# Convex Hulls Under Uncertainty

Convex Hulls Under Uncertainty We study the convex-hull problem in a probabilistic setting, motivated by the need to handle data uncertainty inherent in many applications, including sensor databases, location-based services and computer vision. In our framework, the uncertainty of each input point is described by a probability distribution over a finite number of possible locations including a null location to account for non-existence of the point. Our results include both exact and approximation algorithms for computing the probability of a query point lying inside the convex hull of the input, time–space tradeoffs for the membership queries, a connection between Tukey depth and membership queries, as well as a new notion of $$\beta$$ β -hull that may be a useful representation of uncertain hulls. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Algorithmica Springer Journals

# Convex Hulls Under Uncertainty

, Volume 79 (2) – Aug 15, 2016
28 pages

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Publisher
Springer US
Subject
Computer Science; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Theory of Computation; Mathematics of Computing; Algorithms; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory
ISSN
0178-4617
eISSN
1432-0541
D.O.I.
10.1007/s00453-016-0195-y
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### Abstract

We study the convex-hull problem in a probabilistic setting, motivated by the need to handle data uncertainty inherent in many applications, including sensor databases, location-based services and computer vision. In our framework, the uncertainty of each input point is described by a probability distribution over a finite number of possible locations including a null location to account for non-existence of the point. Our results include both exact and approximation algorithms for computing the probability of a query point lying inside the convex hull of the input, time–space tradeoffs for the membership queries, a connection between Tukey depth and membership queries, as well as a new notion of $$\beta$$ β -hull that may be a useful representation of uncertain hulls.

### Journal

AlgorithmicaSpringer Journals

Published: Aug 15, 2016

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