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Optimization and Search Problems

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This cluster of papers focuses on the development and analysis of online algorithms for distributed coordination of mobile robots, with applications in areas such as ad auctions, resource allocation, stochastic matching, and rendezvous search. The research explores techniques for competitive analysis, learning automata, and buffer management in the context of online robotics.

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competitive ratio; online algorithms; competitive analysis; online scheduling; secretary problem; online matching; prophet inequality; randomized online algorithms; k-server problem; deterministic online algorithms; graph exploration; optimal search strategy; oblivious robots; search games; online bipartite matching; asynchronous robots; resource augmentation; optimal search; advice complexity; competitive algorithms; learning-augmented algorithms; gathering problem; anonymous robots; online resource allocation; ski rental problem

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Morton address: 38285270835150871 · morton4x16-v1

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