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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

Given a graph, the shortest-path problem requires finding a sequence of edges with minimum cumulative length that connects a source vertex to a target vertex. We consider a variant of this classical problem in which the position of each…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-05-10 Tobia Marcucci , Jack Umenberger , Pablo A. Parrilo , Russ Tedrake

We present a new approach called GR (Graph Reduction) algorithm for searching loop-less k-shortest paths (1st to k-th shortest paths) in a graph based on graph reduction. Let a source vertex and a target vertex of k-shortest paths be v_s…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-08-20 Yasuo Yamane , Hironobu Kitajima

Trajectory optimization methods for motion planning attempt to generate trajectories that minimize a suitable objective function. Such methods efficiently find solutions even for high degree-of-freedom robots. However, a globally optimal…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-18 Luka Petrović , Juraj Peršić , Marija Seder , Ivan Marković

This paper proposes a stable sparse rapidly-exploring random trees (SST) algorithm to solve the optimal motion planning problem for hybrid systems. At each iteration, the proposed algorithm, called HySST, selects a vertex with the lowest…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-05-31 Nan Wang , Ricardo G. Sanfelice

In the Single Source Replacement Paths (SSRP) problem we are given a graph $G = (V, E)$, and a shortest paths tree $\widehat{K}$ rooted at a node $s$, and the goal is to output for every node $t \in V$ and for every edge $e$ in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-04-29 Shiri Chechik , Ofer Magen

We present a simplified algorithm for solving the Negative-Weight Single-Source Shortest Paths (SSSP) problem, focusing on enhancing clarity and practicality over prior methods. Our algorithm uses graph diameter as a recursive parameter,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Jason Li , Connor Mowry

Computing shortest paths is a fundamental primitive for several social network applications including socially-sensitive ranking, location-aware search, social auctions and social network privacy. Since these applications compute paths in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-09-05 Rachit Agarwal , Matthew Caesar , P. Brighten Godfrey , Ben Y. Zhao

In this paper, we study the shortest path problem (SPP) with multiple source-destination pairs (MSD), namely MSD-SPP, to minimize average travel time of all shortest paths. The inherent traffic capacity limits within a road network…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Jiaming Yin , Weixiong Rao , Yu Xiao , Keshuang Tang

In this paper we show a deterministic parallel all-pairs shortest paths algorithm for real-weighted directed graphs. The algorithm has $\tilde{O}(nm+(n/d)^3)$ work and $\tilde{O}(d)$ depth for any depth parameter $d\in [1,n]$. To the best…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-01-08 Adam Karczmarz , Piotr Sankowski

We give algorithms for geometric graph problems in the modern parallel models inspired by MapReduce. For example, for the Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) problem over a set of points in the two-dimensional space, our algorithm computes a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-01-07 Alexandr Andoni , Aleksandar Nikolov , Krzysztof Onak , Grigory Yaroslavtsev

Given an undirected $n$-vertex graph and $k$ pairs of terminal vertices $(s_1,t_1), \ldots, (s_k,t_k)$, the $k$-Disjoint Shortest Paths ($k$-DSP)-problem asks whether there are $k$ pairwise vertex-disjoint paths $P_1,\ldots, P_k$ such that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-05-03 Matthias Bentert , André Nichterlein , Malte Renken , Philipp Zschoche

Constrained pathfinding is a well-studied, yet challenging network optimisation problem that can be seen in a broad range of real-world applications. Pathfinding with multiple resource limits, which is known as the Resource Constrained…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-03 Saman Ahmadi , Andrea Raith , Mahdi Jalili

We propose the k-Shortest-Path (k-SP) constraint: a novel constraint on the agent's trajectory that improves the sample efficiency in sparse-reward MDPs. We show that any optimal policy necessarily satisfies the k-SP constraint. Notably,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-07-15 Sungryull Sohn , Sungtae Lee , Jongwook Choi , Harm van Seijen , Mehdi Fatemi , Honglak Lee

Standard algorithms for finding the shortest path in a graph require that the cost of a path be additive in edge costs, and typically assume that costs are deterministic. We consider the problem of uncertain edge costs, with potential…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-02-21 Michael P. Wellman , Matthew Ford , Kenneth Larson

In this paper we consider the decremental single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem, where given a graph $G$ and a source node $s$ the goal is to maintain shortest distances between $s$ and all other nodes in $G$ under a sequence of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-05-30 Aaron Bernstein

The widespread use of graph data in various applications and the highly dynamic nature of today's networks have made it imperative to analyze structural trends in dynamic graphs on a continual basis. The shortest path is a fundamental…

Databases · Computer Science 2023-07-13 Qingshuai Feng , You Peng , Wenjie Zhang , Xuemin Lin , Ying Zhang

We devise new algorithms for the single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem with non-negative edge weights in the CONGEST model of distributed computing. While close-to-optimal solutions, in terms of the number of rounds spent by the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-08-01 Sebastian Forster , Danupon Nanongkai

The shortest-path distance is a fundamental concept in graph analytics and has been extensively studied in the literature. In many real-world applications, quality constraints are naturally associated with edges in the graphs and finding…

Databases · Computer Science 2022-11-17 You Peng , Zhuo Ma , Wenjie Zhang , Xuemin Lin , Ying Zhang , Xiaoshuang Chen

The resource-constrained shortest path problem (RCSPP) is a fundamental NP-hard optimization challenge with broad applications, from network routing to autonomous navigation. This problem involves finding a path that minimizes a primary…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Nuno Soares , António Grilo