On the Parallel Parameterized Complexity of the Graph Isomorphism Problem

TL;DR

This paper investigates the parallel and space complexity of the graph isomorphism problem under various parameterizations, establishing new complexity bounds for classes like cographs, interval graphs, and graphs with bounded vertex cover.

Contribution

It introduces new complexity results for graph isomorphism parameterized by deletion distance to specific graph classes, extending understanding of its parallel and space complexity.

Findings

GI parameterized by vertex deletion distance to G is in PL-AC^1 if GI for G is in AC^1

GI parameterized by vertex cover or twin-cover is in PL-TC^0

GI with bounded vertex deletion distance to certain classes is in L

Abstract

In this paper, we study the parallel and the space complexity of the graph isomorphism problem (\GI{}) for several parameterizations. Let $\mathcal{H}=\{H_1,H_2,\cdots,H_l\}$ be a finite set of graphs where $|V(H_i)|\leq d$ for all $i$ and for some constant $d$. Let $\mathcal{G}$ be an $\mathcal{H}$-free graph class i.e., none of the graphs $G\in \mathcal{G}$ contain any $H \in \mathcal{H}$ as an induced subgraph. We show that \GI{} parameterized by vertex deletion distance to $\mathcal{G}$ is in a parameterized version of $\AC^1$, denoted $\PL$-$\AC^1$, provided the colored graph isomorphism problem for graphs in $\mathcal{G}$ is in $\AC^1$. From this, we deduce that \GI{} parameterized by the vertex deletion distance to cographs is in $\PL$-$\AC^1$. The parallel parameterized complexity of \GI{} parameterized by the size of a feedback vertex set remains an open problem. Towards this direction we show that the graph isomorphism problem is in $\PL$-$\TC^0$ when parameterized by vertex cover or by twin-cover. Let $\mathcal{G}'$ be a graph class such that recognizing graphs from $\mathcal{G}'$ and the colored version of \GI{} for $\mathcal{G}'$ is in logspace ($\L$). We show that \GI{} for bounded vertex deletion distance to $\mathcal{G}'$ is in $\L$. From this, we obtain logspace algorithms for \GI{} for graphs with bounded vertex deletion distance to interval graphs and graphs with bounded vertex deletion distance to cographs.