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We propose a general learning framework for the protection mechanisms that protects privacy via distorting model parameters, which facilitates the trade-off between privacy and utility. The algorithm is applicable to arbitrary privacy…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Xiaojin Zhang , Wenjie Li , Kai Chen , Shutao Xia , Qiang Yang

The median of a set of vertices $P$ of a graph $G$ is the set of all vertices $x$ of $G$ minimizing the sum of distances from $x$ to all vertices of $P$. In this paper, we present a linear time algorithm to compute medians in median graphs,…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2022-03-03 Laurine Bénéteau , Jérémie Chalopin , Victor Chepoi , Yann Vaxès

We propose an algorithm for distributed optimization over time-varying communication networks. Our algorithm uses an optimized ratio between the number of rounds of communication and gradient evaluations to achieve fast convergence. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-08 Bryan Van Scoy , Laurent Lessard

Linear regression is frequently applied in a variety of domains, some of which might contain sensitive information. This necessitates that the application of these methods does not reveal private information. Differentially private (DP)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Shrutimoy Das , Debanuj Nayak , Anirban Dasgupta

In this paper, we propose differentially private algorithms for the problem of stochastic linear bandits in the central, local and shuffled models. In the central model, we achieve almost the same regret as the optimal non-private…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-07-08 Osama A. Hanna , Antonious M. Girgis , Christina Fragouli , Suhas Diggavi

This paper considers privacy-concerned distributed constraint-coupled resource allocation problems over an undirected network, where each agent holds a private cost function and obtains the solution via only local communication. With…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-05 Wenwen Wu , Shanying Zhu , Shuai Liu , Xinping Guan

One of the most important problems in the field of distributed optimization is the problem of minimizing a sum of local convex objective functions over a networked system. Most of the existing work in this area focus on developing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-08 Fatemeh Mansoori , Ermin Wei

The canonical problem of solving a system of linear equations arises in numerous contexts in information theory, communication theory, and related fields. In this contribution, we develop a solution based upon Gaussian belief propagation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2008-10-08 Ori Shental , Danny Bickson , Paul H. Siegel , Jack K. Wolf , Danny Dolev

We investigate the problem of stabilizing an unknown networked linear system under communication constraints and adversarial disturbances. We propose the first provably stabilizing algorithm for the problem. The algorithm uses a distributed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-24 Jing Yu , Dimitar Ho , Adam Wierman

We present a comprehensive computational study of a class of linear system solvers, called {\it Triangle Algorithm} (TA) and {\it Centering Triangle Algorithm} (CTA), developed by Kalantari \cite{kalantari23}. The algorithms compute an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-04-25 Chun Lau , Bahman Kalantari

A variety of problems in distributed control involve a networked system of autonomous agents cooperating to carry out some complex task in a decentralized fashion, e.g., orienting a flock of drones, or aggregating data from a network of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-05-01 Bernadette Charron-Bost , Patrick Lambein-Monette

We present a distributed optimization algorithm for solving online personalized optimization problems over a network of computing and communicating nodes, each of which linked to a specific user. The local objective functions are assumed to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-15 Ivano Notarnicola , Andrea Simonetto , Francesco Farina , Giuseppe Notarstefano

This paper considers the problem of solving a symmetric positive definite system of linear equations over a network of agents with arbitrary asynchronous interactions and membership dynamics. The latter implies that each agent is allowed to…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-06-14 Jie Lu , Choon Yik Tang

We address discrete-time consensus on the Euclidean unit sphere. For this purpose we consider a distributed algorithm comprising the iterative projection of a conical combination of neighboring states. Neighborhoods are represented by a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-19 Johan Thunberg , Galina Sidorenko

Many problems of interest for cyber-physical network systems can be formulated as Mixed-Integer Linear Programs in which the constraints are distributed among the agents. In this paper we propose a distributed algorithmic framework to solve…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-05 Andrea Testa , Alessandro Rucco , Giuseppe Notarstefano

We study the problem of approximating all-pair distances in a weighted undirected graph with differential privacy, introduced by Sealfon [Sea16]. Given a publicly known undirected graph, we treat the weights of edges as sensitive…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-04-07 Michael Dinitz , Chenglin Fan , Jingcheng Liu , Jalaj Upadhyay , Zongrui Zou

Recently a distributed algorithm has been proposed for multi-agent networks to solve a system of linear algebraic equations, by assuming each agent only knows part of the system and is able to communicate with nearest neighbors to update…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-03-15 Hong-Tai Cao , Travis E. Gibson , Shaoshuai Mou , Yang-Yu Liu

In distributed networks, calculating the maximum element is a fundamental task in data analysis, known as the distributed maximum consensus problem. However, the sensitive nature of the data involved makes privacy protection essential.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Wenrui Yu , Richard Heusdens , Jun Pang , Qiongxiu Li

We introduce an $(\epsilon, \delta)$-jointly differentially private algorithm for packing problems. Our algorithm not only achieves the optimal trade-off between the privacy parameter $\epsilon$ and the minimum supply requirement (up to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-05-03 Zhiyi Huang , Xue Zhu

This paper investigates the privacy-preserving distributed optimization problem, aiming to protect agents' private information from potential attackers during the optimization process. Gradient tracking, an advanced technique for improving…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Furan Xie , Bing Liu , Li Chai