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The convergence of the gossip process has been extensively studied; however, algorithms that generate a set of stochastic matrices, the infinite product of which converges to a rank-one matrix determined by a given weight vector, have been…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-28 Erkan Bayram , Mohamed-Ali Belabbas

In the IoT era, information is more and more frequently picked up by connected smart sensors with increasing, though limited, storage, communication and computation abilities. Whether due to privacy constraints or to the structure of the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Igor Colin , Aurélien Bellet , Stephan Clémençon , Joseph Salmon

We study gossip algorithms for the rumor spreading problem which asks one node to deliver a rumor to all nodes in an unknown network. We present the first protocol for any expander graph $G$ with $n$ nodes such that, the protocol informs…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-11-14 Zeyu Guo , He Sun

In this work, we focus on solving a decentralized consensus problem in a private manner. Specifically, we consider a setting in which a group of nodes, connected through a network, aim at computing the mean of their local values without…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-02-22 Mohammad Fereydounian , Aryan Mokhtari , Ramtin Pedarsani , Hamed Hassani

Gossip algorithms are attractive for in-network processing in sensor networks because they do not require any specialized routing, there is no bottleneck or single point of failure, and they are robust to unreliable wireless network…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Alexandros G. Dimakis , Soummya Kar , Jose M. F. Moura , Michael G. Rabbat , Anna Scaglione

In recent times, a considerable amount of work has been devoted to the development and analysis of gossip algorithms in Geometric Random Graphs. In a recently introduced model termed "Geographic Gossip," each node is aware of its position…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2007-07-16 Hariharan Narayanan

The paper considers gossip distributed estimation of a (static) distributed random field (a.k.a., large scale unknown parameter vector) observed by sparsely interconnected sensors, each of which only observes a small fraction of the field.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-05-20 Soummya Kar , Jose' M. F. Moura

Gossip algorithms are widely used in modern distributed systems, with applications ranging from sensor networks and peer-to-peer networks to mobile vehicle networks and social networks. A tremendous research effort has been devoted to…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Guodong Shi , Bo Li , Mikael Johansson , Karl Henrik Johansson

In this paper we present various distributed algorithms for LP-type problems in the well-known gossip model. LP-type problems include many important classes of problems such as (integer) linear programming, geometric problems like smallest…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-04-25 Kristian Hinnenthal , Christian Scheideler , Martijn Struijs

Decentralized learning on resource-constrained edge devices demands algorithms that are communication-efficient, robust to data corruption, and lightweight in memory. State-of-the-art gossip-based methods address communication efficiency,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Anna van Elst , Igor Colin , Stephan Clémençon

As agentic platforms scale, agents are moving beyond fixed roles and predefined toolchains, creating an urgent need for flexible and decentralized coordination. Current structured communication protocols such as direct agent-to-agent…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Nafiul I. Khan , Mansura Habiba , Rafflesia Khan

In this paper, randomized gossip-type matrix-weighted consensus algorithms are proposed for both leaderless and leader-follower topologies. First, we introduce the notion of expected matrix-weighted network, which captures the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-25 Nhat-Minh Le-Phan , Minh Hoang Trinh , Phuoc Doan Nguyen

Gossip protocols have been proposed as a robust and efficient method for disseminating information throughout large-scale networks. In this paper, we propose a compositional analysis technique to study formal probabilistic models of gossip…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Ruggero Lanotte , Massimo Merro , Simone Tini

Gossip algorithms have recently received significant attention, mainly because they constitute simple and robust message-passing schemes for distributed information processing over networks. However for many topologies that are realistic…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2008-02-20 F. Benezit , A. G. Dimakis , P. Thiran , M. Vetterli

The randomized rumor spreading problem generates a big interest in the area of distributed algorithms due to its simplicity, robustness and wide range of applications. The two most popular communication paradigms used for spreading the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-01-01 Dariusz R. Kowalski , Christopher Thraves Caro

This document describes a new consensus algorithm which is asynchronous and uses gossip based message dissemination between nodes. The current version of the algorithm does not cover the case of a node failure or significantly delayed…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-01-23 Maxim Zakharov

Gossip algorithms is a common term to describe protocols for unreliable information dissemination in natural networks, which are not optimally designed for efficient communication between network entities. We consider application of gossip…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-22 Michael Siomau

We present an analytical framework for gossip protocols based on the pairwise information exchange between interacting nodes. This framework allows for studying the impact of protocol parameters on the performance of the protocol.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2011-05-31 Rena Bakhshi , Daniela Gavidia , Wan Fokkink , Maarten van Steen

In problems of estimation and control which involve a network, efficient distributed computation of averages is a key issue. This paper presents theoretical and simulation results about the accumulation of errors during the computation of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-07-25 Paolo Frasca , Fabio Fagnani

This paper analyzes a class of dissemination algorithms for the discovery of distributed contents in Peer-to-Peer unstructured overlay networks. The algorithms are a mix of protocols employing local knowledge of peers' neighborhood and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-03-13 Stefano Ferretti