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Decentralized federated learning (DFL) is an emerging paradigm to enable edge devices collaboratively training a learning model using a device-to-device (D2D) communication manner without the coordination of a parameter server (PS).…
As problems in machine learning, smartgrid dispatch, and IoT coordination problems have grown, distributed and fully-decentralized optimization models have gained attention for providing computational scalability to optimization tools.…
Distributed optimization is a fundamental framework for collaborative inference and decision making in decentralized multi-agent systems. The operation is modeled as the joint minimization of a shared objective which typically depends on…
We develop a new consensus-based distributed algorithm for solving learning problems with feature partitioning and non-smooth convex objective functions. Such learning problems are not separable, i.e., the associated objective functions…
We study decentralized optimization where multiple agents minimize the average of their (strongly) convex, smooth losses over a communication graph. Convergence of the existing decentralized methods generally hinges on an apriori, proper…
This paper considers a setting where embedded devices are used to acquire and classify images. Because of limited computing capacity, embedded devices rely on a parsimonious classification model with uneven accuracy. When local…
This paper aims to accelerate decentralized optimization by strategically designing the edge weights used in the agent-to-agent message exchanges. We propose a Dynamic Directed Decentralized Gradient (D3GD) framework and show that the…
In this paper we study the controllability of networked systems with static network topologies using tools from algebraic graph theory. Each agent in the network acts in a decentralized fashion by updating its state in accordance with a…
We propose a neural network-based approach to topology optimization that aims to reduce the use of support structures in additive manufacturing. Our approach uses a network architecture that allows the simultaneous determination of an…
This paper presents a decentralized algorithm for non-convex optimization over tree-structured networks. We assume that each node of this network can solve small-scale optimization problems and communicate approximate value functions with…
In this paper, we consider the problem of distributed optimisation of a separable convex cost function over a graph, where every edge and node in the graph could carry both linear equality and/or inequality constraints. We show how to…
In this paper, a class of Decentralized Approximate Newton (DEAN) methods for addressing convex optimization on a networked system are developed, where nodes in the networked system seek for a consensus that minimizes the sum of their…
In response to the demand for real-time performance and control quality in industrial Internet of Things (IoT) environments, this paper proposes an optimization control system based on deep reinforcement learning and edge computing. The…
In this work, we study decentralized convex constrained optimization problems in networks. We focus on the dual averaging-based algorithmic framework that is well-documented to be superior in handling constraints and complex communication…
Anomaly detection (AD) is increasingly recognized as a key component for ensuring the resilience of future communication systems. While deep learning has shown state-of-the-art AD performance, its application in critical systems is hindered…
Adversarial training has been widely studied in recent years due to its role in improving model robustness against adversarial attacks. This paper focuses on comparing different distributed adversarial training algorithms--including…
We consider decentralized optimization problems where one aims to minimize a sum of convex smooth objective functions distributed between nodes in the network. The links in the network can change from time to time. For the setting when the…
We study the decentralized consensus and stochastic optimization problems with compressed communications over static directed graphs. We propose an iterative gradient-based algorithm that compresses messages according to a desired…
Distributed optimization finds applications in large-scale machine learning, data processing and classification over multi-agent networks. In real-world scenarios, the communication network of agents may encounter latency that may affect…