22、FPGA-Based Hardware Accelerators for SLINK Algorithm

FPGA-Based Hardware Accelerators for SLINK Algorithm

1. Introduction to SLINK Algorithm

SLINK (Single-Linkage clustering) is a hierarchical clustering algorithm that constructs a minimum spanning tree to represent the hierarchical structure among data points. This method is particularly useful when dealing with large datasets where traditional clustering methods may not be efficient or effective. The main advantage of SLINK lies in its simplicity and computational efficiency, especially for single-linkage clustering.

Key Features of SLINK:

• Hierarchical Structure : Builds a tree-like structure representing the hierarchy of clusters.
• Efficiency : Operates in O(n^2) time complexity, which is