Agentic Algorithm Engineering: Improving Shared-Memory Exact Minimum Cuts
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arXiv:2609.07204v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The minimum cut problem for an undirected edge-weighted graph asks us to divide its set of nodes into two blocks while minimizing the weighted sum of the cut edges. Over the last years, we engineered a range of fast algorithms for this problem. Our fastest exact algorithm uses an inexact algorithm to obtain a better bound for the problem, reductions that depend on this bound, improved data structures and parallel contraction routines. It is available in the open-source package VieCut and, on real-world instances, outperformed the previously faste
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2609.07204v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The minimum cut problem for an undirected edge-weighted graph asks us to divide its set of nodes into two blocks while minimizing the weighted sum of the cut edges.
- Over the last years, we engineered a range of fast algorithms for this problem.
- Our fastest exact algorithm uses an inexact algorithm to obtain a better bound for the problem, reductions that depend on this bound, improved data structures and parallel contraction routines.
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“Agentic Algorithm Engineering: Improving Shared-Memory Exact Minimum Cuts” illustrates how changes in the AI ecosystem can affect products, workflows and user expectations together. Its lasting significance depends on measurable adoption, cost and safety outcomes.
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