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We consider the problem of designing rateless coded private distributed matrix-matrix multiplication. A master server owns two private matrices $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{B}$ and wants to hire worker nodes to help compute the multiplication.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-28 Rawad Bitar , Marvin Xhemrishi , Antonia Wachter-Zeh

In this paper, we present secure distributed matrix multiplication (SDMM) schemes over the complex numbers with good numerical stability and small mutual information leakage by utilizing polynomial interpolation with roots of unity.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Okko Makkonen , Camilla Hollanti

Recent cyber-attacks on power grids highlight the necessity to protect the critical functionalities of a control center vital for the safe operation of a grid. Even in a distributed framework one central control center acts as a coordinator…

We consider the problem of computing an aggregation function in a \emph{secure} and \emph{scalable} way. Whereas previous distributed solutions with similar security guarantees have a communication cost of $O(n^3)$, we present a distributed…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2011-11-24 Sebastien Gambs , Rachid Guerraoui , Hamza Harkous , Florian Huc , Anne-Marie Kermarrec

The emergence of cloud computing provides a new computing paradigm for users -- massive and complex computing tasks can be outsourced to cloud servers. However, the privacy issues also follow. Fully homomorphic encryption shows great…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-04-01 Lizhi Xiong , Wenhao Zhou , Zhihua Xia , Qi Gu , Jian Weng

This paper studies the problem of information theoretic secure communication when a source has private messages to transmit to $m$ destinations, in the presence of a passive adversary who eavesdrops an unknown set of $k$ edges. The…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-04-12 Gaurav Kumar Agarwal , Martina Cardone , Christina Fragouli

The distributed index coding problem is studied, whereby multiple messages are stored at different servers to be broadcast to receivers with side information. First, the existing composite coding scheme is enhanced for the centralized…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-24 Yucheng Liu , Parastoo Sadeghi , Fatemeh Arbabjolfaei , Young-Han Kim

While many approaches have been proposed to analyze the problem of matrix multiplication parallel computing, few of them address the problem on heterogeneous processor platforms. It still remains an open question on heterogeneous processor…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-12-18 Yang Liu , Li Shi , Junwei Zhang , Thomas G. Robertazzi

We introduce the problem of private computation, comprised of $N$ distributed and non-colluding servers, $K$ independent datasets, and a user who wants to compute a function of the datasets privately, i.e., without revealing which function…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-11-28 Hua Sun , Syed A. Jafar

Multipath routing is the use of multiple potential paths through a network in order to enhance fault tolerance, optimize bandwidth use, and improve security. Selecting data flow paths based on cost addresses performance issues but ignores…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2013-11-18 James Obert , Huiping Cao

We consider a special case of $X$-secure $T$-private information retrieval (XSTPIR), where the security requirement is \emph{asymmetric} due to possible missing communication links between the $N$ databases considered in the system. We…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-10 Mohamed Nomeir , Sajani Vithana , Sennur Ulukus

In private information delivery (PID) problem, there are $K$ messages stored across $N$ servers, each capable of storing $M$ messages and a user. Servers want to convey one of the $K$ messages to the user without revealing the identity…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Kanishak Vaidya , B Sundar Rajan

Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) sharing is an important activity to reduce information asymmetries between attackers and defenders. However, this activity presents challenges due to the tension between data sharing and confidentiality, that…

This paper considers a multi-message secure aggregation with privacy problem, in which a server aims to compute $\sf K_c\geq 1$ linear combinations of local inputs from $\sf K$ distributed users. The problem addresses two tasks: (1)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Chenyi Sun , Ziting Zhang , Kai Wan , Giuseppe Caire

This article examines the significant challenges encountered in implementing sharding within distributed replication systems. It identifies the impediments of achieving consensus among large participant sets, leading to scalability,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-04-11 Siamak Solat

Large-scale machine learning and data mining methods routinely distribute computations across multiple agents to parallelize processing. The time required for computation at the agents is affected by the availability of local resources…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-22 Busra Tegin , Eduin E. Hernandez , Stefano Rini , Tolga M. Duman

The multi-user linearly-separable distributed computing problem is considered here, in which $N$ servers help to compute the real-valued functions requested by $K$ users, where each function can be written as a linear combination of up to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-10 Ali Khalesi , Sajad Daei , Marios Kountouris , Petros Elia

In this paper, a general framework for linear secure distributed matrix multiplication (SDMM) is introduced. The model allows for a neat treatment of straggling and Byzantine servers via a star product interpretation as well as simplified…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-09 Okko Makkonen , Camilla Hollanti

One of the most common, but at the same time expensive operations in linear algebra, is multiplying two matrices $A$ and $B$. With the rapid development of machine learning and increases in data volume, performing fast matrix intensive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Neophytos Charalambides , Mert Pilanci , Alfred Hero

Secure Multi-party Computation (MPC) enables untrusted parties to jointly compute a function without revealing their inputs. Its application to machine learning (ML) has gained significant attention, particularly for secure inference…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Tingting Tang , Yongqin Wang , Murali Annavaram