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Given two simplicial complexes in R^d, and start and end vertices in each complex, we show how to compute curves (in each complex) between these vertices, such that the Fr\'echet distance between these curves is minimized. As a polygonal…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2012-02-28 Sariel Har-Peled , Benjamin Raichel

We propose and study a generalization to the well-known problem of polyline simplification. Instead of a single polyline, we are given a set of $\ell$ polylines possibly sharing some line segments and bend points. Our goal is to minimize…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2020-06-24 Joachim Spoerhase , Sabine Storandt , Johannes Zink

In this paper, we present a polynomial time algorithm for the problem of differentially private all pair shortest distances over the class of low tree-width graphs. Our result generalizes the result of Sealfon 2016 for the case of trees to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-06-12 Javad B. Ebrahimi , Alireza Tofighi Mohammadi , Fatemeh Kermani

Simplifying graphs is a very applicable problem in numerous domains, especially in computational geometry. Given a geometric graph and a threshold, the minimum-complexity graph simplification asks for computing an alternative graph of…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-11-05 Omrit Filtser , Majid Mirzanezhad , Carola Wenk

In the classic polyline simplification problem we want to replace a given polygonal curve $P$, consisting of $n$ vertices, by a subsequence $P'$ of $k$ vertices from $P$ such that the polygonal curves $P$ and $P'$ are as close as possible.…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-09-15 Karl Bringmann , Bhaskar Ray Chaudhury

Due to its many applications, \emph{curve simplification} is a long-studied problem in computational geometry and adjacent disciplines, such as graphics, geographical information science, etc. Given a polygonal curve $P$ with $n$ vertices,…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2020-01-23 Mees van de Kerkhof , Irina Kostitsyna , Maarten Löffler , Majid Mirzanezhad , Carola Wenk

We present an algorithm to extract the distance list from atomic pair distribution functions (PDFs) in a highly automated way. The algorithm is constructed via curve fitting based on a Debye scattering equation model. Due to the non-convex…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-01-23 Ran Gu , Soham Banerjee , Qiang Du , Simon J. L. Billinge

Computing the Fr\'{e}chet distance for surfaces is a surprisingly hard problem and the only known algorithm is limited to computing it between flat surfaces. We adapt this algorithm to create one for computing the Fr\'{e}chet distance for a…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2011-03-16 Atlas F. Cook , Anne Driemel , Sariel Har-Peled , Jessica Sherette , Carola Wenk

Simplifying polygonal curves at different levels of detail is an important problem with many applications. Existing geometric optimization algorithms are only capable of minimizing the complexity of a simplified curve for a single level of…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2018-06-08 Kevin Buchin , Maximilian Konzack , Wim Reddingius

The continuous Frechet distance between two polygonal curves is classically computed by exploring their free space diagram. Recently, Har-Peled, Raichel, and Robson [SoCG'25] proposed a radically different approach: instead of directly…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2026-05-18 Jacobus Conradi , Ivor van der Hoog , Eva Rotenberg

The Polyline Bundle Simplification (PBS) problem is a generalization of the classical polyline simplification problem. Given a set of polylines, which may share line segments and points, PBS asks for the smallest consistent simplification…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-08-25 Yannick Bosch , Peter Schäfer , Joachim Spoerhase , Sabine Storandt , Johannes Zink

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Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2015-04-30 Boris Aronov , Sariel Har-Peled , Christian Knauer , Yusu Wang , Carola Wenk

The Fr\'{e}chet distance is a well-studied similarity measure between curves that is widely used throughout computer science. Motivated by applications where curves stem from paths and walks on an underlying graph (such as a road network),…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-11-20 Anne Driemel , Ivor van der Hoog , Eva Rotenberg

The discrete Fr{\'e}chet distance is a measure of similarity between point sequences which permits to abstract differences of resolution between the two curves, approximating the original Fr{\'e}chet distance between curves. Such distance…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2018-06-05 Jérémy Barbay

A set of piecewise linear functions, called polylines, $P_1,\ldots,P_L$ each with at most $n$ vertices can be simplified into a polyline $M$ with $k$ vertices, such that the Fr\'echet distances $\epsilon_1,\ldots,\epsilon_L$ to each of…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-08-30 Sepideh Aghamolaei , Mohammad Ghodsi

In this paper we focus on the map matching problem where the goal is to find a path through a planar graph such that the path through the vertices closely matches a given polygonal curve. The map matching problem is usually approached with…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2016-05-19 Tim Wylie , Binhai Zhu

Map matching is a common task when analysing GPS tracks, such as vehicle trajectories. The goal is to match a recorded noisy polygonal curve to a path on the map, usually represented as a geometric graph. The Fr\'echet distance is a…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Kevin Buchin , Maike Buchin , Joachim Gudmundsson , Aleksandr Popov , Sampson Wong

We study geometric variations of the discriminating code problem. In the \emph{discrete version} of the problem, a finite set of points $P$ and a finite set of objects $S$ are given in $\mathbb{R}^d$. The objective is to choose a subset…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2023-06-30 Sanjana Dey , Florent Foucaud , Subhas C Nandy , Arunabha Sen

One approach to studying the Fr\'echet distance is to consider curves that satisfy realistic assumptions. By now, the most popular realistic assumption for curves is $c$-packedness. Existing algorithms for computing the Fr\'echet distance…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-11-08 Joachim Gudmundsson , Tiancheng Mai , Sampson Wong

We present design and implementation of a chain of particles that can be programmed to fold the chain into a given curve. The particles guide an external force to fold, therefore the particles are simple and amenable for miniaturization. A…

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