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The \textit{facility location} problem consists of a set of \textit{facilities} $\mathcal{F}$, a set of \textit{clients} $\mathcal{C}$, an \textit{opening cost} $f_i$ associated with each facility $x_i$, and a \textit{connection cost}…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-08-14 James Hegeman , Sriram V. Pemmaraju

Given a graph $G=(V,E)$, a $\beta$-ruling set is a subset $S\subseteq V$ that is i) independent, and ii) every node $v\in V$ has a node of $S$ within distance $\beta$. In this paper we present almost optimal distributed algorithms for…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Malte Baumecker , Yannic Maus , Jara Uitto

Consider a clique of n nodes, where in each synchronous round each pair of nodes can exchange O(log n) bits. We provide deterministic constant-time solutions for two problems in this model. The first is a routing problem where each node is…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-05-13 Christoph Lenzen

We present the first sublinear-in-$n$ round algorithm for sampling an approximately uniform spanning tree of an $n$-vertex graph in the CongestedClique model of distributed computing. In particular, our algorithm requires…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-12 Sriram V. Pemmaraju , Sourya Roy , Joshua Z. Sobel

We present a distributed randomized algorithm finding Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) of a given graph in O(1) rounds, with high probability, in the Congested Clique model. The input graph in the Congested Clique model is a graph of n nodes,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-11-01 Tomasz Jurdzinski , Krzysztof Nowicki

We study a Faulty Congested Clique model, in which an adversary may fail nodes in the network throughout the computation. We show that any task of $O(n\log{n})$-bit input per node can be solved in roughly $n$ rounds, where $n$ is the size…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Keren Censor-Hillel , Pedro Soto

We develop techniques to prove lower bounds for the BCAST(log n) Broadcast Congested Clique model (a distributed message passing model where in each round, each processor can broadcast an O(log n)-sized message to all other processors). Our…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-05-21 Lijie Chen , Ofer Grossman

This paper presents a near-optimal distributed approximation algorithm for the minimum-weight connected dominating set (MCDS) problem. The presented algorithm finds an $O(\log n)$ approximation in $\tilde{O}(D+\sqrt{n})$ rounds, where $D$…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-05-01 Mohsen Ghaffari

In this paper, we study systems of distributed entities that can actively modify their communication network. This gives rise to distributed algorithms that apart from communication can also exploit network reconfiguration in order to carry…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-03-09 Othon Michail , George Skretas , Paul G. Spirakis

The \emph{Steiner tree} problem is one of the fundamental and classical problems in combinatorial optimization. In this paper, we study this problem in the $\mathcal{CONGESTED}$ $\mathcal{CLIQUE}$ model of distributed computing and present…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-07-31 Parikshit Saikia , Sushanta Karmakar

In this paper, we present a new randomized $O(1)$-approximation algorithm for the All-Pairs Shortest Paths (APSP) problem in weighted undirected graphs that runs in just $O(\log \log \log n)$ rounds in the Congested-Clique model. Before our…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Hong Duc Bui , Shashwat Chandra , Yi-Jun Chang , Michal Dory , Dean Leitersdorf

In the minimum $k$-edge-connected spanning subgraph ($k$-ECSS) problem the goal is to find the minimum weight subgraph resistant to up to $k-1$ edge failures. This is a central problem in network design, and a natural generalization of the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Michal Dory

We show that many classical optimization problems --- such as $(1\pm\epsilon)$-approximate maximum flow, shortest path, and transshipment --- can be computed in $\newcommand{\tmix}{{\tau_{\text{mix}}}}\tmix(G)\cdot n^{o(1)}$ rounds of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-29 Mohsen Ghaffari , Jason Li

We study the NP-hard problem of approximating a Minimum Routing Cost Spanning Tree in the message passing model with limited bandwidth (CONGEST model). In this problem one tries to find a spanning tree of a graph $G$ over $n$ nodes that…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-06-06 Alexandra Hochuli , Stephan Holzer , Roger Wattenhofer

We study the Multiple Cluster Scheduling problem and the Multiple Strip Packing problem. For both problems, there is no algorithm with approximation ratio better than $2$ unless $P = NP$. In this paper, we present an algorithm with…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-02-12 Klaus Jansen , Malin Rau

We resolve a long-standing open question, about the existence of a constant-factor approximation algorithm for the average-case \textsc{Decision Tree} problem with uniform probability distribution over the hypotheses. We answer the question…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Michał Szyfelbein

In this paper we present a deterministic $O(\log\log n)$-round algorithm for the 2-ruling set problem in the Massively Parallel Computation model with $\tilde{O}(n)$ memory; this algorithm also runs in $O(\log\log n)$ rounds in the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-05-26 Shreyas Pai , Sriram V. Pemmaraju

In Constrained Correlation Clustering, the goal is to cluster a complete signed graph in a way that minimizes the number of negative edges inside clusters plus the number of positive edges between clusters, while respecting hard constraints…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Nate Veldt

In their seminal work on the Stable Marriage Problem, Gale and Shapley describe an algorithm which finds a stable matching in $O(n^2)$ communication rounds. Their algorithm has a natural interpretation as a distributed algorithm where each…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2015-04-03 Rafail Ostrovsky , Will Rosenbaum

We present new distributed algorithms for constructing a Steiner Forest in the CONGEST model. Our deterministic algorithm finds, for any given constant $\epsilon>0$, a $(2+\epsilon)$-approximation in $\tilde{O}(sk+\sqrt{\min(st,n)})$…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-05-09 Christoph Lenzen , Boaz Patt-Shamir