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We present a $\frac53$-approximation algorithm for the matching augmentation problem (MAP): given a multi-graph with edges of cost either zero or one such that the edges of cost zero form a matching, find a 2-edge connected spanning…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-12-14 J. Cheriyan , R. Cummings , J. Dippel , J. Zhu

We study the {\em min-cost chain-constrained spanning-tree} (abbreviated \mcst) problem: find a min-cost spanning tree in a graph subject to degree constraints on a nested family of node sets. We devise the {\em first} polytime algorithm…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-05-12 Andre Linhares , Chaitanya Swamy

In the $k$-edge-connected spanning subgraph ($k$ECSS) problem, our goal is to compute a minimum-cost sub-network that is resilient against up to $k$ link failures: Given an $n$-node $m$-edge graph with a cost function on the edges, our goal…

In a connected simple graph G = (V(G),E(G)), each vertex is assigned a color from the set of colors C={1, 2,..., c}. The set of vertices V(G) is partitioned as V_1, V_2, ... ,V_c, where all vertices in V_j share the same color j. A subset S…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Bubai Manna

In the $k$-Edge Connected Spanning Subgraph ($k$-ECSS) problem we are given a (multi-)graph $G=(V,E)$ with edge costs and an integer $k$, and seek a min-cost $k$-edge-connected spanning subgraph of $G$. The problem admits a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Zeev Nutov , Reut Cohen

We introduce a variant of the multiway cut that we call the min-max connected multiway cut. Given a graph $G=(V,E)$ and a set $\Gamma\subseteq V$ of $t$ terminals, partition $V$ into $t$ parts such that each part is connected and contains…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Hans Raj Tiwary , Petr Kolman

Cohesive subgraph discovery in a network is one of the fundamental problems and investigated for several decades. In this paper, we propose the Overlapping Cohesive Subgraphs with Minimum degree (OCSM) problem which combines three key…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-06-13 Junghoon Kim , Sungsu Lim , Jungeun Kim

In this article, we study the Euclidean minimum spanning tree problem in an imprecise setup. The problem is known as the \emph{Minimum Spanning Tree Problem with Neighborhoods} in the literature. We study the problem where the neighborhoods…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-04-12 Sanjana Dey , Ramesh K. Jallu , Subhas C. Nandy

The Maximum Common Subgraph (MCS) problem plays a crucial role across various domains, bridging theoretical exploration and practical applications in fields like bioinformatics and social network analysis. Despite its wide applicability,…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Davide Guidobene , Guido Cera

We consider the classical Minimum Balanced Cut problem: given a graph $G$, compute a partition of its vertices into two subsets of roughly equal volume, while minimizing the number of edges connecting the subsets. We present the first {\em…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-05-05 Julia Chuzhoy , Yu Gao , Jason Li , Danupon Nanongkai , Richard Peng , Thatchaphol Saranurak

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

Many networks in real-life typically contain parts in which some nodes are more highly connected to each other than the other nodes of the network. The collection of such nodes are usually called clusters, communities, cohesive groups or…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2008-06-20 Xiahong Lin , Lin Gao , Kefei Chen , David K. Y. Chiu

In the $k$-Edge Connected Spanning Subgraph ($k$-ECSS) problem we are given a (multi-)graph $G=(V,E)$ with edge costs and an integer $k$, and seek a min-cost $k$-edge-connected spanning subgraph of $G$. The problem admits a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Zeev Nutov

This paper is concerned with a constrained optimization problem over a directed graph (digraph) of nodes, in which the cost function is a sum of local objectives, and each node only knows its local objective and constraints. To…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-01-24 Pei Xie , Keyou You , Shiji Song , Cheng Wu

We present an exact algorithm for computing all common subgraphs with the maximum number of vertices across multiple graphs. Our approach is further extended to handle the connected Maximum Common Subgraph (MCS), identifying the largest…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Johannes B. S. Petersen , Akbar Davoodi , Thomas Gärtner , Marc Hellmuth , Daniel Merkle

We present a $\frac74$ approximation algorithm for the matching augmentation problem (MAP): given a multi-graph with edges of cost either zero or one such that the edges of cost zero form a matching, find a 2-edge connected spanning…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-04-24 Joe Cheriyan , Jack Dippel , Fabrizio Grandoni , Arindam Khan , Vishnu V. Narayan

The minimum cut problem for an undirected edge-weighted graph asks us to divide its set of nodes into two blocks while minimizing the weight sum of the cut edges. Here, we introduce a linear-time algorithm to compute near-minimum cuts. Our…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-06-05 Monika Henzinger , Alexander Noe , Christian Schulz , Darren Strash

The decomposition of undirected graphs simplifies complex problems by breaking them into solvable subgraphs, following the philosophy of divide and conquer. This paper investigates the relationship between atom decomposition and the maximum…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Pei Heng , Yi Sun , Jianhua Guo

The 2-Vertex-Connected Spanning Subgraph problem (2VCSS) is among the most basic NP-hard (Survivable) Network Design problems: we are given an (unweighted) undirected graph $G$. Our goal is to find a spanning subgraph $S$ of $G$ with the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-02 Miguel Bosch-Calvo , Fabrizio Grandoni , Afrouz Jabal Ameli

Given a graph $G$, the maximal induced subgraphs problem asks to enumerate all maximal induced subgraphs of $G$ that belong to a certain hereditary graph class. While its optimization version, known as the minimum vertex deletion problem in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-22 Yixin Cao