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Querying the shortest path between two vertexes is a fundamental operation in a variety of applications, which has been extensively studied over static road networks. However, in reality, the travel costs of road segments evolve over time,…

Databases · Computer Science 2023-03-08 Zengyang Gong , Yuxiang Zeng , Lei Chen

Route choice models in public transport have been discussed for a long time. The main factor why a passenger chooses a specific path is usually based on its length or travel time. However, also the ticket price that passengers have to pay…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-05 Anita Schöbel , Reena Urban

The Dijkstra algorithm is a classic path planning method, which in a discrete graph space, can start from a specified source node and find the shortest path between the source node and all other nodes in the graph. However, to the best of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Jinyuan Liu , Minglei Fu , Wenan Zhang , Bo Chen , Ryhor Prakapovich , Uladzislau Sychou

Computing shortest paths is one of the most researched topics in algorithm engineering. Currently available algorithms compute shortest paths in mere fractions of a second on continental sized road networks. In the presence of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-08-01 Moritz Kobitzsch , Samitha Samaranayake , Dennis Schieferdecker

We develop new algorithmic techniques for VLSI detailed routing. First, we improve the goal-oriented version of Dijkstra's algorithm to find shortest paths in huge incomplete grid graphs with edge costs depending on the direction and the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Markus Ahrens , Dorothee Henke , Stefan Rabenstein , Jens Vygen

Given a directed graph of nodes and edges connecting them, a common problem is to find the shortest path between any two nodes. Here we show that the shortest path distances can be found by a simple matrix inversion: If the edges are given…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-25 Zeyu Jing , Markus Meister

This paper addresses the problem of finding multiple near-optimal, spatially-dissimilar paths that can be considered as alternatives in the decision making process, for finding optimal corridors in which to construct a new road. We further…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-08-14 Yasha Pushak , Warren Hare , Yves Lucet

We study the use of machine learning techniques to solve a fundamental shortest path problem, known as the single-source many-targets shortest path problem (SSMTSP). Given a directed graph with non-negative edge weights, our goal is to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Willem Feijen , Guido Schäfer

In this paper, we introduced a novel approach to computing the fewest-turn map directions or routes based on the concept of natural roads. Natural roads are joined road segments that perceptually constitute good continuity. This approach…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2013-07-17 Bin Jiang , Xintao Liu

Directions and paths, as commonly provided by navigation systems, are usually derived considering absolute metrics, e.g., finding the shortest path within an underlying road network. With the aid of crowdsourced geospatial data we aim at…

In several important routing contexts it is required to identify a set of routes, each of which optimizes a different criterion. For instance, in the context of vehicle routing, one route would minimize the total distance traveled, while…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-08-25 Ido Zoref , Ariel Orda

Smart city has been consider the wave of the future and the route recommendation in networks is a fundamental problem in it. Most existing approaches for the shortest route problem consider that there is only one kind of cost in networks.…

Databases · Computer Science 2020-04-28 Yajun Yang , Hang Zhang , Hong Gao , Qinghua Hu , Xin Wang

We report a new algorithm for constructing pathways between local minima that involve a large number of intervening transition states on the potential energy surface. A significant improvement in efficiency has been achieved by changing the…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Joanne M. Carr , Semen A. Trygubenko , David J. Wales

The composition problem for shortest paths asks the following: given shortest paths on weighted graphs M and N which share a common boundary, find the shortest paths on their union. This problem is a crucial step in any algorithm which uses…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2022-09-07 Jade Master

This paper addresses the problem of finding shortest paths homotopic to a given disjoint set of paths that wind amongst point obstacles in the plane. We present a faster algorithm than previously known.

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Alon Efrat , Stephen G. Kobourov , Anna Lubiw

This paper reviews the overview of the dynamic shortest path routing problem and the various neural networks to solve it. Different shortest path optimization problems can be solved by using various neural networks algorithms. The routing…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2010-06-01 R. Nallusamy , K. Duraiswamy

A localized method to distribute paths on random graphs is devised, aimed at finding the shortest paths between given source/destination pairs while avoiding path overlaps at nodes. We propose a method based on message-passing techniques to…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2014-10-17 Caterina De Bacco , Silvio Franz , David Saad , Chi Ho Yeung

We survey recent advances in algorithms for route planning in transportation networks. For road networks, we show that one can compute driving directions in milliseconds or less even at continental scale. A variety of techniques provide…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-04-21 Hannah Bast , Daniel Delling , Andrew Goldberg , Matthias Müller-Hannemann , Thomas Pajor , Peter Sanders , Dorothea Wagner , Renato F. Werneck

Searching for optimal ways in a network is an important task in multiple application areas such as social networks, co-citation graphs or road networks. In the majority of applications, each edge in a network is associated with a certain…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2011-05-06 Franz Graf , Hans-Peter Kriegel , Matthias Schubert

This essay provides a comprehensive analysis of the optimization and performance evaluation of various routing algorithms within the context of computer networks. Routing algorithms are critical for determining the most efficient path for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-02-27 Xunchi Ma