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The goal of quantization is to produce a compressed model whose output distribution is as close to the original model's as possible. To do this tractably, most quantization algorithms minimize the immediate activation error of each layer as…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Albert Tseng , Zhaofeng Sun , Christopher De Sa

We consider the problem of distributed average consensus in a sensor network where sensors exchange quantized information with their neighbors. We propose a novel quantization scheme that exploits the increasing correlation between the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2012-03-22 Dorina Thanou , Effrosyni Kokiopoulou , Pascal Frossard

The error floor phenomenon observed with LDPC codes and their graph-based, iterative, message-passing (MP) decoders is commonly attributed to the existence of error-prone substructures -- variously referred to as near codewords, trapping…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-09-11 Xiaojie Zhang , Paul H. Siegel

This paper investigates distributed resource allocation optimization over directed graphs with limited communication bandwidth. We develop a novel distributed algorithm that integrates the centralized Proximal Jacobian Alternating Direction…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-17 Xu Du , Boyu Han , Ivano Notarnicola , Karl H. Johansson , Apostolos I. Rikos

This paper focuses on showing time-message trade-offs in distributed algorithms for fundamental problems such as leader election, broadcast, spanning tree (ST), minimum spanning tree (MST), minimum cut, and many graph verification problems.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-10-09 Robert Gmyr , Gopal Pandurangan

Distributed nonconvex optimization underpins key functionalities of numerous distributed systems, ranging from power systems, smart buildings, cooperative robots, vehicle networks to sensor networks. Recently, it has also merged as a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-18 Yanan Bo , Yongqiang Wang

This paper investigates a new class of non-convex optimization, which provides a unified framework for linear precoding in single/multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels with arbitrary input distributions. The new…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-08 Juening Jin , Yahong Rosa~Zheng , Wen Chen , Chengshan Xiao

This paper develops efficient algorithms for distributed average consensus with quantized communication using the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). We first study the effects of probabilistic and deterministic…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-12-05 Shengyu Zhu , Biao Chen

This paper introduces a robust two-timescale compressed primal-dual (TiCoPD) algorithm tailored for decentralized optimization under bandwidth-limited and unreliable channels. By integrating the majorization-minimization approach with the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Haoming Liu , Chung-Yiu Yau , Hoi-To Wai

This work focuses on understanding the quantum message complexity of two central problems in distributed computing, namely, leader election and agreement in synchronous message-passing communication networks. We show that quantum…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-12 Fabien Dufoulon , Frédéric Magniez , Gopal Pandurangan

We focus on the continual learning problem where the tasks arrive sequentially and the aim is to perform well on the newly arrived task without performance degradation on the previously seen tasks. In contrast to the continual learning…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-12-06 Martin Hellkvist , Ayça Özçelikkale , Anders Ahlén

In this paper, the distributed strongly convex optimization problem is studied with spatio-temporal compressed communication and equality constraints. For the case where each agent holds an distributed local equality constraint, a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-05 Zihao Ren , Lei Wang , Zhengguang Wu , Guodong Shi

We consider distributed online convex optimization problems, where the distributed system consists of various computing units connected through a time-varying communication graph. In each time step, each computing unit selects a constrained…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-23 Deming Yuan , Alexandre Proutiere , Guodong Shi

We investigate a quantum integrated communication and computation (QICC) scheme for a single-mode bosonic multiple-access channel (MAC) with coherent-state signalling. By exploiting the natural superposition property of the quantum MAC, a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-10 Ioannis Krikidis

Communication efficiency is a major bottleneck in the applications of distributed networks. To address the problem, the problem of quantized distributed optimization has attracted a lot of attention. However, most of the existing quantized…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-01 Yongyang Xiong , Ligang Wu , Keyou You , Lihua Xie

Diffusion transformers (DiTs) combine transformer architectures with diffusion models. However, their computational complexity imposes significant limitations on real-time applications and sustainability of AI systems. In this study, we aim…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-07 Younghye Hwang , Hyojin Lee , Joonhyuk Kang

This paper introduces a non-variational quantum algorithm designed to solve a wide range of combinatorial optimisation problems, including constrained and non-binary problems. The algorithm leverages an engineered interference process…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-02 Tavis Bennett , Lyle Noakes , Jingbo Wang

Diffusion models have transformed image synthesis by establishing unprecedented quality and creativity benchmarks. Nevertheless, their large-scale deployment faces challenges due to computationally intensive iterative denoising processes.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Songwei Liu , Chao Zeng , Chenqian Yan , Xurui Peng , Xing Wang , Fangmin Chen , Xing Mei

We study quantum computing algorithms for solving certain constrained resource allocation problems we coin as Mission Covering Optimization (MCO). We compare formulations of constrained optimization problems using Quantum Annealing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-05 Massimiliano Cutugno , Annarita Giani , Paul M. Alsing , Laura Wessing , Austars Schnore

We study the distributed optimization of transmit strategies in a multiple-input, single-output (MISO) interference channel (IFC). Existing distributed algorithms rely on stricly synchronized update steps by the individual users. They…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-19 Stefan Wesemann , Gerhard Fettweis