Emo Welzl

Publication List Details

Period

1975 - 2009

Number

118

Co-Authors

Counting Triangulations of Planar Point Sets (2009)

Sharir, Micha, Sheffer, Adam, Welzl, Emo

We study the maximal number of triangulations that a planar set of $n$ points can have, and show that it is at most $30^n$. This new bound is achieved by a careful optimization of the charging scheme...

Capacity of Arbitrary Wireless Networks (2009)

Olga Goussevskaia, Magnús M. Halldórsson, Roger Wattenhofer, Emo Welzl

Abstract — In this work we study the problem of determining the throughput capacity of a wireless network. We propose a scheduling algorithm to achieve this capacity within an approximation factor....

citizen of Germany accepted on the recomodation of (2009)

Ingo Andreas Schurr, Prof Dr, Emo Welzl, Eth Zürich, Dr. Tibor Szabó, Eth Zürich, ...

I would like to express my deep gratitude to my advisor Emo Welzl. His idea of a Pre-Doc program gave me the chance to sneak into the world of discrete mathematics. Furthermore, all I know about how...

]~psilon-Nets and Simplex Range Queries (2009)

David Haussler, Emo Welzl

Altmtract We present a new technique for half-space and simplex range query using O(n) space and O(n a) query time, where a < if(a-l) +7 for all dimensions d ~2 a(a-l) + 1 and 7> 0. These...

On the Number of Lattice Triangulations ∗ (2008)

Emo Welzl, V. Kaibel, G. Ziegler, Counting Lattice Triangulations, British Combinatorial

For n a positive integer, we consider triangulations of the n×n lattice set {0, 1, 2,..., n} 2, i.e. crossing-free straight line embedded geometric graphs on this point set—thus with (n+1) 2...

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Emo Welzl

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accepted on the recommendation of (2008)

Falk Tschirschnitz, Prof Dr, Emo Welzl, Eth Zürich, Prof Dr. Walter Morris

Linear Programming is the problem of maximizing a linear function in d variables subject to n linear constraints. Its relevance arises from the huge number of optimization problems that can be...

Abstract Efficient parallel computation of arrangements of hyperplanes in d dimensions* (2008)

Torben Hagerup, Hermann Jung, Emo Welzl

We propose the jirst optimal parallel algorithm comput-ing arrangements of hyperplanes in Ed (d 2 2). The algorithm is randomized and computes the arrangement of n hyperplanes within expected...

The Number of Triangulations on Planar Point Sets (2008)

Emo Welzl

Abstract. We give a brief account of results concerning the number of triangulations on finite point sets in the plane, both for arbitrary sets and for specific sets such as the n×n integer lattice....

Abstract Online Conflict-Free Coloring for Intervals (2008)

Amos Fiat, Meital Levy, Elchanan Mossel, János Pach, Micha Sharir, Shakhar Smorodinsky, ...

We consider an online version of the conflict-free coloring of a set of points on the line, where each newly inserted point must be assigned a color upon insertion, and at all times the coloring has...

Algorithms for Weak &quot;-Nets (2008)

Bernard Chazelle, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Michelangelo Grigni, Leonidas Guibas, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

In the plane, we can nd a weak &quot;-net for convex sets consisting of O( &quot;,2) points, in time O(n &quot;,2). We can determine the smallest &quot; for which a given planar set...

Michelangelo Grigni x (2007)

Bernard Chazelle, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Leonidas Guibas, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

In the plane, we can find a weak &quot;-net for convex sets consisting of O(&quot; \Gamma2 points, in time O(n&quot; \Gamma2). We can determine the smallest &quot; for which a given...

Michelangelo Grigni (2007)

Bernard Chazelle, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Leonidas Guibas, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

Let S be a set of n points in IR d. A set W is a weak &quot;-net for (convex ranges of) S if for any T ` S containing &quot;n points, the convex hull of T intersects W. We show the existence...

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Emo Welzl

v2V fi v = (n\Gamma2)-- known as Euclid's angle-sum equation. We normalize the full angle to 1, i.e. we set ff v = fi v =(2). Then the equation reads as

and (2007)

Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

A recent result by Pach and Pinchasi on so-called balanced lines of a nite two-colored point set in the plane is related to other facts on halving triangles in 3-space and to a special case of the...

to appear in Discrete & Computational Geometry. Entering and Leaving j-Facets (2007)

Emo Welzl

Let S be a set of n points in d-space, no i + 1 points on a common (i 1)- at for 1 i d. An oriented (d 1)-simplex spanned by d points in S is called j-facet of S, if there are exactly j points from S...

optimization (2007)

Marco Laumanns, Lothar Thiele, Eckart Zitzler, Emo Welzl, Kalyanmoy Deb

Running time analysis of a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm on a simple discrete

Point-sets with few k-sets Helmut Alt (2007)

Stefan Felsner, Ferran Hurtado, Marc Noy, Emo Welzl

A k-set of a finite set S of points in the plane is a subset of cardinality k that can be separated from the rest by a straight line. The question of how many k-sets a set of n points can contain is...

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Bernd G Artner, J Ozsef Solymosi, Falk Tschirschnitz, Emo Welzl, Pavel Valtr

We analyze a randomized pivoting process involving one line and n points in the plane. The process models the behavior of the RANDOM-EDGE simplex algorithm on simple polytopes with n facets in...

Decomposition of Masses (2007)

Michael Eisenring, Supervised Mark Cieliebak, Emo Welzl

for the different letters. For a given weight M 2 R and an error tolerance " ? 0, our question is if there exist multiplicities k 1 ; : : : k d 2 N 0 such that k 1 m 1 + : : : + k d m d 2 [M...

The Number of Triangulations on Planar Point Sets (2007)

Welzl, Emo

We give a brief account of results concerning the number of triangulations on finite point sets in the plane, both for arbitrary sets and for specific sets such as the n x n integer lattice.

The Number of Triangulations on Planar Point Sets (2007)

Welzl, Emo

We give a brief account of results concerning the number of triangulations on finite point sets in the plane, both for arbitrary sets and for specific sets such as the n x n integer lattice.

Diss. ETH No. 17387 The P-Matrix Linear Complementarity Problem Generalizations and Specializations (2007)

Prof Dr, Emo Welzl, Eth Zurich

The goal of this thesis is to give a better understanding of the linear complementarity problem with a P-matrix (PLCP). Finding a polynomial time algorithm for the PLCP is a longstanding open...

On the number of crossing-free matchings, (cycles, and partitions (2006)

Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

Abstract We show that a set of n points in the plane has at mostO(10.05n) perfect matchings with crossing-free straight-line

Online Conflict-Free Coloring for Intervals 1 (2006)

Ke Chen, Amos Fiat, Haim Kaplan, Meital Levy, Elchanan Mossel, János Pach, ...

We consider an online version of the conflict-free coloring of a set of points on the line, where each newly inserted point must be assigned a color upon insertion, and at all times the coloring has...

Online Conflict-Free Coloring for Intervals 1 (2006)

Ke Chen, Amos Fiat, Haim Kaplan, Meital Levy, Elchanan Mossel, János Pach, ...

We consider an online version of the conflict-free coloring of a set of points on the line, where each newly inserted point must be assigned a color upon insertion, and at all times the coloring has...

Interference in cellular networks: The minimum membership set cover problem (2005)

Fabian Kuhn, Pascal Von Rickenbach, Roger Wattenhofer, Emo Welzl, Aaron Zollinger

Abstract. The infrastructure for mobile distributed tasks is often formed by cellular networks. One of the major issues in such networks is interference. In this paper we tackle interference...

Online Conflict-Free Coloring for Intervals 1 (2004)

Amos Fiat, Haim Kaplan, Meital Levy, Elchanan Mossel, János Pach, Micha Sharir, ...

We consider an online version of the conflict-free coloring of a set of points on the line, where each newly inserted point must be assigned a color upon insertion, and at all times the coloring has...

Off-line admission control for advance reservations in star networks (2004)

Udo Adamy, Thomas Erlebach, Dieter Mitsche, Ingo Schurr, Bettina Speckmann, Emo Welzl

Abstract. Given a network together with a set of connection requests, call admission control is the problem of deciding which calls to accept and which ones to reject in order to maximize the total...

Convex quadrilaterals and k-sets (2004)

László Lovász, Katalin Vesztergombi, Uli Wagner, Emo Welzl

We prove that the minimum number of convex quadrilaterals determined by n points in general position in the plane – or in other words, the rectilinear crossing number of the complete graph Kn –...

Algorithmic complexity of protein identification: Combinatorics of weighted strings (2004)

Mark Cieliebak, Thomas Eriebach, Zsuzsanna Liptak, Jens Stoye, Emo Welzl

We investigate a problem from computational biology: Given a constant size alphabet M with a weight function / : M--> +, find an efficient data structure and query algorithm solving the following...

Convex quadrilaterals and k-sets (2004)

László Lovász, Katalin Vesztergombi, Uli Wagner, Emo Welzl

We prove that the minimum number of convex quadrilaterals determined by n points in general position in the plane – or in other words, the rectilinear crossing number of the complete graph Kn –...

Online Conflict-Free Coloring for Intervals 1 (2004)

Amos Fiat, Haim Kaplan, Meital Levy, Elchanan Mossel, János Pach, Micha Sharir, ...

We consider an online version of the conflict-free coloring of a set of points on the line, where each newly inserted point must be assigned a color upon insertion, and at all times the coloring has...

E.: Algorithmic complexity of protein identification: Combinatorics of weighted strings. Discrete Applied Mathematics 137 (2004)

Mark Cieliebak, Thomas Erlebach, Zsuzsanna Lipták, Jens Stoye, Emo Welzl

We investigate a problem which arises in computational biology: Given a constant– size alphabet A with a weight function µ: A → N, find an efficient data structure and query algorithm solving...

Balanced Lines, Halving Triangles, and the Generalized Lower Bound Theorem (2003)

Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

A recent result by Pach and Pinchasi on so-called balanced lines of a finite two-colored point set in the plane is related to other facts on halving triangles in 3-space and to a special case of the...

One Line and n Points (2003)

Bernd Gärtner, Falk Tschirschnitz, Emo Welzl, József Solymosi, Pavel Valtr

We analyze a randomized pivoting process involving one line and n points in the plane. The process models the behavior of the Random-Edge simplex algorithm on simple polytopes with n facets in...

Translating a Planar Object to Maximize Point Containment (2002)

Agarwal,Pankaj, Hagerup,Torben, Ray,Rahul, Sharir,Micha, Smid,Michiel, Welzl,Emo

Let $C$ be a compact set in $\IR^2$ and let $S$ be a set of $n$ points in $\IR^2$. We consider the problem of computing a translate of $C$ that contains the maximum number, $\kappa^*$, of points...

Translating a Planar Object to Maximize Point Containment (2002)

Agarwal, Pankaj, Hagerup, Torben, Ray, Rahul, Sharir, Micha, Smid, Michiel, Welzl, Emo, ...

Let $C$ be a compact set in $\IR^2$ and let $S$ be a set of $n$ points in $\IR^2$. We consider the problem of computing a translate of $C$ that contains the maximum number, $\kappa^*$, of points...

Translating a planar object to maximize point containment (2002)

Pankaj K. Agarwal, Torben Hagerup, Rahul Ray, Micha Sharir, Michiel Smid, Emo Welzl

Abstract. Let � be a compact set in Ê and let Ë beasetofÒpoints in Ê.We consider the problem of computing a translate of � that contains the maximum number, � £ , of points of Ë. It is...

Running Time Analysis of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms on a Simple Discrete Optimization Problem (2002)

Marco Laumanns, Lothar Thiele, Eckart Zitzler, Emo Welzl, Kalyanmoy Deb

For th first time, a running time analysis of populationbased multi-objective evolutionary algorithB for a discrete optimization problem is given. To th s end, we define a simple pseudo-Boolean...

One line and n points (2001)

Bernd Gartner, Falk Tschirschnitz, Emo Welzl, Jozsef Solymosi, Pavel Valtr

We analyze a randomized pivoting process involving one line and n points in the plane. The process models the behavior of the Random-Edge simplex algorithm on simple polytopes with n facets in...

A continuous analogue of the upper bound theorem (2001)

Uli Wagner, Emo Welzl

For an absolutely continuous probability measure on R

Explicit and implicit enforcing – randomized optimization (2001)

Emo Welzl

This tutorial is aiming at some randomized approaches for geometric optimization that have been developed over the last ten to fteen years. The methods are simple, sometimes even the analysis is. The...

A simple sampling lemma: Analysis and applications in geometric optimization (2001)

Bernd Gartner, Emo Welzl

Random sampling is an efficient method to deal with constrained optimization problems in computational geometry. In a first step, one finds the optimal solution subject to a random subset of the...

A continuous analogue of the upper bound theorem (2001)

Uli Wagner, Emo Welzl

For an absolutely continuous probability measure µ onÊd and a nonnegative integer k, let ˜sk(µ,0) denote the probability that the convex hull of k+d+1 random points which are i.i.d. according to...

A continuous analogue of the upper bound theorem (2001)

Uli Wagner, Emo Welzl

For an absolutely continuous probability measure µ on   d and a nonnegative integer k, let ˜sk(µ, 0) denote the probability that the convex hull of k+d+1 random points which are i.i.d. according...

Basic Examples of Probabilistic Analysis, Part I Reading Assignment for PreDoc Course on Randomized Algorithms (2000)

Emo Welzl, Eth Zürich

This is a collection of basics and basic examples of probabilistic analysis of discrete random variables, very much biased towards what we will need in the course on Randomized Algorithms. Even if...

Unique sink orientations of cubes (2000)

Tibor Szabo, Emo Welzl

Suppose we are given (the edge graph of) an n-dimensional hypercube with its edges oriented so that every face has a unique sink. Such an orientation is called a unique sink orientation, and we are...

Enumerating Triangulation Paths (2000)

Adrian Dumitrescu, Bernd Gärtner, Samuele Pedroni, Emo Welzl

Recently, Aichholzer introduced the remarkable concept of the so-called triangulation path (of a triangulation with respect to a segment), which has the potential of providing efficient counting of...

Random Sampling in Geometric Optimization: New Insights and Applications (2000)

Bernd Gärtner, Emo Welzl

Random sampling is an efficient method to deal with constrained optimization problems in computational geometry. In a first step, one finds the optimal solution subject to a random subset of the...

citizen of Germany accepted on the recommendation of (2000)

Prof Dr, Emo Welzl, Prof Dr, Komei Fukuda

I am grateful to my adviser Prof. Dr. Emo Welzl for the opportunity to learn from him during the last years, and for countless ideas and suggestions, which became a part of this thesis. His...

Balanced Lines, Halving Triangles, and the Generalized Lower Bound Theorem (2000)

Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

this paper is to show the relation between the balanced lines problem (A) of [7], some problems involving halving triangles in 3-space, and the Generalized Lower Bound Theorem. This sheds some extra...

Enumerating triangulation paths (2000)

Adrian Dumitrescu, Bernd Gärtner, Samuele Pedroni, Emo Welzl

Recently, Aichholzer introduced the remarkable concept of the so-called triangulation path (of a triangulation with respect to a segment), which has the potential of providing efficient counting of...

Approximation of Convex Figures by Pairs of Rectangles (1998)

Schwarzkopf, Otfried, Fuchs, Ulrich, Rote, Günter, Welzl, Emo

We consider the problem of approximating a convex figure in the plane by a pair (r, R) of homothetic (that is, similar and parallel) rectangles with r subset of or equal to C subset of or equal to R....

Approximation of Convex Figures by Pairs of Rectangles (1998)

Schwarzkopf, Otfried, Fuchs, Ulrich, Rote, Günter, Welzl, Emo

We consider the problem of approximating a convex figure in the plane by a pair (r, R) of homothetic (that is, similar and parallel) rectangles with r subset of or equal to C subset of or equal to R....

Approximation of Convex Figures by Pairs of Rectangles (1998)

Schwarzkopf, Otfried, Fuchs, Ulrich, Rote, Günter, Welzl, Emo

We consider the problem of approximating a convex figure in the plane by a pair (r, R) of homothetic (that is, similar and parallel) rectangles with r subset of or equal to C subset of or equal to R....

Approximation of convex figures by pairs of rectangles (1998)

Otfried Schwarzkopf, Ulrich Fuchs, Emo Welzl

We consider the problem of approximating a convex �gure in the plane by a pair �r;R � of homothetic �that is, similar and parallel � rectangles with r � C � R. We show the existence of...

One sided error predicates in geometric computing (1998)

Lutz Kettner, Emo Welzl

A conservative implementation of a predicate returns true only if the exact predicate is true. That is, we accept a one sided error for the implementation. For geometric predicates, such as...

Approximation of convex figures by pairs of rectangles (1998)

Otfried Schwarzkopf, Ulrich Fuchs, Emo Welzl

We consider the problem of approximating a convex �gure in the plane by a pair �r;R � of homothetic �that is, similar and parallel � rectangles with r � C � R. We show the existence of...

Halving Point Sets (1998)

Artur Andrzejak, Emo Welzl

. Given n points in R d , a hyperplane is called halving if it has at most bn=2c points on either side. How many partitions of a point set (into the points on one side, on the hyperplane, and on the...

Halving Point Sets (1998)

Artur Andrzejak, Emo Welzl

Given n points in R d , a hyperplane is called halving if it has at most bn=2c points on either side. How many partitions of a point set (into the points on one side, on the hyperplane, and on the...

The Discrete 2-Center Problem (1998)

Pankaj K. Agarwal, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

We present an algorithm for computing the discrete 2-center of a set P of n points in the plane; that is, computing two congruent disks of smallest possible radius, centered at two points of P ,...

The Discrete 2-Center Problem (1997)

Pankaj Agarwal Micha, Pankaj K. Agarwal, Pankaj K. Agarwal, Micha Sharir, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl, ...

We present an algorithm for computing the discrete 2-center of a set P of n points in the plane; that is, computing two congruent disks of smallest possible radius, centered at two points of P ,...

The Rank of Sparse Random Matrices over Finite Fields (1997)

Johannes Blömer, Richard Karp, Emo Welzl

Let M be a random matrix over GF[q] such that for each entry M ij in M and for each non-zero field element ff the probability Pr[M ij = ff] is p=(q \Gamma 1), where p = (log n \Gamma c)=n and c is an...

Contour Edge Analysis for Polyhedron Projections (1997)

Lutz Kettner, Emo Welzl, R. Klein, R. Rau (eds

. Given a polyhedron (in 3-space) and a view point, an edge of the polyhedron is called contour edge, if one of the two incident facets is directed towards the view point, and the other incident...

Contour Edge Analysis for Polyhedron Projections (1997)

Lutz Kettner, Emo Welzl

. Given a polyhedron (in 3-space) and a view point, an edge of the polyhedron is called contour edge, if one of the two incident facets is directed towards the view point, and the other incident...

Piecewise Linear Approximation of Bézier-Curves (1997)

Helmut Alt, Emo Welzl, Barbara Wolfers

F24.86> B i;n (t j ) can be precomputed and stored in a table, and the vertices of the approximation can be easily retrieved as linear combinations of the control points. Observe that C has a...

The Discrete 2-Center Problem (1997)

Pankaj K. Agarwal, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

We present an algorithm for computing the discrete 2-center of a set P of n points in the plane; that is, computing two congruent disks of smallest possible radius, centered at two points of P ,...

k-sets and j-facets - A tour of discrete geometry (1997)

Artur Andrzejak, Emo Welzl

This paper gives an account of the most important facts about k-sets, j-facets and k-levels. First, we describe the fundamental properties of the objects under discussion and some related ones. We...

Results on k-Sets and j-Facets via Continuous Motion (1997)

Artur Andrzejak, Boris Aronov, Sariel Har-peled, Raimund Seidel, Emo Welzl

Let P be a set of n points in IR d in general position, i.e., no i + 1 points on a common (i \Gamma 1)-flat, 1 i d. A k-set of P is a set S of k points in P that can be separated from P nS by a...

The Rank of Sparse Random Matrices over Finite Fields (1997)

Johannes Blömer, Emo Welzl, Emo Welzl, Richard Karp, Richard Karp

. Let M be a random matrix over GF[q] such that for each entry M ij in M and for each non-zero field element ff the probability Pr[M ij = ff] is p=(q \Gamma 1), where p = (log n \Gamma c)=n and c is...

Linear programming -- randomization and abstract frameworks (1996)

Bernd Gärtner, Emo Welzl

Recent years have brought some progress in the knowledge of the complexity of linear programming in the unit cost model, and the best result known at this point is a randomized ‘combinatorial ’...

Linear Programming - Randomization and Abstract Frameworks (1996)

B. Gärtner, E. Welzl, Bernd Gartner, Emo Welzl

Recent years have brought some progress in the knowledge of the complexity of linear programming in the unit cost model, and the best result known at this point is a randomized `combinatorial'...

Rectilinear and Polygonal p-Piercing and p-Center Problems (1996)

Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

We consider the p-piercing problem, in which we are given a collection of regions, and wish to determine whether there exists a set of p points that intersects each of the given regions. We give...

A Subexponential Bound for Linear Programming (1996)

Jiri Matousek, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

We present a simple randomized algorithm which solves linear programs with n constraints and d variables in expected minfO(d 2 2 d n); e 2 p d ln(n= p d )+O( p d+ln n) g time in the unit cost model...

Algorithms for Weak Epsilon-Nets (1995)

Bernard Chazelle, Herbert Edelsbrunner, David Eppstein, Michelangelo Grigni, Leonidas Guibas, Micha Sharir, ...

In the plane, we can find a weak "-net for convex sets consisting of O(" \Gamma2 ) points, in time O(n" \Gamma2 log 2 (1=")). We can determine the smallest " for which a...

Algorithms for Weak Epsilon-Nets (1995)

Bernard Chazelle, Herbert Edelsbrunner, David Eppstein, Michelangelo Grigni, Leonidas Guibas, Micha Sharir, ...

In the plane, we can find a weak "-net for convex sets consisting of O(" \Gamma2 ) points, in time O(n" \Gamma2 ). We can determine the smallest " for which a given planar set is...

Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension and (pseudo-)hyperplane arrangements (1994)

Bernd Gärtner, Emo Welzl

An arrangement of oriented pseudohyperplanes in affine d-space defines on its set X of pseudohyperplanes a set system (or range space) (X, R), R ⊆ 2 X of VCdimension d in a natural way: to every...

On finding a minimal enclosing parallelogram (Abstract) (1994)

Christian Schwarz, Jürgen Teich, Emo Welzl, Brian L. Evans

) Christian Schwarz Jurgen Teich y Emo Welzl z Brian L. Evans x November 29, 1994 Let C be a convex polygon in the plane with n vertices. We denote by PC a parallelogram that encloses C and that has...

Fast Greedy Triangulation Algorithms (1994)

Matthew T. Dickerson, Scott A. McElfresh, Emo Welzl

this paper we present a simple, practical algorithm that computes the greedy triangulation in expected time O(n log n) and space O(n) for points uniformly distributed over any convex shape. A variant...

On Finding a Minimal Enclosing Parallelogram (1994)

Christian Schwarz, Jürgen Teich, Emo Welzl, Brian Evans

Given a convex polygon C with n vertices, we show how a parallelogram with minimal area enclosing C can be computed in linear time O(n). The problem is of interest in digital signal processing....

Vapnik-Chervonenkis Dimension and (Pseudo-)Hyperplane Arrangements (1994)

Bernd Gärtner, Emo Welzl

An arrangement of oriented pseudohyperplanes in affine d-space defines on its set X of pseudohyperplanes a set system (or range space) (X; R), R ` 2 X of VCdimension d in a natural way: to every cell...

Improved Bounds on Weak &quot;-Nets for Convex Sets Bernard Chazelle y Herbert Edelsbrunner z Michelangelo Grigni y (1994)

Leonidas Guibas, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

Let S be a set of n points in IR d. A set W is a weak &quot;-net for (convex ranges of) S if for any T S containing &quot;n points, the convex hull of T intersects W. We show the existence of...

Shortest Paths for Line Segments (1993)

Christian Icking, Günter Rote, Emo Welzl, Chee Yap

We study the problem of shortest paths for a line segment in the plane. As a measure of the distance traversed by a path, we take the average curve length of the orbits of prescribed points on the...

On Spanning Trees with Low Crossing Numbers (1992)

Emo Welzl

Every set S of n points in the plane has a spanning tree such that no line disjoint from S has more than O( p n) intersections with the tree (where the edges are embedded as straight line segments)....

Case-Based BDI Agents: an Effective Approach for Intelligent Search on the World Wide Web (1992)

Cindy Olivia, C.F Chang, C.F Enguix, A.K. Ghose, Micha Sharir, Emo Welzl

We present a simple randomized algorithm which solves linear programs with n constraints and d variables in expected minfO(d 2 2 d n); e 2 p d ln(n= p d )+O( p d+ln n) g time in the unit cost model...

Smallest Enclosing Disks (balls and Ellipsoids) (1991)

Emo Welzl

A simple randomized algorithm is developed which computes the smallest enclosing disk of a finite set of points in the plane in expected linear time. The algorithm is based on Seidel's recent...

How to net a lot with little: small &quot;-nets for disks and halfspaces (1990)

Raimund Seidel, Emo Welzl

It is known that in general range spaces of VC-dimension d? 1 require &quot;-nets to be of size at least\Omega\Gamma d &quot; log 1 &quot;). We address the question whether this general...

Approximation of Convex Figures by Pairs of Rectangles (1990)

Otfried Schwarzkopf Ulrich, Ulrich Fuchs, Gunter Rote, Emo Welzl

We consider the problem of approximating a convex figure in the plane by a pair (r; R) of homothetic (that is, similar and parallel) rectangles with r ` C ` R. We show the existence of such a pair...

Approximation of Convex Figures by Pairs of Rectangles (1990)

Otfried Schwarzkopf, Ulrich Fuchs, Günter Rote, Emo Welzl

We consider the problem of approximating a convex figure in the plane by a pair (r, R) of homothetic (that is, similar and parallel) rectangles with r ` C ` R. We show the existence of such a pair...

citizen of Switzerland accepted on the recommendation of (1975)

Kaspar Fischer, Prof Dr, Emo Welzl, Eth Zürich, Dr. Bernd Gärtner, Eth Zürich, ...

I would like to thank all the people without whom this thesis would not have been written. In the first place, my thanks go to Emo Welzl for giving me the opportunity to work in his research group...

Voronoi Diagrams of Lines in 3-Space Under Polyhedral Convex Distance Functions

L. Paul Chew, Klara Kedem, Micha Sharir, Boaz Tagansky, Emo Welzl

The combinatorial complexity of the Voronoi diagram of n lines in three dimensions under a convex distance function induced by a polytope with a constant number of edges is shown to be O(n 2 ff(n)...

Voronoi Diagrams of Lines in 3-Space Under Polyhedral Convex Distance Functions

L. Paul Chew, Klara Kedem, Micha Sharir, Boaz Tagansky, Emo Welzl

The combinatorial complexity of the Voronoi diagram of n lines in three dimensions under a convex distance function induced by a polytope with a constant number of edges is shown to be O(n 2 ff(n)...

Space Filling Curves and Their Use in the Design of Geometric Data Structures

Tetsuo Asano, Desh Ranjan, Thomas Roos, Emo Welzl, Peter Widmayer

. We are given a two-dimensional square grid of size N \Theta N , where N := 2 n and n 0. A space filling curve (SFC) is a numbering of the cells of this grid with numbers from c + 1 to c +N 2 , for...