181 research outputs found
The Maximum Traveling Salesman Problem with Submodular Rewards
In this paper, we look at the problem of finding the tour of maximum reward
on an undirected graph where the reward is a submodular function, that has a
curvature of , of the edges in the tour. This problem is known to be
NP-hard. We analyze two simple algorithms for finding an approximate solution.
Both algorithms require oracle calls to the submodular function. The
approximation factors are shown to be and
, respectively; so the second
method has better bounds for low values of . We also look at how these
algorithms perform for a directed graph and investigate a method to consider
edge costs in addition to rewards. The problem has direct applications in
monitoring an environment using autonomous mobile sensors where the sensing
reward depends on the path taken. We provide simulation results to empirically
evaluate the performance of the algorithms.Comment: Extended version of ACC 2013 submission (including p-system greedy
bound with curvature
Sampling and Reconstruction of Signals on Product Graphs
In this paper, we consider the problem of subsampling and reconstruction of
signals that reside on the vertices of a product graph, such as sensor network
time series, genomic signals, or product ratings in a social network.
Specifically, we leverage the product structure of the underlying domain and
sample nodes from the graph factors. The proposed scheme is particularly useful
for processing signals on large-scale product graphs. The sampling sets are
designed using a low-complexity greedy algorithm and can be proven to be
near-optimal. To illustrate the developed theory, numerical experiments based
on real datasets are provided for sampling 3D dynamic point clouds and for
active learning in recommender systems.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Sparse Sampling for Inverse Problems with Tensors
We consider the problem of designing sparse sampling strategies for
multidomain signals, which can be represented using tensors that admit a known
multilinear decomposition. We leverage the multidomain structure of tensor
signals and propose to acquire samples using a Kronecker-structured sensing
function, thereby circumventing the curse of dimensionality. For designing such
sensing functions, we develop low-complexity greedy algorithms based on
submodular optimization methods to compute near-optimal sampling sets. We
present several numerical examples, ranging from multi-antenna communications
to graph signal processing, to validate the developed theory.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figure
Maximization of Non-Monotone Submodular Functions
A litany of questions from a wide variety of scientific disciplines can be cast as non-monotone submodular maximization problems. Since this class of problems includes max-cut, it is NP-hard. Thus, general purpose algorithms for the class tend to be approximation algorithms. For unconstrained problem instances, one recent innovation in this vein includes an algorithm of Buchbinder et al. (2012) that guarantees a ½ - approximation to the maximum. Building on this, for problems subject to cardinality constraints, Buchbinderet al. (2014) o_er guarantees in the range [0:356; ½ + o(1)]. Earlier work has the best approximation factors for more complex constraints and settings. For constraints that can be characterized as a solvable polytope, Chekuri et al. (2011) provide guarantees. For the online secretary setting, Gupta et al. (2010) provide guarantees. In sum, the current body of work on non-monotone submodular maximization lays strong foundations. However, there remains ample room for future algorithm development
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