Utilitas Algorithmica (UA)
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Utilitas Algorithmica (UA) is a premier, open-access international journal dedicated to advancing algorithmic research and its applications. Launched to drive innovation in computer science, UA publishes high-impact theoretical and experimental papers addressing real-world computational challenges. The journal underscores the vital role of efficient algorithm design in navigating the growing complexity of modern applications. Spanning domains such as parallel computing, computational geometry, artificial intelligence, and data structures, UA is a leading venue for groundbreaking algorithmic studies.
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ojac20-03
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- Online Journal of Analytic Combinatorics
- Issue 20, 2025
- Pages: 1-19(Paper #3)
- Published Online: 17/10/2025
This paper fits in the intersection between two disparate areas of combinatorics. Namely, graph theory and the combinatorics of Catalan words. A Catalan word with n parts is defined as a word w = w1w2⋯wn over the set of positive integers in which w1 = 1 and 1 ≤ wk ≤ wk − 1 + 1 for k = 2, 3, …, n. In order to study the intersection of the two areas, a specific type of graph called a grid graph is defined for each Catalan word. The main thrust of the paper is investigating the degrees of vertices in grid graphs. For each of the possible fixed degrees i ∈ {1, 2, 3, 4}, we find generating functions DFi(x) where the coefficient of xn is the total number of vertices of degree i in all grid graphs with n parts.
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/jcmcc127-22
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- Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing
- Volume 127
- Pages: 301-315
- Published Online: 17/10/2025
This paper introduces Hadamard-type \(t\)-Fibonacci-Lehmer (HTFL) sequences, a new hybrid construction combining Lehmer and Fibonacci recurrences. We establish their fundamental properties, including simple periodicity, and extend the definition to finite groups, with a detailed study of the Heisenberg group. Building on these results, we propose two Diffie–Hellman-style key exchange protocols based on upper-triangular unipotent matrices parameterized by HTFL sequence terms. Our work thus connects sequence theory, group theory, and cryptography in a novel way. While the algebraic framework and periodicity analysis are rigorous, we present the cryptographic constructions primarily as a conceptual foundation. We also discuss potential security considerations and outline directions for strengthening these schemes under formal hardness assumptions. This study demonstrates that HTFL sequences provide a fertile ground for both combinatorial investigations and future cryptographic applications.
- Retraction Note
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-10
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 157-157
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-09
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 145-156
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
A split graph is a graph in which the vertices can be partitioned into an independent set and a clique. We show that every nonsplit graph has at most four split maximal proper edge induced subgraphs. The exhaustive list of fifteen classes of nonsplit graphs having a split maximal proper edge induced subgraph is determined in this paper.
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-08
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 133-144
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
A kernel \(J\) of a digraph \(D\) is an independent set of vertices of \(D\) such that for every \(z\in V(D)\backslash J\) there exists an arc from \(z\) to \(J.\) A digraph \(D\) is said to be kernel-perfect if every induced subdigraph of it has a kernel. We characterise kernel-perfectness in special families of digraphs, namely, the line digraph, the subdivision digraph, the middle digraph, the digraph \(R(D)\) and the total digraph. We also obtain some results on kernel-perfectness in the generalised Mycielskian of digraphs. Moreover, we find some new classes of kernel-perfect digraphs by introducing a new product on digraphs.
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-07
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 117-131
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
The first, second Zagreb connection indices and modified first Zagreb connection index are defined as \(Z{C_1}(G)={\sum\limits_{{v\in V(G)}} {{\tau _G}^2(v)} }\), \(ZC{}_{2}(G)=\displaystyle\sum_{uv\in E(G)}^{}\tau{}_{G}(u)\tau{}_{G}(v)\) and \(ZC{}_{1}^{\ast }(G)=\displaystyle\sum_{v\in V(G)}^{}d{}_{G}(v)\tau{}_{G}(v)\), respectively. In this paper, we consider the maximum values of \(Z{C_1}(G)\), \(Z{C_2}(G)\), \(Z{C_1}^{*}(G)\) of \(n\)-vertex trees with fixed matching number \(m\) and the extremal graphs are also characterized.
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-06
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 93-115
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
An improper interval (edge) coloring of a graph \(G\) is an assignment of integer colors to the edges of \(G\) satisfying the condition that, for every vertex \(v \in V(G)\), the set of colors assigned to the edges incident with \(v\) forms an integral interval. An interval coloring is \(k\)-improper if at most \(k\) edges with the same color all share a common endpoint. The minimum integer \(k\) such that there exists a \(k\)-improper interval coloring of the graph \(G\) is the interval coloring impropriety of \(G\), denoted by \(\mu_{int}(G)\). In this paper, we provide a construction of an interval coloring of a subclass of complete multipartite graphs. Additionally, we determine improved upper bounds on the interval coloring impropriety of several classes of graphs, namely 2-trees, iterated triangulations, and outerplanar graphs. Finally, we investigate the interval coloring impropriety of the corona product of two graphs, \(G\odot H\).
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-05
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 77-91
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
A decomposition \(\mathcal{C}\) of a graph \(G\) is primitive if no proper, nontrivial subset of \(\mathcal{C}\) is a decomposition of an induced subgraph of \(G\). The existence of primitive decompositions has been studied for several decompositions, including path and cycle decompositions for complete and cocktail party graphs. In this work, we classify the existence of primitive star decompositions for complete graphs.
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-04
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 57-75
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
In this paper, we study the distribution on \([k]^n\) for the parameter recording the number of indices \(i \in [n-1]\) within a word \(w=w_1\cdots w_n\) such that \(|w_{i+1}-w_i|\ \leq 1\) and compute the corresponding (bivariate) generating function. A circular version of the problem wherein one considers whether or not \(|w_n-w_1|\ \leq 1\) as well is also treated. As special cases of our results, one obtains formulas involving staircase and Hertzsprung words in both the linear and circular cases. We make use of properties of special matrices in deriving our results, which may be expressed in terms of Chebyshev polynomials. A generating function formula is also found for the comparable statistic on finite set partitions with a fixed number of blocks represented sequentially.
- Research article
- https://doi.org/10.61091/ars164-03
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- Ars Combinatoria
- Volume 164
- Pages: 33-55
- Published Online: 30/09/2025
Let \(G=(V,E)\) be a graph of order \(n\) without isolated vertices. A bijection \(f\colon V\rightarrow \{1,2,\dots,n\}\) is called a local distance antimagic labeling, if \(w(u)\not=w(v)\) for every edge \(uv\) of \(G\), where \(w(u)=\sum_{x\in N(u)}f(x)\). The local distance antimagic chromatic number \(\chi_{ld}(G)\) is defined to be the minimum number of colors taken over all colorings of \(G\) induced by local distance antimagic labelings of \(G\). The concept of Generalized Mycielskian graphs was introduced by Stiebitz [20]. In this paper, we study the local distance antimagic labeling of the Generalized Mycielskian graphs.




