CS267: Lecture 17, Mar 16 1999

Graph Partitioning - III

Abstract

We complete our discussion of graph partitioning, by discussing multilevel methods, available software, performance comparisons of algorithms, and an application to DNA sequencing.

Lecture Notes

  • Power Point version
  • Postscript version (Powerpoint failed to produce PDF again...)
  • Primary Readings

  • Lecture Notes (includes Spectral Bisection and proofs) by J. Demmel from CS267, Spring 1995
  • Secondary Readings

  • METIS and ParMETIS
  • Publications related to METIS, in particular see KK95a.
  • Application of graph partitioning to Image Segmentation METIS, see paper on "Normalized Cuts and Image Segmentation"
  • Application of graph partitioning to Image Segmentation METIS
  • Chaco, another graph partitioner