Stochastic algorithms : foundations and applications : 4th international symposium, SAGA 2007, Zurich, Switzerland, September 13-14, 2007 : proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Stochastic Algorithms: Foundations and Applications, SAGA 2007. The nine revised full papers and five invited papers presented were carefully selected for inclusion in the book. The contributed papers included in this volume cover both theoretical as well as applied aspects of stochastic computations with a special focus on investigating the power of randomization in algorithmics. Front Matter....Pages - On Computation and Communication with Small Bias....Pages 1-1 Design Strategies for Minimal Perfect Hash Functions....Pages 2-17 Hamming, Permutations and Automata....Pages 18-29 Probabilistic Techniques in Algorithmic Game Theory....Pages 30-53 Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Analysis in Wireless Networking....Pages 54-57 A First Step Towards Analyzing the Convergence Time in Player-Specific Singleton Congestion Games....Pages 58-69 Communication Problems in Random Line-of-Sight Ad-Hoc Radio Networks....Pages 70-81 Approximate Discovery of Random Graphs....Pages 82-92 A VNS Algorithm for Noisy Problems and Its Application to Project Portfolio Analysis....Pages 93-104 Digit Set Randomization in Elliptic Curve Cryptography....Pages 105-117 Lower Bounds for Hit-and-Run Direct Search....Pages 118-129 An Exponential Gap Between LasVegas and Deterministic Sweeping Finite Automata....Pages 130-141 Stochastic Methods for Dynamic OVSF Code Assignment in 3G Networks....Pages 142-153 On the Support Size of Stable Strategies in Random Games....Pages 154-165 Back Matter....Pages - This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Stochastic Algorithms: Foundations and Applications, SAGA 2007, held in Zurich, Switzerland, in September 2007. The 9 revised full papers and 5 invoted papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected out of 31 submissions for inclusion in the book. The contributed papers included in this volume cover both theoretical as well as applied aspects of stochastic computations whith a special focus on investigating the power of randomization in algorithmics