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The model of population protocols refers to a large collection of simple indistinguishable entities, frequently called {\em agents}. The agents communicate and perform computation through pairwise interactions. We study fast and space…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-05-15 Leszek Gąsieniec , Grzegorz Stachowiak , Przemysław Uznański

We propose a protocol to solve Leader Election within weak communication models such as the beeping model or the stone-age model. Unlike most previous work, our algorithm operates on only six states, does not require unique identifiers, and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-05 Robin Vacus , Isabella Ziccardi

This paper initiates the study of the impact of failures on the fundamental problem of \emph{information spreading} in the Vertex-Congest model, in which in every round, each of the $n$ nodes sends the same $O(\log{n})$-bit message to all…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-07-07 Keren Censor-Hillel , Tariq Toukan

We consider the energy complexity of the leader election problem in the single-hop radio network model, where each device has a unique identifier in $\{1, 2, \ldots, N\}$. Energy is a scarce resource for small battery-powered devices. For…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-11-15 Yi-Jun Chang , Ran Duan , Shunhua Jiang

In this paper we present a framework for leader election in multi-hop radio networks which yield randomized leader election algorithms taking $O(\text{broadcasting time})$ in expectation, and another which yields algorithms taking fixed…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-03-19 Artur Czumaj , Peter Davies

In this paper we consider a network of processors aiming at cooperatively solving linear programming problems subject to uncertainty. Each node only knows a common cost function and its local uncertain constraint set. We propose a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-27 Mohammadreza Chamanbaz , Giuseppe Notarstefano , Roland Bouffanais

Leader election is one of the fundamental and well-studied problems in distributed computing. In this paper, we initiate the study of leader election using mobile agents. Suppose $n$ agents are positioned initially arbitrarily on the nodes…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Ajay D. Kshemkalyani , Manish Kumar , Anisur Rahaman Molla , Gokarna Sharma

This paper provides an algorithmic framework for obtaining fast distributed algorithms for a highly-dynamic setting, in which *arbitrarily many* edge changes may occur in each round. Our algorithm significantly improves upon prior work in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-10-13 Keren Censor-Hillel , Neta Dafni , Victor I. Kolobov , Ami Paz , Gregory Schwartzman

We present a randomized distributed algorithm that in radio networks with collision detection broadcasts a single message in $O(D + \log^6 n)$ rounds, with high probability. This time complexity is most interesting because of its optimal…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2014-04-04 Mohsen Ghaffari , Bernhard Haeupler , Majid Khabbazian

In content-oblivious computation, n nodes wish to compute a given task over an asynchronous network that suffers from an extremely harsh type of noise, which corrupts the content of all messages across all channels. In a recent work,…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Fabian Frei , Ran Gelles , Ahmed Ghazy , Alexandre Nolin

The population protocol model is a computational model for passive mobile agents. We address the leader election problem, which determines a unique leader on arbitrary communication graphs starting from any configuration. Unfortunately,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Haruki Kanaya , Ryota Eguchi , Taisho Sasada , Michiko Inoue

A radio network (RN) is a distributed system consisting of $n$ radio stations. We design and analyze two distributed leader election protocols in RN where the number $n$ of radio stations is unknown. The first algorithm runs under the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Christian Lavault , Jean-François Marckert , Vlady Ravelomanana

The model of population protocols refers to the growing in popularity theoretical framework suitable for studying pairwise interactions within a large collection of simple indistinguishable entities, frequently called agents. In this paper…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-03-28 Leszek Gasieniec , Grzegorz Stachowiak

Motivated by the need for robust and fast distributed computation in highly dynamic Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks, we study algorithms for the fundamental distributed agreement problem. P2P networks are highly dynamic networks that experience…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-19 John Augustine , Gopal Pandurangan , Peter Robinson , Eli Upfal

Performing random walks in networks is a fundamental primitive that has found numerous applications in communication networks such as token management, load balancing, network topology discovery and construction, search, and peer-to-peer…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2012-01-12 Atish Das Sarma , Anisur Rahaman Molla , Gopal Pandurangan

Given a boolean predicate $\Pi$ on labeled networks (e.g., proper coloring, leader election, etc.), a self-stabilizing algorithm for $\Pi$ is a distributed algorithm that can start from any initial configuration of the network (i.e., every…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Lélia Blin , Laurent Feuilloley , Gabriel Le Bouder

We study lower bounds on information dissemination in adversarial dynamic networks. Initially, k pieces of information (henceforth called tokens) are distributed among n nodes. The tokens need to be broadcast to all nodes through a…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2012-08-31 Bernhard Haeupler , Fabian Kuhn

We propose a self-stabilizing leader election protocol on directed rings in the model of population protocols. Given an upper bound $N$ on the population size $n$, the proposed protocol elects a unique leader within $O(nN)$ expected steps…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-12-15 Daisuke Yokota , Yuichi Sudo , Toshimitsu Masuzawa

We study the problem of reaching agreement in a synchronous distributed system by $n$ autonomous parties, when the communication links from/to faulty parties can omit messages. The faulty parties are selected and controlled by an adaptive,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-27 Mohammad T. Hajiaghayi , Dariusz R. Kowalski , Jan Olkowski

We present a self-stabilizing leader election algorithm for arbitrary networks, with space-complexity $O(\max\{\log \Delta, \log \log n\})$ bits per node in $n$-node networks with maximum degree~$\Delta$. This space complexity is…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-02-27 Lélia Blin , Sébastien Tixeuil