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This paper presents a fully asynchronous and distributed approach for tackling optimization problems in which both the objective function and the constraints may be nonconvex. In the considered network setting each node is active upon…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-25 Francesco Farina , Andrea Garulli , Antonio Giannitrapani , Giuseppe Notarstefano

A key learning scenario in large-scale applications is that of federated learning, where a centralized model is trained based on data originating from a large number of clients. We argue that, with the existing training and inference,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-02-04 Mehryar Mohri , Gary Sivek , Ananda Theertha Suresh

We propose a novel way to incorporate expert knowledge into the training of deep neural networks. Many approaches encode domain constraints directly into the network architecture, requiring non-trivial or domain-specific engineering. In…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-03 Nicholas Hoernle , Rafael Michael Karampatsis , Vaishak Belle , Kobi Gal

Federated learning (FL) enables massive distributed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) devices to learn a global consensus model without any participants revealing their own data to the central server. However, the practicality,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-03-31 Zhikun Chen , Daofeng Li , Ming Zhao , Sihai Zhang , Jinkang Zhu

Federated learning (FL) enables wireless terminals to collaboratively learn a shared parameter model while keeping all the training data on devices per se. Parameter sharing consists of synchronous and asynchronous ways: the former…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Haihui Xie , Minghua Xia , Peiran Wu , Shuai Wang , Kaibin Huang

This paper considers the distributed optimization of a sum of locally observable, non-convex functions. The optimization is performed over a multi-agent networked system, and each local function depends only on a subset of the variables. An…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-05-04 Sandeep Kumar , Rahul Jain , Ketan Rajawat

Federated learning (FL) is a kind of distributed machine learning framework, where the global model is generated on the centralized aggregation server based on the parameters of local models, addressing concerns about privacy leakage caused…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Chenhao Xu , Youyang Qu , Yong Xiang , Longxiang Gao

Learning from the collective knowledge of data dispersed across private sources can provide neural networks with enhanced generalization capabilities. Federated learning, a method for collaboratively training a machine learning model across…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-20 Matt Gorbett , Hossein Shirazi , Indrakshi Ray

Aiming at solving large-scale learning problems, this paper studies distributed optimization methods based on the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM). By formulating the learning problem as a consensus problem, the ADMM can…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-05-04 Tsung-Hui Chang , Mingyi Hong , Wei-Cheng Liao , Xiangfeng Wang

Federated learning (FL) is emerging as a new paradigm to train machine learning models in distributed systems. Rather than sharing, and disclosing, the training dataset with the server, the model parameters (e.g. neural networks weights and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-27 Stefano Savazzi , Monica Nicoli , Vittorio Rampa

This chapter deals with decentralized learning algorithms for in-network processing of graph-valued data. A generic learning problem is formulated and recast into a separable form, which is iteratively minimized using the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-04-01 Georgios B. Giannakis , Qing Ling , Gonzalo Mateos , Ioannis D. Schizas , Hao Zhu

We consider a distributed learning problem, where agents minimize a global objective function by exchanging information over a network. Our approach has two distinct features: (i) It substantially reduces communication by triggering…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Guner Dilsad Er , Sebastian Trimpe , Michael Muehlebach

Federated learning (FL) refers to a distributed machine learning framework involving learning from several decentralized edge clients without sharing local dataset. This distributed strategy prevents data leakage and enables on-device…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Taki Hasan Rafi , Faiza Anan Noor , Tahmid Hussain , Dong-Kyu Chae , Zhaohui Yang

This paper studies Dictionary Learning problems wherein the learning task is distributed over a multi-agent network, modeled as a time-varying directed graph. This formulation is relevant, for instance, in Big Data scenarios where massive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-06 Amir Daneshmand , Ying Sun , Gesualdo Scutari , Francisco Facchinei , Brian M. Sadler

Federated learning (FL) is a promising distributed learning framework where distributed clients collaboratively train a machine learning model coordinated by a server. To tackle the stragglers issue in asynchronous FL, we consider that each…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Jiarong Yang , Yuan Liu , Fangjiong Chen , Wen Chen , Changle Li

Federated learning allows multiple parties to collaboratively train a joint model without sharing local data. This enables applications of machine learning in settings of inherently distributed, undisclosable data such as in the medical…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-13 Michael Kamp , Jonas Fischer , Jilles Vreeken

In this work, we study the task of distributed optimization over a network of learners in which each learner possesses a convex cost function, a set of affine equality constraints, and a set of convex inequality constraints. We propose a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-06-18 Zaid J. Towfic , Ali H. Sayed

The diffusion strategy for distributed learning from streaming data employs local stochastic gradient updates along with exchange of iterates over neighborhoods. In Part I [2] of this work we established that agents cluster around a network…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2019-07-04 Stefan Vlaski , Ali H. Sayed

Federated Learning is a distributed machine learning approach that enables geographically distributed data silos to collaboratively learn a joint machine learning model without sharing data. Most of the existing work operates on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-17 Dimitris Stripelis , Jose Luis Ambite

This work develops an LLM-based optimization framework ensuring strict constraint satisfaction in network optimization. While LLMs possess contextual reasoning capabilities, existing approaches often fail to enforce constraints, causing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Youngjin Song , Wookjin Lee , Hong Ki Kim , Sang Hyun Lee