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Finding shortest paths in a graph is relevant for numerous problems in computer vision and graphics, including image segmentation, shape matching, or the computation of geodesic distances on discrete surfaces. Traditionally, the concept of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-12-09 Viktoria Ehm , Daniel Cremers , Florian Bernard

A modified version of the Dijkstra algorithm using an inventive contraction hierarchy is proposed. The algorithm considers a directed acyclic graph with a conical or semi-circular structure for which a pair of edges is chosen iteratively…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-20 Ugochi A. Okengwu , Enoch O. Nwachukwu , Emmanuel N. Osegi

In pursuit of higher energy efficiency in computer networks, one subfield of green traffic engineering aims at reducing the size of a network during times of low traffic, while still guaranteeing the ability to route all occurring demands.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Markus Chimani , Max Ilsen

We present a comparative study of the application of a recently introduced heuristic algorithm to the optimization of transport on three major types of complex networks. The algorithm balances network traffic iteratively by minimizing the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-07-12 Bogdan Danila , Yong Yu , John A. Marsh , Kevin E. Bassler

Link state routing protocols such as OSPF or IS-IS currently use only best paths to forward IP packets throughout a domain. The optimality of sub-paths ensures consistency of hop by hop forwarding although paths, calculated using Dijkstra…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-04-02 Pascal Mérindol , Jean-Jacques Pansiot , Stéphane Cateloin

We present the generic Dijkstra shortest path algorithm: an efficient algorithm for finding a shortest path in an optical network, both in a wavelength-division multiplexed network, and an elastic optical network (EON). The proposed…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-01-08 Ireneusz Szcześniak , Andrzej Jajszczyk , Bożena Woźna-Szcześniak

We present an optimal and efficient algorithm for finding a shortest path in an elastic optical network. The algorithm is an adaptation of the Dijkstra shortest path algorithm, where we take into account the spectrum continuity and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-04-16 Ireneusz Szcześniak , Bożena Woźna-Szcześniak

Using the growing volumes of vehicle trajectory data, it becomes increasingly possible to capture time-varying and uncertain travel costs in a road network, including travel time and fuel consumption. The current paradigm represents a road…

Databases · Computer Science 2015-12-07 Jian Dai , Bin Yang , Chenjuan Guo , Christian S. Jensen

In mathematical optimization, we want to find the best possible solution for a decision-making problem. Curiously, these problems are harder to solve if they have discrete decisions. Imagine that you would like to buy chocolate: you can buy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-23 Thiago Serra

This paper investigates the problem of computing the shortest path between two states under resource constraints in environments with resource-replenishment regions. Namely, the length of the path is limited by a budget that can be restored…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Khaled Surur , Melkior Ornik

Efficiently computing fast paths in large scale dynamic road networks (where dynamic traffic information is known over a part of the network) is a practical problem faced by several traffic information service providers who wish to offer a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2007-06-27 Giacomo Nannicini , Philippe Baptiste , Gilles Barbier , Daniel Krob , Leo Liberti

In this letter, we propose a new routing strategy to improve the transportation efficiency on complex networks. Instead of using the routing strategy for shortest path, we give a generalized routing algorithm to find the so-called {\it…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 Gang Yan , Tao Zhou , Bo Hu , Zhong-Qian Fu , Bing-Hong Wang

This paper studies online shortest path routing over multi-hop networks. Link costs or delays are time-varying and modeled by independent and identically distributed random processes, whose parameters are initially unknown. The parameters,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-01-19 M. Sadegh Talebi , Zhenhua Zou , Richard Combes , Alexandre Proutiere , Mikael Johansson

The increase in the world's population and rising standards of living is leading to an ever-increasing number of vehicles on the roads, and with it ever-increasing difficulties in traffic management. This traffic management in transport…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-05-24 Stéphane Chrétien , Christophe Guyeux

Geodesic paths and distances are among the most popular intrinsic properties of 3D surfaces. Traditionally, geodesic paths on discrete polygon surfaces were computed using shortest path algorithms, such as Dijkstra. However, such algorithms…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Rolandos Alexandros Potamias , Alexandros Neofytou , Kyriaki-Margarita Bintsi , Stefanos Zafeiriou

Algorithms which compute properties over graphs have always been of interest in computer science, with some of the fundamental algorithms, such as Dijkstra's algorithm, dating back to the 50s. Since the 70s there as been interest in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-10-31 Daniel P. Martin

The efficient computation of shortest paths in complex networks is essential to face new challenges related to critical infrastructures such as a near real-time monitoring and control and the management of big size systems. In particular,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-12-02 Carlo Giudicianni , Armando di Nardo , Gabriele Oliva , Antonio Scala , Manuel Herrera

Fastest-path queries between two points in a very large road map is an increasingly important primitive in modern transportation and navigation systems, thus very efficient computation of these paths is critical for system performance and…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-09 Renjie Chen , Craig Gotsman

We present an analytical approach to calculating the distribution of shortest paths lengths (also called intervertex distances, or geodesic paths) between nodes in unweighted undirected networks. We obtain very accurate results for…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-04-20 Sergey Melnik , James P. Gleeson

Given the diverse array of physical systems available for quantum computing and the absence of a well-defined quantum internet protocol stack, the design and optimisation of quantum networking protocols remain largely unexplored. To address…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-22 Vinay Kumar , Claudio Cicconetti , Marco Conti , Andrea Passarella