Improved All-Pairs Approximate Shortest Paths in Congested Clique

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Auteurs principaux: Bui, Hong Duc, Chandra, Shashwat, Chang, Yi-Jun, Dory, Michal, Leitersdorf, Dean
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author Bui, Hong Duc
Chandra, Shashwat
Chang, Yi-Jun
Dory, Michal
Leitersdorf, Dean
author_facet Bui, Hong Duc
Chandra, Shashwat
Chang, Yi-Jun
Dory, Michal
Leitersdorf, Dean
contents In this paper, we present a new randomized $O(1)$-approximation algorithm for the All-Pairs Shortest Paths (APSP) problem in weighted undirected graphs that runs in just $O(\log \log \log n)$ rounds in the Congested-Clique model. Before our work, the fastest algorithms achieving an $O(1)$-approximation for APSP in weighted undirected graphs required $\operatorname{poly}(\log n)$ rounds, as shown by Censor-Hillel, Dory, Korhonen, and Leitersdorf (PODC 2019 & Distributed Computing 2021). In the unweighted undirected setting, Dory and Parter (PODC 2020 & Journal of the ACM 2022) obtained $O(1)$-approximation in $\operatorname{poly}(\log \log n)$ rounds. By terminating our algorithm early, for any given parameter $t \geq 1$, we obtain an $O(t)$-round algorithm that guarantees an $O\left(\log^{1/2^t} n\right)$ approximation in weighted undirected graphs. This tradeoff between round complexity and approximation factor offers flexibility, allowing the algorithm to adapt to different requirements. In particular, for any constant $\varepsilon > 0$, an $O\left(\log^\varepsilon n\right)$-approximation can be obtained in $O(1)$ rounds. Previously, $O(1)$-round algorithms were only known for $O(\log n)$-approximation, as shown by Chechik and Zhang (PODC 2022). A key ingredient in our algorithm is a lemma that, under certain conditions, allows us to improve an $a$-approximation for APSP to an $O(\sqrt{a})$-approximation in $O(1)$ rounds. To prove this lemma, we develop several new techniques, including an $O(1)$-round algorithm for computing the $k$-nearest nodes, as well as new types of hopsets and skeleton graphs based on the notion of $k$-nearest nodes.
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spellingShingle Improved All-Pairs Approximate Shortest Paths in Congested Clique
Bui, Hong Duc
Chandra, Shashwat
Chang, Yi-Jun
Dory, Michal
Leitersdorf, Dean
Data Structures and Algorithms
Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
In this paper, we present a new randomized $O(1)$-approximation algorithm for the All-Pairs Shortest Paths (APSP) problem in weighted undirected graphs that runs in just $O(\log \log \log n)$ rounds in the Congested-Clique model. Before our work, the fastest algorithms achieving an $O(1)$-approximation for APSP in weighted undirected graphs required $\operatorname{poly}(\log n)$ rounds, as shown by Censor-Hillel, Dory, Korhonen, and Leitersdorf (PODC 2019 & Distributed Computing 2021). In the unweighted undirected setting, Dory and Parter (PODC 2020 & Journal of the ACM 2022) obtained $O(1)$-approximation in $\operatorname{poly}(\log \log n)$ rounds. By terminating our algorithm early, for any given parameter $t \geq 1$, we obtain an $O(t)$-round algorithm that guarantees an $O\left(\log^{1/2^t} n\right)$ approximation in weighted undirected graphs. This tradeoff between round complexity and approximation factor offers flexibility, allowing the algorithm to adapt to different requirements. In particular, for any constant $\varepsilon > 0$, an $O\left(\log^\varepsilon n\right)$-approximation can be obtained in $O(1)$ rounds. Previously, $O(1)$-round algorithms were only known for $O(\log n)$-approximation, as shown by Chechik and Zhang (PODC 2022). A key ingredient in our algorithm is a lemma that, under certain conditions, allows us to improve an $a$-approximation for APSP to an $O(\sqrt{a})$-approximation in $O(1)$ rounds. To prove this lemma, we develop several new techniques, including an $O(1)$-round algorithm for computing the $k$-nearest nodes, as well as new types of hopsets and skeleton graphs based on the notion of $k$-nearest nodes.
title Improved All-Pairs Approximate Shortest Paths in Congested Clique
topic Data Structures and Algorithms
Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.02695