Fixed-parameter algorithms for longest heapable subsequence and maximum binary tree

Karthekeyan Chandrasekaran, Elena Grigorescu, Gabriel Istrate, Shubhang Kulkarni, Young San Lin, Minshen Zhu

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Abstract

A heapable sequence is a sequence of numbers that can be arranged in a min-heap data structure. Finding a longest heapable subsequence of a given sequence was proposed by Byers, Heeringa, Mitzenmacher, and Zervas (ANALCO 2011) as a generalization of the well-studied longest increasing subsequence problem and its complexity still remains open. An equivalent formulation of the longest heapable subsequence problem is that of finding a maximum-sized binary tree in a given permutation directed acyclic graph (permutation DAG). In this work, we study parameterized algorithms for both longest heapable subsequence and maximum-sized binary tree. We introduce alphabet size as a new parameter in the study of computational problems in permutation DAGs and show that this parameter with respect to a fixed topological ordering admits a complete characterization and a polynomial time algorithm. We believe that this parameter is likely to be useful in the context of optimization problems defined over permutation DAGs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication15th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation, IPEC 2020
EditorsYixin Cao, Marcin Pilipczuk
PublisherSchloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing
ISBN (Electronic)9783959771726
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020
Event15th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation, IPEC 2020 - Virtual, Hong Kong, China
Duration: Dec 14 2020Dec 18 2020

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume180
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference15th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation, IPEC 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityVirtual, Hong Kong
Period12/14/2012/18/20

Keywords

  • Heapability
  • Maximum binary tree
  • Permutation directed acyclic graphs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software

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