Abstract. We analyse the mixing time of Markov chains using path coupling with stopping times. We apply this approach to two hypergraph problems. We show that the Glauber dynamics ...
We develop exact and approximate algorithms for computing optimal separators and measuring the extent to which two point sets in d-dimensional space are separated, with respect to...
Abstract. This paper is a first step in the direction of extending possibilistic planning to take advantage of the expressive power and reasoning capabilities of fuzzy description...
I propose a set of criteria which distinguish a grand challenge in science or engineering from the many other kinds of short-term or long-term research problems that engage the int...
A network with restoration capability requires spare capacity to be used in the case of failure. Optimization of spare capacity is to find the minimum amount of spare capacity for ...