Abstract
In this paper we study the problem of finding a maximum colorful independent set in vertex-colored graphs. Specifically, given a graph with colored vertices, we wish to find an independent set containing the maximum number of colors. Here we aim to give a dichotomy overview on the complexity of this problem. We first show that the problem is NP-hard even for some cases where the maximum independent set problem is easy, such as cographs and P5-free graphs. Next, we provide polynomial-time algorithms for cluster graphs and trees.
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