An overview of graph covering and partitioning

S Schwartz - Discrete Mathematics, 2022 - Elsevier
While graph covering is a fundamental and well-studied problem, this field lacks a broad
and unified literature review. The holistic overview of graph covering given in this article …

Expansion Lemma—Variations and Applications to Polynomial-Time Preprocessing

A Jacob, D Majumdar, V Raman - Algorithms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In parameterized complexity, it is well-known that a parameterized problem is fixed-
parameter tractable if and only if it has a kernel—an instance equivalent to the input …

Fixed Parameter Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for the W-Separator Problem

S Baguley, T Friedrich, A Neumann… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Parameterized analysis provides powerful mechanisms for obtaining fine-grained insights
into different types of algorithms. In this work, we combine this field with evolutionary …

Approximation and parameterized algorithms for balanced connected partition problems

PFS Moura, MJ Ota, Y Wakabayashi - Conference on Algorithms and …, 2022 - Springer
For a given integer k≥ 2, partitioning a connected graph into k vertex-disjoint connected
subgraphs of similar (or fixed) orders is a classical problem that has been intensively …

Solving continuous quadratic programming for the discrete balanced graph partitioning problem using simulated annealing algorithm hybridized local search and …

AA Mehrizi, R Ghanbari, S Sadeghi… - Applied Soft …, 2024 - Elsevier
In a discrete balanced graph partitioning problem (DBGPP), a simple undirected weighted
graph in that both vertices and edges are weighted is given. The task is dividing vertices into …

Connected -partition of -connected graphs and -claw-free graphs

R Borndörfer, K Casel, D Issac, A Niklanovits… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
A connected partition is a partition of the vertices of a graph into sets that induce connected
subgraphs. Such partitions naturally occur in many application areas such as road networks …

Kernelization algorithms for a generalization of the component order connectivity problem

M Shirahashi, N Kamiyama - … of the Operations Research Society of …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In the component order connectivity problem, we are given a finite undirected graph G=(V,
E) and non-negative integers k, ℓ. The goal of this problem is to determine whether there …

Combining Crown Structures for Vulnerability Measures

K Casel, T Friedrich, A Niklanovits, K Simonov… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Over the past decades, various metrics have emerged in graph theory to grasp the complex
nature of network vulnerability. In this paper, we study two specific measures:(weighted) …

Balanced connected partitions of graphs: approximation, parameterization and lower bounds

PFS Moura, MJ Ota, Y Wakabayashi - Journal of Combinatorial …, 2023 - Springer
A connected k-partition of a graph is a partition of its vertex set into k classes such that each
class induces a connected subgraph. Finding a connected k-partition in which the classes …

Finding Minimum Balanced Separators-an Exact Approach

W Surau, R Borndörfer, S Schwartz - International Conference on …, 2021 - Springer
Balanced separators are node sets that split the graph into size bounded components. They
find applications in different theoretical and practical problems. In this paper we discuss how …