@inproceedings{13652, author = {{Hinnenthal, Kristian and Scheideler, Christian and Struijs, Martijn}}, booktitle = {{33rd International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2019)}}, title = {{{Fast Distributed Algorithms for LP-Type Problems of Low Dimension}}}, doi = {{10.4230/LIPICS.DISC.2019.23}}, year = {{2019}}, } @inproceedings{27051, author = {{Augustine, John and Hinnenthal, Kristian and Kuhn, Fabian and Scheideler, Christian and Schneider, Philipp}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 2020 ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, SODA 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, January 5-8, 2020}}, editor = {{Chawla, Shuchi}}, pages = {{1280--1299}}, publisher = {{SIAM}}, title = {{{Shortest Paths in a Hybrid Network Model}}}, doi = {{10.1137/1.9781611975994.78}}, year = {{2020}}, } @article{17808, author = {{Gmyr, Robert and Hinnenthal, Kristian and Kostitsyna, Irina and Kuhn, Fabian and Rudolph, Dorian and Scheideler, Christian and Strothmann, Thim}}, journal = {{Nat. Comput.}}, number = {{2}}, pages = {{375--390}}, title = {{{Forming tile shapes with simple robots}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s11047-019-09774-2}}, volume = {{19}}, year = {{2020}}, } @inproceedings{20755, abstract = {{We consider the problem of computing shortest paths in \emph{hybrid networks}, in which nodes can make use of different communication modes. For example, mobile phones may use ad-hoc connections via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in addition to the cellular network to solve tasks more efficiently. Like in this case, the different communication modes may differ considerably in range, bandwidth, and flexibility. We build upon the model of Augustine et al. [SODA '20], which captures these differences by a \emph{local} and a \emph{global} mode. Specifically, the local edges model a fixed communication network in which $O(1)$ messages of size $O(\log n)$ can be sent over every edge in each synchronous round. The global edges form a clique, but nodes are only allowed to send and receive a total of at most $O(\log n)$ messages over global edges, which restricts the nodes to use these edges only very sparsely. We demonstrate the power of hybrid networks by presenting algorithms to compute Single-Source Shortest Paths and the diameter very efficiently in \emph{sparse graphs}. Specifically, we present exact $O(\log n)$ time algorithms for cactus graphs (i.e., graphs in which each edge is contained in at most one cycle), and $3$-approximations for graphs that have at most $n + O(n^{1/3})$ edges and arboricity $O(\log n)$. For these graph classes, our algorithms provide exponentially faster solutions than the best known algorithms for general graphs in this model. Beyond shortest paths, we also provide a variety of useful tools and techniques for hybrid networks, which may be of independent interest. }}, author = {{Feldmann, Michael and Hinnenthal, Kristian and Scheideler, Christian}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS)}}, publisher = {{Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik}}, title = {{{Fast Hybrid Network Algorithms for Shortest Paths in Sparse Graphs}}}, doi = {{10.4230/LIPIcs.OPODIS.2020.31}}, year = {{2020}}, } @article{16902, abstract = {{The maintenance of efficient and robust overlay networks is one of the most fundamental and reoccurring themes in networking. This paper presents a survey of state-of-the-art algorithms to design and repair overlay networks in a distributed manner. In particular, we discuss basic algorithmic primitives to preserve connectivity, review algorithms for the fundamental problem of graph linearization, and then survey self-stabilizing algorithms for metric and scalable topologies. We also identify open problems and avenues for future research. }}, author = {{Feldmann, Michael and Scheideler, Christian and Schmid, Stefan}}, journal = {{ACM Computing Surveys}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{Survey on Algorithms for Self-Stabilizing Overlay Networks}}}, doi = {{10.1145/3397190}}, year = {{2020}}, } @inproceedings{16903, abstract = {{We consider the clock synchronization problem in the (discrete) beeping model: Given a network of $n$ nodes with each node having a clock value $\delta(v) \in \{0,\ldots T-1\}$, the goal is to synchronize the clock values of all nodes such that they have the same value in any round. As is standard in clock synchronization, we assume \emph{arbitrary activations} for all nodes, i.e., the nodes start their protocol at an arbitrary round (not limited to $\{0,\ldots,T-1\}$). We give an asymptotically optimal algorithm that runs in $4D + \Bigl\lfloor \frac{D}{\lfloor T/4 \rfloor} \Bigr \rfloor \cdot (T \mod 4) = O(D)$ rounds, where $D$ is the diameter of the network. Once all nodes are in sync, they beep at the same round every $T$ rounds. The algorithm drastically improves on the $O(T D)$-bound of \cite{firefly_sync} (where $T$ is required to be at least $4n$, so the bound is no better than $O(nD)$). Our algorithm is very simple as nodes only have to maintain $3$ bits in addition to the $\lceil \log T \rceil$ bits needed to maintain the clock. Furthermore we investigate the complexity of \emph{self-stabilizing} solutions for the clock synchronization problem: We first show lower bounds of $\Omega(\max\{T,n\})$ rounds on the runtime and $\Omega(\log(\max\{T,n\}))$ bits of memory required for any such protocol. Afterwards we present a protocol that runs in $O(\max\{T,n\})$ rounds using at most $O(\log(\max\{T,n\}))$ bits at each node, which is asymptotically optimal with regards to both, runtime and memory requirements.}}, author = {{Feldmann, Michael and Khazraei, Ardalan and Scheideler, Christian}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 32nd ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures (SPAA)}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{Time- and Space-Optimal Discrete Clock Synchronization in the Beeping Model}}}, doi = {{10.1145/3350755.3400246}}, year = {{2020}}, } @inproceedings{15169, author = {{Castenow, Jannik and Kolb, Christina and Scheideler, Christian}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN)}}, location = {{Kolkata, Indien}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{A Bounding Box Overlay for Competitive Routing in Hybrid Communication Networks}}}, year = {{2020}}, } @inproceedings{16346, author = {{Daymude, Joshua J. and Gmyr, Robert and Hinnenthal, Kristian and Kostitsyna, Irina and Scheideler, Christian and Richa, Andréa W.}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking}}, isbn = {{9781450377515}}, title = {{{Convex Hull Formation for Programmable Matter}}}, doi = {{10.1145/3369740.3372916}}, year = {{2020}}, } @inproceedings{25105, author = {{Dolev, Shlomi and Prasadh Narayanan, Ram and Scheideler, Christian and Schindelhauer, Christian}}, booktitle = {{NANOCOM '21: The Eighth Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Virtual Event, Italy, September 7 - 9, 2021}}, editor = {{Galluccio, Laura and Mitra, Urbashi and Magarini, Maurizio and Abada, Sergi and Taynnan Barros, Michael and Krishnaswamy, Bhuvana}}, pages = {{30:1--30:2}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{Logarithmic Time MIMO Based Self-Stabilizing Clock Synchronization}}}, doi = {{10.1145/3477206.3477471}}, year = {{2021}}, } @inproceedings{28917, author = {{Feldmann, Michael and Padalkin, Andreas and Scheideler, Christian and Dolev, Shlomi}}, booktitle = {{Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems - 23rd International Symposium, (SSS) 2021, Virtual Event, November 17-20, 2021, Proceedings}}, editor = {{Johnen, Colette and Michael Schiller, Elad and Schmid, Stefan}}, pages = {{484--488}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Coordinating Amoebots via Reconfigurable Circuits}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-3-030-91081-5\_34}}, volume = {{13046}}, year = {{2021}}, }