Diversity of Answers to Conjunctive Queries

Enumeration problems aim at outputting, without repetition, the set of solutions to a given problem instance. However, outputting the entire solution set may be prohibitively expensive if it is too big. In this case, outputting a small, sufficiently diverse subset of the solutions would be preferabl...

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Published in:Logical methods in computer science Vol. 21, Issue 1
Main Authors: Merkl, Timo Camillo, Pichler, Reinhard, Skritek, Sebastian
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Logical Methods in Computer Science e.V 01.01.2025
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ISSN:1860-5974, 1860-5974
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Summary:Enumeration problems aim at outputting, without repetition, the set of solutions to a given problem instance. However, outputting the entire solution set may be prohibitively expensive if it is too big. In this case, outputting a small, sufficiently diverse subset of the solutions would be preferable. This leads to the Diverse-version of the original enumeration problem, where the goal is to achieve a certain level d of diversity by selecting k solutions. In this paper, we look at the Diverse-version of the query answering problem for Conjunctive Queries and extensions thereof. That is, we study the problem if it is possible to achieve a certain level d of diversity by selecting k answers to the given query and, in the positive case, to actually compute such k answers.
ISSN:1860-5974
1860-5974
DOI:10.46298/lmcs-21(1:9)2025