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We introduce a new approach to computing an approximately maximum s-t flow in a capacitated, undirected graph. This flow is computed by solving a sequence of electrical flow problems. Each electrical flow is given by the solution of a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2010-10-20 Paul Christiano , Jonathan A. Kelner , Aleksander Madry , Daniel A. Spielman , Shang-Hua Teng

We present elements of a typing theory for flow networks, where "types", "typings", and "type inference" are formulated in terms of familiar notions from polyhedral analysis and convex optimization. Based on this typing theory, we develop…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Assaf Kfoury

In a classical optimal stopping problem the aim is to maximize the expected value of a functional of a diffusion evaluated at a stopping time. This note considers optimal stopping problems beyond this paradigm. We study problems in which…

Probability · Mathematics 2017-08-04 Vicky Henderson , David Hobson , Matthew Zeng

The robust minimum cost flow problem under consistent flow constraints (RobMCF$\equiv$) is a new extension of the minimum cost flow (MCF) problem. In the RobMCF$\equiv$ problem, we consider demand and supply that are subject to uncertainty.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-06 Christina Büsing , Arie M. C. A. Koster , Sabrina Schmitz

The Fixed-Charge Network Flow problem is a well-studied NP-hard problem that has the goal of finding a flow in a network where fixed edge costs are incurred, regardless of the amount of flow hosted by the edge. In this paper, we consider…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Daniel Olson , Caleb Eardley , Sean Yaw

We investigate a family of approximate multi-step proximal point methods, framed as implicit linear discretizations of gradient flow. The resulting methods are multi-step proximal point methods, with similar computational cost in each…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-15 Yushen Huang , Yifan Sun

This paper addresses the scheduling problem of coflows in identical parallel networks, which is a well-known $NP$-hard problem. Coflow is a relatively new network abstraction used to characterize communication patterns in data centers. We…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Chi-Yeh Chen

We consider the problem of finding a feasible single-commodity flow in a strongly connected network with fixed supplies and demands, provided that the sum of supplies equals the sum of demands and the minimum arc capacity is at least this…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-12-03 Bernhard Haeupler , Robert E. Tarjan

The Capacitated Location Routing Problem is an important planning and routing problem in logistics, which generalizes the capacitated vehicle routing problem and the uncapacitated facility location problem. In this problem, we are given a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Jingyang Zhao , Mingyu Xiao , Shunwang Wang

In this paper, we introduce the Maximum Matrix Contraction problem, where we aim to contract as much as possible a binary matrix in order to maximize its density. We study the complexity and the polynomial approximability of the problem.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-06-05 Dimitri Watel , Pierre-Louis Poirion

Deep generative models provide state-of-the-art performance across a wide array of applications, with recent studies showing increasing applicability for science and engineering. Despite a growing corpus of literature focused on the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Jacob K. Christopher , James E. Warner , Ferdinando Fioretto

Consider a transportation problem with sets of sources and sinks. There are profits and prices on the edges. The goal is to maximize the profit while meeting the following constraints; the total flow going out of a source must not exceed…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-02-26 S. Kapoor , M. Sarwat

In this paper we present an O(n log n) algorithm for finding a maximum flow in a directed planar graph, where the vertices are subject to capacity constraints, in addition to the arcs. If the source and the sink are on the same face, then…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2009-05-05 Haim Kaplan , Yahav Nussbaum

The classical optimal power flow problem optimizes the power flow in a power network considering the associated flow and operating constraints. In this paper, we investigate optimal power flow in the context of utility-maximizing demand…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-03-22 Majid Khonji , Chi-Kin Chau , Khaled Elbassioni

In the present paper, we apply the network simplex algorithm for solving the minimum cost flow problem, to the maximum flow problem. Then we prove that the cycling phenomenon which causes the infinite loop in the algorithm, does not occur…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-06-15 Sennosuke Watanabe , Hodaka Tanaka , Yoshihide Watanabe

We develop a fluid-flow model for routing problems, where fluid consists of different size particles and the task is to route the incoming fluid to $n$ parallel servers using the size information in order to minimize the mean latency. The…

Performance · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Runhan Xie , Esa Hyytiä , Rhonda Righter

Capacitated fixed-charge network flows are used to model a variety of problems in telecommunication, facility location, production planning and supply chain management. In this paper, we investigate capacitated path substructures and derive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-18 Alper Atamturk , Birce Tezel , Simge Kucukyavuz

We address the problem of optimal transport with a quadratic cost functional and a constraint on the flux through a constriction along the path. The constriction, conceptually represented by a toll station, limits the flow rate across. We…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-02 Arthur Stephanovitch , Anqi Dong , Tryphon T. Georgiou

We study a variant of Min Cost Flow in which the flow needs to be connected. Specifically, in the Connected Flow problem one is given a directed graph $G$, along with a set of demand vertices $D \subseteq V(G)$ with demands $\mathsf{dem}: D…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-07-21 Isja Mannens , Jesper Nederlof , Céline Swennenhuis , Krisztina Szilágyi

We study the well-established problem of finding an optimal routing of unsplittable flows in a graph. While by now there is an extensive body of work targeting the problem on graph classes such as paths and trees, we aim at using the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Robert Ganian , Mathis Rocton , Daniel Unterberger