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We consider the problem of vehicle routing for Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand (AMoD) systems, wherein a fleet of self-driving vehicles provides on-demand mobility in a given environment. Specifically, the task it to compute routes for the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-12 Kiril Solovey , Mauro Salazar , Marco Pavone

In this paper, we investigate offline and online algorithms for rufpp, the problem of minimizing the number of rounds required to schedule a set of unsplittable flows of non-uniform sizes on a given path with non-uniform edge capacities.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-02 Hamidreza Jahanjou , Erez Kantor , Rajmohan Rajaraman

We provide a tight approximate characterization of the $n$-dimensional product multicommodity flow (PMF) region for a wireless network of $n$ nodes. Separate characterizations in terms of the spectral properties of appropriate network…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Ritesh Madan , Devavrat Shah , Olivier Leveque

In this paper, we study the performance of an amplify-and-forward (AF) based analog network coding (ANC) relay scheme in a multi-hop wireless network under individual power constraints. In the first part, a unicast scenario is considered.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-03-23 Binyue Liu , Ning Cai

The Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem is integral to the functioning of power systems, aiming to optimize generation dispatch while adhering to technical and operational constraints. These constraints are far from straightforward; they…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Andrew Rosemberg , Mathieu Tanneau , Bruno Fanzeres , Joaquim Garcia , Pascal Van Hentenryck

The robust minimum cost flow problem under consistent flow constraints (RobMCF$\equiv$) is a new extension of the minimum cost flow (MCF) problem. In the RobMCF$\equiv$ problem, we consider demand and supply that are subject to uncertainty.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-06 Christina Büsing , Arie M. C. A. Koster , Sabrina Schmitz

The alternating current optimal power flow (AC-OPF) problem is critical to power system operations and planning, but it is generally hard to solve due to its nonconvex and large-scale nature. This paper proposes a scalable decomposition…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-06-12 Shenyinying Tu , Andreas Waechter , Ermin Wei

Deregulated energy markets, demand forecasting, and the continuously increasing share of renewable energy sources call---among others---for a structured consideration of uncertainties in optimal power flow problems. The main challenge is to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-24 Tillmann Mühlpfordt , Timm Faulwasser , Veit Hagenmeyer

We study an incremental network design problem, where in each time period of the planning horizon an arc can be added to the network and a maximum flow problem is solved, and where the objective is to maximize the cumulative flow over the…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2014-12-12 Thomas Kalinowski , Dmytro Matsypura , Martin W. P. Savelsbergh

Maximum flow (and minimum cut) algorithms have had a strong impact on computer vision. In particular, graph cuts algorithms provide a mechanism for the discrete optimization of an energy functional which has been used in a variety of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2011-12-30 Camille Couprie , Leo Grady , Hugues Talbot , Laurent Najman

We consider the problem of max-min beamforming (MMB) for cell-free massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems, where the objective is to maximize the minimum achievable rate among all users. Existing MMB methods are mainly based on…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-28 Bin Wang , Jun Fang , Yue Xiao , Martin Haardt

Optimal power flow (OPF) over power transmission networks poses challenging large-scale nonlinear optimization problems, which involve a large number of quadratic equality and indefinite quadratic inequality constraints. These…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Y. Shi , H. D. Tuan , P. Apkarian , A. V. Savkin

The performance of computer networks relies on how bandwidth is shared among different flows. Fair resource allocation is a challenging problem particularly when the flows evolve over time. To address this issue, bandwidth sharing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-09-24 Zaid Allybokus , Konstantin Avrachenkov , Jérémie Leguay , Lorenzo Maggi

The maximum multicommodity flow problem is a natural generalization of the maximum flow problem to route multiple distinct flows. Obtaining a $1-\epsilon$ approximation to the multicommodity flow problem on graphs is a well-studied problem.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-05-09 Jonathan A. Kelner , Gary Miller , Richard Peng

We study ROUND-UFP and ROUND-SAP, two generalizations of the classical BIN PACKING problem that correspond to the unsplittable flow problem on a path (UFP) and the storage allocation problem (SAP), respectively. We are given a path with…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Debajyoti Kar , Arindam Khan , Andreas Wiese

Location Routing is a fundamental planning problem in logistics, in which strategic location decisions on the placement of facilities (depots, distribution centers, warehouses etc.) are taken based on accurate estimates of operational…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-08-06 Felipe Carrasco Heine , Antonia Demleitner , Jannik Matuschke

A multiflow in a planar graph is uncrossed if its support paths do not cross. Recently such flows have played a role in approximation algorithms for maximum disjoint paths in "fully-planar" instances, where the combined supply-demand graph…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Chandra Chekuri , Guyslain Naves , Joseph Poremba , F. Bruce Shepherd

We study the canonical quantity-based network revenue management (NRM) problem where the decision-maker must irrevocably accept or reject each arriving customer request with the goal of maximizing the total revenue given limited resources.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-07-08 Rui Sun , Xinshang Wang , Zijie Zhou

We present novel oblivious routing algorithms for both splittable and unsplittable multicommodity flow. Our algorithm for minimizing congestion for \emph{unsplittable} multicommodity flow is the first oblivious routing algorithm for this…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-12-07 Michael Schapira , Gal Shahaf

Many engineered systems, such as energy and transportation infrastructures, are networks governed by non-linear physical laws. A primary challenge for operators of these networks is to achieve optimal utilization while maintaining safety…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-08 Tillmann Weisser , Line Roald , Sidhant Misra