Publications

  1. Near-Optimal Policies for Dynamic Multinomial Logit Assortment Selection Models
    Yining Wang, Xi Chen, Yuan Zhou*
    NIPS 2018
  2. Tight Bounds for Collaborative PAC Learning via Multiplicative Weights
    Jiecao Chen, Qin Zhang*, Yuan Zhou*
    NIPS 2018
  3. A Practical Algorithm for Distributed Clustering and Outlier Detection
    Jiecao Chen, Erfan Sadeqi-Azer, Qin Zhang*
    NIPS 2018
  4. Smooth q-Gram, and Its Applications to Detection of Overlaps among Long, Error-Prone Sequencing Reads
    Haoyu Zhang, Qin Zhang* and Haixu Tang
    CIKM 2018
  5. Distinct Sampling on Streaming Data with Near-Duplicates
    Jiecao Chen, Qin Zhang*
    PODS 18
  6. Distributed Statistical Estimation of Matrix Products with Applications [conf. talk]
    David P. Woodruff, Qin Zhang*
    PODS 18
  7. Best Arm Identification in Linear Bandits with Linear Dimension Dependency [PMLR]
    Chao Tao, Saúl A. Blanco, Yuan Zhou*
    ICML 2018
  8. Optimal Design of Process Flexibility for General Production Systems (SSRN)
    Xi Chen, Tengyu Ma, Jiawei Zhang, Yuan Zhou*
    Operations Research (To appear)
  9. Parameterized Algorithms for Constraint Satisfaction Problems Above Average with Global Cardinality Constraints (arXiv)
    Jiecao Chen, Xi Chen, Qin Zhang*, Yuan Zhou*
    ICML 2017
  10. Communication-Efficient Distributed Skyline Computation 
    Haoyu Zhang, Qin Zhang*
    CIKM 2017
  11. Parameterized Algorithms for Constraint Satisfaction Problems Above Average with Global Cardinality Constraints (arXiv)
    Xue Chen, Yuan Zhou*
    SODA 2017
  12. Optimal Sparse Designs for Process Flexibility via Probabilistic Expanders (SSRN)
    Xi Chen, Jiawei Zhang, Yuan Zhou*
    Operations Research 63-5 (2015), pp. 1159-1176
  13. Communication-Optimal Distributed Clustering 
    J. Chen, H. Sun, D. Woodruff, Q. Zhang*
    NIPS 2016
  14. Improved Algorithms for Distributed Entropy Monitoring 
    J. Chen, Q. Zhang*
    Algorithmica 2016
  15. Streaming Algorithms for Robust Distinct Elements 
    D. Chen, Q.zhang*
    SIGMOD 2016
  16. Edit Distance: Sketching, Streaming and Document Exchange 
    D. Belazzougui, Q. Zhang*
    FOCS 2016
  17. On Sketching Quadratic Forms 
    A. Andoni, J. Chen, R. Krauthgamer, B. Qin and D. P. Woodruff, Q. Zhang*
    ITCS 2016
  18. Communication-Efficient Computation on Distributed Noisy Datasets
    Q. Zhang*
    SPAA 15
  19. The Communication Complexity of Distributed Set-Joins with Applications to Matrix Multiplication 
    D. Van Gucht, R. Williams D. P. Woodruff, Q. Zhang*
    PODS 15
  20. Communication Complexity of Approximate Matching in Distributed Graphs 
    Z. Huang, B. Radunovic and M. Vojnovic, Q. Zhang*
    STACS 2015
  21. Satisfiability of Ordering CSPs Above Average Is Fixed-Parameter Tractable (pdf)
    Konstantin Makarychev, Yury Makarychev, Yuan Zhou*
    FOCS 2015
  22. Constant Factor Lasserre Integrality Gaps for Graph Partitioning Problems
    Venkatesan Guruswami, Ali Kemal Sinop, Yuan Zhou*
    SIAM Journal on Optimization 24-4 (2014), pp. 1698-1717
  23. Communication Complexity of Approximate Maximum Matching in Distributed Graph Data
    Z. Huang, B. Radunovic, M. Vojnovic and Q. Zhang*
    MASSIVE 14
  24. Robust Set Reconciliation
    D. Chen, C. Konrad, K. Y, W. Yu and Q. Zhang*
    SIGMOD 14
  25. Online Load Balancing for MapReduce with Skewed Data Input.
    Y. Le, J.C. Liu, F. Ergun, D. Wang.
    INFOCOM 14
  26. Palindrome Recognition in the Streaming Model.
    P. Berenbrink, F. Ergun, F. Mallmann-Trenn, E. Sadeqi-Azer*
    STACS 2014
  27. Network Design for Tolerating Multiple Link Failures Using Fast Re-Route (FRR) R. Sinha, F. Ergun, K. Oikonomou, K. K. Ramakrishnan.
    DRCN 2014
  28. An Optimal Lower Bound for Distinct Elements in the Message Passing Model 
    D. P. Woodruff and Q. Zhang*
    SODA 2014.
  29. Optimal PAC Multiple Arm Identification with Applications to Crowdsourcing
    Yuan Zhou, Xi Chen, Jian Li
    ICML 2014
  30. Optimal strong parallel repetition for projection games on low threshold rank   Madhur Tulsiani, John Wright, Yuan Zhou*
    ICALP 2014
  31. Locally Testable Codes and Cayley Graphs
    Parikshit Gopalan, Salil Vadhan, Yuan Zhou*
    ITCS 2014 
  32. Approximation Schemes via Sherali-Adams Hierarchy for Dense Constraint Satisfaction Problems and Assignment Problems
    Yuichi Yoshida, Yuan Zhou*
    ITCS 2014 
  33. Hardness of Robust Graph Isomorphism, Lasserre Gaps, and Asymmetry of Random Graphs
    Ryan O’Donnell, John Wright, Chenggang Wu, Yuan Zhou*
    SODA 2014 
  34. Hypercontractive inequalities via SOS, and Frankl-Rödl graph
    Manuel Kauers, Ryan O’Donnell, Li-Yang Tan, Yuan Zhou*
    SODA 2014
  35. When Distributed Computation is Communication Expensive
    D. P. Woodruff and Q. Zhang*
    DISC 2013
    Invited to the special issue for DISC, 2013, in Distributed Computing.
  36. Subspace Embeddings and Lp Regression Using Exponential Random Variables
    D. P. Woodruff and Q. Zhang*
    COLT 2013
  37. Approximability and proof complexity
    Ryan O’Donnell, Yuan Zhou*
    SODA 2013
  38. Parikh Matching in the Streaming Model
    L. K. Lee, M. Lewenstein and Q. Zhang*
    SPIRE 2012
  39. Rademacher-Sketch: A Dimensionality-Reducing Embedding for Sum-Product Norms, with an Application to Earth-Mover Distance
    E. Verbin and Q. Zhang*
    ICALP 2012
  40. Randomized Algorithms for Tracking Distributed Count, Frequencies, and Ranks
    Z. Huang, K. Yi, and Q. Zhang*
    PODS 2012
  41. Tight Bounds for Distributed Functional Monitoring
    D. P. Woodruff and Q. Zhang*
    STOC 2012
  42. Lower Bounds for Number-in-Hand Multiparty Communication Complexity, Made Easy
    J. M. Phillips, E. Verbin and Q. Zhang*
    SODA 2012
  43. Approximating bounded occurrence ordering CSPs
    Venkatesan Guruswami, Yuan Zhou*
    APPROX 2012 
  44. Hypercontractivity, Sum-of-Squares Proofs, and their Applications
    Boaz Barak, Fernando Brandão, Aram Harrow, Jonathan Kelner, David Steurer, Yuan Zhou*
    STOC 2012 
  45. Linear programming, width-1 CSPs, and robust satisfaction
    Gabor Kun, Ryan O’Donnell, Suguru Tamaki, Yuichi Yoshida, Yuan Zhou*
    ITCS 2012
  46. Polynomial integrality gaps for strong SDP relaxations of Densest k-Subgraph
    Aditya Bhaskara, Moses Charikar, Venkatesan Guruswami, Aravindan Vijayaraghavan, Yuan Zhou*
    SODA 2012 
  47. Approximation Algorithms and Hardness of the k-Route Cut Problem
    Julia Chuzhoy, Yury Makarychev, Aravindan Vijayaraghavan, Yuan Zhou*
    SODA 2012
  48. Sorting, Searching and Simulation in the MapReduce Framework
    M. T. Goodrich, N. Sitchinava and Q. Zhang*
    ISSAC 2011
  49. Edit Distance to Monotonicity in Sliding Windows
    H. L. Chan, T. W. Lam, L. K. Lee, J. Pan, H. F. Ting and Q. Zhang*
    ISAAC 2011
  50. Black-box reductions in mechanism design
    Zhiyi Huang, Lei Wang, Yuan Zhou*
    APPROX 2011
  51. The Fourier Entropy-Influence Conjecture for certain classes of Boolean functions
    Ryan O’Donnell, John Wright, Yuan Zhou*
    ICALP 2011 
  52. Hardness of Max-2Lin and Max-3Lin over integers, reals, and large cyclic groups
    Ryan O’Donnell, Yi Wu, Yuan Zhou*
    CCC 2011 
  53. Finding almost-perfect graph bisections
    Venkatesan Guruswami, Yury Makarychev, Prasad Raghavendra, David Steurer, Yuan Zhou*
    ITCS 2011 
  54. Optimal lower bounds for locality sensitive hashing (except when q is tiny)
    Ryan O’Donnell, Yi Wu, Yuan Zhou*
    ITCS 2011
    ACM Transactions on Computation Theory 6(1), Article 5 (March 2014) 
  55. Tight Bounds on the Approximability of Almost-satisfiable Horn SAT and Exact Hitting Set
    Venkatesan Guruswami, Yuan Zhou*
    SODA 2011
    Theory of Computing 8, pp. 239-267 (2012)
  56. Approximation Algorithms for Spanner Problems and Directed Steiner Forest
    P. Berman, A. Bhattacharyya, K. Makarychev, S. Raskhodnikova, G. Yaroslavtsev*
    ICALP 2011
  57. Steiner Transitive-Closure Spanners of d-Dimensional Posets 
    P. Berman, A. Bhattacharyya, E. Grigorescu, S. Raskhodnikova, D. Woodruff, G. Yaroslavtsev*
    ICALP 2011
  58. Periodicity in Streams.
    F. Ergun, H. Jowhari, M. Saglam*
    RANDOM 2010
  59. Clustering with Diversity
    J. Li, K. Yi and Q. Zhang*
    ICALP 2010
  60. Cache-Oblivious Hashing
    R. Pagh, Z. Wei, K. Yi and Q. Zhang*
    PODS 2010
    Journal version in Algorithmica
  61. Optimal Sampling From Distributed Streams
    G. Cormode, S. Muthukrishnan, K. Yi and Q. Zhang*
    PODS 2010
    Invited to Journal of the ACM
  62. The Limits of Buffering: A Tight Lower Bound for Dynamic Membership in the External Memory Model
    E. Verbin and Q. Zhang*
    STOC 2010
    Journal version in SIAM Journal of Computing
  63. On the Cell Probe Complexity of Dynamic Membership
    K. Yi and Q. Zhang*
    SODA 2010
  64. Dynamic External Hashing: The Limit of Buffering
    Z. Wei, K. Yi and Q. Zhang*
    SPAA 2009
  65. Optimal Tracking of Distributed Heavy Hitters and Quantiles
    K. Yi and Q. Zhang*
    PODS 2009
    Journal version in Algorithmica
  66. Revenue Generation for Truthful Spectrum Auction in Dynamic Spectrum Access
    J. Jia, Q. Zhang, Q. Zhang and M. Liu
    MobiHoc 2009
  67. Multi-Dimensional Online Tracking
    K. Yi and Q. Zhang*
    SODA 2009
    Journal version in ACM Transactions on Algorithms
  68. Finding Frequent Items in Probabilistic Data
    Q. Zhang, F. Li and K. Yi
    SIGMOD 2008
  69. On Distance to Monotonicity and Longest Increasing Subsequence of a Data Stream.
    F. Ergun, H. Jowhari*
    SODA 2008

Note: Papers marked with * use alphabetic ordering of authors, following the convention of theoretical computer science.