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Interval scheduling and colorful independent sets. / Van Bevern, René; Mnich, Matthias; Niedermeier, Rolf et al.

Algorithms and Computation - 23rd International Symposium, ISAAC 2012, Proceedings. 2012. p. 247-256 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7676 LNCS).

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Van Bevern, R, Mnich, M, Niedermeier, R & Weller, M 2012, Interval scheduling and colorful independent sets. in Algorithms and Computation - 23rd International Symposium, ISAAC 2012, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 7676 LNCS, pp. 247-256, 23rd International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation, ISAAC 2012, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China, 19.12.2012.

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Van Bevern, R., Mnich, M., Niedermeier, R., & Weller, M. (2012). Interval scheduling and colorful independent sets. In Algorithms and Computation - 23rd International Symposium, ISAAC 2012, Proceedings (pp. 247-256). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7676 LNCS).

Vancouver

Van Bevern R, Mnich M, Niedermeier R, Weller M. Interval scheduling and colorful independent sets. In Algorithms and Computation - 23rd International Symposium, ISAAC 2012, Proceedings. 2012. p. 247-256. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Van Bevern, René ; Mnich, Matthias ; Niedermeier, Rolf et al. / Interval scheduling and colorful independent sets. Algorithms and Computation - 23rd International Symposium, ISAAC 2012, Proceedings. 2012. pp. 247-256 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

BibTeX

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