGDK), Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. 4:1-4:33, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@Article{ruosch_et_al:TGDK.3.3.4,
author = {Ruosch, Florian and Sarasua, Cristina and Bernstein, Abraham},
title = {{Mining Inter-Document Argument Structures in Scientific Papers for an Argument Web}},
journal = {Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge},
pages = {4:1--4:33},
ISSN = {2942-7517},
year = {2025},
volume = {3},
number = {3},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/TGDK.3.3.4},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252159},
doi = {10.4230/TGDK.3.3.4},
annote = {Keywords: Argument Mining, Large Language Models, Knowledge Graphs, Link Prediction}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 360, 45th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2025)
Archit Chauhan, Samir Datta, and M. Praveen. Parallel Complexity of Depth-First-Search and Maximal Path in Restricted Graph Classes. In 45th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 360, pp. 23:1-23:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{chauhan_et_al:LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2025.23,
author = {Chauhan, Archit and Datta, Samir and Praveen, M.},
title = {{Parallel Complexity of Depth-First-Search and Maximal Path in Restricted Graph Classes}},
booktitle = {45th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2025)},
pages = {23:1--23:21},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-406-2},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {360},
editor = {Aiswarya, C. and Mehta, Ruta and Roy, Subhajit},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2025.23},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-251041},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2025.23},
annote = {Keywords: Parallel Complexity, Graph Algorithms, Depth First Search, Maximal Path, Planar Graphs, Minor-Free, Treewidth, Logspace}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 359, 36th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 2025)
Gabriel Bathie, Jonas Ellert, and Tatiana Starikovskaya. Small Space Encoding and Recognition of k-Palindromic Prefixes. In 36th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 359, pp. 9:1-9:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{bathie_et_al:LIPIcs.ISAAC.2025.9,
author = {Bathie, Gabriel and Ellert, Jonas and Starikovskaya, Tatiana},
title = {{Small Space Encoding and Recognition of k-Palindromic Prefixes}},
booktitle = {36th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 2025)},
pages = {9:1--9:16},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-408-6},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {359},
editor = {Chen, Ho-Lin and Hon, Wing-Kai and Tsai, Meng-Tsung},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ISAAC.2025.9},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-249178},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ISAAC.2025.9},
annote = {Keywords: palindromic length, read-only algorithms, palindromes}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 351, 33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025)
Minati De, Satyam Singh, and Csaba D. Tóth. Online Hitting Sets for Disks of Bounded Radii. In 33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 351, pp. 50:1-50:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{de_et_al:LIPIcs.ESA.2025.50,
author = {De, Minati and Singh, Satyam and T\'{o}th, Csaba D.},
title = {{Online Hitting Sets for Disks of Bounded Radii}},
booktitle = {33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025)},
pages = {50:1--50:16},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-395-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {351},
editor = {Benoit, Anne and Kaplan, Haim and Wild, Sebastian and Herman, Grzegorz},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2025.50},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-245181},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2025.50},
annote = {Keywords: Geometric Hitting Set, Online Algorithm, Homothets, Disks}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 351, 33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025)
Christian Konrad and Chhaya Trehan. Constructing Long Paths in Graph Streams. In 33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 351, pp. 22:1-22:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{konrad_et_al:LIPIcs.ESA.2025.22,
author = {Konrad, Christian and Trehan, Chhaya},
title = {{Constructing Long Paths in Graph Streams}},
booktitle = {33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025)},
pages = {22:1--22:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-395-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {351},
editor = {Benoit, Anne and Kaplan, Haim and Wild, Sebastian and Herman, Grzegorz},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2025.22},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-244902},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2025.22},
annote = {Keywords: Longest Path Problem, Streaming Algorithms, One-way Two-party Communication Complexity}
}