Resources for IPDPS 2020 Papers




Main Conference Paper

R. Hector, R. Vaidyanathan, G. Sharma and J. L. Trahan, "Optimal Convex Hull Formation on a Grid by Asynchronous Robots with Lights," to appear in Proc. International Palallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, New Orleans, 2020.

This paper describes algorithms for autonomous robots to arrange themselves asynchronously at the corners of a convex polygon on a 2-dimensional integer plane. The algorithms optimizes the time to reach this arrangement and the perimeter of the polygon used for this arrangement. A key assumption in this alsorithm is that initially all robots are placed compactly on a "horizontal" or "vertical" line in the integer plane. The method to arrange robots on such a line is given in the APDCM paper below.

APDCM Paper

G. Sharma, R. Vaidyanathan and J. L. Trahan, "Optimal Randomized Complete Visibility on a Grid for Asynchronous Robots with Lights," to appear in Proc. 22nd Workshop on Advances in Parallel and Distributed Computational Models (APDCM), New Orleans, 2020.

This paper describes algorithms for autonomous robots to arrange themselves asynchronously in such a way that no three robots are collinear. This paper provides some of the details of the algorithms to arrange robots on a line ( that is used in the IPDPS Main Conference paper above).

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