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The Strongly Connected Steiner Subgraph (SCSS) problem is a well-studied network design problem that asks for a minimum subgraph that strongly connects a given set of terminals. In this paper, we present several new algorithmic and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Afrouz Jabal Ameli , Tomohiro Koana , Jesper Nederlof , Shengzhe Wang

Given a directed, weighted graph $G=(V,E)$ undergoing edge insertions, the incremental single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem asks for the maintenance of approximate distances from a dedicated source $s$ while optimizing the total time…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-10-25 Rasmus Kyng , Simon Meierhans , Maximilian Probst Gutenberg

We revisit the classic broadcast problem, wherein we have $k$ messages, each composed of $O(\log{n})$ bits, distributed arbitrarily across a network. The objective is to broadcast these messages to all nodes in the network. In the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-04-22 Shashwat Chandra , Yi-Jun Chang , Michal Dory , Mohsen Ghaffari , Dean Leitersdorf

In the Connected Budgeted maximum Coverage problem (CBC), we are given a collection of subsets $\mathcal{S}$, defined over a ground set $X$, and an undirected graph $G=(V,E)$, where each node is associated with a set of $\mathcal{S}$. Each…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-11 Gianlorenzo D'Angelo , Esmaeil Delfaraz

We develop a new technique for constructing sparse graphs that allow us to prove near-linear lower bounds on the round complexity of computing distances in the CONGEST model. Specifically, we show an $\widetilde{\Omega}(n)$ lower bound for…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-05-18 Amir Abboud , Keren Censor-Hillel , Seri Khoury

Self-stabilization for non-masking fault-tolerant distributed system has received considerable research interest over the last decade. In this paper, we propose a self-stabilizing algorithm for 2-edge-connectivity and 2-vertex-connectivity…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-06-26 Abusayeed Saifullah

In this paper we give fast distributed graph algorithms for detecting and listing small subgraphs, and for computing or approximating the girth. Our algorithms improve upon the state of the art by polynomial factors, and for girth, we…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-20 Keren Censor-Hillel , Orr Fischer , Tzlil Gonen , François Le Gall , Dean Leitersdorf , Rotem Oshman

We consider temporal graphs with discrete time labels and investigate the size and the approximability of minimum temporally connected spanning subgraphs. We present a family of minimally connected temporal graphs with $n$ vertices and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-02-23 Kyriakos Axiotis , Dimitris Fotakis

Round complexity is an extensively studied metric of distributed algorithms. In contrast, our knowledge of the \emph{message complexity} of distributed computing problems and its relationship (if any) with round complexity is still quite…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-01 Fabien Dufoulon , Shreyas Pai , Gopal Pandurangan , Sriram Pemmaraju , Peter Robinson

The approximate single-source shortest-path problem is as follows: given a graph with nonnegative edge weights and a designated source vertex $s$, return estimates of the distances from~$s$ to each other vertex such that the estimate falls…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-12-12 Nairen Cao , Jeremy T. Fineman , Katina Russell

We consider the fundamental problems of determining the rooted and global edge and vertex connectivities (and computing the corresponding cuts) in directed graphs. For rooted (and hence also global) edge connectivity with small integer…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-04-16 Chandra Chekuri , Kent Quanrud

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

The radius and diameter are fundamental graph parameters. They are defined as the minimum and maximum of the eccentricities in a graph, respectively, where the eccentricity of a vertex is the largest distance from the vertex to another…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-06-08 Amir Abboud , Virginia Vassilevska Williams , Joshua Wang

In this paper the minimum spanning tree problem with uncertain edge costs is discussed. In order to model the uncertainty a discrete scenario set is specified and a robust framework is adopted to choose a solution. The min-max, min-max…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2010-04-19 Adam Kasperski , Pawel Zielinski

In a directed graph $G$ with non-correlated edge lengths and costs, the \emph{network design problem with bounded distances} asks for a cost-minimal spanning subgraph subject to a length bound for all node pairs. We give a bi-criteria…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-09-24 Markus Chimani , Joachim Spoerhase

For a graph G=(V,E), finding a set of disjoint edges that do not share any vertices is called a matching problem, and finding the maximum matching is a fundamental problem in the theory of distributed graph algorithms. Although local…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-03-14 Naoki Kitamura , Taisuke Izumi

We consider network design problems in which we are given a graph and seek a min-size $2$-connected subgraph that satisfies a prescribed property. $\bullet$ In the 1-Connectivity Augmentation problem the goal is to augment a connected graph…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-08-19 Zeev Nutov

It is known that a better than $2$-approximation algorithm for the girth in dense directed unweighted graphs needs $n^{3-o(1)}$ time unless one uses fast matrix multiplication. Meanwhile, the best known approximation factor for a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-28 Mina Dalirrooyfard , Virginia Vassilevska Williams

Recently [Bhattacharya et al., STOC 2015] provide the first non-trivial algorithm for the densest subgraph problem in the streaming model with additions and deletions to its edges, i.e., for dynamic graph streams. They present a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-07-30 Hossein Esfandiari , MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi , David P. Woodruff

Given an undirected graph $G = (V, E)$ and a weight function $w:E \to \mathbb{R}$, the \textsc{Minimum Dominating Tree} problem asks to find a minimum weight sub-tree of $G$, $T = (U, F)$, such that every $v \in V \setminus U$ is adjacent…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Gilad Kutiel