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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 Min $k$-Cut problem, input is an edge weighted graph $G$ and an integer $k$, and the task is to partition the vertex set into $k$ non-empty sets, such that the total weight of the edges with endpoints in different parts is minimized.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-15 Daniel Lokshtanov , Saket Saurabh , Vaishali Surianarayanan

Let $G$ be an edge-weighted directed graph with $n$ vertices embedded on an orientable surface of genus $g$. We describe a simple deterministic lexicographic perturbation scheme that guarantees uniqueness of minimum-cost flows and shortest…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-04-04 Jeff Erickson , Kyle Fox , Luvsandondov Lkhamsuren

Graph spanners are fundamental graph structures with a wide range of applications in distributed networks. We consider a standard synchronous message passing model where in each round $O(\log n)$ bits can be transmitted over every edge (the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-15 Ofer Grossman , Merav Parter

This paper presents a randomized algorithm for the problem of single-source shortest paths on directed graphs with real (both positive and negative) edge weights. Given an input graph with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges, the algorithm completes…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-11-14 Jeremy T. Fineman

We present several results in the CONGEST model on round complexity for Replacement Paths (RPaths), Minimum Weight Cycle (MWC), and All Nodes Shortest Cycles (ANSC). We study these fundamental problems in both directed and undirected…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-05-22 Vignesh Manoharan , Vijaya Ramachandran

We present two new algorithms for solving the {\em All Pairs Shortest Paths} (APSP) problem for weighted directed graphs. Both algorithms use fast matrix multiplication algorithms. The first algorithm solves the APSP problem for weighted…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Uri Zwick

In the distributed setting, the only existing constructions of \textit{sparse skeletons}, (i.e., subgraphs with $O(n)$ edges) either use randomization or large messages, or require $\Omega(D)$ time, where $D$ is the hop-diameter of the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-07-26 Michael Elkin , Shaked Matar

We present a data structure that we call a Dynamic Representative Set. In its most basic form, it is given two parameters $0< k < n$ and allows us to maintain a representation of a family $\mathcal{F}$ of subsets of $\{1,\ldots,n\}$. It…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Jesper Nederlof

Let $G=(V,E,w)$ be a weighted undirected graph with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges, and fix a set of $s$ sources $S\subseteq V$. We study the problem of computing {\em almost shortest paths} (ASP) for all pairs in $S \times V$ in both classical…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-07-13 Michael Elkin , Yuval Gitlitz , Ofer Neiman

We describe a simple deterministic $O( \varepsilon^{-1} \log \Delta)$ round distributed algorithm for $(2\alpha+1)(1 + \varepsilon)$ approximation of minimum weighted dominating set on graphs with arboricity at most $\alpha$. Here $\Delta$…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-06-13 Michal Dory , Mohsen Ghaffari , Saeed Ilchi

We introduce and study a novel problem of computing a shortest path tree with a minimum number of non-terminals. It can be viewed as an (unweighted) Steiner Shortest Path Tree (SSPT) that spans a given set of terminal vertices by shortest…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Omer Asher , Yefim Dinitz , Shlomi Dolev , Li-on Raviv , Baruch Schieber

An influential result by Dor, Halperin, and Zwick (FOCS 1996, SICOMP 2000) implies an algorithm that can compute approximate shortest paths for all vertex pairs in $\tilde{O}(n^{2+O\left(\frac{1}{k}\right )})$ time, ensuring that the output…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Manoj Gupta

Leader election is, together with consensus, one of the most central problems in distributed computing. This paper presents a distributed algorithm, called \STT, for electing deterministically a leader in an arbitrary network, assuming…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-09-10 Arnaud Casteigts , Yves Métivier , John Michael Robson , Akka Zemmari

Computing routing schemes that support both high throughput and low latency is one of the core challenges of network optimization. Such routes can be formalized as $h$-length flows which are defined as flows whose flow paths are restricted…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-08-21 Bernhard Haeupler , D Ellis Hershkowitz , Thatchaphol Saranurak

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 provide a simple new randomized contraction approach to the global minimum cut problem for simple undirected graphs. The contractions exploit 2-out edge sampling from each vertex rather than the standard uniform edge sampling. We…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Mohsen Ghaffari , Krzysztof Nowicki , Mikkel Thorup

We present an exact fully-dynamic minimum cut algorithm that runs in $n^{o(1)}$ deterministic update time when the minimum cut size is at most $2^{\Theta(\log^{3/4-c}n)}$ for any $c>0$, improving on the previous algorithm of Jin, Sun, and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Antoine El-Hayek , Monika Henzinger , Jason Li

Computing all-pairs shortest paths is a fundamental and much-studied problem with many applications. Unfortunately, despite intense study, there are still no significantly faster algorithms for it than the $\mathcal{O}(n^3)$ time algorithm…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-01-15 Stefan Kratsch , Florian Nelles

We study the use of machine learning techniques to solve a fundamental shortest path problem, known as the single-source many-targets shortest path problem (SSMTSP). Given a directed graph with non-negative edge weights, our goal is to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Willem Feijen , Guido Schäfer