Randomization, Approximation, and Combinatorial Optimization. Algorithms and Techniques: Third International Workshop on Randomization and Approximation Techniques in Computer Science, and Second International Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, RANDOM-APPROX’99, Berkeley, CA, USA, August 8-11, 1999. [1 ed.]
3540663290, 9783540663294
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Randomization and Approximation Te
Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages - Completeness and Robustness Properties of Min-Wise Independent Permutations....Pages 1-10 Low Discrepancy Sets Yield Approximate Min-Wise Independent Permutation Families....Pages 11-15 Independent Sets in Hypergraphs with Applications to Routing Via Fixed Paths....Pages 16-27 Approximating Minimum Manhattan Networks....Pages 28-38 Approximation of Multi-Color Discrepancy....Pages 39-50 A Polynomial Time Approximation Scheme for the Multiple Knapsack Problem....Pages 51-62 Set Cover with Requirements and Costs Evolving over Time....Pages 63-72 Multicoloring Planar Graphs and Partial k -Trees....Pages 73-84 Testing the Diameter of Graphs....Pages 85-96 Improved Testing Algorithms for Monotonicity....Pages 97-108 Linear Consistency Testing....Pages 109-120 Improved Bounds for Sampling Contingency Tables....Pages 121-129 Probabilistic and Deterministic Approximations of the Permanent....Pages 130-130 Improved Derandomization of BPP Using a Hitting Set Generator....Pages 131-137 Probabilistic Construction of Small Strongly Sum-Free Sets via Large Sidon Sets....Pages 138-143 Stochastic Machine Scheduling: Performance Guarantees for LP-Based Priority Policies....Pages 144-155 Efficient Redundant Assignments under Fault-Tolerance Constraints....Pages 156-167 Scheduling with Machine Cost....Pages 168-176 A Linear Time Approximation Scheme for the Job Shop Scheduling Problem....Pages 177-188 Randomized Rounding for Semidefinite Programs – Variations on the MAX CUT Example....Pages 189-196 Hardness Results for the Power Range Assignment Problem in Packet Radio Networks....Pages 197-208 A New Approximation Algorithm for the Demand Routing and Slotting Problem with Unit Demands on Rings....Pages 209-220 Algorithms for Graph Partitioning on the Planted Partition Model....Pages 221-232 A Randomized Time-Work Optimal Parallel Algorithm for Finding a Minimum Spanning Forest....Pages 233-244 Fast Approximate PCPs for Multidimensional Bin-Packing Problems....Pages 245-256 Pfaffian Algorithms for Sampling Routings on Regions with Free Boundary Conditions....Pages 257-268 Scheduling with Unexpected Machine Breakdowns....Pages 269-280 Scheduling on a Constant Number of Machines....Pages 281-287 Back Matter....Pages -