How to determine the longest increasing subsequence using dynamic programming?

Question

I have a set of integers. I want to find the longest increasing subsequence of that set using dynamic programming.

Answer 1

Simplest LIS solution in C++ with O(nlog(n)) time complexity

#include <iostream>
#include "vector"
using namespace std;

// binary search (If value not found then it will return the index where the value should be inserted)
int ceilBinarySearch(vector<int> &a,int beg,int end,int value)
{
    if(beg<=end)
    {
        int mid = (beg+end)/2;
        if(a[mid] == value)
            return mid;
        else if(value < a[mid])
            return ceilBinarySearch(a,beg,mid-1,value);
        else
            return ceilBinarySearch(a,mid+1,end,value);

    return 0;
    }

    return beg;

}
int lis(vector<int> arr)
{
    vector<int> dp(arr.size(),0);
    int len = 0;
    for(int i = 0;i<arr.size();i++)
    {
        int j = ceilBinarySearch(dp,0,len-1,arr[i]);
        dp[j] = arr[i];
        if(j == len)
            len++;

    }
    return len;
}

int main()
{
    vector<int> arr  {2, 5,-1,0,6,1,2};
    cout<<lis(arr);
    return 0;
}

OUTPUT:
4

Answer 2

Here are three steps of evaluating the problem from dynamic programming point of view:

1. Recurrence definition: maxLength(i) == 1 + maxLength(j) where 0 < j < i and array[i] > array[j]
2. Recurrence parameter boundary: there might be 0 to i - 1 sub-sequences passed as a paramter
3. Evaluation order: as it is increasing sub-sequence, it has to be evaluated from 0 to n

If we take as an example sequence {0, 8, 2, 3, 7, 9}, at index:

• [0] we'll get subsequence {0} as a base case
• [1] we have 1 new subsequence {0, 8}
• [2] trying to evaluate two new sequences {0, 8, 2} and {0, 2} by adding element at index 2 to existing sub-sequences - only one is valid, so adding third possible sequence {0, 2} only to parameters list ...

Here's the working C++11 code:

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

int getLongestIncSub(const std::vector<int> &sequence, size_t index, std::vector<std::vector<int>> &sub) {
    if(index == 0) {
        sub.push_back(std::vector<int>{sequence[0]});
        return 1;
    }

    size_t longestSubSeq = getLongestIncSub(sequence, index - 1, sub);
    std::vector<std::vector<int>> tmpSubSeq;
    for(std::vector<int> &subSeq : sub) {
        if(subSeq[subSeq.size() - 1] < sequence[index]) {
            std::vector<int> newSeq(subSeq);
            newSeq.push_back(sequence[index]);
            longestSubSeq = std::max(longestSubSeq, newSeq.size());
            tmpSubSeq.push_back(newSeq);
        }
    }
    std::copy(tmpSubSeq.begin(), tmpSubSeq.end(),
              std::back_insert_iterator<std::vector<std::vector<int>>>(sub));

    return longestSubSeq;
}

int getLongestIncSub(const std::vector<int> &sequence) {
    std::vector<std::vector<int>> sub;
    return getLongestIncSub(sequence, sequence.size() - 1, sub);
}

int main()
{
    std::vector<int> seq{0, 8, 2, 3, 7, 9};
    std::cout << getLongestIncSub(seq);
    return 0;
}

Answer 3

This can be solved in O(n^2) using Dynamic Programming. Python code for the same would be like:-

def LIS(numlist):
    LS = [1]
    for i in range(1, len(numlist)):
        LS.append(1)
        for j in range(0, i):
            if numlist[i] > numlist[j] and LS[i]<=LS[j]:
                LS[i] = 1 + LS[j]
    print LS
    return max(LS)

numlist = map(int, raw_input().split(' '))
print LIS(numlist)

For input:5 19 5 81 50 28 29 1 83 23

output would be:[1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1, 5, 3] 5

The list_index of output list is the list_index of input list. The value at a given list_index in output list denotes the Longest increasing subsequence length for that list_index.

Answer 4

Longest Increasing Subsequence(Java)

import java.util.*;

class ChainHighestValue implements Comparable<ChainHighestValue>{
    int highestValue;
    int chainLength;
    ChainHighestValue(int highestValue,int chainLength) {
        this.highestValue = highestValue;
        this.chainLength = chainLength;
    }
    @Override
    public int compareTo(ChainHighestValue o) {
       return this.chainLength-o.chainLength;
    }

}


public class LongestIncreasingSubsequenceLinkedList {


    private static LinkedList<Integer> LongestSubsequent(int arr[], int size){
        ArrayList<LinkedList<Integer>> seqList=new ArrayList<>();
        ArrayList<ChainHighestValue> valuePairs=new ArrayList<>();
        for(int i=0;i<size;i++){
            int currValue=arr[i];
            if(valuePairs.size()==0){
                LinkedList<Integer> aList=new LinkedList<>();
                aList.add(arr[i]);
                seqList.add(aList);
                valuePairs.add(new ChainHighestValue(arr[i],1));

            }else{
                try{
                    ChainHighestValue heighestIndex=valuePairs.stream().filter(e->e.highestValue<currValue).max(ChainHighestValue::compareTo).get();
                    int index=valuePairs.indexOf(heighestIndex);
                    seqList.get(index).add(arr[i]);
                    heighestIndex.highestValue=arr[i];
                    heighestIndex.chainLength+=1;

                }catch (Exception e){
                    LinkedList<Integer> aList=new LinkedList<>();
                    aList.add(arr[i]);
                    seqList.add(aList);
                    valuePairs.add(new ChainHighestValue(arr[i],1));
                }
            }
        }
        ChainHighestValue heighestIndex=valuePairs.stream().max(ChainHighestValue::compareTo).get();
        int index=valuePairs.indexOf(heighestIndex);
        return seqList.get(index);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args){
        int arry[]={5,1,3,6,11,30,32,5,3,73,79};
        //int arryB[]={3,1,5,2,6,4,9};
        LinkedList<Integer> LIS=LongestSubsequent(arry, arry.length);
        System.out.println("Longest Incrementing Subsequence:");
        for(Integer a: LIS){
            System.out.print(a+" ");
        }

    }
}

Answer 5

Petar Minchev's explanation helped clear things up for me, but it was hard for me to parse what everything was, so I made a Python implementation with overly-descriptive variable names and lots of comments. I did a naive recursive solution, the O(n^2) solution, and the O(n log n) solution.

I hope it helps clear up the algorithms!

The Recursive Solution

def recursive_solution(remaining_sequence, bigger_than=None):
    """Finds the longest increasing subsequence of remaining_sequence that is      
    bigger than bigger_than and returns it.  This solution is O(2^n)."""

    # Base case: nothing is remaining.                                             
    if len(remaining_sequence) == 0:
        return remaining_sequence

    # Recursive case 1: exclude the current element and process the remaining.     
    best_sequence = recursive_solution(remaining_sequence[1:], bigger_than)

    # Recursive case 2: include the current element if it's big enough.            
    first = remaining_sequence[0]

    if (first > bigger_than) or (bigger_than is None):

        sequence_with = [first] + recursive_solution(remaining_sequence[1:], first)

        # Choose whichever of case 1 and case 2 were longer.                         
        if len(sequence_with) >= len(best_sequence):
            best_sequence = sequence_with

    return best_sequence                                                        

The O(n^2) Dynamic Programming Solution

def dynamic_programming_solution(sequence):
    """Finds the longest increasing subsequence in sequence using dynamic          
    programming.  This solution is O(n^2)."""

    longest_subsequence_ending_with = []
    backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with = []
    current_best_end = 0

    for curr_elem in range(len(sequence)):
        # It's always possible to have a subsequence of length 1.                    
        longest_subsequence_ending_with.append(1)

        # If a subsequence is length 1, it doesn't have a backreference.             
        backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with.append(None)

        for prev_elem in range(curr_elem):
            subsequence_length_through_prev = (longest_subsequence_ending_with[prev_elem] + 1)

            # If the prev_elem is smaller than the current elem (so it's increasing)   
            # And if the longest subsequence from prev_elem would yield a better       
            # subsequence for curr_elem.                                               
            if ((sequence[prev_elem] < sequence[curr_elem]) and
                    (subsequence_length_through_prev >
                         longest_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem])):

                # Set the candidate best subsequence at curr_elem to go through prev.    
                longest_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem] = (subsequence_length_through_prev)
                backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem] = prev_elem
                # If the new end is the best, update the best.    

        if (longest_subsequence_ending_with[curr_elem] >
                longest_subsequence_ending_with[current_best_end]):
            current_best_end = curr_elem
            # Output the overall best by following the backreferences.  

    best_subsequence = []
    current_backreference = current_best_end

    while current_backreference is not None:
        best_subsequence.append(sequence[current_backreference])
        current_backreference = (backreference_for_subsequence_ending_with[current_backreference])

    best_subsequence.reverse()

    return best_subsequence                                                   

The O(n log n) Dynamic Programming Solution

def find_smallest_elem_as_big_as(sequence, subsequence, elem):
    """Returns the index of the smallest element in subsequence as big as          
    sequence[elem].  sequence[elem] must not be larger than every element in       
    subsequence.  The elements in subsequence are indices in sequence.  Uses       
    binary search."""

    low = 0
    high = len(subsequence) - 1

    while high > low:
        mid = (high + low) / 2
        # If the current element is not as big as elem, throw out the low half of    
        # sequence.                                                                  
        if sequence[subsequence[mid]] < sequence[elem]:
            low = mid + 1
            # If the current element is as big as elem, throw out everything bigger, but 
        # keep the current element.                                                  
        else:
            high = mid

    return high


def optimized_dynamic_programming_solution(sequence):
    """Finds the longest increasing subsequence in sequence using dynamic          
    programming and binary search (per                                             
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_increasing_subsequence).  This solution   
    is O(n log n)."""

    # Both of these lists hold the indices of elements in sequence and not the        
    # elements themselves.                                                         
    # This list will always be sorted.                                             
    smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length = []

    # This array goes along with sequence (not                                     
    # smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length).  Following the corresponding element 
    # in this array repeatedly will generate the desired subsequence.              
    parent = [None for _ in sequence]

    for elem in range(len(sequence)):
        # We're iterating through sequence in order, so if elem is bigger than the   
        # end of longest current subsequence, we have a new longest increasing          
        # subsequence.                                                               
        if (len(smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length) == 0 or
                    sequence[elem] > sequence[smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[-1]]):
            # If we are adding the first element, it has no parent.  Otherwise, we        
            # need to update the parent to be the previous biggest element.            
            if len(smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length) > 0:
                parent[elem] = smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[-1]
            smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length.append(elem)
        else:
            # If we can't make a longer subsequence, we might be able to make a        
            # subsequence of equal size to one of our earlier subsequences with a         
            # smaller ending number (which makes it easier to find a later number that 
            # is increasing).                                                          
            # Thus, we look for the smallest element in                                
            # smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length that is at least as big as elem       
            # and replace it with elem.                                                
            # This preserves correctness because if there is a subsequence of length n 
            # that ends with a number smaller than elem, we could add elem on to the   
            # end of that subsequence to get a subsequence of length n+1.              
            location_to_replace = find_smallest_elem_as_big_as(sequence, smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length, elem)
            smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[location_to_replace] = elem
            # If we're replacing the first element, we don't need to update its parent 
            # because a subsequence of length 1 has no parent.  Otherwise, its parent  
            # is the subsequence one shorter, which we just added onto.                
            if location_to_replace != 0:
                parent[elem] = (smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[location_to_replace - 1])

    # Generate the longest increasing subsequence by backtracking through parent.  
    curr_parent = smallest_end_to_subsequence_of_length[-1]
    longest_increasing_subsequence = []

    while curr_parent is not None:
        longest_increasing_subsequence.append(sequence[curr_parent])
        curr_parent = parent[curr_parent]

    longest_increasing_subsequence.reverse()

    return longest_increasing_subsequence         

Answer 6

checkout the code in java for longest increasing subsequence with the array elements

http://ideone.com/Nd2eba

/**
 **    Java Program to implement Longest Increasing Subsequence Algorithm
 **/

import java.util.Scanner;

/** Class  LongestIncreasingSubsequence **/
 class  LongestIncreasingSubsequence
{
    /** function lis **/
    public int[] lis(int[] X)
    {        
        int n = X.length - 1;
        int[] M = new int[n + 1];  
        int[] P = new int[n + 1]; 
        int L = 0;

        for (int i = 1; i < n + 1; i++)
        {
            int j = 0;

            /** Linear search applied here. Binary Search can be applied too.
                binary search for the largest positive j <= L such that 
                X[M[j]] < X[i] (or set j = 0 if no such value exists) **/

            for (int pos = L ; pos >= 1; pos--)
            {
                if (X[M[pos]] < X[i])
                {
                    j = pos;
                    break;
                }
            }            
            P[i] = M[j];
            if (j == L || X[i] < X[M[j + 1]])
            {
                M[j + 1] = i;
                L = Math.max(L,j + 1);
            }
        }

        /** backtrack **/

        int[] result = new int[L];
        int pos = M[L];
        for (int i = L - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        {
            result[i] = X[pos];
            pos = P[pos];
        }
        return result;             
    }

    /** Main Function **/
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {    
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Longest Increasing Subsequence Algorithm Test\n");

        System.out.println("Enter number of elements");
        int n = scan.nextInt();
        int[] arr = new int[n + 1];
        System.out.println("\nEnter "+ n +" elements");
        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
            arr[i] = scan.nextInt();

        LongestIncreasingSubsequence obj = new LongestIncreasingSubsequence(); 
        int[] result = obj.lis(arr);       

        /** print result **/ 

        System.out.print("\nLongest Increasing Subsequence : ");
        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++)
            System.out.print(result[i] +" ");
        System.out.println();
    }
}