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In this paper, we propose a generative knowledge transfer technique that trains an RNN based language model (student network) using text and output probabilities generated from a previously trained RNN (teacher network). The text generation…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-03-01 Sungho Shin , Kyuyeon Hwang , Wonyong Sung

In this paper, a distributed subgradient-based algorithm is proposed for continuous-time multi-agent systems to search a feasible solution to convex inequalities. The algorithm involves each agent achieving a state constrained by its own…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-06-13 Kaihong Lu , Gangshan Jing , Long Wang

Modern artificial intelligence relies on networks of agents that collect data, process information, and exchange it with neighbors to collaboratively solve optimization and learning problems. This article introduces a novel distributed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-15 Diego Deplano , Nicola Bastianello , Mauro Franceschelli , Karl H. Johansson

Graph neural networks (GNNs) learn representations from network data with naturally distributed architectures, rendering them well-suited candidates for decentralized learning. Oftentimes, this decentralized graph support changes with time…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-10-27 Zhan Gao , Fernando Gama , Alejandro Ribeiro

In this paper, we explore the use of multi-agent deep learning as well as learning to cooperate principles to meet stringent service level agreements, in terms of throughput and end-to-end delay, for a set of classified network flows. We…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-25 Hassan Fawaz , Julien Lesca , Pham Tran Anh Quang , Jérémie Leguay , Djamal Zeghlache , Paolo Medagliani

Constrained multi-agent reinforcement learning offers the framework to design scalable and almost surely feasible solutions for teams of agents operating in dynamic environments to carry out conflicting tasks. We address the challenges of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-03 Leopoldo Agorio , Sean Van Alen , Santiago Paternain , Miguel Calvo-Fullana , Juan Andres Bazerque

Planning methods with high adaptability to dynamic environments are crucial for the development of autonomous and versatile robots. We propose a method for leveraging a large language model (GPT-4o) to automatically generate networks…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Reo Abe , Akifumi Ito , Kanata Takayasu , Satoshi Kurihara

Over the past few years, the use of swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in monitoring and remote area surveillance applications has become widespread thanks to the price reduction and the increased capabilities of drones. The drones…

The rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs) has enabled the development of multi-agent systems where multiple LLM-based agents collaborate on complex tasks. However, existing systems often rely on centralized coordination, leading…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-06-02 Yingxuan Yang , Huacan Chai , Shuai Shao , Yuanyi Song , Siyuan Qi , Renting Rui , Weinan Zhang

This paper considers a distributed reinforcement learning problem in which a network of multiple agents aim to cooperatively maximize the globally averaged return through communication with only local neighbors. A randomized…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-07-09 Yixuan Lin , Kaiqing Zhang , Zhuoran Yang , Zhaoran Wang , Tamer Başar , Romeil Sandhu , Ji Liu

This paper presents distributed algorithmic solutions that employ opportunistic inter-agent communication to achieve dynamic average consensus. In our solutions each agent is endowed with a local criterion that enables it to determine…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-03-03 Solmaz S. Kia , Jorge Cortes , Sonia Martinez

In this paper, we present a solution to a design problem of control strategies for multi-agent cooperative transport. Although existing learning-based methods assume that the number of agents is the same as that in the training environment,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-12-06 Kazuki Shibata , Tomohiko Jimbo , Takamitsu Matsubara

Network routing is a distributed decision problem which naturally admits numerical performance measures, such as the average time for a packet to travel from source to destination. OLPOMDP, a policy-gradient reinforcement learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Nigel Tao , Jonathan Baxter , Lex Weaver

In this paper, we consider the problem of learning policies to control a large number of homogeneous robots. To this end, we propose a new algorithm we call Graph Policy Gradients (GPG) that exploits the underlying graph symmetry among the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-12-03 Arbaaz Khan , Ekaterina Tolstaya , Alejandro Ribeiro , Vijay Kumar

In this paper, a distributed velocity-constrained consensus problem is studied for discrete-time multi-agent systems, where each agent's velocity is constrained to lie in a nonconvex set. A distributed constrained control algorithm is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-05 Peng Lin , Wei Ren , Huijun Gao

Reinforcement learning algorithms in multi-agent systems deliver highly resilient and adaptable solutions for common problems in telecommunications,aerospace, and industrial robotics. However, achieving an optimal global goal remains a…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-05-18 Changgang Zheng , Shufan Yang , Juan Parra-Ullauri , Antonio Garcia-Dominguez , Nelly Bencomo

This paper presents TAG, an automatic system to derive optimized DNN training graph and its deployment onto any device topology, for expedited training in device- and topology- heterogeneous ML clusters. We novelly combine both the DNN…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-14 Shiwei Zhang , Xiaodong Yi , Lansong Diao , Chuan Wu , Siyu Wang , Wei Lin

Modern control systems routinely employ wireless networks to exchange information between spatially distributed plants, actuators and sensors. With wireless networks defined by random, rapidly changing transmission conditions that challenge…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-02 Vinicius Lima , Mark Eisen , Konstantinos Gatsis , Alejandro Ribeiro

Botnets are now a major source for many network attacks, such as DDoS attacks and spam. However, most traditional detection methods heavily rely on heuristically designed multi-stage detection criteria. In this paper, we consider the neural…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-03-16 Jiawei Zhou , Zhiying Xu , Alexander M. Rush , Minlan Yu

We present a distributed algorithm that enables a group of robots to collaboratively optimize the parameters of a deep neural network model while communicating over a mesh network. Each robot only has access to its own data and maintains…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-01-25 Javier Yu , Joseph A. Vincent , Mac Schwager