Facets of the directed acyclic graph layering polytope

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Abstract

The drawing of hierarchical graphs is one of the main areas of research in the field of Graph Drawing. In this paper we study the problem of partitioning the node set of a directed acyclic graph into layers-the first step of the commonly accepted Sugiyama algorithm for drawing directed acyclic graphs as hierarchies. We present a combinatorial optimization approach to the layering problem; we define a graph layering polytope and describe its properties in terms of facet-defining inequalities. The theoretical study presented is the basis of a new branch-and-cut layering algorithm which produces better quality drawings of hierarchical graphs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGraph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science - 28th International Workshop, WG 2002, Revised Papers
EditorsLudek Kucera
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages246-257
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)3540003312, 9783540003311
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Event28th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science, WG 2002 - Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
Duration: 13 Jun 200215 Jun 2002

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2573 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference28th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science, WG 2002
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityCesky Krumlov
Period13/06/0215/06/02

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