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We provide a new proof of the linear convergence of the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) when one of the objective terms is strongly convex. Our proof is based on a framework for analyzing optimization algorithms…

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When the data is distributed across multiple servers, lowering the communication cost between the servers (or workers) while solving the distributed learning problem is an important problem and is the focus of this paper. In particular, we…

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Sparse penalized quantile regression provides an effective framework for variable selection and robust estimation in high-dimensional data analysis. When ex planatory variables are organized into groups, achieving sparsity both within and…

Computation · Statistics 2026-04-23 Huayan Kou , Yuwen Gu , Yi Lian , Rui Zhang , Jun Fan

In this paper, we consider nonconvex decentralised optimisation and learning over a network of distributed agents. We develop an ADMM algorithm based on the Randomised Block Coordinate Douglas-Rachford splitting method which enables agents…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-31 Behnam Mafakheri , Jonathan H. Manton , Iman Shames

The alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) has recently sparked interest as a flexible and efficient optimization tool for imaging inverse problems, namely deconvolution and reconstruction under non-smooth convex regularization.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-06-11 Mariana S. C. Almeida , Mário A. T. Figueiredo

The ability of widely distributed radar systems to capture diverse spatial scattering properties substantially improves radar imaging performance. Traditional imaging methods leverage regularized optimization techniques to reconstruct…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-18 Ahmed Murtada , Bhavani Shankar Mysore Rama Rao , Udo Schroeder

The alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is widely used for solving large-scale semidefinite programs (SDPs), yet on instances with multiple primal-dual optimal solution pairs, it often enters prolonged slow-convergence…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-04 Shucheng Kang , Heng Yang

Many practical applications of optimal control are subject to real-time computational constraints. When applying model predictive control (MPC) in these settings, respecting timing constraints is achieved by limiting the number of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-16 Anusha Srikanthan , Aren Karapetyan , Vijay Kumar , Nikolai Matni

To reduce complexity and achieve scalable performance in high-dimensional black-box settings, we propose a distributed method for nonconvex derivative-free optimization of continuous variables with an additively separable objective, subject…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-03 Damilola Fasiku , Wentao Tang

In this paper, we propose a generalized alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) with semi-proximal terms for solving a class of convex composite conic optimization problems, of which some are high-dimensional, to moderate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-17 Yunhai Xiao , Liang Chen , Donghui Li

This paper tackles the challenging problem of jointly inferring time-varying network topologies and imputing missing data from partially observed graph signals. We propose a unified non-convex optimization framework to simultaneously…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-05-07 Chuansen Peng , Xiaojing Shen

Thanks to its versatility, its simplicity, and its fast convergence, ADMM is among the most widely used approaches for solving a convex problem in distributed form. However, making it running efficiently is an art that requires a fine…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-07-10 Tomaso Erseghe

Semidefinite programming (SDP) is a fundamental convex optimization problem with wide-ranging applications. However, solving large-scale instances remains computationally challenging due to the high cost of solving linear systems and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-22 Hantao Nie , Dong An , Zaiwen Wen

We address the problem of solving convex optimization problems with many convex constraints in a distributed setting. Our approach is based on an extension of the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) that recently gained a lot…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-04-09 Joachim Giesen , Sören Laue

We study connections between Dykstra's algorithm for projecting onto an intersection of convex sets, the augmented Lagrangian method of multipliers or ADMM, and block coordinate descent. We prove that coordinate descent for a regularized…

Computation · Statistics 2017-05-16 Ryan J. Tibshirani

In this paper we propose an Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) algorithm for solving a Model Predictive Control (MPC) optimization problem, in which the system has state and input constraints and a nonlinear input map. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-07-30 Sebastian East , Mark Cannon

In this paper, we consider a multi-block generalized alternating direction method of multiplier (GADMM) algorithm for minimizing a linearly constrained separable nonconvex and possibly nonsmooth optimization problem. The GADMM generalizes…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-02 Maryam Yashtini

In this paper, we consider a prototypical convex optimization problem with multi-block variables and separable structures. By adding the Logarithmic Quadratic Proximal (LQP) regularizer with suitable proximal parameter to each of the first…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-01 Jianchao Bai , Yuxue Ma , Hao Sun , Miao Zhang

This article reports an algorithm for multi-agent distributed optimization problems with a common decision variable, local linear equality and inequality constraints and set constraints with convergence rate guarantees.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-17 Vivek Khatana , Murti V. Salapaka

We propose a variant of alternating direction method of multiplier (ADMM) to solve constrained trajectory optimization problems. Our ADMM framework breaks a joint optimization into small sub-problems, leading to a low iteration cost and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Ruiqi Ni , Zherong Pan , Xifeng Gao