Advances in Parameterized Complexity: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications
A special issue of Algorithms (ISSN 1999-4893). This special issue belongs to the section "Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity Theory".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editor
Interests: design and analysis of algorithms; network algorithms; social network analysis; parameterized algorithms and complexity; combinatorial structures
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, parameterized complexity has advanced significantly. It has been employed in diverse domains such as algorithmic graph theory, algorithmic game theory, computational social choice, bioinformatics, machine learning, multiagent systems, planning and scheduling and big data science.
However, there is still a long way to go. Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes contributions that strengthen the connection between parameterized algorithms and practical applications, and aims to promote novel theoretical insights through this exchange of knowledge. In addition, we aim to outline opportunities for future research in parameterized complexity at the intersection of diverse disciplines and present new or enhanced results regarding the parameterized complexity of combinatorial problems, novel algorithmic methods or paradigms within parameterized complexity, and surveys highlighting recent progress and applications in these fields.
Dr. Adele Anna Rescigno
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- algorithm design and analysis
- parameterized algorithms and their applications
- exact exponential-time algorithm
- fixed-parameter tractability
- kernelization results
- parameterized complexity theory
- parameterized approximability and inapproximability
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