6 Search Results for "de Lima, Murilo Santos"


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APPROX
Online Time-Windows TSP with Predictions

Authors: Shuchi Chawla and Dimitris Christou

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 317, Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2024)


Abstract
In the Time-Windows TSP (TW-TSP) we are given requests at different locations on a network; each request is endowed with a reward and an interval of time; the goal is to find a tour that visits as much reward as possible during the corresponding time window. For the online version of this problem, where each request is revealed at the start of its time window, no finite competitive ratio can be obtained. We consider a version of the problem where the algorithm is presented with predictions of where and when the online requests will appear, without any knowledge of the quality of this side information. Vehicle routing problems such as the TW-TSP can be very sensitive to errors or changes in the input due to the hard time-window constraints, and it is unclear whether imperfect predictions can be used to obtain a finite competitive ratio. We show that good performance can be achieved by explicitly building slack into the solution. Our main result is an online algorithm that achieves a competitive ratio logarithmic in the diameter of the underlying network, matching the performance of the best offline algorithm to within factors that depend on the quality of the provided predictions. The competitive ratio degrades smoothly as a function of the quality and we show that this dependence is tight within constant factors.

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Shuchi Chawla and Dimitris Christou. Online Time-Windows TSP with Predictions. In Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 317, pp. 2:1-2:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)


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@InProceedings{chawla_et_al:LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2024.2,
  author =	{Chawla, Shuchi and Christou, Dimitris},
  title =	{{Online Time-Windows TSP with Predictions}},
  booktitle =	{Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2024)},
  pages =	{2:1--2:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-348-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2024},
  volume =	{317},
  editor =	{Kumar, Amit and Ron-Zewi, Noga},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2024.2},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-209954},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2024.2},
  annote =	{Keywords: Travelling Salesman Problem, Predictions, Learning-Augmented Algorithms, Approximation}
}
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Competitive Query Minimization for Stable Matching with One-Sided Uncertainty

Authors: Evripidis Bampis, Konstantinos Dogeas, Thomas Erlebach, Nicole Megow, Jens Schlöter, and Amitabh Trehan

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 317, Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2024)


Abstract
We study the two-sided stable matching problem with one-sided uncertainty for two sets of agents A and B, with equal cardinality. Initially, the preference lists of the agents in A are given but the preferences of the agents in B are unknown. An algorithm can make queries to reveal information about the preferences of the agents in B. We examine three query models: comparison queries, interviews, and set queries. Using competitive analysis, our aim is to design algorithms that minimize the number of queries required to solve the problem of finding a stable matching or verifying that a given matching is stable (or stable and optimal for the agents of one side). We present various upper and lower bounds on the best possible competitive ratio as well as results regarding the complexity of the offline problem of determining the optimal query set given full information.

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Evripidis Bampis, Konstantinos Dogeas, Thomas Erlebach, Nicole Megow, Jens Schlöter, and Amitabh Trehan. Competitive Query Minimization for Stable Matching with One-Sided Uncertainty. In Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 317, pp. 17:1-17:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)


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@InProceedings{bampis_et_al:LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2024.17,
  author =	{Bampis, Evripidis and Dogeas, Konstantinos and Erlebach, Thomas and Megow, Nicole and Schl\"{o}ter, Jens and Trehan, Amitabh},
  title =	{{Competitive Query Minimization for Stable Matching with One-Sided Uncertainty}},
  booktitle =	{Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques (APPROX/RANDOM 2024)},
  pages =	{17:1--17:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-348-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2024},
  volume =	{317},
  editor =	{Kumar, Amit and Ron-Zewi, Noga},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2024.17},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-210100},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.APPROX/RANDOM.2024.17},
  annote =	{Keywords: Matching under Preferences, Stable Marriage, Query-Competitive Algorithms, Uncertainty}
}
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Learning-Augmented Query Policies for Minimum Spanning Tree with Uncertainty

Authors: Thomas Erlebach, Murilo Santos de Lima, Nicole Megow, and Jens Schlöter

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 244, 30th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2022)


Abstract
We study how to utilize (possibly erroneous) predictions in a model for computing under uncertainty in which an algorithm can query unknown data. Our aim is to minimize the number of queries needed to solve the minimum spanning tree problem, a fundamental combinatorial optimization problem that has been central also to the research area of explorable uncertainty. For all integral γ ≥ 2, we present algorithms that are γ-robust and (1+1/γ)-consistent, meaning that they use at most γOPT queries if the predictions are arbitrarily wrong and at most (1+1/γ)OPT queries if the predictions are correct, where OPT is the optimal number of queries for the given instance. Moreover, we show that this trade-off is best possible. Furthermore, we argue that a suitably defined hop distance is a useful measure for the amount of prediction error and design algorithms with performance guarantees that degrade smoothly with the hop distance. We also show that the predictions are PAC-learnable in our model. Our results demonstrate that untrusted predictions can circumvent the known lower bound of 2, without any degradation of the worst-case ratio. To obtain our results, we provide new structural insights for the minimum spanning tree problem that might be useful in the context of query-based algorithms regardless of predictions. In particular, we generalize the concept of witness sets - the key to lower-bounding the optimum - by proposing novel global witness set structures and completely new ways of adaptively using those.

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Thomas Erlebach, Murilo Santos de Lima, Nicole Megow, and Jens Schlöter. Learning-Augmented Query Policies for Minimum Spanning Tree with Uncertainty. In 30th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2022). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 244, pp. 49:1-49:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)


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@InProceedings{erlebach_et_al:LIPIcs.ESA.2022.49,
  author =	{Erlebach, Thomas and de Lima, Murilo Santos and Megow, Nicole and Schl\"{o}ter, Jens},
  title =	{{Learning-Augmented Query Policies for Minimum Spanning Tree with Uncertainty}},
  booktitle =	{30th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2022)},
  pages =	{49:1--49:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-247-1},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2022},
  volume =	{244},
  editor =	{Chechik, Shiri and Navarro, Gonzalo and Rotenberg, Eva 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.2022.49},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-169872},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2022.49},
  annote =	{Keywords: explorable uncertainty, queries, untrusted predictions}
}
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Orienting (Hyper)graphs Under Explorable Stochastic Uncertainty

Authors: Evripidis Bampis, Christoph Dürr, Thomas Erlebach, Murilo Santos de Lima, Nicole Megow, and Jens Schlöter

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 204, 29th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2021)


Abstract
Given a hypergraph with uncertain node weights following known probability distributions, we study the problem of querying as few nodes as possible until the identity of a node with minimum weight can be determined for each hyperedge. Querying a node has a cost and reveals the precise weight of the node, drawn from the given probability distribution. Using competitive analysis, we compare the expected query cost of an algorithm with the expected cost of an optimal query set for the given instance. For the general case, we give a polynomial-time f(α)-competitive algorithm, where f(α) ∈ [1.618+ε,2] depends on the approximation ratio α for an underlying vertex cover problem. We also show that no algorithm using a similar approach can be better than 1.5-competitive. Furthermore, we give polynomial-time 4/3-competitive algorithms for bipartite graphs with arbitrary query costs and for hypergraphs with a single hyperedge and uniform query costs, with matching lower bounds.

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Evripidis Bampis, Christoph Dürr, Thomas Erlebach, Murilo Santos de Lima, Nicole Megow, and Jens Schlöter. Orienting (Hyper)graphs Under Explorable Stochastic Uncertainty. In 29th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 204, pp. 10:1-10:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)


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@InProceedings{bampis_et_al:LIPIcs.ESA.2021.10,
  author =	{Bampis, Evripidis and D\"{u}rr, Christoph and Erlebach, Thomas and de Lima, Murilo Santos and Megow, Nicole and Schl\"{o}ter, Jens},
  title =	{{Orienting (Hyper)graphs Under Explorable Stochastic Uncertainty}},
  booktitle =	{29th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2021)},
  pages =	{10:1--10:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-204-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{204},
  editor =	{Mutzel, Petra and Pagh, Rasmus 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.2021.10},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-145910},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2021.10},
  annote =	{Keywords: Explorable uncertainty, queries, stochastic optimization, graph orientation, selection problems}
}
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Round-Competitive Algorithms for Uncertainty Problems with Parallel Queries

Authors: Thomas Erlebach, Michael Hoffmann, and Murilo Santos de Lima

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 187, 38th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2021)


Abstract
The area of computing with uncertainty considers problems where some information about the input elements is uncertain, but can be obtained using queries. For example, instead of the weight of an element, we may be given an interval that is guaranteed to contain the weight, and a query can be performed to reveal the weight. While previous work has considered models where queries are asked either sequentially (adaptive model) or all at once (non-adaptive model), and the goal is to minimize the number of queries that are needed to solve the given problem, we propose and study a new model where k queries can be made in parallel in each round, and the goal is to minimize the number of query rounds. We use competitive analysis and present upper and lower bounds on the number of query rounds required by any algorithm in comparison with the optimal number of query rounds. Given a set of uncertain elements and a family of m subsets of that set, we present an algorithm for determining the value of the minimum of each of the subsets that requires at most (2+ε) ⋅ opt_k+O(1/(ε) ⋅ lg m) rounds for every 0 < ε < 1, where opt_k is the optimal number of rounds, as well as nearly matching lower bounds. For the problem of determining the i-th smallest value and identifying all elements with that value in a set of uncertain elements, we give a 2-round-competitive algorithm. We also show that the problem of sorting a family of sets of uncertain elements admits a 2-round-competitive algorithm and this is the best possible.

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Thomas Erlebach, Michael Hoffmann, and Murilo Santos de Lima. Round-Competitive Algorithms for Uncertainty Problems with Parallel Queries. In 38th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 187, pp. 27:1-27:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)


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@InProceedings{erlebach_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2021.27,
  author =	{Erlebach, Thomas and Hoffmann, Michael and de Lima, Murilo Santos},
  title =	{{Round-Competitive Algorithms for Uncertainty Problems with Parallel Queries}},
  booktitle =	{38th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2021)},
  pages =	{27:1--27:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-180-1},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{187},
  editor =	{Bl\"{a}ser, Markus 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.2021.27},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-136728},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2021.27},
  annote =	{Keywords: online algorithms, competitive analysis, explorable uncertainty, parallel algorithms, minimum problem, selection problem}
}
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Query-Competitive Sorting with Uncertainty

Authors: Magnús M. Halldórsson and Murilo Santos de Lima

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 138, 44th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2019)


Abstract
We study the problem of sorting under incomplete information, when queries are used to resolve uncertainties. Each of n data items has an unknown value, which is known to lie in a given interval. We can pay a query cost to learn the actual value, and we may allow an error threshold in the sorting. The goal is to find a nearly-sorted permutation by performing a minimum-cost set of queries. We show that an offline optimum query set can be found in polynomial time, and that both oblivious and adaptive problems have simple query-competitive algorithms. The query-competitiveness for the oblivious problem is n for uniform query costs, and unbounded for arbitrary costs; for the adaptive problem, the ratio is 2. We then present a unified adaptive strategy for uniform query costs that yields: (i) a 3/2-query-competitive randomized algorithm; (ii) a 5/3-query-competitive deterministic algorithm if the dependency graph has no 2-components after some preprocessing, which has query-competitive ratio 3/2 + O(1/k) if the components obtained have size at least k; (iii) an exact algorithm if the intervals constitute a laminar family. The first two results have matching lower bounds, and we have a lower bound of 7/5 for large components. We also show that the advice complexity of the adaptive problem is floor[n/2] if no error threshold is allowed, and ceil[n/3 * lg 3] for the general case.

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Magnús M. Halldórsson and Murilo Santos de Lima. Query-Competitive Sorting with Uncertainty. In 44th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 138, pp. 7:1-7:15, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)


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@InProceedings{halldorsson_et_al:LIPIcs.MFCS.2019.7,
  author =	{Halld\'{o}rsson, Magn\'{u}s M. and de Lima, Murilo Santos},
  title =	{{Query-Competitive Sorting with Uncertainty}},
  booktitle =	{44th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2019)},
  pages =	{7:1--7:15},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-117-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{138},
  editor =	{Rossmanith, Peter and Heggernes, Pinar and Katoen, Joost-Pieter},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2019.7},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-109519},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2019.7},
  annote =	{Keywords: online algorithms, sorting, randomized algorithms, advice complexity, threshold tolerance graphs}
}
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