The maximum weighted matching problem in bipartite graphs is one of the classic combinatorial optimization problems, and arises in many different applications. Ordered binary decision diagram (OBDD) or algebraic decis...The maximum weighted matching problem in bipartite graphs is one of the classic combinatorial optimization problems, and arises in many different applications. Ordered binary decision diagram (OBDD) or algebraic decision diagram (ADD) or variants thereof provides canonical forms to represent and manipulate Boolean functions and pseudo-Boolean functions efficiently. ADD and OBDD-based symbolic algorithms give improved results for large-scale combinatorial optimization problems by searching nodes and edges implicitly. We present novel symbolic ADD formulation and algorithm for maximum weighted matching in bipartite graphs. The symbolic algorithm implements the Hungarian algorithm in the context of ADD and OBDD formulation and manipulations. It begins by setting feasible labelings of nodes and then iterates through a sequence of phases. Each phase is divided into two stages. The first stage is building equality bipartite graphs, and the second one is finding maximum cardinality matching in equality bipartite graph. The second stage iterates through the following steps: greedily searching initial matching, building layered network, backward traversing node-disjoint augmenting paths, updating cardinality matching and building residual network. The symbolic algorithm does not require explicit enumeration of the nodes and edges, and therefore can handle many complex executions in each step. Simulation experiments indicate that symbolic algorithm is competitive with traditional algorithms.展开更多
A short-time scaling criterion of variable ordering of OBDDs is proposed. By this criterion it is easy and fast to determine which one is better when several. variable orders are given, especially when they differ 10%...A short-time scaling criterion of variable ordering of OBDDs is proposed. By this criterion it is easy and fast to determine which one is better when several. variable orders are given, especially when they differ 10% or more in resulted BDD size from each other. An adaptive variable order selection method, based on the short-time scaling criterion, is also presented. The experimental results show that this method is efficient and it makes the heuristic variable ordering methods more practical.展开更多
文摘The maximum weighted matching problem in bipartite graphs is one of the classic combinatorial optimization problems, and arises in many different applications. Ordered binary decision diagram (OBDD) or algebraic decision diagram (ADD) or variants thereof provides canonical forms to represent and manipulate Boolean functions and pseudo-Boolean functions efficiently. ADD and OBDD-based symbolic algorithms give improved results for large-scale combinatorial optimization problems by searching nodes and edges implicitly. We present novel symbolic ADD formulation and algorithm for maximum weighted matching in bipartite graphs. The symbolic algorithm implements the Hungarian algorithm in the context of ADD and OBDD formulation and manipulations. It begins by setting feasible labelings of nodes and then iterates through a sequence of phases. Each phase is divided into two stages. The first stage is building equality bipartite graphs, and the second one is finding maximum cardinality matching in equality bipartite graph. The second stage iterates through the following steps: greedily searching initial matching, building layered network, backward traversing node-disjoint augmenting paths, updating cardinality matching and building residual network. The symbolic algorithm does not require explicit enumeration of the nodes and edges, and therefore can handle many complex executions in each step. Simulation experiments indicate that symbolic algorithm is competitive with traditional algorithms.
文摘A short-time scaling criterion of variable ordering of OBDDs is proposed. By this criterion it is easy and fast to determine which one is better when several. variable orders are given, especially when they differ 10% or more in resulted BDD size from each other. An adaptive variable order selection method, based on the short-time scaling criterion, is also presented. The experimental results show that this method is efficient and it makes the heuristic variable ordering methods more practical.
基金The National Grand Fundamental Research 973 Program of China under Grant No.2005CB321900the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China under Grant No.60725207+4 种基金the International Joint Research Project of National Science Foundation under Grant No.60911130005the Start-up Research Fund for Introduced Talents in Jinan Universitythe Start-up Research Fund for Introduced Talents in Beijing University of Technologythe Discipline and Graduate Education Development Project Fund of Beijing Education Committeethe Distinguished Young Reseacher Nurturing Program in Univeristies of Guangdong under Grant No.LYM08017~~
