Inverse Group 1-Median Problem On Trees. Nguyen, K. T., Hieu, V. N. M., & Pham, V. H. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 17(1):221–232, 2021.
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In location theory, group median generalizes the concepts of both median and center. We address in this paper the problem of modifying vertex weights of a tree at minimum total cost so that a prespecified vertex becomes a group 1-median with respect to the new weights. We call this problem the inverse group 1-median on trees. To solve the problem, we first reformulate the optimality criterion for a vertex being a group 1-median of the tree. Based on this result, we prove that the problem is NP-hard. Particularly, the corresponding problem with exactly two groups is however solvable in O(n2 log n) time, where n is the number of vertices in the tree
@article{Pham2021,
	title = {Inverse {Group} 1-{Median} {Problem} {On} {Trees}},
	volume = {17},
	issn = {1553166X},
	doi = {10.3934/jimo.2019108},
	abstract = {In location theory, group median generalizes the concepts of both median and center. We address in this paper the problem of modifying vertex weights of a tree at minimum total cost so that a prespecified vertex becomes a group 1-median with respect to the new weights. We call this problem the inverse group 1-median on trees. To solve the problem, we first reformulate the optimality criterion for a vertex being a group 1-median of the tree. Based on this result, we prove that the problem is NP-hard. Particularly, the corresponding problem with exactly two groups is however solvable in O(n2 log n) time, where n is the number of vertices in the tree},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization},
	author = {Nguyen, Kien Trung and Hieu, Vo Nguyen Minh and Pham, Van Huy},
	year = {2021},
	keywords = {Group median, complexity, inverse optimization, parameterization, tree},
	pages = {221--232},
}

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