Approximation algorithms for network design in non-uniform fault models

C Chekuri, R Jain - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.15547, 2024 - arxiv.org
The Survivable Network Design problem (SNDP) is a well-studied problem, motivated by the
design of networks that are robust to faults under the assumption that any subset of edges …

Polynomial integrality gap of flow lp for directed steiner tree

S Li, B Laekhanukit - ACM Transactions on Algorithms, 2024 - dl.acm.org
In the Directed Steiner Tree (DST) problem, we are given a directed graph on vertices with
edge-costs, a root vertex, and a set of terminals. The goal is to find a minimum-cost …

Beyond tree embeddings–a deterministic framework for network design with deadlines or delay

Y Azar, N Touitou - 2020 IEEE 61st Annual Symposium on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider network design problems with deadline or delay. All previous results for these
models are based on randomized embedding of the graph into a tree (HST) and then …

Quasi-polynomial algorithms for submodular tree orienteering and directed network design problems

R Ghuge, V Nagarajan - Mathematics of Operations …, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
We consider the following general network design problem. The input is an asymmetric
metric (V, c), root r∈ V, monotone submodular function f: 2 V→ R+, and budget B. The goal …

The Bidirected Cut Relaxation for Steiner Tree has Integrality Gap Smaller Than 2

J Byrka, F Grandoni, V Traub - 2024 IEEE 65th Annual …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Steiner tree problem is one of the most prominent problems in network design. Given an
edge-weighted undirected graph and a subset of the vertices, called terminals, the task is to …

Truthful mechanisms for steiner tree problems

J Zhang, Z Liu, X Deng, J Yin - Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on …, 2023 - ojs.aaai.org
Consider an undirected graph G=(V, E) model for a communication network, where each
edge is owned by a selfish agent, who reports the cost for offering the use of her edge. Note …

Parameterized approximation algorithms for bidirected steiner network problems

R Chitnis, AE Feldmann, P Manurangsi - ACM Transactions on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The Directed Steiner Network (DSN) problem takes as input a directed graph G=(V, E) with
non-negative edge-weights and a set D⊆ V× V of k demand pairs. The aim is to compute the …

A Polylogarithmic Approximation for Directed Steiner Forest in Planar Digraphs

C Chekuri, R Jain - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.17403, 2024 - arxiv.org
We consider Directed Steiner Forest (DSF), a fundamental problem in network design. The
input to DSF is a directed edge-weighted graph $ G=(V, E) $ and a collection of vertex pairs …

From Directed Steiner Tree to Directed Polymatroid Steiner Tree in Planar Graphs

C Chekuri, R Jain, S Kulkarni, DW Zheng… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
In the Directed Steiner Tree (DST) problem the input is a directed edge-weighted graph $
G=(V, E) $, a root vertex $ r $ and a set $ S\subseteq V $ of $ k $ terminals. The goal is to …

Towards PTAS for precedence constrained scheduling via combinatorial algorithms

S Li - Proceedings of the 2021 ACM-SIAM Symposium on …, 2021 - SIAM
We study the classic problem of scheduling n precedence constrained unit-size jobs on m=
O (1) machines so as to minimize the makespan. In a recent breakthrough, Levey and …