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We present improved deterministic distributed algorithms for a number of well-studied matching problems, which are simpler, faster, more accurate, and/or more general than their known counterparts. The common denominator of these results is…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-08 Manuela Fischer

In undirected graphs with real non-negative weights, we give a new randomized algorithm for the single-source shortest path (SSSP) problem with running time $O(m\sqrt{\log n \cdot \log\log n})$ in the comparison-addition model. This is the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-10-05 Ran Duan , Jiayi Mao , Xinkai Shu , Longhui Yin

In the vertex connectivity problem, given an undirected $n$-vertex $m$-edge graph $G$, we need to compute the minimum number of vertices that can disconnect $G$ after removing them. This problem is one of the most well-studied graph…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-10-26 Thatchaphol Saranurak , Sorrachai Yingchareonthawornchai

This paper presents a new deterministic algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on real non-negative edge-weighted directed graphs, with running time $O(m\sqrt{\log n}+\sqrt{mn\log n\log \log n})$, which is $O(m\sqrt{\log n\log…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-11 Ran Duan , Xiao Mao , Xinkai Shu , Longhui Yin

We obtain the first near-linear time deterministic algorithm for negative-weight single-source shortest paths on integer-weighted graphs. Our main ingredient is a deterministic construction of a padded decomposition on directed graphs,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Jason Li

We present a time-optimal deterministic distributed algorithm for approximating a minimum weight vertex cover in hypergraphs of rank $f$. This problem is equivalent to the Minimum Weight Set Cover Problem in which the frequency of every…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-08-20 Ran Ben-Basat , Guy Even , Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi , Gregory Schwartzman

We consider the problem of finding ``dissimilar'' $k$ shortest paths from $s$ to $t$ in an edge-weighted directed graph $D$, where the dissimilarity is measured by the minimum pairwise Hamming distances between these paths. More formally,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-02-23 Ryo Funayama , Yasuaki Kobayashi , Takeaki Uno

Given an $n$-vertex $m$-edge graph $G$ with non negative edge-weights, the girth of $G$ is the weight of a shortest cycle in $G$. For any graph $G$ with polynomially bounded integer weights, we present a deterministic algorithm that…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-10-25 Guillaume Ducoffe

We present a deterministic distributed $2$-approximation algorithm for the Minimum Weight Vertex Cover problem in the CONGEST model whose round complexity is $O(\log n \log \Delta / \log^2 \log \Delta)$. This improves over the currently…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-05-24 Ran Ben-Basat , Guy Even , Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi , Gregory Schwartzman

We consider global problems, i.e. problems that take at least diameter time, even when the bandwidth is not restricted. We show that all problems considered admit efficient solutions in low-treewidth graphs. By ``efficient'' we mean that…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Taisuke Izumi , Naoki Kitamura , Takamasa Naruse , Gregory Schwartzman

In the decremental single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem we want to maintain the distances between a given source node $s$ and every other node in an $n$-node $m$-edge graph $G$ undergoing edge deletions. While its static counterpart…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-08-20 Monika Henzinger , Sebastian Krinninger , Danupon Nanongkai

Given a directed weighted graph $G=(V,E)$ undergoing vertex insertions \emph{and} deletions, the All-Pairs Shortest Paths (APSP) problem asks to maintain a data structure that processes updates efficiently and returns after each update the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-20 Maximilian Probst Gutenberg , Christian Wulff-Nilsen

We study the 2-Disjoint Shortest Paths (2-DSP) problem: given a directed weighted graph and two terminal pairs $(s_1,t_1)$ and $(s_2,t_2)$, decide whether there exist vertex-disjoint shortest paths between each pair. Building on recent…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-10-09 Keerti Choudhary , Amit Kumar , Lakshay Saggi

In an undirected graph, a $k$-cut is a set of edges whose removal breaks the graph into at least $k$ connected components. The minimum weight $k$-cut can be computed in $O(n^{O(k)})$ time, but when $k$ is treated as part of the input,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-11-20 Kent Quanrud

We give a deterministic algorithm for computing a global minimum vertex cut in a vertex-weighted graph $n$ vertices and $m$ edges in $\widehat O(mn)$ time. This breaks the long-standing $\widehat \Omega(n^{4})$-time barrier in dense graphs,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-03-28 Yonggang Jiang , Chaitanya Nalam , Thatchaphol Saranurak , Sorrachai Yingchareonthawornchai

We present a randomized algorithm that computes single-source shortest paths (SSSP) in $O(m\log^8(n)\log W)$ time when edge weights are integral and can be negative. This essentially resolves the classic negative-weight SSSP problem. The…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Aaron Bernstein , Danupon Nanongkai , Christian Wulff-Nilsen

We present near-optimal algorithms for detecting small vertex cuts in the CONGEST model of distributed computing. Despite extensive research in this area, our understanding of the vertex connectivity of a graph is still incomplete,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-06-21 Merav Parter , Asaf Petruschka

We give a deterministic algorithm for finding the minimum (weight) cut of an undirected graph on $n$ vertices and $m$ edges using $\text{polylog}(n)$ calls to any maximum flow subroutine. Using the current best deterministic maximum flow…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Jason Li , Debmalya Panigrahi

We address the fundamental network design problem of constructing approximate minimum spanners. Our contributions are for the distributed setting, providing both algorithmic and hardness results. Our main hardness result shows that an…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-02-12 Keren Censor-Hillel , Michal Dory

The minimum-weight $2$-edge-connected spanning subgraph (2-ECSS) problem is a natural generalization of the well-studied minimum-weight spanning tree (MST) problem, and it has received considerable attention in the area of network design.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-06-04 Michal Dory , Mohsen Ghaffari