We describe a heuristic method for drawing graphs which uses a multilevel framework combined with a force-directed placement algorithm. The multilevel technique matches and coalesces pairs of… (More)
Multilevel algorithms are a successful class of optimisation techniqueswhich address themeshpartitioning problem. They usually combine a graph contraction algorithm together with a local optimisation… (More)
A parallel method for the dynamic partitioning of unstructured meshes is described. The method introduces a new iterative optimization technique known as relative gain optimization which both… (More)
Three parallel optimisation algorithms, for use in the context of multilevel graph partitioning of unstructured meshes, are described. The ®rst, interface optimisation, reduces the computation to a… (More)
Graph partitioning divides a graph into several pieces by cutting edges. The graph partitioning problem is to divide so that the number of vertices in each piece is the same within some defined… (More)
We motivate, derive and implement a multilevel approach to the travelling salesman problem. The resulting algorithm progressively coarsens the problem, initialises a tour and then employs either the… (More)
Multilevel algorithms are a successful class of optimisation techniques which address the mesh partitioning problem for distributing unstructured meshes onto parallel computers. They usually combine… (More)
Modern PDE solvers written for time-dependent problems increasingly employ adaptive unstructured meshes (see Flaherty et al. [4]) in order to both increase e ciency and control the numerical error.… (More)
A new method is described for optimising graph partitions which arise in mapping unstructured mesh calculations to parallel computers. The method employs a combination of iterative techniques to both… (More)