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最小和次模覆盖问题的局部搜索算法

A Local Search Algorithm for the Min-Sum Submodular Cover Problem

Lisa Hellerstein, Thomas Lidbetter, R. Teal Witter

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本文研究最小和次模覆盖问题,提出一种局部搜索算法,在函数满足二阶超模性时可在 $O(n^3\log(n/ε))$ 时间内达到 $(4+ε)$ 近似比,并在小数据集上优于贪心算法。

摘要:

我们考虑使用局部搜索求解最小和次模覆盖问题。最小和次模覆盖问题推广了NP完全的最小和集合覆盖问题,将输入的集合覆盖实例替换为单调次模集函数。一个简单的贪心算法可以达到4的近似因子,除非P=NP,否则该因子是紧的 [Streeter and Golovin, NeurIPS, 2008]。我们用局部搜索算法的分析来补充贪心算法。基于Munagala等人 [ICDT, 2005] 的工作,我们证明,在简单初始化下,一个直接的局部搜索算法可以在时间 $O(n^3\log(n/ε))$ 内得到 $(4+ε)$-近似解,前提是单调次模集函数也是二阶超模的。二阶超模性已被证明对许多具有实际意义的次模函数成立,包括与集合覆盖、匹配和设施选址相关的函数。我们在最小和次模覆盖的两个特殊情形上进行了实验,发现局部搜索算法在小数据集上可以优于贪心算法。

英文摘要:

We consider the problem of solving the Min-Sum Submodular Cover problem using local search. The Min-Sum Submodular Cover problem generalizes the NP-complete Min-Sum Set Cover problem, replacing the input set cover instance with a monotone submodular set function. A simple greedy algorithm achieves an approximation factor of 4, which is tight unless P=NP [Streeter and Golovin, NeurIPS, 2008]. We complement the greedy algorithm with analysis of a local search algorithm. Building on work of Munagala et al. [ICDT, 2005], we show that, using simple initialization, a straightforward local search algorithm achieves a $(4+ε)$-approximate solution in time $O(n^3\log(n/ε))$, provided that the monotone submodular set function is also second-order supermodular. Second-order supermodularity has been shown to hold for a number of submodular functions of practical interest, including functions associated with set cover, matching, and facility location. We present experiments on two special cases of Min-Sum Submodular Cover and find that the local search algorithm can outperform the greedy algorithm on small data sets.

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