4 papers
Structure of sparse Boolean functions over Abelian groups, and its application to testing
Sourav Chakraborty, Swarnalipa Datta, Pranjal Dutta +2
We study Fourier-sparse Boolean functions over general finite Abelian groups. A Boolean function is -sparse if it has at most non-zero Fourier coeffici…
Quantum Search With Generalized Wildcards
Arjan Cornelissen, Nikhil S. Mande, Subhasree Patro +2
In the search with wildcards problem [Ambainis, Montanaro, Quantum Inf.~Comput.'14], one's goal is to learn an unknown bit-string . An algorithm may, at unit cost…
Complexity of learning matchings and half graphs via edge queries
Nikhil S. Mande, Swagato Sanyal, Viktor Zamaraev
The problem of learning or reconstructing an unknown graph from a known family via partial-information queries arises as a mathematical model in various contexts. The most basic ty…
Voter Participation Control in Online Polls
Koustav De, Palash Dey, Swagato Sanyal
News outlets, surveyors, and other organizations often conduct polls on social networks to gain insights into public opinion. Such a poll is typically started by someone on a socia…