Shunji Umetani, Mutsunori Yagiura, Takashi Imamichi, Shinji Imahori, Toshihide Ibaraki
guided local search based on a fast neighborhood search for the
Lowering Eccentricity of a Tree by Node-Upgrading ∗ (2008)
Toshihide Ibaraki, Xiao-guang Yang
Abstract The eccentricity lowering problem is to reduce the eccentricity of a communication network within a given bound, by upgrading some nodes (i.e., shrinking the lengths of the edges linking to...
FILE REDUNDANCY ISSUES IN DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS (2008)
Shojiro Murot, Toshihide Ibaraki, Hidehiro Miyajima, Toshiharu Hasegawa
This paper treats the file redundancy issue in distributed database systems asking what is the optimal number of file copies, given the ratio r of the frequencies of query and update requests. To...
Theoretical Computer Science, to appear. Decision Lists and Related Boolean Functions ¢¡¤£ (2008)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
We consider Boolean functions represented by decision lists, and study their relationships to other classes of Boolean functions. It turns out that the elementary class of 1-decision lists has...
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Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki, Fred Glover
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Toshihide Ibaraki, Tiko Kameda, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Haran Boral, Carlo Zaniolo, Arjan Pellenkoft, ...
Optimizing large join queries using a graph-based approach.
Lowering Eccentricity of a Tree by Node-Upgrading (2008)
Toshihide Ibaraki, Yann Vaxès, Xiao-guang Yang
The eccentricity lowering problem is to reduce the eccentricity of a network by upgrading some nodes (i.e., shrinking the lengths of the edges incident to such nodes). We consider two types of...
Technical Report #99009 Ordered Binary Decision Diagrams as Knowledge-Bases (2008)
Takashi Horiyama, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract. We propose to make use of ordered binary decision diagrams (OBDDs) as a means of realizing knowledge-bases. We show that the OBDD-based representation is more efficient and suitable in some...
Mutsunori Yagiura, Shinji Iwasaki, Toshihide Ibaraki, Fred Glover
Abstract: We propose a metaheuristic algorithm for the multi-resource generalized assignment problem (MRGAP). MRGAP is a generalization of the generalized assignment problem, which is one of the...
Hashimoto, Hideki, Ezaki, Youichi, Ygiura, Mutsunori, Nonobe, Koji, Ibaraki, Toshihide, Lokketangen, Arne
A Randomness Based Analysis on the Data Size Needed for Removing Deceptive Patterns (2008)
HARAGUCHI, Kazuya, YAGIURA, Mutsunori, BOROS, Endre, IBARAKI, Toshihide
We consider a data set in which each example is an n-dimensional Boolean vector labeled as true or false. A pattern is a co-occurrence of a particular value combination of a given subset of the...
Ordered binary decision diagrams as knowledge-bases (2007)
Takashi Horiyama, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract. We propose to make use of ordered binary decision diagrams (OBDDs) as a means of realizing knowledge-bases. We show that the OBDD-based representation is more ecient and suitable in some...
Implementing an Ecient Minimum Capacity Cut Algorithm (2007)
Hiroshi Nagamochi Tadashi, Toshihide Ibaraki
In this paper, we present an ecient implementation of the O(mn + n 2 log n) time algorithm originally proposed by Nagamochi and Ibaraki (1992) for computing the minimum capacity cut of an undirected...
On Satisfiability of Partially Defined Double and Bidual Horn Functions (extended abstract) (2007)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
Introduction A partially defined Boolean function (pdBF) is a natural generalization of the familiar concept of Boolean function, by allowing that the function value on some vectors is unknown [5]....
Two Arc Disjoint Paths in Eulerian Digraphs (2007)
András Frank, Toshihide Ibaraki, Hiroshi Nagamochi
: Let G be an Eulerian digraph, and fx 1 ; x 2 g; fy 1 ; y 2 g be two pairs of vertices in G. A directed path from a vertex s to a vertex t is called a st-path. An instance (G; fx 1 ; x 2 g; fy 1 ; y...
Cutting Stock Problem, Shunji Umetani, Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
One dimensional cutting stock problem (1D-CSP) is one of the representative combinatorial optimization problems, which has many applications in, e.g., steel, paper and fiber industries. To define an...
Mutsunori Yagiura, Masahiro Kishida, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract: The set covering problem (SCP) calls for a minimum cost family of subsets from n given subsets, which together covers the entire ground set. In this paper, we propose a local search...
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Mutsunori Yagiura, Shinji Iwasaki, Toshihide Ibaraki
We propose a metaheuristic algorithm for the multi-resource generalized assignment problem (MRGAP) [5]. MRGAP is a further generalization of the generalized assignment problem (GAP) [8, 10, 11],...
An Index for the Data Size to Extract Decomposable Structures in LAD (2007)
Hirotaka Oho, Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract. Logical analysis of data (LAD) is one of the methodologies for extracting knowledge as a Boolean function f from a given pair of data sets (T,F) on attributes set $ of size n, in which T...
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
We consider the problem of dualizing a Boolean function f given by CNF, i.e., computing a CNF for its dual f d. While this problem is not solvable in quasi-polynomial total time in general (unless...
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
Model-based reasoning has been proposed as an alternative form of representing and accessing logical knowledge bases. In this approach, a knowledge base is represented by a set of characteristic...
Discrete Applied Mathematics, 96-97:55--88, 1999. Bidual Horn Functions and Extensions (2007)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
Partially defined Boolean functions (pdBf) (T; F), where T; F f0; 1g n are disjoint sets of true and false vectors, generalize total Boolean functions by allowing that the function values on some...
Running head: On the Dierence of Horn Theories Mailing address: (2007)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Kazuhisa Makino
In this paper, we consider computing the dierence between two Horn theories. This problem may arise, for example, if we take care of a theory change in a knowledge base. In general, the dierence of...
On the Difference of Horn Theories (Extended Abstract) (2007)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
Abstract. In this paper, we consider computing the difference between two Horn theories. This problem may arise, for example, if we take care of a theory change in a knowledge base. In general, the...
Siam Journal on Computing, 31(1):269-288, 2001. Disjunctions of Horn Theories and their Cores (2007)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
In this paper, we study issues on disjunctions of propositional Horn theories. In particular, we consider the problems of deciding whether a disjunction of Horn theories is Horn, and, if not,...
Theoretical Computer Science, to appear. Decision Lists and Related Boolean Functions ;y (2007)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
We consider Boolean functions represented by decision lists, and study their relationships to other classes of Boolean functions. It turns out that the elementary class of 1-decision lists has...
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
Abstract. A partially dened Boolean function (pdBf) (T; F) generalizes a Boolean function, by allowing that the function values on some inputs are unknown, where T; F f0; 1g n are disjoint sets of...
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
Abstract. In this paper, we study issues on disjunctions of propositional Horn theories. In particular, we consider deciding whether a disjunction of Horn theories is Horn, and, if not, computing a...
Mutsunori Yagiura, Masahiro Kishida, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract: The set covering problem (SCP) asks to choose a minimum cost family of subsets from given n subsets, which together covers the entire ground set. In this paper, we propose a local search...
PAPER A Simple Proof of a Minimum Cut Algorithm and Its Applications (2007)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshimasa Ishii, Toshihide Ibaraki
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A Very Large-Scale Neighborhood Search Algorithm (2007)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Shinji Iwasaki, Toshihide Ibaraki, Fred Glover
We propose a metaheuristic algorithm for the multi-resource generalized assignment problem (MRGAP). MRGAP is a generalization of the generalized assignment problem, which is one of the representative...
Hybrid Metaheuristics for Packing Problems (2007)
Toshihide Ibaraki, Shinji Imahori, Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki, Shinji Imahori, Mutsunori Yagiura
The METR technical reports are published as a means to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work on a non-commercial basis. Copyright and all rights therein are maintained by the...
Construction of Classifiers by Iterative Compositions of Features with Partial Knowledge (2006)
HARAGUCHI, Kazuya, IBARAKI, Toshihide
We consider the classification problem to construct a classifier c :{0,1}n ↦ {0,1} from a given set of examples (training set), which (approximately) realizes the hidden...
Greedy splitting algorithms for approximating multiway partition problems (2005)
Liang Zhao, Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract. Given a system (V, T, f, k), where V is a finite set, T ⊆ V, f: 2 V → R is a submodular function and k ≥ 2 is an integer, the general multiway partition problem (MPP) asks to find a...
A faster algorithm for two-variable integer programming (2003)
Eisenbrand, Friedrich, Laue, Soeren, Ibaraki, Toshihide, Katoh, Naoki, Ono, Hirotaka
We show that a 2-variable integer program, defined by $m$ constraints involving coefficients with at most $\varphi$ bits can be solved with $O(m + \varphi)$ arithmetic operations on rational numbers...
A path relinking approach for the generalized assignment problem (2002)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki, Fred Glover
The generalized assignment problem is a classical combinatorial optimization problem known to be NP-hard. It can model a variety of real world applications in location, allocation, machine...
Daya Ram Gaur, Toshihide Ibaraki, Ramesh Krishnamurti
We provide constant ratio approximation algorithms for two NP-hard problems, the rectangle stabbing problem and the rectilinear partitioning problem. In the rectangle stabbing problem, we are given a...
Approximating the minimum k-way cut in a graph via minimum 3-way cuts (2001)
Liang Zhao, Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract. For an edge weighted undirected graph G and an integer k ≥ 2, a k-way cut is a set of edges whose removal leaves G with at least k components. We propose a simple approximation algorithm...
Local Search Heuristics for the Rectangle Packing (2001)
Problem With General, Shinji Imahori, Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
this paper the rectangle packing problem in which each rectangle has a spatial cost (RPGSC). The problem is to pack a given set of n rectangles without overlap so that the maximum cost of the...
On metaheuristic algorithms for combinatorial optimization problems (2001)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract: Metaheuristic algorithms are widely recognized as one of the most practical approaches for combinatorial optimization problems. Among representative metaheuristics are genetic algorithm,...
Koji Nonobe, Toshihide Ibaraki
this paper, we introduce a time-lag cost, which is charged according to the di#erence of start times of the two activities specified, and consider the RCPSP to minimize convex time-lag costs...
Logical Analysis of Numerical Data (2000)
Endre Boros, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki, Alexander Kogan
The "Logical Analysis of Data" (LAD) is a methodology developed since the late eightees, aimed at discovering hidden structural information in data sets. LAD was originally developed for...
Boolean Normal Forms, Shellability, And Reliability Computations (2000)
Endre Boros, Yves Crama, Oya Ekin, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki, Alexander Kogan
. Orthogonal forms of positive Boolean functions play an important role in reliability theory, since the probability that they take value 1 can be easily computed. However, few classes of disjunctive...
Variations on Extending Partially Defined Boolean Functions with Missing Bits (2000)
Endre Boros, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
In this paper we consider four di#erent definitions for an extension of a partially defined Boolean function in which the input contains some missing bits. We show that, for many general and...
An Implementation of Logical Analysis of Data (2000)
Endre Boros, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki, Alexander Kogan, Er Kogan, Ieee Computer Society, ...
The paper describes a new, logic-based methodology for analyzing observations. The key features of the Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) are the discovery of minimal sets of features necessary for...
Finding Small Sets of Essential Attributes in Binary Data (2000)
Endre Boros, Endre Boros, Takashi Horiyama, Takashi Horiyama, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, ...
.We consider the problem of nding support sets (i.e., sets of essential attributes) in a given data set, which consists of n-dimensional binary vectors of positive examples and negative examples. A...
Logical Analysis of Numerical Data \Lambda (2000)
Endre Boros, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki
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Finding essential attributes from binary data (2000)
Endre Boros, Takashi Horiyama, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Mutsunori Yagiura
We consider data sets that consist of n-dimensional binary vectors representing positive and negative examples for some (possibly unknown) phenomenon. A subset S of the attributes (or variables) of...
An ejection chain approach for the generalized assignment problem (1999)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki, Fred Glover
We propose a tabu search algorithm for the generalized assignment problem, which is one of the representative combinatorial optimization problems known to be NP-hard. The algorithm features an...
Faster algorithm for computing minimum 5-way and 6-way cuts (1999)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Shigeki Katayama, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract: For an edge-weighted graph G with n vertices and m edges, the minimum k-way cut problem is to nd a partition of the vertex set into k non-empty subsets so that the weight sum of edges...
Computing intersections of Horn theories for reasoning with models (1999)
Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
We consider computational issues when combining logical knowledge bases represented by their characteristic models; in particular, we study taking their logical intersection. We present efficient...
Fully Consistent Extensions of Partially Defined Boolean Functions with Missing Bits (1999)
Endre Boros, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino
. In this paper we consider four di#erent definitions for an extension of a partially defined Boolean function in which the input contains some missing bits. We show that, for many general and...
Logical Analysis of Binary Data with Missing Bits (1999)
Endre Boros, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, F Where
We model a given pair of sets of positive and negative examples, each of which may contain missing components, as a partially defined Boolean function with missing bits (pBmb) ( T , F ), where T #...
A Variable Depth Search Algorithm for the Generalized Assignment Problem (1999)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Takashi Yamaguchi, Toshihide Ibaraki
: A variable depth search procedure (abbreviated as VDS) is a generalization of the local search method, which was rst successfully applied by Lin and Kernighan to the traveling salesman problem and...
Disjunction of Horn theories and their cores (1999)
Abtg Wissensbasierte Systeme, Kazuhisa Makino, Thomas Eiter, Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki
. In this paper, we study issues on disjunctions of propositional Horn theories. In particular, we consider deciding whether a disjunction of Horn theories is Horn, and, if not, computing a Horn core...
Optimal Augmentation of a Submodular and Posi-modular Set Function by a Multigraph (1999)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Takashi Shiraki, Toshihide Ibaraki
Given a nite set V and a set function f : 2 7! Z, we consider the problem of constructing an undirected multigraph G = (V; E) such that the cut function c G : 2 7! Z of G and f together has value at...
Decision lists and related Boolean functions (1998)
Ibaraki, Toshihide, Eiter, Thomas, Makino, Kazuhisa
We consider Boolean functions represented by decision lists, and study their relationships to other classes of Boolean functions. It turns out that the elementary class of 1decision lists has...
Computing intersections of Horn theories for reasoning with models (1998)
Ibaraki, Toshihide, Eiter, Thomas, Makino, Kazuhisa
Modelbased reasoning has been proposed as an alternative form of representing and accessing logical knowledge bases. In this approach, a knowledge base is represented by a set of characteristic...
Computing intersections of Horn theories for reasoning with models (1998)
Eiter, Thomas, Ibaraki, Toshihide, Makino, Kazuhisa
Modelbased reasoning has been proposed as an alternative form of representing and accessing logical knowledge bases. In this approach, a knowledge base is represented by a set of characteristic...
Decision lists and related Boolean functions (1998)
Eiter, Thomas, Ibaraki, Toshihide, Makino, Kazuhisa
We consider Boolean functions represented by decision lists, and study their relationships to other classes of Boolean functions. It turns out that the elementary class of 1decision lists has...
Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract. For problems SAT and MAX SAT, local search algorithms are widely acknowledged as one of the most eective approaches. Most of the local search algorithms are based on the 1- ip neighborhood,...
Functional Dependencies in Horn Theories (1998)
Toshihide Ibaraki, Alexander Kogan, Kazuhisa Makino
This paper studies functional dependencies in Horn theories, both when the theory is represented by its clausal form and when it is defined as the Horn envelope of a set of models. We provide...
Functional Dependencies in Horn Theories (1998)
Toshihide Ibaraki, Alexander Kogan, Kazuhisa Makino
This paper studies functional dependencies in Horn theories, both when the theory is represented by its clausal form and when it is defined as the Horn envelope of a set of models. We provide...
A Note on Minimizing Submodular Functions (1998)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
For a given submodular function f on a nite set V , we consider the problem of nding a nonempty and proper subset X of V that minimizes f(X). If the function f is symmetric, then the problem can be...
An Approximation of the Minimum Vertex Cover in a Graph (1998)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
For a given undirected graph G with n vertices and m edges, we present an approximation algorithm for the minimum vertex cover problem. Our algorithm nds a vertex cover within 2 8m 13n 2 +8m of the...
Decision Lists and Related Boolean Functions (1998)
Thomas Eiter, Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Kazuhisa Makino
. We consider Boolean functions represented by decision lists, and study their relationships to other classes of Boolean functions. It turns out that the elementary class of 1-decision lists has...
Yoshiyuki Karuno, Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
In this paper we consider a single-vehicle scheduling problem on a straight line. Let L = (V; E) be a line, where V = fv 1 ; v 2 ; . . . ; v n g is a set of n vertices and E = ffv i ; v i+1 g j i =...
Computing Intersections Of Theories For Reasoning With Models (1998)
Thomas Eiter, Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Kazuhisa Makino
. Model-based reasoning has been proposed as an alternative form of representing and accessing logical knowledge bases. In this approach, a knowledge base is represented by a set of characteristic...
Decision lists and related boolean functions (1998)
Thomas Eiter, Thomas Eiter, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Kazuhisa Makino
Abstract. We consider Boolean functions represented by decision lists, and study their relationships to other classes of Boolean functions. It turns out that the elementary class of 1-decision lists...
Technical Report #97012 A (1997)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Yoshitaka Nakao, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract This paper presents an algorithm for constructing a cactus representation for all minimum cuts in an undirected network. Our algorithm runs in O(nm + n 2 log n + flm log n) time, where n and...
Deterministic O(nm) Time Edge-Splitting in Undirected Graphs (1997)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
This paper presents a deterministic O(nm log n + n 2 log 2 n) = ~ O(nm) time algorithm for splitting o all edges incident to a vertex s of even degree in a multigraph G, where n and m are the numbers...
Complexity of the Single Vehicle Scheduling Problem on Graphs (1997)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Koji Mochizuki, Toshihide Ibaraki
: Let G = (V; E) be a graph. The travel times w(u; v) and w(v; u) are associated with each edge fu; vg 2 E, and a job, which is also denoted as v, is located at each node v 2 V . Each job v has...
Algorithms and Complexity in Combinatorial Optimization Games (1997)
Xiaotie Deng, Toshihide Ibaraki, Hiroshi Nagamochi
We introduce an integer programming formulation for a class of combinatorial optimization games, which includes many interesting problems on graphs. We prove a simple (but very useful) theorem that...
Error-Free and Best-Fit Extensions of Partially Defined Boolean Functions (1997)
Endre Boros, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Kazuhisa Makino
In this paper, we address a fundamental problem related to the induction of Boolean logic: Given a set of data, represented as a set of binary "true n-vectors" (or "positive...
Polynomial Time Recognition Of 2-Monotonic Positive Boolean Functions Given By An Oracle (1997)
Endre Boros Peter, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki
. We consider the problem of identifying an unknown Boolean function f by asking an oracle the functional values f(a) for a selected set of test vectors a # {0, 1} n . Furthermore, we assume that f...
Logical Analysis of Numerical Data (1997)
Endre Boros, Endre Boros, Peter L. Hammer, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, ...
.The "Logical Analysis of Data" (LAD) is a methodology developed since the late eightees, aimed at discovering hidden structural information in data sets. LAD was originally developed for...
An Implementation of Logical Analysis of Data (1996)
Boros, Endre, Hammer, Peter L., Ibaraki, Toshihide, Kogan, Alexander, Mayoraz, Eddy, Muchnik, Ilya
The paper describes a new, logic-based methodology for analyzing observations. The key features of the Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) are the discovery of minimal sets of features necessary for...
Vehicle scheduling on a tree to minimize maximum lateness (1996)
Yoshiyuki Karuno, Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
Abstract In this paper we deal with a single-vehicle scheduling problem on a tree-shaped road network. Let T = (V, E) be a tree, where V is a set of n vertices and E is a set of edges. A task is...
Extensions of partially defined boolean functions with missing data (1996)
Endre Boros, Endre Boros, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Kazuhisa Makino
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Boolean Analysis of Incomplete Examples (1996)
Endre Boros Toshihide, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhise Makino
As a form of knowledge acquisition from data, we consider the problem of deciding whether there exists an extension of a partially defined Boolean function with missing data ( T , F ), where T...
Boolean Analysis of Incomplete Examples (1996)
Endre Boros, Endre Boros, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, Kazuhisa Makino, Kazuhisa Makino
.As a form of knowledge acquisition from data, we consider the problem of deciding whether there exists an extension of a partially defined Boolean function with missing data ( ~ T ; ~ F ), where ~ T...
An Implementation of Logical Analysis of Data (1996)
Endre Boros Peter, Endre Boros, Peter L. Hammer, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, ...
. The paper describes a new, logic-based methodology for analyzing observations. The key features of the Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) are the discovery of minimal sets of features necessary for...
Genetic and Local Search Algorithms as Robust and Simple Optimization Tools (1996)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
: One of the attractive features of recent metaheuristics is in its robustness and simplicity. To investigate this direction, the single machine scheduling problem is solved by various genetic...
The Use of Dynamic Programming in Genetic Algorithms for Permutation Problems (1996)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
To deal with computationally hard problems, approximate algorithms are used to provide reasonably good solutions in practical time. Genetic algorithms are an example of the meta-heuristics which were...
Metaheuristics as Robust and Simple Optimization Tools (1996)
Mutsunori Yagiura, Toshihide Ibaraki
One of the attractive features of recent metaheuristics is in its robustness and simplicity. To investigate this direction, the single machine scheduling problem is solved by various metaheuristics,...
Augmenting Edge-Connectivity over the Entire Range in O(nm) Time (1996)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshihide Ibaraki
For a given undirected graph G = (V; E; c G ) with edges weighted by nonnegative reals c G : E ! R + , let G (k) stand for the minimum amount of weights which needs to be added to make G...
An Implementation of Logical Analysis of Data (1996)
Martigny Valais Suisse, An Implementation Of, Eddy Mayoraz, Endre Boros, Endre Boros, Peter L. Hammer, ...
. The paper describes a new, logic-based methodology for analyzing observations. The key features of the Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) are the discovery of minimal sets of features necessary for...
An Implementation of Logical Analysis of Data (1996)
Endre Boros, Endre Boros, Peter L. Hammer, Peter L. Hammer, Toshihide Ibaraki, Toshihide Ibaraki, ...
. The paper describes a new, logic-based methodology for analyzing observations. The key features of the Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) are the discovery of minimal sets of features necessary for...
A Simple Proof of a Minimum Cut Algorithm and Its Applications (1996)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Toshimasa Ishii, Toshihide Ibaraki
For the correctness of the minimum cut algorithm proposed in [H. Nagamochi and T. Ibaraki, Computing edge-connectivity of multigraphs and capacitated graphs, SIAM J. Discrete Mathematics, 5, 1992,...
Computing All Small Cuts in an Undirected Network (1994)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Toshihide Ibaraki
: Let (N ) denote the weight of a minimum cut in an edge-weighted undirected network N , and n and m denote the numbers of vertices and edges, respectively. It is known that O(n 2k ) is an upper...
Implementing an Efficient Minimum Capacity Cut Algorithm (1994)
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Tadashi Ono, Toshihide Ibaraki
In this paper, we present an efficient implementation of the O(mn + n² log n) time algorithm originally proposed by Nagamochi and Ibaraki (1992) for computing the minimum capacity cut of an...
Intrinsic Gap and Final-Double-Offer Arbitration (1992)
ZENG, Dao-Zhi, OHNISHI, Masamitsu, IBARAKI, Toshihide, CHEN, Ting
On the Construction of Abstract Voronoi Diagrams, II (1990)
Klein, R., Mehlhorn, Kurt, Meiser, Stefan, Asano, Tetsuo, Ibaraki, Toshihide, Imai, Hiroshi, ...
Scheduling of corrugated paper production
Matsumoto, Kazuki, Miwa, Hiroyoshi, Ibaraki, Toshihide
Corrugated paper is produced by gluing three types of papers of the same breadth. Given a set of orders, we first assign each order to one of the standard breadths, and then sequence those assigned...
Complexity Of The Minimum Base Game On Matroids
Hiroshi Nagamochi, Dao-Zhi Zeng, Naohisa Kabutoya, Toshihide Ibaraki
This paper studies the complexity of computing solution concepts for a cooperative game, called the minimum base game (MBG) (E; c), where its characteristic function c : 2