A solution to bipartite drawing problem using genetic algorithm

Salabat Khan, Mohsin Bilal, Muhammad Sharif, Farrukh Aslam Khan

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Abstract

Crossing minimization problem in a bipartite graph is a well-known NP-Complete problem. Drawing the directed/undirected graphs such that they are easy to understand and remember requires some drawing aesthetics and crossing minimization is one of them. In this paper, we investigate an intelligent evolutionary technique i.e. Genetic Algorithm (GA) for bipartite drawing problem (BDP). Two techniques GA1 and GA2 are proposed based on Genetic Algorithm. It is shown that these techniques outperform previously known heuristics e.g., MinSort (M-Sort) and BaryCenter (BC) as well as a genetic algorithm based level permutation problem (LPP), especially when applied to low density graphs. The solution is tested over various parameter values of genetic bipartite drawing problem. Experimental results show the promising capability of the proposed solution over previously known heuristics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Swarm Intelligence - Second International Conference, ICSI 2011, Proceedings
Pages530-538
Number of pages9
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2011 - Chongqing, China
Duration: 12 Jun 201115 Jun 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume6728 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChongqing
Period12/06/1115/06/11

Keywords

  • Bipartite Drawing Problem (BDP)
  • Bipartite Graph
  • Crossing Minimization
  • Crossing Minimization Heuristics (CMH)
  • Genetic Algorithm

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