Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 366, 13th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms (FUN 2026)
Alessandro Giovanni Alberti, Flavio Chierichetti, Mirko Giacchini, Daniele Muscillo, Alessandro Panconesi, and Erasmo Tani. Man, These New York Times Games Are Hard! A Computational Perspective. In 13th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms (FUN 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 366, pp. 2:1-2:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{alberti_et_al:LIPIcs.FUN.2026.2,
author = {Alberti, Alessandro Giovanni and Chierichetti, Flavio and Giacchini, Mirko and Muscillo, Daniele and Panconesi, Alessandro and Tani, Erasmo},
title = {{Man, These New York Times Games Are Hard! A Computational Perspective}},
booktitle = {13th International Conference on Fun with Algorithms (FUN 2026)},
pages = {2:1--2:23},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-417-8},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {366},
editor = {Iacono, John},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FUN.2026.2},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-257219},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.FUN.2026.2},
annote = {Keywords: NP-Hardness, Puzzles, Games, New York Times, Pips, Letter Boxed, Strands, Tiles}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Flora Angileri, Andrea Clementi, Emanuele Natale, Michele Salvi, and Isabella Ziccardi. Threshold-Driven Streaming Graph: Expansion and Rumor Spreading. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 6:1-6:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{angileri_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.6,
author = {Angileri, Flora and Clementi, Andrea and Natale, Emanuele and Salvi, Michele and Ziccardi, Isabella},
title = {{Threshold-Driven Streaming Graph: Expansion and Rumor Spreading}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {6:1--6:21},
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.2026.6},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-254957},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.6},
annote = {Keywords: Distributed Algorithms, Randomized Algorithms, Dynamic Random Graphs, Graph Expansion, Rumor Spreading}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Jaikumar Radhakrishnan, Chaitanya Reddy, and Rakesh Venkat. Optimal Two-Round Communication Lower Bound for Graph Connectivity via Pointer Chasing. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 110:1-110:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{radhakrishnan_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.110,
author = {Radhakrishnan, Jaikumar and Reddy, Chaitanya and Venkat, Rakesh},
title = {{Optimal Two-Round Communication Lower Bound for Graph Connectivity via Pointer Chasing}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {110:1--110:20},
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.2026.110},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253974},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.110},
annote = {Keywords: Communication complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 361, 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)
Marc Fuchs and Fabian Kuhn. Distributed (Δ+1)-Coloring in Graphs of Bounded Neighborhood Independence. In 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 361, pp. 23:1-23:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{fuchs_et_al:LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.23,
author = {Fuchs, Marc and Kuhn, Fabian},
title = {{Distributed (\Delta+1)-Coloring in Graphs of Bounded Neighborhood Independence}},
booktitle = {29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)},
pages = {23:1--23:21},
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.2025.23},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-251968},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.23},
annote = {Keywords: distributed computing, distributed graph algorithms, graph coloring, list coloring, defective coloring}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 361, 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)
Petr Kuznetsov and Nathan Josia Schrodt. Resolving Conflicts with Grace: Dynamically Concurrent Universality. In 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 361, pp. 33:1-33:29, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{kuznetsov_et_al:LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.33,
author = {Kuznetsov, Petr and Schrodt, Nathan Josia},
title = {{Resolving Conflicts with Grace: Dynamically Concurrent Universality}},
booktitle = {29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)},
pages = {33:1--33:29},
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.2025.33},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252068},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.33},
annote = {Keywords: Universal Construction, Consensus, Dynamic Concurrency}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 356, 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)
Emilio Cruciani, Sebastian Forster, and Tijn de Vos. Towards Constant Time Multi-Call Rumor Spreading on Small-Set Expanders. In 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 356, pp. 26:1-26:25, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{cruciani_et_al:LIPIcs.DISC.2025.26,
author = {Cruciani, Emilio and Forster, Sebastian and de Vos, Tijn},
title = {{Towards Constant Time Multi-Call Rumor Spreading on Small-Set Expanders}},
booktitle = {39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)},
pages = {26:1--26:25},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-402-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {356},
editor = {Kowalski, Dariusz R.},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.26},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248434},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.26},
annote = {Keywords: small set expansion, vertex expansion, rumor spreading, multi-call rumor spreading, push\&pull protocol}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 356, 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)
Francesco d'Amore, Niccolò D'Archivio, George Giakkoupis, and Emanuele Natale. On the h-Majority Dynamics with Many Opinions. In 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 356, pp. 27:1-27:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{damore_et_al:LIPIcs.DISC.2025.27,
author = {d'Amore, Francesco and D'Archivio, Niccol\`{o} and Giakkoupis, George and Natale, Emanuele},
title = {{On the h-Majority Dynamics with Many Opinions}},
booktitle = {39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)},
pages = {27:1--27:24},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-402-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {356},
editor = {Kowalski, Dariusz R.},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.27},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248448},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.27},
annote = {Keywords: Distributed Algorithms, Randomized Algorithms, Markov Chains, Consensus Problem, Opinion dynamics, Plurality Consensus}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 356, 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)
Yannic Maus and Tijn de Vos. Brief Announcement: Distributed Sparsest Cut via Eigenvalue Estimation. In 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 356, pp. 60:1-60:7, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{maus_et_al:LIPIcs.DISC.2025.60,
author = {Maus, Yannic and de Vos, Tijn},
title = {{Brief Announcement: Distributed Sparsest Cut via Eigenvalue Estimation}},
booktitle = {39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)},
pages = {60:1--60:7},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-402-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {356},
editor = {Kowalski, Dariusz R.},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.60},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248763},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.60},
annote = {Keywords: CONGEST, Sparsest Cut, Laplacian, Eigenvalues, Spectral Graph Theory}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 356, 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)
Alkida Balliu, Sebastian Brandt, Fabian Kuhn, Krzysztof Nowicki, Dennis Olivetti, Eva Rotenberg, and Jukka Suomela. Distributed Computation with Local Advice. In 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 356, pp. 12:1-12:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{balliu_et_al:LIPIcs.DISC.2025.12,
author = {Balliu, Alkida and Brandt, Sebastian and Kuhn, Fabian and Nowicki, Krzysztof and Olivetti, Dennis and Rotenberg, Eva and Suomela, Jukka},
title = {{Distributed Computation with Local Advice}},
booktitle = {39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)},
pages = {12:1--12:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-402-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {356},
editor = {Kowalski, Dariusz R.},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.12},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248295},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.12},
annote = {Keywords: Distributed graph algorithms, LOCAL model, computation with advice, locally checkable labeling problems, proof labeling schemes, locally checkable proofs, graph coloring, exponential-time hypothesis}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 356, 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)
Manuel Jakob, Yannic Maus, and Florian Schager. Towards Optimal Distributed Edge Coloring with Fewer Colors. In 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 356, pp. 37:1-37:26, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{jakob_et_al:LIPIcs.DISC.2025.37,
author = {Jakob, Manuel and Maus, Yannic and Schager, Florian},
title = {{Towards Optimal Distributed Edge Coloring with Fewer Colors}},
booktitle = {39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)},
pages = {37:1--37:26},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-402-4},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {356},
editor = {Kowalski, Dariusz R.},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.37},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248547},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.37},
annote = {Keywords: distributed graph algorithms, edge coloring, LOCAL model}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 353, Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2025)
Francesco Agrimonti, Marco Bressan, and Tommaso d'Orsi. On Finding Randomly Planted Cliques in Arbitrary Graphs. In Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 353, pp. 11:1-11:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{agrimonti_et_al:LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2025.11,
author = {Agrimonti, Francesco and Bressan, Marco and d'Orsi, Tommaso},
title = {{On Finding Randomly Planted Cliques in Arbitrary Graphs}},
booktitle = {Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2025)},
pages = {11:1--11:18},
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.2025.11},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-243774},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2025.11},
annote = {Keywords: Computational Complexity, Planted Clique, Semi-random, Unique Games Conjecture, Approximation Algorithms}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 334, 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)
Shiri Chechik, Hongyi Chen, and Tianyi Zhang. Improved Streaming Edge Coloring. In 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 334, pp. 48:1-48:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{chechik_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.48,
author = {Chechik, Shiri and Chen, Hongyi and Zhang, Tianyi},
title = {{Improved Streaming Edge Coloring}},
booktitle = {52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)},
pages = {48:1--48:18},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-372-0},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {334},
editor = {Censor-Hillel, Keren and Grandoni, Fabrizio and Ouaknine, Jo\"{e}l and Puppis, Gabriele},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.48},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-234257},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.48},
annote = {Keywords: edge coloring, streaming}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 334, 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)
Maxime Flin and Magnús M. Halldórsson. Faster Dynamic (Δ+1)-Coloring Against Adaptive Adversaries. In 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 334, pp. 79:1-79:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{flin_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.79,
author = {Flin, Maxime and Halld\'{o}rsson, Magn\'{u}s M.},
title = {{Faster Dynamic (\Delta+1)-Coloring Against Adaptive Adversaries}},
booktitle = {52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)},
pages = {79:1--79:21},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-372-0},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {334},
editor = {Censor-Hillel, Keren and Grandoni, Fabrizio and Ouaknine, Jo\"{e}l and Puppis, Gabriele},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.79},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-234560},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.79},
annote = {Keywords: Dynamic Graph Algorithms, Coloring}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 334, 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)
Daniel Ye. Deterministic Independent Sets in the Semi-Streaming Model. In 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 334, pp. 135:1-135:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{ye:LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.135,
author = {Ye, Daniel},
title = {{Deterministic Independent Sets in the Semi-Streaming Model}},
booktitle = {52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)},
pages = {135:1--135:17},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-372-0},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {334},
editor = {Censor-Hillel, Keren and Grandoni, Fabrizio and Ouaknine, Jo\"{e}l and Puppis, Gabriele},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.135},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-235129},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.135},
annote = {Keywords: Sublinear Algorithms, Derandomization, Semi-Streaming Algorithms}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 334, 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)
Flavio Chierichetti, Mirko Giacchini, Alessandro Panconesi, and Andrea Vattani. A New Impossibility Result for Online Bipartite Matching Problems. In 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 334, pp. 58:1-58:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{chierichetti_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.58,
author = {Chierichetti, Flavio and Giacchini, Mirko and Panconesi, Alessandro and Vattani, Andrea},
title = {{A New Impossibility Result for Online Bipartite Matching Problems}},
booktitle = {52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)},
pages = {58:1--58:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-372-0},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {334},
editor = {Censor-Hillel, Keren and Grandoni, Fabrizio and Ouaknine, Jo\"{e}l and Puppis, Gabriele},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.58},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-234354},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.58},
annote = {Keywords: Bipartite Matching, Random Graphs, Competitive Ratio}
}