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In this paper, we aim to design and analyze distributed Bayesian estimation algorithms for sensor networks. The challenges we address are to (i) derive a distributed provably-correct algorithm in the functional space of probability…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Parth Paritosh , Nikolay Atanasov , Sonia Martinez

Distributed estimation based on measurements from multiple wireless sensors is investigated. It is assumed that a group of sensors observe the same quantity in independent additive observation noises with possibly different variances. The…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-11-13 Shuguang Cui , Jinjun Xiao , Andrea Goldsmith , Zhi-Quan Luo , H. Vincent Poor

This paper examines the event-triggered consensus of the multi-agent system on matrix-weighted networks, where the interdependencies among higher-dimensional states of neighboring agents are characterized by matrix-weighted edges in the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-07 Lulu Pan , Haibin Shao , Dewei Li , Lin Liu

In multicenter biomedical research, integrating data from multiple decentralized sites provides more robust and generalizable findings due to its larger sample size and the ability to account for the between-site heterogeneity. However,…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-12-29 Xiaokang Liu , Yuchen Yang , Yifei Sun , Jiang Bian , Yanyuan Ma , Raymond J. Carroll , Yong Chen

In recent times, various distributed optimization algorithms have been proposed for whose specific agent dynamics global optimality and convergence is proven. However, there exist no general conditions for the design of such algorithms. In…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-14 Pol Jane-Soneira , Charles Muller , Felix Strehle , Sören Hohmann

We propose a distributed algorithm to solve a dynamic programming problem with multiple agents, where each agent has only partial knowledge of the state transition probabilities and costs. We provide consensus proofs for the presented…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-06-19 Nikolaus Vertovec , Kostas Margellos

Distributed diffusion is a powerful algorithm for multi-task state estimation which enables networked agents to interact with neighbors to process input data and diffuse information across the network. Compared to a centralized approach,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-03-27 Jiani Li , Xenofon Koutsoukos

This paper studies resilient distributed estimation under measurement attacks. A set of agents each makes successive local, linear, noisy measurements of an unknown vector field collected in a vector parameter. The local measurement models…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-02 Yuan Chen , Soummya Kar , José M. F. Moura

Multi-agent games in dynamic nonlinear settings are challenging due to the time-varying interactions among the agents and the non-stationarity of the (potential) Nash equilibria. In this paper we consider model-free games, where agent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-24 Eduardo Sebastián , Maitrayee Keskar , Eeman Iqbal , Eduardo Montijano , Carlos Sagüés , Nikolay Atanasov

We study a multi-agent output regulation problem, where not all agents have access to the exosystem's dynamics. We propose a distributed controller that solves the problem for linear, heterogeneous, and uncertain agent dynamics as well as…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-06-24 Kai Cai

We study a multi-agent output regulation problem, where not all agents have access to the exosystem's dynamics. We propose a fully distributed controller that solves the problem for linear, heterogeneous, and uncertain agent dynamics as…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Satoshi Kawamura , Kai Cai , Masako Kishida

Dynamical complex systems composed of interactive heterogeneous agents are prevalent in the world, including urban traffic systems and social networks. Modeling the interactions among agents is the key to understanding and predicting the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Siyuan Chen , Jiahai Wang

In the highly complex and stochastic global, supply chain environments, local enterprise agents seek distributed and dynamic strategies for agile responses to disruptions. Existing literature explores both centralized and distributed…

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We consider the problem of in-network compressed sensing from distributed measurements. Every agent has a set of measurements of a signal $x$, and the objective is for the agents to recover $x$ from their collective measurements using only…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-17 Stacy Patterson , Yonina C. Eldar , Idit Keidar

This paper develops an active sensing method to estimate the relative weight (or trust) agents place on their neighbors' information in a social network. The model used for the regression is based on the steady state equation in the linear…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2016-10-06 Hoi-To Wai , Anna Scaglione , Amir Leshem

This paper deals with solving distributed optimization problems with equality constraints by a class of uncertain nonlinear heterogeneous dynamic multi-agent systems. It is assumed that each agent with an uncertain dynamic model has limited…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-28 Mohammad Saeed Sarafraz , Mohammad Saleh Tavazoei

Natural and artificial collectives exhibit heterogeneities across different dimensions, contributing to the complexity of their behavior. We investigate the effect of two such heterogeneities on collective opinion dynamics: heterogeneity of…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-02-07 Vito Mengers , Mohsen Raoufi , Oliver Brock , Heiko Hamann , Pawel Romanczuk

This paper presents the overall design of a multi-agent framework for tuning the performance of an application executing in a distributed environment. The multi-agent framework provides services like resource brokering, analyzing…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2010-05-13 Sarbani Roy , Saikat Halder , Nandini Mukherjee

Heterogeneous Multi-Embodied Agent Systems involve coordinating multiple embodied agents with diverse capabilities to accomplish tasks in dynamic environments. This process requires the collection, generation, and consumption of massive,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Xujia Li , Xin Li , Junquan Huang , Beirong Cui , Zibin Wu , Lei Chen

Distributed dynamic compensators, also known as distributed observer, play a key role in the output consensus problem of heterogeneous nonlinear multi-agent systems. However, most existing distributed dynamic compensators require either the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-12-18 Guangqi Li , Long Wang