Parallel Planar Approximation for Large Networks

William Gasper, Kathryn Cooper, Nathan Cornelius, Hesham Ali

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Abstract

Planarity is an extensively studied topic within the graph theory domain. Planarity describes the potential for a graph to be embedded on a Euclidean plane without having any of its edges cross, and planarity is consequently a subject of particular interest in the context of graphs with nodes representing entities that are subject to physical constraints. While graph planarity has been extensively studied as a theoretical topic, it has also been successfully practically applied to architectural design [1] and circuit board design [2]. Our prior work found planarity to be a topic of interest in biological networks, specifically with regard to protein-protein interaction and domain-domain interaction networks. This work presents a novel parallel algorithm that produces planar approximations of large networks, which may be used to assess the relative planarity of large networks, for further analyses or ensemble methods, and visualization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021
EditorsYufei Huang, Lukasz Kurgan, Feng Luo, Xiaohua Tony Hu, Yidong Chen, Edward Dougherty, Andrzej Kloczkowski, Yaohang Li
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1948-1955
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781665401265
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: Dec 9 2021Dec 12 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period12/9/2112/12/21

Keywords

  • approximation algorithms
  • biological networks
  • graph theory
  • parallel algorithms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Information Systems and Management

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