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We present a new algorithm, which solves the problem of distributively finding a minimum diameter spanning tree of any (non-negatively) real-weighted graph $G = (V,E,\omega)$. As an intermediate step, we use a new, fast, linear-time…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-12-12 Marc Bui , Franck Butelle , Christian Lavault

We consider communication-efficient weighted and unweighted (uniform) random sampling from distributed data streams presented as a sequence of mini-batches of items. This is a natural model for distributed streaming computation, and our…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-26 Lorenz Hübschle-Schneider , Peter Sanders

Given a $\{0,1\}$-matrix $M$, the graph realization problem for $M$ asks if there exists a spanning forest such that the columns of $M$ are incidence vectors of paths in the forest. The problem is closely related to the recognition of…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-06-27 Rolf van der Hulst , Matthias Walter

Communication systems for multicasting information and energy simultaneously to more than one user are investigated. In the system under study, a transmitter sends the same message and signal to multiple receivers over distinct and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-03-15 Ting-Yi Wu , Anshoo Tandon , Lav R. Varshney , Mehul Motani

Given a graph and a subset of its nodes, referred to as source nodes, the minimum broadcast problem asks for the minimum number of steps in which a signal can be transmitted from the sources to all other nodes in the graph. In each step,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-10 Marika Ivanova , Dag Haugland , Bård Hennning Tvedt

The effective use of limited resources for controlling spreading processes on networks is of prime significance in diverse contexts, ranging from the identification of "influential spreaders" for maximizing information dissemination and…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Andrey Y. Lokhov , David Saad

The burning and forcing processes are both instances of propagation processes on graphs that are commonly used to model real-world spreading phenomena. The contribution of this paper is two-fold. We first establish a connection between…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-16 Aida Abiad , Pax Mallee

A simple feedback control algorithm is presented for distributed beamforming in a wireless network. A network of wireless sensors that seek to cooperatively transmit a common message signal to a Base Station (BS) is considered. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2007-07-16 R. Mudumbai , J. Hespanha , U. Madhow , G. Barriac

The most celebrated and extensively studied model of distributed computing is the {\em message-passing model,} in which each vertex/node of the (distributed network) graph corresponds to a static computational device that communicates with…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Ajay D. Kshemkalyani , Manish Kumar , Anisur Rahaman Molla , Gokarna Sharma

Broadcasting problem is an important issue in the wireless networks, especially in dynamic wireless networks. In dynamic wireless networks the node density and mobility is high, due to several problems which arise during broadcasting. Two…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-10-28 Ashima Goel , Debasis Das

In this paper we describe a randomized algorithm which returns a maximal spanning forest of an unknown {\em weighted} undirected graph making $O(n)$ $\mathsf{CUT}$ queries in expectation. For weighted graphs, this is optimal due to a result…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-06-21 Hang Liao , Deeparnab Chakrabarty

We study the fundamental problem of distributed network formation among mobile agents of limited computational power that aim to achieve energy balance by wirelessly transmitting and receiving energy in a peer-to-peer manner. Specifically,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-04-09 Adelina Madhja , Sotiris Nikoletseas , Alexandros A. Voudouris

We study stochastic graph optimization problems in a novel distributed setting. As in the standard centralized setting, a random subgraph $G^*$ of a known base graph $G$ is realized by including each edge $e$ independently with a known…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Keren Censor-Hillel , Aditi Dudeja , George Giakkoupis

We consider the corner-stone broadcast task with an adaptive adversary that controls a fixed number of $t$ edges in the input communication graph. In this model, the adversary sees the entire communication in the network and the random…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-03-29 Yael Hitron , Merav Parter

This letter investigates the problem of distributed spectrum access for cognitive small cell networks. Compared with existing work, two inherent features are considered: i) the transmission of a cognitive small cell base station only…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-02-25 Yuhua Xu , Yuli Zhang , Qihui Wu , Liang Shen , Jinlong Wang

Many of the distributed localization algorithms are based on relaxed optimization formulations of the localization problem. These algorithms commonly rely on first-order optimization methods, and hence may require many iterations or…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-07-19 Sina Khoshfetrat Pakazad , Emre Özkan , Carsten Fritsche , Anders Hansson , Fredrik Gustafsson

Distributed Opportunistic Scheduling (DOS) techniques have been recently proposed to improve the throughput performance of wireless networks. With DOS, each station contends for the channel with a certain access probability. If a contention…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-12-16 Andres Garcia-Saavedra , Albert Banchs , Pablo Serrano , Joerg Widmer

In this paper, we consider the problem of distributed inference in tree based networks. In the framework considered in this paper, distributed nodes make a 1-bit local decision regarding a phenomenon before sending it to the fusion center…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Bhavya Kailkhura , Aditya Vempaty , Pramod K. Varshney

In this paper, we present a distributed algorithm to compute various parameters of a tree such as the process number, the edge search number or the node search number and so the pathwidth. This algorithm requires n steps, an overall…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2008-12-18 David Coudert , Florian Huc , Dorian Mazauric

In the context of multi-domain network slices, multiple domains need to work together to provide a service. The problem of determining which part of the service fits within which domain is referred to as slice partitioning. The partitioning…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-08-29 Zhouxiang Wu , Genya Ishigaki , Riti Gour , Congzhou Li , Divya Khanure , Jason P. Jue