The first algorithm is Dijkstra’s algorithm, designed to find the shortest path between nodes in a weighted graph—such as those representing road networks. Developed by computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra in 1956 and published in 1959, it efficiently calculates the minimum distance from a starting node to all other nodes in the graph. The second is the A* (pronounced “A-star”) algorithm, widely used in computer science for graph traversal and pathfinding. A* is known for its completeness, opti