Parallel bioinspired algorithms for NP complete graph problems

  • Authors:
  • Israel Marck Martínez-Pérez;Karl-Heinz Zimmermann

  • Affiliations:
  • Computer Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg 21073, Germany;Computer Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg 21073, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

It is no longer believed that DNA computing will outperform digital computers when it comes to the computation of intractable problems. In this paper, we emphasise the in silico implementation of DNA-inspired algorithms as the only way to compete with other algorithms for solving NP-complete problems. For this, we provide sticker algorithms for some of the most representative NP-complete graph problems. The simple data structures and bit-vertical operations make them suitable for some parallel architectures. The parallel algorithms might solve either moderate-size problems in an exact manner or, when combined with a heuristic, large problems in polynomial time.