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Rajat Adak
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2ranked-venue papers
2as first author
2since 2021 · last 2026
0009-0001-2723-5550ORCID · reported
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Theory of computation · 2 · 2 first-author · 2 since 2021
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bounds on Linear Turán Number for Trees
Rajat Adak, Pragya Verma |
IWOCA | 1 |
| 2026 | Revisiting Token Sliding on Chordal GraphsabstractIn this article, we revisit the complexity of the reconfiguration of independent sets under the token sliding rule on chordal graphs. In the \textsc{Token Sliding-Connectivity} problem, the input is a graph $G$ and an integer $k$, and the objective is to determine whether the reconfiguration graph $TS_k(G)$ of $G$ is connected. The vertices of $TS_k(G)$ are $k$-independent sets of $G$, and two vertices are adjacent if and only if one can transform one of the two corresponding independent sets into the other by sliding a vertex (also called a \emph{token}) along an edge. Bonamy and Bousquet [WG'17] proved that the \textsc{Token Sliding-Connectivity} problem is polynomial-time solvable on interval graphs but \NP-hard on split graphs. In light of these two results, the authors asked: can we decide the connectivity of $TS_k(G)$ in polynomial time for chordal graphs with \emph{maximum clique-tree degree} $d$? We answer this question in the negative and prove that the problem is \para-\NP-hard when parameterized by $d$. More precisely, the problem is \NP-hard even when $d = 4$. We then study the parameterized complexity of the problem for a larger parameter called \emph{leafage} and prove that the problem is \co-\W[1]-hard. We prove similar results for a closely related problem called \textsc{Token Sliding-Reachability}. In this problem, the input is a graph $G$ with two of its $k$-independent sets $I$ and $J$, and the objective is to determine whether there is a sequence of valid token sliding moves that transform $I$ into $J$. Rajat Adak, Saraswati Nanoti, Prafullkumar Tale |
WG | 1 |