Graph Drawing and Experimental Algorithms

Dear Colleagues,

Graph drawing concerns the visualization of graphs and networks and is motivated by those application domains where it is crucial to visually analyse and interact with relational datasets. Examples include social sciences, Internet and web computing, information systems, computational biology, networking, VLSI circuit design, and software engineering.

Algorithmic experiments have been considered as integral aspects of graph drawing from its very inception and are indispensable when it comes to developing practically relevant algorithms.

The main theme of this Special Issue is the role of experimentation and of algorithm engineering techniques in the design and evaluation of graph drawing algorithms and graph visualization tools. Submissions should present significant contributions supported by experimental evaluation and methodological issues in the design and interpretation of experiments, or application-driven case studies that deepen the understanding of graph drawing complexity and of the scalability of the proposed solutions and heuristics.

Maurizio Patrignani
Guest Editor

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