Efficient GPU algorithms for parallel decomposition of graphs into strongly connected and maximal end components

Abstract

This article presents parallel algorithms for component decomposition of graph structures on general purpose graphics processing units (GPUs). In particular, we consider the problem of decomposing sparse graphs into strongly connected components, and decomposing graphs induced by stochastic games (such as Markov decision processes) into maximal end components. These problems are key ingredients of many (probabilistic) model-checking algorithms. We explain the main rationales behind our GPU-algorithms, and show a significant speed-up over the sequential (as well as existing parallel) counterparts in several case studies.