Graph transversals

• Grant number: 15/08538-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): September 01, 2015
• Effective date (End): August 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Theory of Computation
• Principal Investigator: Cristina Gomes Fernandes
• Grantee: Juan Gabriel Gutierrez Alva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Matemática e Estatística (IME). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/03447-6 - Combinatorial structures, optimization, and algorithms in theoretical Computer Science, AP.TEM

Abstract

In graph theory, a classic problem consists in finding a set of vertex or edges such that every object of some kind contains at least one element in that set. Such a set is called transversal, and in general we try to search little transversals, possibly of minimum size.When we don't know the size of a minimum transversal, it is interesting to search for good delimitations for that size. When finding a minimum transversal is NP-hard, we try to find approximations for the problem. The target of this project are some kinds of transversals in graphs, for example transversal of longest paths, of longest cycles, of odd-cycles, and maximal cliques. The goal is to find the size of minimum transversals for these objects in arbitrary or specific classes of graphs.

Scientific publications

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CERIOLI, MARCIA R.; FERNANDES, CRISTINA G.; GOMEZ, RENZO; GUTIERREZ, JUAN; LIMA, PALOMA T.. Transversals of longest paths. DISCRETE MATHEMATICS, v. 343, n. 3, MAR 2020. (13/03447-6, 15/08538-5)

GUTIERREZ, JUAN. ransversals of longest cycles in partial k-trees and chordal graph. JOURNAL OF GRAPH THEORY, v. 98, n. 4, JUL 2021. (15/08538-5)

BOTLER, FABIO; FERNANDES, CRISTINA G.; GUTIERREZ, JUAN. On Tuza's conjecture for triangulations and graphs with small treewidth. DISCRETE MATHEMATICS, v. 344, n. 4, APR 2021. (13/03447-6, 15/08538-5)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ALVA, Juan Gabriel Gutierrez. Transversals of graphs. 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Matemática e Estatística (IME/SBI) São Paulo.