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We consider the problem of computing shortest paths in weighted unit-disk graphs in constant dimension $d$. Although the single-source and all-pairs variants of this problem are well-studied in the plane case, no non-trivial exact distance…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-03-18 Adam Karczmarz , Jakub Pawlewicz , Piotr Sankowski

In this research, we investigate the subject of path-finding. A pruned version of visibility graph based on Candidate Vertices is formulated, followed by a new visibility check technique. Such combination enables us to quickly identify the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-10-30 Pei Cao , Zhaoyan Fan , Robert X. Gao , Jiong Tang

The computation of short paths in graphs with arc lengths is a pillar of graph algorithmics and network science. In a more diverse world, however, not every short path is equally valuable. For the setting where each vertex is assigned to a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Matthias Bentert , Leon Kellerhals , Rolf Niedermeier

In this paper, we consider distributed coloring for planar graphs with a small number of colors. We present an optimal (up to a constant factor) $O(\log{n})$ time algorithm for 6-coloring planar graphs. Our algorithm is based on a novel…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-04-03 Shiri Chechik , Doron Mukhtar

A* is a classic and popular method for graphs search and path finding. It assumes the existence of a heuristic function $h(u,t)$ that estimates the shortest distance from any input node $u$ to the destination $t$. Traditionally, heuristics…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2021-11-22 Talya Eden , Piotr Indyk , Haike Xu

Graph Bayesian optimization (BO) has shown potential as a powerful and data-efficient tool for neural architecture search (NAS). Most existing graph BO works focus on developing graph surrogates models, i.e., metrics of networks and/or…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-30 Yilin Xie , Shiqiang Zhang , Jixiang Qing , Ruth Misener , Calvin Tsay

The search is based on the preliminary transformation of matrices or adjacency lists traditionally used in the study of graphs into projections cleared of redundant information (refined) followed by the selection of the desired shortest…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-16 V. A. Melent'ev

A {\em parametric weighted graph} is a graph whose edges are labeled with continuous real functions of a single common variable. For any instantiation of the variable, one obtains a standard edge-weighted graph. Parametric weighted graph…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2010-02-03 Eldar Fischer , Oded Lachish , Raphael Yuster

Path planning is typically considered in Artificial Intelligence as a graph searching problem and R* is state-of-the-art algorithm tailored to solve it. The algorithm decomposes given path finding task into the series of subtasks each of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2015-11-04 Konstantin Yakovlev , Egor Baskin , Ivan Hramoin

We present a multi-scale forward search algorithm for distributed agents to solve single-query shortest path planning problems. Each agent first builds a representation of its own search space of the common environment as a multi-resolution…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2019-10-10 Jaein Lim , Panagiotis Tsiotras

The most crucial challenges for UAVs are planning paths and avoiding obstacles in their way. In recent years, a wide variety of path-planning algorithms have been developed. These algorithms have successfully solved path-planning problems;…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Hichem Cheriet , Khellat Kihel Badra , Chouraqui Samira

The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm can naturally be applied to combinatorial search problems on graphs. The quantum circuit has p applications of a unitary operator that respects the locality of the graph. On a graph with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-21 Edward Farhi , David Gamarnik , Sam Gutmann

Proper path planning is the first step of robust and efficient autonomous navigation for mobile robots. Meanwhile, it is still challenging for robots to work in a complex environment without complete prior information. This paper presents…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-09-17 Wenjian Hao , Rongyao Wang , Alexander Krolicki , Yiqiang Han

The shortest path problem in graphs is fundamental to AI. Nearly all variants of the problem and relevant algorithms that solve them ignore edge-weight computation time and its common relation to weight uncertainty. This implies that taking…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-03-29 Eyal Weiss , Ariel Felner , Gal A. Kaminka

Path finding in graphs is one of the most studied classes of problems in computer science. In this context, search algorithms are often extended with heuristics for a more efficient search of target nodes. In this work we combine recent…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-04-20 Danilo Numeroso , Davide Bacciu , Petar Veličković

This paper introduces a novel algorithm for solving the point-to-point shortest path problem in a static regular 8-neighbor connectivity (G8) grid. This algorithm can be seen as a generalization of Hadlock algorithm to G8 grids, and is…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-08-23 Adel Ammar

Let G=(V,E) be a graph with f:V\to Z_+ a function assigning degree bounds to vertices. We present the first efficient algebraic algorithm to find an f-factor. The time is \tilde{O}(f(V)^{\omega}). More generally for graphs with integral…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2013-04-26 Harold N. Gabow , Piotr Sankowski

We present a new fast all-pairs shortest path algorithm for unweighted graphs. In breadth-first search which is said to representative and fast in unweighted graphs, the average number of accesses to adjacent vertices (expressed by…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-08-20 Yasuo Yamane , Kenichi Kobayashi

This paper focuses on Passable Obstacles Aware (POA) planner - a novel navigation method for two-wheeled robots in a highly cluttered environment. The navigation algorithm detects and classifies objects to distinguish two types of obstacles…

We study weighted edge coloring of graphs, where we are given an undirected edge-weighted general multi-graph $G := (V, E)$ with weights $w : E \rightarrow [0, 1]$. The goal is to find a proper weighted coloring of the edges with as few…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-01 Debarsho Sannyasi