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A protocol for distributed estimation of discrete distributions is proposed. Each agent begins with a single sample from the distribution, and the goal is to learn the empirical distribution of the samples. The protocol is based on a simple…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-06-06 Anand D. Sarwate , Tara Javidi

We consider the image transmission problem over a noisy wireless channel via deep learning-based joint source-channel coding (DeepJSCC) along with a denoising diffusion probabilistic model (DDPM) at the receiver. Specifically, we are…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-23 Selim F. Yilmaz , Xueyan Niu , Bo Bai , Wei Han , Lei Deng , Deniz Gunduz

ADMM is a popular algorithm for solving convex optimization problems. Applying this algorithm to distributed consensus optimization problem results in a fully distributed iterative solution which relies on processing at the nodes and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-01-17 Layla Majzoobi , Farshad Lahouti

This paper studies the consensusability problem of multi-agent systems (MASs), where agents communicate with each other through Markovian packet loss channels. We try to determine conditions under which there exists a linear distributed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-10-09 Liang Xu , Yilin Mo , Lihua Xie

Most algorithms for decentralized learning employ a consensus or diffusion mechanism to drive agents to a common solution of a global optimization problem. Generally this takes the form of linear averaging, at a rate of contraction…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-07 Aaron Fainman , Stefan Vlaski

In recent years, storing large volumes of data on distributed devices has become commonplace. Applications involving sensors, for example, capture data in different modalities including image, video, audio, GPS and others. Novel algorithms…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-02-10 Haimonti Dutta , Nitin Nataraj , Saurabh Amarnath Mahindre

In large-scale Internet of things networks, efficient medium access control (MAC) is critical due to the growing number of devices competing for limited communication resources. In this work, we consider a new challenge in which a set of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Lorenzo Mario Amorosa , Zhan Gao , Roberto Verdone , Petar Popovski , Deniz Gündüz

The design of biological networks using bacteria as the basic elements of the network is initially motivated by a phenomenon called quorum sensing. Through quorum sensing, each bacterium performs sensing the medium and communicating it to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-05-23 Arash Einolghozati , Mohsen Sardari , Faramarz Fekri

We consider the problem of learning classifiers for labeled data that has been distributed across several nodes. Our goal is to find a single classifier, with small approximation error, across all datasets while minimizing the communication…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2012-03-06 Hal Daume , Jeff M. Phillips , Avishek Saha , Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Distributed consensus protocols provide a mechanism for spreading information within clustered networks, allowing agents and clusters to make decisions without requiring direct access to the state of the ensemble. In this work, we propose a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-12 Federico M. Zegers , Sean Phillips

Distributed average consensus is the main mechanism in algorithms for decentralized computation. In distributed average consensus algorithm each node has an initial state, and the goal is to compute the average of these initial states in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-01-24 Saber Jafarizadeh , Abbas Jamalipour

This paper studies the consensus problem for multiagent systems with transmission constraints. A novel model of multiagent systems is proposed where the information transmissions between agents are disturbed by irregular distortions or…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-30 Xiaotian Wang , Housheng Su

As the complexity of our neural network models grow, so too do the data and computation requirements for successful training. One proposed solution to this problem is training on a distributed network of computational devices, thus…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-05-22 Kyle Crandall , Dustin Webb

In diffusion-based molecular communication (DMC), one important functionality of a transmitter nano-machine is signal modulation. In particular, the transmitter has to be able to control the release of signaling molecules for modulation of…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-04-20 Hamidreza Arjmandi , Arman Ahmadzadeh , Robert Schober , Masoumeh Nasiri Kenari

Distributed sensor networks have gained interest thanks to the developments in processing power and communications. Event-triggering mechanisms can be useful in reducing communication between the nodes of the network, while still ensuring…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-27 Irene Perez-Salesa , Rodrigo Aldana-Lopez , Carlos Sagues

Molecular communication is a novel approach for data transmission between miniaturized devices, especially in contexts where electrical signals are to be avoided. The communication is based on sending molecules (or other particles) at nano…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Max Bartunik , Jens Kirchner , Oliver Keszocze

Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) is a popular convex optimization algorithm, which can be employed for solving distributed consensus optimization problems. In this setting agents locally estimate the optimal solution of an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-03-27 Layla Majzoobi , Farshad Lahouti , Vahid Shah-Mansouri

This paper revisits the problem of multi-agent consensus from a graph signal processing perspective. Describing a consensus protocol as a graph spectrum filter, we present an effective new approach to the analysis and design of consensus…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-08-07 Jingwen Yi , Li Chai , Jingxin Zhang

In this article, we focus on solving a class of distributed optimization problems involving $n$ agents with the local objective function at every agent $i$ given by the difference of two convex functions $f_i$ and $g_i$…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-25 Vivek Khatana , Murti V. Salapaka

This work studies optimal detection for communication over diffusion-based molecular timing (DBMT) channels. The transmitter simultaneously releases multiple information particles, where the information is encoded in the time of release.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-12 Yonathan Murin , Nariman Farsad , Mainak Chowdhury , Andrea Goldsmith