Learn what approximation algorithms are, how they work, and what are their benefits and drawbacks for solving hard problems in optimization, scheduling, and more.

Learn what approximation algorithms are, how they work, and what are some examples and challenges in computer engineering.

In scheduling theory, the non-preemptive scheduling on a single machine of jobs with increasing processing times and release dates for total completion time minimization is known to be a strongly ...

Such algorithms find approximate (slightly suboptimal) solutions to optimization problems in polynomial time. Unlike heuristics, approximation algorithms have provable performance guarantees: they ...

Algorithm Analysis: In-depth discussion of the implemented algorithms, including time and space complexity analysis. Comparative Study: A comparison between the exact and approximation methods in ...

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has the potential for cost-efficiency, manage-convenience, and flexibility services but meanwhile poses challenges for the service function chain (SFC) deployment ...

We extend the (1 — 1/e)-approximation algorithm to a constant-factor approximation algorithms for a nonseparable assignment problem with applications in maximizing revenue for budget-constrained ...