diff --git a/src/main/java/com/williamfiset/algorithms/dp/LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.java b/src/main/java/com/williamfiset/algorithms/dp/LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.java
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+package com.williamfiset.algorithms.dp;
+
+/**
+ * Finds the longest increasing subsequence within an array of numbers obtained by removing the
+ * fewest possible elements from the initial array. Complexity: O(n * log n)
+ */
+public class LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast {
+  /** Main function. */
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+    System.out.println(longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(new int[] {1, 3, 2, 4, 3})); // 3
+    System.out.println(longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(new int[] {2, 7, 4, 3, 8})); // 3
+    System.out.println(longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(new int[] {5, 4, 3, 2, 1})); // 1
+    System.out.println(
+        longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(new int[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9})); // 9
+    System.out.println(
+        longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(
+            new int[] {0, 8, 4, 12, 2, 10, 6, 14, 1, 9, 5, 13, 3, 11, 7, 15})); // 6
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Function performing the binary search step of the main algorithm.
+   *
+   * @param ar parsed array
+   * @param l lower bound representing the leftmost index of the array
+   * @param r upper bound representing the rightmost index of the array
+   * @param key value to be inserted
+   * @return index before which the key can be inserted
+   */
+  static int binarySearch(int[] ar, int l, int r, int key) {
+    while (r - l > 1) {
+      int m = l + (r - l) / 2;
+      if (ar[m] >= key) {
+        r = m;
+      } else {
+        l = m;
+      }
+    }
+    return r;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Function computing the length of the longest increasing subsequence from an array.
+   *
+   * @param ar initial array
+   * @return the length of the longest increasing subsequence
+   */
+  static int longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(int[] ar) {
+    int size = ar.length;
+    if (size == 0) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    int[] lis = new int[size];
+    int len;
+    lis[0] = ar[0];
+    len = 1;
+    for (int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
+      // minimum value needs updating
+      if (ar[i] < lis[0]) {
+        lis[0] = ar[i];
+      } else if (ar[i] > lis[len - 1]) { // new value can be safely appended
+        lis[len++] = ar[i];
+      } else { // position needs to be found for new value
+        lis[binarySearch(lis, -1, len - 1, ar[i])] = ar[i];
+      }
+    }
+    return len;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/williamfiset/algorithms/dp/LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFastTest.java b/src/test/java/com/williamfiset/algorithms/dp/LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFastTest.java
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+package com.williamfiset.algorithms.dp;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Checking that the returned values of the two different implementations are equal (consistent).
+ */
+public class LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFastTest {
+  @Test
+  public void longestIncreasingSubsequenceFastEmpty() {
+    int[] array = {};
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        0, LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequence.lis(array),
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void longestIncreasingSubsequenceFastSingle() {
+    int[] array = {3};
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        1, LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequence.lis(array),
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void longestIncreasingSubsequenceFastRandom() {
+    int[][] array = {
+      {1, 3, 2, 4, 3},
+      {2, 7, 4, 3, 8},
+      {0, 8, 4, 12, 2, 10, 6, 14, 1, 9, 5, 13, 3, 11, 7, 15}
+    };
+
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        3, LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array[0]));
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        3, LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array[1]));
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        6, LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array[2]));
+
+    for (int[] ints : array) {
+      Assert.assertEquals(
+          LongestIncreasingSubsequence.lis(ints),
+          LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(ints));
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void longestIncreasingSubsequenceFastAscending() {
+    int[] array = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9};
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        9, LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequence.lis(array),
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void longestIncreasingSubsequenceFastDescending() {
+    int[] array = {5, 4, 3, 2, 1};
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        1, LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequence.lis(array),
+        LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(array));
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
+  public void longestIncreasingSubsequenceFastNull() {
+    LongestIncreasingSubsequenceFast.longestIncreasingSubsequenceLength(null);
+    LongestIncreasingSubsequence.lis(null);
+  }
+}