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We consider the problem of periodic graph exploration in which a mobile entity with constant memory, an agent, has to visit all n nodes of an arbitrary undirected graph G in a periodic manner. Graphs are supposed to be anonymous, that is,…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2009-05-13 J. Czyzowicz , S. Dobrev , L. Gasieniec , D. Ilcinkas , J. Jansson , R. Klasing , I. Lignos , R. Martin , K. Sadakane , W. -K. Sung

The dispersion problem on graphs requires $k$ robots placed arbitrarily at the $n$ nodes of an anonymous graph, where $k \leq n$, to coordinate with each other to reach a final configuration in which each robot is at a distinct node of the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-06-01 Ajay D. Kshemkalyani , Faizan Ali

We study a problem where k autonomous mobile agents are initially located on distinct nodes of a weighted graph (with n nodes and m edges). Each autonomous mobile agent has a predefined velocity and is only allowed to move along the edges…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-08-20 Iago A. Carvalho , Thomas Erlebach , Kleitos Papadopoulos

A ride sharing problem is considered where we are given a graph, whose edges are equipped with a travel cost, plus a set of objects, each associated with a transportation request given by a pair of origin and destination nodes. A vehicle…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2016-06-10 Angelo Fanelli , Gianluigi Greco

This paper considers the problem of efficient exploration of unseen environments, a key challenge in AI. We propose a `learning to explore' framework where we learn a policy from a distribution of environments. At test time, presented with…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-10-30 Hanjun Dai , Yujia Li , Chenglong Wang , Rishabh Singh , Po-Sen Huang , Pushmeet Kohli

Temporal graphs are graphs where the edge set can change in each time step, and the vertex set stays the same. Exploration of temporal graphs whose snapshot in each time step is a connected graph, called connected temporal graphs, has been…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-19 Konstantinos Dogeas , Thomas Erlebach , Frank Kammer , Johannes Meintrup , William K. Moses

The gathering problem requires a set of mobile agents, arbitrarily positioned at different nodes of a network to group within finite time at the same location, not fixed in advanced. The extensive existing literature on this problem shares…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-04-12 Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna , Paola Flocchini , Linda Pagli , Giuseppe Prencipe , Nicola Santoro , Giovanni Viglietta

In this paper, we present a communication-free algorithm for distributed coverage of an arbitrary network by a group of mobile agents with local sensing capabilities. The network is represented as a graph, and the agents are arbitrarily…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-02-01 A. Yasin Yazicioglu , Magnus Egerstedt , Jeff S. Shamma

We define the following parameter of connected graphs. For a given graph $G$ we place one agent in each vertex of $G$. Every pair of agents sharing a common edge is declared to be acquainted. In each round we choose some matching of $G$…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2014-03-14 Itai Benjamini , Igor Shinkar , Gilad Tsur

We study deterministic exploration by a single agent in $T$-interval-connected graphs, a standard model of dynamic networks in which, for every time window of length $T$, the intersection of the graphs within the window is connected. The…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Yuichi Sudo , Naoki Kitamura , Masahiro Shibata , Junya Nakamura , Sébastien Tixeuil , Toshimitsu Masuzawa , Koichi Wada

We consider a sharing economy network where agents embedded in a graph share their resources. This is a fundamental model that abstracts numerous emerging applications of collaborative consumption systems. The agents generate a random…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2017-03-29 Leonidas Georgiadis , George Iosifidis , Leandros Tassiulas

Consider an agent exploring an unknown graph in search of some goal state. As it walks around the graph, it learns the nodes and their neighbors. The agent only knows where the goal state is when it reaches it. How do we reach this goal…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-01-02 Siddhartha Banerjee , Vincent Cohen-Addad , Anupam Gupta , Zhouzi Li

In this paper, we consider the partial gathering problem of mobile agents in synchronous dynamic bidirectional ring networks. When k agents are distributed in the network, the partial gathering problem requires, for a given positive integer…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Masahiro Shibata , Yuichi Sudo , Junya Nakamura , Yonghwan Kim

We introduce a variant of the deterministic rendezvous problem for a pair of heterogeneous agents operating in an undirected graph, which differ in the time they require to traverse particular edges of the graph. Each agent knows the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-06-10 Dariusz Dereniowski , Ralf Klasing , Adrian Kosowski , Łukasz Kuszner

We examine the problem of gathering $k \geq 2$ agents (or multi-agent rendezvous) in dynamic graphs which may change in every synchronous round but remain always connected ($1$-interval connectivity) [KLO10]. The agents are identical and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-08-20 Othon Michail , Paul G. Spirakis , Michail Theofilatos

Coordinating agents through hazardous environments, such as aid-delivering drones navigating conflict zones or field robots traversing deployment areas filled with obstacles, poses fundamental planning challenges. We introduce and analyze…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Andrzej Kaczmarczyk , Šimon Schierreich , Nicholas Axel Tanujaya , Haifeng Xu

We consider the problem of fairly dividing a set of heterogeneous divisible resources among agents with different preferences. We focus on the setting where the resources correspond to the edges of a connected graph, every agent must be…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-13 Argyrios Deligkas , Eduard Eiben , Robert Ganian , Thekla Hamm , Sebastian Ordyniak

We study the computability and complexity of the exploration problem in a class of highly dynamic graphs: periodically varying (PV) graphs, where the edges exist only at some (unknown) times defined by the periodic movements of carriers.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-09-25 Paola Flocchini , Bernard Mans , Nicola Santoro

In this paper, we study collision-free graph exploration in an anonymous pot labeled network. Two identical mobile agents, starting from different nodes in $G$ have to explore the nodes of $G$ in such a way that for every node $v$ in $G$,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Sajal K. Das , Amit Kumar Dhar , Barun Gorain , Madhuri Mahawar

\emph{Temporal graphs} are a generalisation of (static) graphs, defined by a sequence of \emph{snapshots}, each a static graph defined over a common set of vertices. \emph{Exploration} problems are one of the most fundamental and most…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Duncan Adamson , Paul G Spirakis