Given a matrix of size N , two dimensional range minimum queries (2D-RMQs) ask for the position of the minimum element in a rectangular range within the matrix. We study trade-offs between the query time and the additional space used by indexing data structures that support 2D-RMQs. Using a novel technique—the discrepancy properties of Fibonacci lattices—we give an indexing data structure for 2...

Supporting top-k document retrieval queries on general text databases, that is, finding the k documents where a given pattern occurs most frequently, has become a topic of interest with practical applications. While the problem has been solved in optimal time and linear space, the actual space usage is a serious concern. In this paper we study various reduced-space structures that support top-k...

Several recent heuristics for domain independent planning adopt some action cost partitioning scheme to derive admissible heuristic estimates. Given a state, two methods for obtaining an action cost partitioning have been proposed: optimal cost partitioning, which results in the best possible heuristic estimate for that state, but requires a substantial computational effort, and ad-hoc (uniform...

Finding the sub-vector with the largest sum in a sequence of n numbers is known as the maximum sum problem. Finding the k sub-vectors with the largest sums is a natural extension of this, and is known as the k maximal sums problem. In this paper we design an optimal O(n+k) time algorithm for the k maximal sums problem. We use this algorithm to obtain algorithms solving the two-dimensional k max...

Many scheduling problems in practice involve rescheduling of disrupted schedules. In this study, we show that in contrast to fixed processing times, if we have the flexibility to control the processing times of the jobs, we can generate alternative reactive schedules considering the manufacturing cost implications in response to disruptions. We consider a non-identical parallel machining enviro...

In this paper we discuss how communication can be used advantageously for cooperative navigation in sparse environments. Specifically, we analyze the tradeoff between the cost of communication cost and the efficient completion of the navigation task. We make use of a partially observable Markov decision process (POMDP) to model the navigation task, since this model allows to explicitly consider...

The project scheduling and resource allocation problems have been studied using different optimization methods. The resource leveling problem was proposed to reduce the resource fluctuation and was always studied independently resource constraint problem. For example, resource-constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) was proposed to optimize scheduling under resource constraints. This res...