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Finding a simple path of even length between two designated vertices in a directed graph is a fundamental NP-complete problem known as the EvenPath problem. Nedev proved in 1999, that for directed planar graphs, the problem can be solved in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Archit Chauhan , Samir Datta , Chetan Gupta , Vimal Raj Sharma

We study the computational complexity of optimally solving multi-robot path planning problems on planar graphs. For four common time- and distance-based objectives, we show that the associated path optimization problems for multiple robots…

Robotics · Computer Science 2015-12-08 Jingjin Yu

The problem of Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) calls for finding a set of conflict-free paths for a fleet of agents operating in a given environment. Arguably, the state-of-the-art approach to computing optimal solutions is Conflict-Based…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-04-20 Ofir Gordon , Yuval Filmus , Oren Salzman

We consider the problem of partitioning a graph into a non-fixed number of non-overlapping subgraphs of maximum density. The density of a partition is the sum of the densities of the subgraphs, where the density of a subgraph is its average…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2022-02-17 Cristina Bazgan , Katrin Casel , Pierre Cazals

We study a graph partition problem where we are given a directed acyclic graph (DAG) whose vertices and arcs can be respectively regarded as tasks and dependencies among tasks. The objective of the problem is to minimize the total energy…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Wei Liu , Jian-Jia Chen , Yongjie Yang

We point out that the computation of true \emph{proof} and \emph{disproof} numbers for proof number search in arbitrary directed acyclic graphs is NP-hard, an important theoretical result for proof number search. The proof requires a…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-02-10 Chao Gao

We propose an exact algorithm for solving the longest simple path problem between two given vertices in undirected weighted graphs. By using graph partitioning and dynamic programming, we obtain an algorithm that is significantly faster…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-05-10 Kai Fieger , Tomas Balyo , Christian Schulz , Dominik Schreiber

A directed graph is called Eulerian, if it contains a tour that traverses every arc in the graph exactly once. We study the problem of Eulerian extension (EE) where a directed multigraph G and a weight function is given and it is asked…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2015-03-17 Manuel Sorge

We consider two orientation problems in a graph, namely the minimization of the sum of all the shortest path lengths and the minimization of the diameter. We show that it is NP-complete to decide whether a graph has an orientation such that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2010-04-15 N. Eggemann , S. D. Noble

We study the complexity of graph problems on graphs defined on groups, especially power graphs. We observe that an isomorphism invariant problem, such as Hamiltonian Path, Partition into Cliques, Feedback Vertex Set, Subgraph Isomorphism,…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Bireswar Das , Dipan Dey , Jinia Ghosh

The well-known Disjoint Paths problem is to decide if a graph contains k pairwise disjoint paths, each connecting a different terminal pair from a set of k distinct pairs. We determine, with an exception of two cases, the complexity of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-05-14 Walter Kern , Barnaby Martin , Daniël Paulusma , Siani Smith , Erik Jan van Leeuwen

Two decision problems related to the computation of stopping sets in Tanner graphs are shown to be NP-complete. NP-hardness of the problem of computing the stopping distance of a Tanner graph follows as a consequence

Information Theory · Computer Science 2008-07-21 K. Murali Krishnan , Priti Shankar

This paper considers a distributed convex optimization problem over a time-varying multi-agent network, where each agent has its own decision variables that should be set so as to minimize its individual objective subject to local…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-22 Chuanye Gu , Zhiyou Wu , Jueyou Li , Yaning Guo

Multi-layer graphs consist of several graphs (layers) over the same vertex set. They are motivated by real-world problems where entities (vertices) are associated via multiple types of relationships (edges in different layers). We chart the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2019-10-23 Robert Bredereck , Christian Komusiewicz , Stefan Kratsch , Hendrik Molter , Rolf Niedermeier , Manuel Sorge

Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) is the problem of finding paths for multiple agents such that every agent reaches its goal and the agents do not collide. Most prior work on MAPF was on grids, assumed agents' actions have uniform duration,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-06-17 Anton Andreychuk , Konstantin Yakovlev , Dor Atzmon , Roni Stern

We show that finding minimally intersecting $n$ paths from $s$ to $t$ in a directed graph or $n$ perfect matchings in a bipartite graph can be done in polynomial time. This holds more generally for unimodular set systems.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-10-05 Volker Kaibel , Shmuel Onn , Pauline Sarrabezolles

Recently, one has seen a surge of interest in developing such methods including ones for learning such representations for (undirected) graphs (while preserving important properties). However, most of the work to date on embedding graphs…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-11-30 Jiankai Sun , Srinivasan Parthasarathy

We examine ordered graphs, defined as graphs with linearly ordered vertices, from the perspective of homomorphisms (and colorings) and their complexities. We demonstrate the corresponding computational and parameterized complexities, along…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Michal Čertík , Andreas Emil Feldmann , Jaroslav Nešetřil , Paweł Rzążewski

We study the fundamental problem of scheduling bidirectional traffic along a path composed of multiple segments. The main feature of the problem is that jobs traveling in the same direction can be scheduled in quick succession on a segment,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-04-28 Yann Disser , Max Klimm , Elisabeth Lübbecke

We study the complexity of the Distributed Constraint Satisfaction Problem (DCSP) on a synchronous, anonymous network from a theoretical standpoint. In this setting, variables and constraints are controlled by agents which communicate with…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-25 Silvia Butti , Victor Dalmau