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We present a new exact algorithm for the Steiner tree problem in edge-weighted graphs. Our algorithm improves the classical dynamic programming approach by Dreyfus and Wagner. We achieve a significantly better practical performance via…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-09-09 Stefan Hougardy , Jannik Silvanus , Jens Vygen

The design of minimum-compliance bending-resistant structures with continuous cross-section parameters is a challenging task because of its inherent non-convexity. Our contribution develops a strategy that facilitates computing all…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-05-06 Marek Tyburec , Jan Zeman , Martin Kružík , Didier Henrion

This paper studies the matrix completion problem under arbitrary sampling schemes. We propose a new estimator incorporating both max-norm and nuclear-norm regularization, based on which we can conduct efficient low-rank matrix recovery…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-09-27 Ethan X. Fang , Han Liu , Kim-Chuan Toh , Wen-Xin Zhou

In this paper, we study the form over the minimum spanning tree problem (MST) from which we will derive an intuitively generalized model and new methods with the upper bound of runtimes of logarithm. The new pattern we made has taken…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2017-06-26 Yong Tan

In the Steiner Tree problem we are given an edge weighted undirected graph $G = (V,E)$ and a set of terminals $R \subseteq V$. The task is to find a connected subgraph of $G$ containing $R$ and minimizing the sum of weights of its edges. We…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Radek Hušek , Dušan Knop , Tomáš Masařík

We achieve a (randomized) polynomial-time approximation scheme (PTAS) for the Steiner Forest Problem in doubling metrics. Before our work, a PTAS is given only for the Euclidean plane in [FOCS 2008: Borradaile, Klein and Mathieu]. Our PTAS…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-08-24 T-H. Hubert Chan , Shuguang Hu , Shaofeng H. -C. Jiang

We consider the Steiner tree problem on graphs where we are given a set of nodes and the goal is to find a tree sub-graph of minimum weight that contains all nodes in the given set, potentially including additional nodes. This is a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Jiwei Zhang , Deepak Ajwani

We consider decentralized time-varying stochastic optimization problems where each of the functions held by the nodes has a finite sum structure. Such problems can be efficiently solved using variance reduction techniques. Our aim is to…

One of the main limitations of variational quantum algorithms is the classical optimization of the highly dimensional non-convex variational parameter landscape. To simplify this optimization, we can reduce the search space using problem…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-28 Isak Lyngfelt , Laura García-Álvarez

We propose a novel algorithm for solving non-convex, nonlinear equality-constrained finite-sum optimization problems. The proposed algorithm incorporates an additional sampling strategy for sample size update into the well-known framework…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-05 Nataša Krejić , Nataša Krklec Jerinkić , Tijana Ostojić , Nemanja Vučićević

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

We consider the problem of embedding the Steiner points of a Steiner tree with given topology into the rectilinear plane. Thereby, the length of the path between a distinguished terminal and each other terminal must not exceed given length…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-08-19 Jens Maßberg

Dynamic programming on tree decompositions is a frequently used approach to solve otherwise intractable problems on instances of small treewidth. In recent work by Bodlaender et al., it was shown that for many connectivity problems, there…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-06-03 Stefan Fafianie , Hans L. Bodlaender , Jesper Nederlof

A class of optimization problems characterized by a weighted finite-sum objective function subject to box constraints is considered. We propose a novel stochastic optimization method, named AS-BOX (\text{A}ddi\-ti\-onal \text{S}ampling for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Nataša Krejić , Nataša Krklec Jerinkić , Tijana Ostojić , Nemanja Vučićević

This paper studies the problem of maximizing the sum of traces of matrix quadratic forms on a product of Stiefel manifolds. This orthogonal trace-sum maximization (OTSM) problem generalizes many interesting problems such as generalized…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-09 Joong-Ho Won , Hua Zhou , Kenneth Lange

The Euclidean Steiner tree problem, normally posed in two dimensions, seeks to connect a set of prescribed terminal nodes by placing additional nodes, known as Steiner points, with edges connecting such nodes either to another Steiner point…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-24 Manou Rosenberg , Mengbin Ye , Brian D. O. Anderson

In this work, we study the metric Steiner Tree problem on graphs focusing on computing lower bounds for the integrality gap of the bi-directed cut (BCR) formulation and introducing a novel formulation, the Complete Metric (CM) model,…

The Steiner tree problem can be stated in terms of finding a connected set of minimal length containing a given set of finitely many points. We show how to formulate it as a mass-minimization problem for $1$-dimensional currents with…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-08-13 Andrea Marchese , Annalisa Massaccesi

Planning for sequential robotics tasks often requires integrated symbolic and geometric reasoning. TAMP algorithms typically solve these problems by performing a tree search over high-level task sequences while checking for kinematic and…

In the Euclidean Steiner Tree problem, we are given as input a set of points (called terminals) in the $\ell_2$-metric space and the goal is to find the minimum-cost tree connecting them. Additional points (called Steiner points) from the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-12-05 Henry Fleischmann , Guillermo A. Gamboa Q. , Karthik C. S. , Josef Matějka , Jakub Petr