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In this paper, we focus on the distributed quantized average consensus problem in open multi-agent systems consisting of communication links that change dynamically over time. Open multi-agent systems exhibiting the aforementioned…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-11 Jiaqi Hu , Karl H. Johansson , Apostolos I. Rikos

Considering some predictive mechanisms, we show that ultrafast average-consensus can be achieved in networks of interconnected agents. More specifically, by predicting the dynamics of the network several steps ahead and using this…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2007-12-06 Hai-Tao Zhang , Guy-Bart Stan , Michael ZhiQiang Chen , Jan M. Maciejowski , Tao Zhou

Motivated by the needs of resiliency, scalability, and plug-and-play operation, distributed decision-making is becoming increasingly prevalent. The problem of achieving consensus in a multi-agent system is at the core of distributed…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-11-21 Vivek Khatana , Murti V. Salapaka

In this work, we examine a network of agents operating asynchronously, aiming to discover an ideal global model that suits individual local datasets. Our assumption is that each agent independently chooses when to participate throughout the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-09 Elsa Rizk , Kun Yuan , Ali H. Sayed

In this paper, we consider distributed optimization problems over a multi-agent network, where each agent can only partially evaluate the objective function, and it is allowed to exchange messages with its immediate neighbors. Differently…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-22 Davood Hajinezhad , Mingyi Hong , Alfredo Garcia

This paper is concerned with the leader-following consensus problem for a class of Lipschitz nonlinear multi-agent systems with uncertain dynamics, where each agent only transmits its noisy output, at discrete instants and independently…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-03 Tomas Menard , Ali Syed , Emmanuel Moulay , Patrick Coirault , Michael Defoort

In this paper, we consider a network of agents with Laplacian dynamics, and study the problem of improving network robustness by adding a maximum number of edges within the network while preserving a lower bound on its strong structural…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-13 Waseem Abbas , Mudassir Shabbir , Hassan Jaleel , Xenofon Koutsoukos

The consensus strategies used in collaborative multi-agent systems (MAS) face notable challenges related to adaptability, scalability, and convergence certainties. These approaches, including structured workflows, debate models, and…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Rathin Chandra Shit , Sharmila Subudhi

Heterogeneous networks comprise agents with varying capabilities in terms of computation, storage, and communication. In such settings, it is crucial to factor in the operating characteristics in allowing agents to choose appropriate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-09-07 Yichuan Li , Petros Voulgaris , Nikolaos M. Freris

This paper concerns the consensus of discrete-time multi-agent systems with linear or linearized dynamics. An observer-type protocol based on the relative outputs of neighboring agents is proposed. The consensus of such a multi-agent system…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2011-09-20 Zhongkui Li , Zhisheng Duan , Guanrong Chen

This paper proposes a distributed algorithm for average consensus in a multi-agent system under a fixed bidirectional communication topology, in the presence of malicious agents (nodes) that may try to influence the average consensus…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-09-06 Christoforos N. Hadjicostis , Alejandro D. Dominguez-Garcia

The paper is devoted to the approximate consensus problem for networks of nonlinear agents with switching topology, noisy and delayed measurements. In contrast to the existing stochastic approximation-based control algorithms (protocols), a…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2013-06-17 Natalia Amelina , Alexander Fradkov , Yuming Jiang , Dimitrios J. Vergados

In decentralized consensus optimization, a connected network of agents collaboratively minimize the sum of their local objective functions over a common decision variable, where their information exchange is restricted between the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-06-16 Wei Shi , Qing Ling , Kun Yuan , Gang Wu , Wotao Yin

Distributed averaging is among the most relevant cooperative control problems, with applications in sensor and robotic networks, distributed signal processing, data fusion, and load balancing. Consensus and gossip algorithms have been…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-06 Christel Sirocchi , Alessandro Bogliolo

In this paper, we study the problem of networked multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL), where a number of agents are deployed as a partially connected network and each interacts only with nearby agents. Networked MARL requires all…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Yuxuan Yi , Ge Li , Yaowei Wang , Zongqing Lu

We study the problem of resilient average consensus in multi-agent systems where some of the agents are subject to failures or attacks. The objective of resilient average consensus is for non-faulty/normal agents to converge to the average…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-05-30 Liwei Yuan , Hideaki Ishii

In this paper, we study the robust consensus problem for a set of discrete-time linear agents to coordinate over an uncertain communication network, which is to achieve consensus against the transmission errors and noises resulted from the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-03-30 Zhongkui Li , Jie Chen

This paper is concerned with the distributed linear quadratic optimal control problem. In particular, we consider a suboptimal version of the distributed optimal control problem for undirected multi-agent networks. Given a multi-agent…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-08 Junjie Jiao , Harry L. Trentelman , M. Kanat Camlibel

In this paper, we study the consensus problem for continuous-time and discrete-time multi-agent systems in state-dependent switching networks. In each case, we first consider the networks with fixed connectivity, in which the communication…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-12-17 Gangshan Jing , Yuanshi Zheng , Long Wang

This paper investigates the impact of bounded actuation on the connectivity-preserving consensus of two classes of multi-agent systems, with kinematic agents and with Euler- Lagrange agents. The investigation establishes that: (1) there…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-28 Yuan Yang , Daniela Constantinescu , Yang Shi