Shortest path algorithms sit at the heart of modern graph theory and many of the systems that move people, data, and goods around the world. After nearly seventy years of relying on the same classic ...

When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Traditional path planning algorithms often face problems such as local optimum traps and low monitoring efficiency in agricultural UAV operations, making it difficult to meet the operational ...

Abstract: To optimize the solving efficiency of multi-objective path planning problems, this paper proposes an improved solution based on Whale Optimization Algorithm (IDWOA). First, a greedy strategy ...

Ran Duan, Jiayi Mao, Xiao Mao, Xinkai Shu, Longhui Yin (2025): Breaking the Sorting Barrier for Directed Single-Source Shortest Paths“. 57th Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC). Faster ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

A visual simulation tool for pathfinding algorithms built with Next.js, React, and TypeScript. This interactive application allows users to visualize how shortest path algorithms work on a ...