Subquadratic Submodular Maximization with a General Matroid Constraint

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Main Authors: Kobayashi, Yusuke, Terao, Tatsuya
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author Kobayashi, Yusuke
Terao, Tatsuya
author_facet Kobayashi, Yusuke
Terao, Tatsuya
contents We consider fast algorithms for monotone submodular maximization with a general matroid constraint. We present a randomized $(1 - 1/e - ε)$-approximation algorithm that requires $\tilde{O}_ε(\sqrt{r} n)$ independence oracle and value oracle queries, where $n$ is the number of elements in the matroid and $r \leq n$ is the rank of the matroid. This improves upon the previously best algorithm by Buchbinder-Feldman-Schwartz [Mathematics of Operations Research 2017] that requires $\tilde{O}_ε(r^2 + \sqrt{r}n)$ queries. Our algorithm is based on continuous relaxation, as with other submodular maximization algorithms in the literature. To achieve subquadratic query complexity, we develop a new rounding algorithm, which is our main technical contribution. The rounding algorithm takes as input a point represented as a convex combination of $t$ bases of a matroid and rounds it to an integral solution. Our rounding algorithm requires $\tilde{O}(r^{3/2} t)$ independence oracle queries, while the previously best rounding algorithm by Chekuri-Vondrák-Zenklusen [FOCS 2010] requires $O(r^2 t)$ independence oracle queries. A key idea in our rounding algorithm is to use a directed cycle of arbitrary length in an auxiliary graph, while the algorithm of Chekuri-Vondrák-Zenklusen focused on directed cycles of length two.
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spellingShingle Subquadratic Submodular Maximization with a General Matroid Constraint
Kobayashi, Yusuke
Terao, Tatsuya
Data Structures and Algorithms
We consider fast algorithms for monotone submodular maximization with a general matroid constraint. We present a randomized $(1 - 1/e - ε)$-approximation algorithm that requires $\tilde{O}_ε(\sqrt{r} n)$ independence oracle and value oracle queries, where $n$ is the number of elements in the matroid and $r \leq n$ is the rank of the matroid. This improves upon the previously best algorithm by Buchbinder-Feldman-Schwartz [Mathematics of Operations Research 2017] that requires $\tilde{O}_ε(r^2 + \sqrt{r}n)$ queries. Our algorithm is based on continuous relaxation, as with other submodular maximization algorithms in the literature. To achieve subquadratic query complexity, we develop a new rounding algorithm, which is our main technical contribution. The rounding algorithm takes as input a point represented as a convex combination of $t$ bases of a matroid and rounds it to an integral solution. Our rounding algorithm requires $\tilde{O}(r^{3/2} t)$ independence oracle queries, while the previously best rounding algorithm by Chekuri-Vondrák-Zenklusen [FOCS 2010] requires $O(r^2 t)$ independence oracle queries. A key idea in our rounding algorithm is to use a directed cycle of arbitrary length in an auxiliary graph, while the algorithm of Chekuri-Vondrák-Zenklusen focused on directed cycles of length two.
title Subquadratic Submodular Maximization with a General Matroid Constraint
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.00359