Reformulation and sampling to solve a stochastic network interdiction problem

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Abstract
The network interdiction problem involves interrupting an adversary's ability to maximize flow through a capacitated network by destroying portions of the network. A budget constraint limits the amount of the network that can be destroyed. In this article, we study a stochastic version of the network interdiction problem in which the successful destruction of an arc of the network is a Bernoulli random variable, and the objective is to minimize the maximum expected flow of the adversary. Using duality and linearization techniques, an equivalent deterministic mixed integer program is formulated. The structure of the reformulation allows for the application of decomposition techniques for its solution. Using a parallel algorithm designed to run on a distributed computing platform known as a computational grid, we give computational results showing the efficacy of a sampling‐based approach to solve the problem. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. NETWORKS, 2008
Funding Information
  • US National Science Foundation (OCI-0330607, CMMI-0522796, DGE-9972780)
  • US Department of Energy (DE-FG02-05ER25694)
  • Thai Government

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