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When solving hard multicommodity network flow problems using an LP-based approach, the number of commodities is a driving factor in the speed at which the LP can be solved, as it is linear in the number of constraints and variables. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-08-16 Ahmad Kazemi , Pierre Le Bodic , Andreas Ernst , Mohan Krishnamoorthy

This paper ties the line of work on algorithms that find an O(sqrt(log(n)))-approximation to the sparsest cut together with the line of work on algorithms that run in sub-quadratic time by using only single-commodity flows. We present an…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-08-11 Jonah Sherman

Several methods exist today to accelerate Machine Learning(ML) or Deep-Learning(DL) model performance for training and inference. However, modern techniques that rely on various graph and operator parallelism methodologies rely on search…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-23 Srinjoy Das , Lawrence Rauchwerger

The multicommodity flow problem is NP-hard already for two commodities over bipartite graphs. Nonetheless, using our recent theory of n-fold integer programming and extensions developed herein, we are able to establish the surprising…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-01-18 Raymond Hemmecke , Shmuel Onn , Robert Weismantel

The multi-commodity flow (MCF) problem is a fundamental topic in network flow and combinatorial optimization, with broad applications in transportation, communication, and logistics, etc. Nowadays, the rapid expansion of allocation systems…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Xinyu Yuan , Yan Qiao , Zonghui Wang , Wenzhi Chen

Maximum bipartite matching (MBM) is a fundamental problem in combinatorial optimization with a long and rich history. A classic result of Hopcroft and Karp (1973) provides an $O(m \sqrt{n})$-time algorithm for the problem, where $n$ and $m$…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-06-03 Julia Chuzhoy , Sanjeev Khanna

We present a parallel algorithm for the $(1-\epsilon)$-approximate maximum flow problem in capacitated, undirected graphs with $n$ vertices and $m$ edges, achieving $O(\epsilon^{-3}\text{polylog} n)$ depth and $O(m \epsilon^{-3}…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-02-26 Arpit Agarwal , Sanjeev Khanna , Huan Li , Prathamesh Patil , Chen Wang , Nathan White , Peilin Zhong

The maximum bipartite matching problem is among the most fundamental and well-studied problems in combinatorial optimization. A beautiful and celebrated combinatorial algorithm of Hopcroft and Karp (1973) shows that maximum bipartite…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Julia Chuzhoy , Sanjeev Khanna

Today's exponentially increasing data volumes and the high cost of storage make compression essential for the Big Data industry. Although research has concentrated on efficient compression, fast decompression is critical for analytics…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-06-03 Evangelia Sitaridi , Rene Mueller , Tim Kaldewey , Guy Lohman , Kenneth Ross

We revisit the fundamental Boolean Matrix Multiplication (BMM) problem. With the invention of algebraic fast matrix multiplication over 50 years ago, it also became known that BMM can be solved in truly subcubic $O(n^\omega)$ time, where…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Amir Abboud , Nick Fischer , Zander Kelley , Shachar Lovett , Raghu Meka

We combine several recent advancements to solve $(1+\varepsilon)$-transshipment and $(1+\varepsilon)$-maximum flow with a parallel algorithm with $\tilde{O}(1/\varepsilon)$ depth and $\tilde{O}(m/\varepsilon)$ work. We achieve this by…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Christoph Grunau , Rasmus Kyng , Goran Zuzic

Column generation is often used to solve multi-commodity flow problems. A program for column generation always includes a module that solves a linear equation. In this paper, we address three major issues in solving linear problem during…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-19 Liyun Dai , Hengjun Zhao , Zhiming Liu

We consider a generalization of the unsplittable maximum two-commodity flow problem on undirected graphs where each commodity $i\in{1,2}$ can be split into a bounded number $k_i$ of equally-sized chunks that can be routed on different…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-11-22 Elke Eisenschmidt , Utz-Uwe Haus

The traditional multi-commodity flow problem assumes a given flow network in which multiple commodities are to be maximally routed in response to given demands. This paper considers the multi-commodity flow network-design problem: given a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-06-02 Samir Khuller , Balaji Raghavachari , Neal E. Young

An improved fully polynomial-time approximation scheme and a greedy heuristic for the fractional length-bounded maximum multicommodity flow problem with unit edge-lengths are proposed. Computational experiments are carried out on benchmark…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-08-03 Pavel Borisovsky , Anton Eremeev , Sergei Hrushev , Vadim Teplyakov , Mikhail Vorozhtsov

We present the design and optimization of a linear solver on General Purpose GPUs for the efficient and high-throughput evaluation of the marginalized graph kernel between pairs of labeled graphs. The solver implements a preconditioned…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-05-20 Yu-Hang Tang , Oguz Selvitopi , Doru Popovici , Aydın Buluç

The All-Pairs Min-Cut problem (aka All-Pairs Max-Flow) asks to compute a minimum $s$-$t$ cut (or just its value) for all pairs of vertices $s,t$. We study this problem in directed graphs with unit edge/vertex capacities (corresponding to…

We study the performance of linear solvers for graph Laplacians based on the combinatorial cycle adjustment methodology proposed by [Kelner-Orecchia-Sidford-Zhu STOC-13]. The approach finds a dual flow solution to this linear system through…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-09-13 Kevin Deweese , John R. Gilbert , Gary Miller , Richard Peng , Hao Ran Xu , Shen Chen Xu

We give the first local algorithm for computing multi-commodity flow and apply it to obtain a $(1+\epsilon)$-approximate algorithm for computing a $k$-commodity flow on an expander with $m$ edges in $(m+\epsilon^{-3}k^3D)n^{o(1)}$ time,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Jason Li , Thatchaphol Saranurak

We present a new strongly polynomial algorithm for generalized flow maximization that is significantly simpler and faster than the previous strongly polynomial algorithm [V\'egh16]. For the uncapacitated problem formulation, the complexity…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-14 Neil Olver , László A. Végh