Ugo Vaccaro

Orcid: 0000-0003-4085-7300

Affiliations:
  • University of Salerno, Italy


According to our database1, Ugo Vaccaro authored at least 118 papers between 1988 and 2024.

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  • Erdős number3 of two.

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2024
Improved Algorithms and Bounds for List Union-Free Families.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, April, 2024

2023
Bounds and algorithms for generalized superimposed codes.
Inf. Process. Lett., August, 2023

Bounds and Algorithms for Frameproof Codes and Related Combinatorial Structures.
Proceedings of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, 2023

2022
Achievable Rates and Algorithms for Group Testing with Runlength Constraints.
Proceedings of the IEEE Information Theory Workshop, 2022

2020
Low-weight superimposed codes and related combinatorial structures: Bounds and applications.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2020

Fast and frugal targeting with incentives.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2020

Whom to befriend to influence people.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2020

A new kind of selectors and their applications to conflict resolution in wireless multichannels networks.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2020

2019
Minimum-Entropy Couplings and Their Applications.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2019

An Information Theoretic Approach to Probability Mass Function Truncation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2019

2018
Bounds on the Entropy of a Function of a Random Variable and Their Applications.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2018

Evangelism in social networks: Algorithms and complexity.
Networks, 2018

Partial Covering Arrays: Algorithms and Asymptotics.
Theory Comput. Syst., 2018

Discovering Small Target Sets in Social Networks: A Fast and Effective Algorithm.
Algorithmica, 2018

Time-Bounded Influence Diffusion with Incentives.
Proceedings of the Structural Information and Communication Complexity, 2018

Probabilistic Secret Sharing.
Proceedings of the 43rd International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, 2018

Maximum Entropy Interval Aggregations.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2018

Low-Weight Superimposed Codes and Their Applications.
Proceedings of the Frontiers in Algorithmics - 12th International Workshop, 2018

2017
ε-Almost Selectors and Their Applications to Multiple-Access Communication.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2017

How to find a joint probability distribution of minimum entropy (almost) given the marginals.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2017

H(X) vs. H(f(X)).
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2017

On k-Strong Conflict-Free Multicoloring.
Proceedings of the Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, 2017

2016
Brief Announcement: Active Information Spread in Networks.
Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, 2016

Evangelism in Social Networks.
Proceedings of the Combinatorial Algorithms - 27th International Workshop, 2016

Approximating probability distributions with short vectors, via information theoretic distance measures.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2016

2015
Influence diffusion in social networks under time window constraints.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2015

Spread of influence in weighted networks under time and budget constraints.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2015

Optimizing Spread of Influence in Weighted Social Networks via Partial Incentives.
CoRR, 2015

Optimizing Spread of Influence in Social Networks via Partial Incentives.
Proceedings of the Structural Information and Communication Complexity, 2015

ϵ-Almost Selectors and Their Applications.
Proceedings of the Fundamentals of Computation Theory - 20th International Symposium, 2015

A Fast and Effective Heuristic for Discovering Small Target Sets in Social Networks.
Proceedings of the Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, 2015

2014
Latency-bounded target set selection in social networks.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2014

How to go Viral: Cheaply and Quickly.
Proceedings of the Fun with Algorithms - 7th International Conference, 2014

2013
Optimal time data gathering in wireless networks with multidirectional antennas.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2013

On the approximability and exact algorithms for vector domination and related problems in graphs.
Discret. Appl. Math., 2013

Information theoretic measures of distances and their econometric applications.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2013

2011
Optimal Time Data Gathering in Wireless Networks with Omni-Directional Antennas.
Proceedings of the Structural Information and Communication Complexity, 2011

Hardness, Approximability, and Exact Algorithms for Vector Domination and Total Vector Domination in Graphs.
Proceedings of the Fundamentals of Computation Theory - 18th International Symposium, 2011

2010
Superselectors: Efficient Constructions and Applications.
Proceedings of the Algorithms, 2010

2009
Two Batch Search With Lie Cost.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2009

09281 Abstracts Collection - Search Methodologies.
Proceedings of the Search Methodologies, 05.07. - 10.07.2009, 2009

2007
Tunstall Parse Trees Optimum under Various Criteria.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2007

2006
A Note on Approximation of Uniform Distributions From Variable-to-Fixed Length Codes.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2006

Optimal Algorithms for Two Group Testing Problems, and New Bounds on Generalized Superimposed Codes.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2006

Asynchronous deterministic rendezvous in graphs.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2006

2005
Optimal Two-Stage Algorithms for Group Testing Problems.
SIAM J. Comput., 2005

Optimal group testing algorithms with interval queries and their application to splice site detection.
Int. J. Bioinform. Res. Appl., 2005

Optimal Group Testing Strategies with Interval Queries and Their Application to Splice Site Detection.
Proceedings of the Computational Science, 2005

2004
Bounding the average length of optimal source codes via majorization theory.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2004

Spanning spiders and light-splitting switches.
Discret. Math., 2004

Preface.
Discret. Appl. Math., 2004

On searching strategies, parallel questions, and delayed answers.
Discret. Appl. Math., 2004

New results and applications of superimposed codes (and related combinatorial structures) to the design of efficient group testing procedures.
Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2004

2003
Constructions of generalized superimposed codes with applications to group testing and conflict resolution in multiple access channels.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2003

Binary search with delayed and missing answers.
Inf. Process. Lett., 2003

Multicasting to Groups in Optical Networks and Related Combinatorial Optimization Problems.
Proceedings of the 17th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2003), 2003

Generalized Framework for Selectors with Applications in Optimal Group Testing.
Proceedings of the Automata, Languages and Programming, 30th International Colloquium, 2003

2002
Supermodularity and subadditivity properties of the entropy on the majorization lattice.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2002

Least adaptive optimal search with unreliable tests.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2002

Spanning Trees with Bounded Number of Branch Vertices.
Proceedings of the Automata, Languages and Programming, 29th International Colloquium, 2002

Efficient Constructions of Generalized Superimposed Codes with Applications to Group Testing and Conflict Resolution in Multiple Access Channels.
Proceedings of the Algorithms, 2002

2001
Bounds on entropy in a guessing game.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 2001

Concurrent multicast in weighted networks.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2001

Efficient algorithms for chemical threshold testing problems.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2001

Efficient communication in unknown networks.
Networks, 2001

2000
Optimal Strategies Against a Liar.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2000

Efficient collective communication in optical networks.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 2000

An improved heuristic for "Ulam-Rényi game".
Inf. Process. Lett., 2000

coping with Delays and Time-Outs in Binary Search Procedures.
Proceedings of the Algorithms and Computation, 11th International Conference, 2000

Introduction: Approximation and Randomized Algorithms in Communication Networks.
Proceedings of the ICALP Workshops 2000, 2000

Optimal Approximation of Uniform Distributions with a Biased Coin.
Proceedings of the ICALP Workshops 2000, 2000

1999
Efficient generation of fair dice with few biased coins.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 1999

Efficient m-ary Balanced Codes.
Discret. Appl. Math., 1999

Randomness Complexity of Private Computation.
Comput. Complex., 1999

1998
Fast Gossiping by Short Messages.
SIAM J. Comput., 1998

Highly Fault-Tolerant Routing in the Star and Hypercube Interconnection Networks.
Parallel Process. Lett., 1998

Broadcasting in Hypercubes and Star Graphs with Dynamic Faults.
Inf. Process. Lett., 1998

Improved Algorithms for Group Testing with Inhibitors.
Inf. Process. Lett., 1998

On Secret Sharing Schemes.
Inf. Process. Lett., 1998

Perfectly Secure Key Distribution for Dynamic Conferences.
Inf. Comput., 1998

Minimum time broadcast in faulty star networks.
Discret. Appl. Math., 1998

Improved Algorithms for Chemical Threshold Testing Problems.
Proceedings of the Computing and Combinatorics, 4th Annual International Conference, 1998

1997
Communication Complexity of Gossiping by Packets.
J. Parallel Distributed Comput., 1997

Group Testing with Unreliable Tests.
Inf. Sci., 1997

Tight Bounds on the Information Rate of Secret Sharing Schemes.
Des. Codes Cryptogr., 1997

1996
On the Information Rate of Secret Sharing Schemes.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 1996

Fully Dynamic Secret Sharing Schemes.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 1996

Randomness in Distribution Protocols.
Inf. Comput., 1996

1995
New bounds on the information rate of secret sharing schemes.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 1995

Graph Decompositions and Secret Sharing Schemes.
J. Cryptol., 1995

On the capacity of boolean graph formulæ.
Graphs Comb., 1995

optimal Detection of a Counterfeit Coin with Multi-arms Balances.
Discret. Appl. Math., 1995

On the Number of Random Bits in Totally Private Computation.
Proceedings of the Automata, Languages and Programming, 22nd International Colloquium, 1995

1994
A Fast Algorithm for the Unique Decipherability of Multivalued Encodings.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 1994

Capacities: From Information Theory to Extremal Set Theory.
J. Comb. Theory, Ser. A, 1994

Randomness in Distributed Protocols.
Proceedings of the Automata, Languages and Programming, 21st International Colloquium, 1994

Multi-Secret Sharing Schemes.
Proceedings of the Advances in Cryptology, 1994

1993
Fault - tolerant hypercube broadcasting via information dispersal.
Networks, 1993

On the Size of Shares for Secret Sharing Schemes.
J. Cryptol., 1993

Fault Tolerant Routing in the Star and Pancake Interconnection Networks.
Inf. Process. Lett., 1993

Sperner capacities.
Graphs Comb., 1993

Efficient Sharing of Many Secrets.
Proceedings of the STACS 93, 1993

Secret Sharing Schemes with Veto Capabilities.
Proceedings of the Algebraic Coding, 1993

Size of Shares and Probability of Cheating in Threshold Schemes.
Proceedings of the Advances in Cryptology, 1993

1992
On the construction of statistically synchronizable codes.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 1992

Minimum Time Broadcast Networks Tolerating a Logarithmic Number of Faults.
SIAM J. Discret. Math., 1992

Qualitative Independence and Sperner Problems for Directed Graphs.
J. Comb. Theory, Ser. A, 1992

An improved algorithm for quantitative group testing.
Discret. Appl. Math., 1992

Search problems for two irregular coins with incomplete feedback: the underweight model.
Discret. Appl. Math., 1992

On the Information Rate of Secret Sharing Schemes (Extended Abstract).
Proceedings of the Advances in Cryptology, 1992

1991
Decoders with Initial State Invariance for Multivalued Encodings.
Theor. Comput. Sci., 1991

Efficient q-ary immutable codes.
Discret. Appl. Math., 1991

1990
Unidirectional error-detecting codes.
Proceedings of the EUROCODE '90, 1990

1989
An efficient algorithm for testing immutability of variable-length codes.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 1989

On the construction of minimal broadcast networks.
Networks, 1989

Structure of decoders for multivalued encodings.
Discret. Appl. Math., 1989

Time Bound for Broadcasting in Bounded Degree Graphs.
Proceedings of the Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science, 1989

1988
On the characterization of statistically synchronizable variable-length codes.
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, 1988


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