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MOBIHOC
2010
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
Near optimal multi-application allocation in shared sensor networks
Recent years have witnessed the emergence of shared sensor networks as integrated infrastructure for multiple applications. It is important to allocate multiple applications in a ...
You Xu, Abusayeed Saifullah, Yixin Chen, Chenyang ...
SODA
2010
ACM
164views Algorithms» more  SODA 2010»
15 years 9 months ago
Differentially Private Approximation Algorithms
Consider the following problem: given a metric space, some of whose points are "clients," select a set of at most k facility locations to minimize the average distance f...
Anupam Gupta, Katrina Ligett, Frank McSherry, Aaro...
FOCS
2006
IEEE
15 years 5 months ago
Approximation algorithms for allocation problems: Improving the factor of 1 - 1/e
Combinatorial allocation problems require allocating items to players in a way that maximizes the total utility. Two such problems received attention recently, and were addressed ...
Uriel Feige, Jan Vondrák
CORR
2010
Springer
121views Education» more  CORR 2010»
14 years 10 months ago
Mechanism Design via Correlation Gap
For revenue and welfare maximization in singledimensional Bayesian settings, Chawla et al. (STOC10) recently showed that sequential posted-price mechanisms (SPMs), though simple i...
Qiqi Yan
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SODA
2010
ACM
208views Algorithms» more  SODA 2010»
15 years 9 months ago
Correlation Robust Stochastic Optimization
We consider a robust model proposed by Scarf, 1958, for stochastic optimization when only the marginal probabilities of (binary) random variables are given, and the correlation be...
Shipra Agrawal, Yichuan Ding, Amin Saberi, Yinyu Y...