Experimental Algorithms
15th International Symposium, SEA 2016, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 5-8, 2016, Proceedings
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We present a set of new instances of the maximum weight independent set problem. These instances are derived from a real-world vehicle routing problem and are challenging to solve in part because of their larg...
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We consider combinatorial algorithms for the minimum-cost flow problem on networks with unit capacities, and special cases of the problem. Historically, researchers have developed special-purpose algorithms th...
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15th International Symposium, SEA 2016, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 5-8, 2016, Proceedings
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We present a novel exact algorithm for the minimum graph bisection problem, whose goal is to partition a graph into two equally-sized cells while minimizing the number of edges between them. Our algorithm is b...
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We introduce the Excesses Incremental Breadth-First Search (Excesses IBFS) algorithm for maximum flow problems. We show that Excesses IBFS has the best overall practical performance on real-world instances, while...
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Hub Labeling (HL) is a data structure for distance oracles. Hierarchical HL (HHL) is a special type of HL, that received a lot of attention from a practical point of view. However, theoretical questions such as N...
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The Hub Labeling algorithm (HL) is an exact shortest path algorithm with excellent query performance on some classes of problems. It precomputes some auxiliary information (stored as a label) for each vertex, and...
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We present a versatile and scalable algorithm for computing exact distances on real-world networks with tens of millions of arcs in real time. Unlike existing approaches, preprocessing and queries are practica...
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Given a weighted graph, a distance oracle takes as an input a pair of vertices and returns the distance between them. The labeling approach to distance oracle design is to precompute a label for every vertex s...
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In the context of distance oracles, a labeling algorithm computes vertex labels during preprocessing. An s,t query computes the corresponding distance using the labels of s and t only, without looking at the inpu...
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We consider the problem of approximating optimal hub labelings in the context of labeling algorithms for the shortest path problem. A previous result was a O(logn) approximating for minimizing the total label siz...
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The hub labels (HL) algorithm is the fastest known technique for computing driving times on road networks, but its practical applicability can be limited by high space requirements relative to the best competi...
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We study hierarchical hub labelings for computing shortest paths. Our new theoretical insights into the structure of hierarchical labels lead to faster preprocessing algorithms, making the labeling approach pr...
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We explore the relationship between VC-dimension and graph algorithm design. In particular, we show that set systems induced by sets of vertices on shortest paths have VC-dimension at most two. This allows us ...
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Maximum flow and minimum s-t cut algorithms are used to solve several fundamental problems in computer vision. These problems have special structure, and standard techniques perform worse than the special-purpose...
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Abraham et al. [SODA 2010] have recently presented a theoretical analysis of several practical point-to-point shortest path algorithms based on modeling road networks as graphs with low highway dimension. They...
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We present an algorithm to compute shortest paths on continental road networks with arbitrary metrics (cost functions). The approach supports turn costs, enables real-time queries, and can incorporate a new me...
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We study the problem of finding good alternative routes in road networks. We look for routes that are substantially different from the shortest path, have small stretch, and are locally optimal. We formally de...