| Research Interests |
| Algorithm Engineering |
| Exact Solutions for NP-hard problems |
| (Computation of) Crossing number and other non-planarity measures; Graph Drawing; Graph Theory |
| Network Optimization |
| ILP, Branch-and-Cut, Column Generation |
| Combinatorial Optimization |
| Technical Reports |
M. Chimani, M. Kandyba, M. Maren.
2-InterConnected Facility Location: Specifications, Complexity Results, and Exact Solutions
Technical Report TR09-1-008. Chair XI Algorithm Engineering, TU Dortmund. December 2009.
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| Refereed Conference Papers |
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The downloadable PDFs of the papers below are all either technical reports or preprints, which differ from the published papers.
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| 2010 |
P. Hliněný, M. Chimani.
Approximating the Crossing Number of Graphs Embeddable in Any Orientable Surface
ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms 2010, Austin, Texas (SODA10), to appear.
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| 2009 |
M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, P. Mutzel, H.-M. Wong.
Upward Planarization Layout
17th International Symposium on Graph Drawing 2009, Chicago (GD09), to appear in LNCS.
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M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, P. Mutzel, C. Wolf
Inserting a Vertex into a Planar Graph
ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms 2009, New York (SODA09), pp. 375-383, ACM Press, 2009. (link to original)
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| 2008 |
M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, M. Jansen, K. Klein, P. Mutzel
Computing Maximum C-Planar Subgraphs
16th International Symposium on Graph Drawing 2008, Heraklion (GD08), LNCS 5417, pp. 114-120, Springer, 2009.
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M. Chimani, P. Mutzel, I. Bomze
A New Approach to Exact Crossing Minimization
16th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms 2008, Karlsruhe (ESA08), LNCS 5193, pp. 284-296, Springer, 2008.
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M. Chimani, M. Kandyba, I. Ljubic, P. Mutzel.
Strong Formulations for the 2-Node-Connected Steiner Network Problems
2nd Annual International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications 2008, St. John's, Newfoundland (COCOA08), LNCS 5165, pp. 190-200, Springer, 2008.
Tech.Report: TR07-1-008, November 2007
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M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, P. Mutzel, H.-M. Wong.
Layer-Free Upward Crossing Minimization
7th International Workshop on Experimental Algorithms 2008, Cape Cod (WEA08), LNCS 5038, pp. 55-68, Springer, 2008.
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M. Chimani, M. Jünger, M. Schulz.
Crossing Minimization meets Simultaneous Drawing
2008 IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium, Kyoto (PacificVis08), pp. 33-40.
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M. Chimani, M. Kandyba, I. Ljubic, P. Mutzel.
Obtaining Optimal k-Cardinality Trees Fast
10th Workshop on Algorithm Engineering & Experiments 2008, San Francisco (ALENEX08), SIAM, pp. 27-36.
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| 2007 |
M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger.
Algorithms for the Hypergraph and the Minor Crossing Number Problems
18th Annual International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation 2007, Sendai (ISAAC07), LNCS 4835, pp. 184-195, Springer, 2007.
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M. Chimani, P. Mutzel, J.M. Schmidt.
Efficient Extraction of Multiple Kuratowski Subdivisions
15th International Symposium on Graph Drawing 2007, Sydney (GD07), LNCS 4875, pp. 159-170, Springer, 2007.
Tech.Report: TR07-1-002, June 2007
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M. Chimani, M. Kandyba, M. Preuss.
Hybrid Numerical Optimization for Combinatorial Network Problems
4th International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics 2007, Dortmund (HM07), LNCS 4771, pp. 185-200, Springer, 2007.
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M. Chimani, M. Kandyba, P. Mutzel.
A New ILP Formulation for 2-Root-Connected Prize-Collecting Steiner Networks
15th Annual European Symposium on Algorithms 2007, Eilat (ESA07), LNCS 4698, pp. 681-692, Springer, 2007.
Tech.Report: TR07-1-001, April 2007
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| 2006 |
M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, P. Mutzel.
Experiments on Exact Crossing Minimization using Column Generation
5th International Workshop on Experimental Algorithms 2006, Menorca (WEA06), LNCS 4007, pp. 303-315, Springer, 2006. |
C. Gutwenger, M. Chimani.
Non-Planar Core Reduction of Graphs
13th International Symposium on Graph Drawing 2005, Limerick (GD05), LNCS 3843, pp. 223-234, Springer, 2006. |
| 2005 |
C. Rich, C. Sidner, N. Lesh, A. Garland, S. Booth, M. Chimani.
DiamondHelp: A Collaborative Interface Framework for Networked Home Appliances
IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops (ICDCS 2005) / 5th International WorkShop on Smart Appliances and Wearable Computing 2005 (IWSAWC), pp. 514-519, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2005. |
M. Chimani, N. Lesh, M. Mitzenmacher, C. Sidner, H. Tanaka.
A Case Study in Large-Scale Interactive Optimization
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications 2005 (AIA05), IASTED-Proc., pp.24-29, Acta Press, Anaheim CA, 2005. |
M. Chimani, G.W. Klau, R. Weiskircher.
Non-Planar Orthogonal Drawings with Fixed Topology
SOFSEM 2005: Theory and Practice of Computer Science, Liptovsky Jan, LNCS 3381, pp.96-105, Springer, 2005. |
| Journal Articles |
M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, P. Mutzel, H.-M. Wong.
Layer-Free Upward Crossing Minimization
ACM Journal of Experimental Algorithmics (accepted)
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M. Chimani, M. Kandyba, I. Ljubic, P. Mutzel.
Oriented-based Models for {0,1,2}-Survivable Network Design: Theory and Practice
Mathematical Programming, Series B (accepted)
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M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, P. Mutzel.
Experiments on Exact Crossing Minimization using Column Generation
ACM Journal of Experimental Algorithmics, Vol. 14(3), pp. 4.1-4.18, 2009
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M. Chimani, M. Kandyba, I. Ljubic, P. Mutzel.
Obtaining Optimal k-Cardinality Trees Fast
ACM Journal of Experimental Algorithmics, Vol. 14(2), pp. 5.1-5.23, 2009
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M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger.
Non-Planar Core Reduction of Graphs
Discrete Mathematics, Vol. 309(7), pp. 1838-1855, 2009
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C. Buchheim, M. Chimani, D. Ebner, C. Gutwenger, M. Jünger, G.W. Klau, P. Mutzel, R. Weiskircher.
A Branch-and-Cut Approach to the Crossing Number Problem
Discrete Optimization, Vol. 5(2), Special Issue in Memory of George B. Dantzig, pp. 373-388, 2008
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M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, P. Mutzel.
On the Minimum Cut of Planarizations
Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, Vol. 28, pp. 177-184, 2007.
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C. Rich, C. Sidner, N. Lesh, A. Garland, S. Booth, M. Chimani.
DiamondHelp: A New Interaction Design for Networked Home Appliances
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 10(2), pp.187-190, Springer, 2006.
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| Posters & System Demos |
M. Chimani, P. Hliněný, P. Mutzel.
Approximating the Crossing Number of Apex Graphs
16th International Symposium on Graph Drawing 2008, Heraklion (GD08), LNCS 5417, pp. 432-434, Springer, 2009
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M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, M. Jünger, K. Klein, P. Mutzel, M. Schulz.
The Open Graph Drawing Framework
15th International Symposium on Graph Drawing 2007, Sydney (GD07)
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C. Rich, C. Sidner, N. Lesh, A. Garland, S. Booth, M. Chimani.
DiamondHelp: A New Interaction Design for Networked Home Appliances
Third International Conference on Appliance Design 2005 (3AD), Finalist of Design Competition
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C. Rich, C. Sidner, N. Lesh, A. Garland, S. Booth, M. Chimani.
DiamondHelp: A Collaborative Task Guidance Framework for Complex Devices
20th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence; Intelligent Systems Demonstrations (AAAI 2005), pp.1700-1701, 2005
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| Book Chapters and Lecture Notes |
M. Chimani and K. Klein.
Algorithm Engineering: Concepts and Practice
Chapter in: Experimental Methods for the Analysis of Optimization Algorithms.
T. Bartz-Beielstein, M. Chiarandini, L. Paquete, M. Preuss, Eds. (to appear)
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M. Chimani.
Computing Crossing Numbers
Chapter in: Ausgezeichnete Informatikdissertationen 2008.
Dorothea Wagner et al., Eds. GI-Edition LNI Dissertations 9, pp. 41-50,
Gesellschaft für Informatik (in German, 2009)
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P. Mutzel, M. Chimani, C. Gutwenger, K. Klein.
Datenstrukturen, Algorithmen und Programmieren 2
Lecture Notes/Vorlesungsskript, TU Dortmund, since 2005 (in German, link to version 2009)
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| Theses |
Computing Crossing Numbers
PhD Thesis, Technical University Dortmund, 2008
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Bend-Minimal Orthogonal Drawing of Non-Planar Graphs
Diploma Thesis, Vienna University of Technology, 2004
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