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In this paper, we refine the (almost) \emph{existentially optimal} distributed Laplacian solver recently developed by Forster, Goranci, Liu, Peng, Sun, and Ye (FOCS `21) into an (almost) \emph{universally optimal} distributed Laplacian…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-05-19 Ioannis Anagnostides , Christoph Lenzen , Bernhard Haeupler , Goran Zuzic , Themis Gouleakis

We construct the first (locally computable, approximately) locally list decodable codes with rate, efficiency, and error tolerance approaching the information theoretic limit, a core regime of interest for the complexity theoretic task of…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Yotam Dikstein , Max Hopkins , Russell Impagliazzo , Toniann Pitassi

Lloyd's algorithm is an iterative method that solves the quantization problem, i.e. the approximation of a target probability measure by a discrete one, and is particularly used in digital applications. This algorithm can be interpreted as…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-14 Léo Portales , Elsa Cazelles , Edouard Pauwels

In this paper we present distributed testing algorithms of graph properties in the CONGEST-model [Censor-Hillel et al. 2016]. We present one-sided error testing algorithms in the general graph model. We first describe a general procedure…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-05-16 Guy Even , Reut Levi , Moti Medina

Shared randomness is a valuable resource in distributed computing, allowing some form of coordination between processors without explicit communication. But what happens when the shared random string can affect the inputs to the system?…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Adar Hadad , Moni Naor

We give polynomial time algorithms for the seminal results of Kahn, who showed that the Goldberg-Seymour and List-Coloring conjectures for (list-)edge coloring multigraphs hold asymptotically. Kahn's arguments are based on the probabilistic…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-12-08 Fotis Iliopoulos , Alistair Sinclair

Efficient sampling from complex and high dimensional target distributions turns out to be a fundamental task in diverse disciplines such as scientific computing, statistics and machine learning. In this paper, we propose a new kind of…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-04-24 Xiaojie Wang , Bin Yang

We present simple deterministic algorithms for subgraph finding and enumeration in the broadcast CONGEST model of distributed computation: -- For any constant $k$, detecting $k$-paths and trees on $k$ nodes can be done in $O(1)$ rounds. --…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-09-22 Janne H. Korhonen , Joel Rybicki

We consider the recent formulation of the Algorithmic Lov\'asz Local Lemma [10,2,3] for finding objects that avoid `bad features', or `flaws'. It extends the Moser-Tardos resampling algorithm [17] to more general discrete spaces. At each…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-09-05 Vladimir Kolmogorov

We address the fundamental network design problem of constructing approximate minimum spanners. Our contributions are for the distributed setting, providing both algorithmic and hardness results. Our main hardness result shows that an…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-02-12 Keren Censor-Hillel , Michal Dory

In the study of deterministic distributed algorithms it is commonly assumed that each node has a unique $O(\log n)$-bit identifier. We prove that for a general class of graph problems, local algorithms (constant-time distributed algorithms)…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-12-24 Mika Göös , Juho Hirvonen , Jukka Suomela

We study the {\em robust proper learning} of univariate log-concave distributions (over continuous and discrete domains). Given a set of samples drawn from an unknown target distribution, we want to compute a log-concave hypothesis…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2016-06-10 Ilias Diakonikolas , Daniel M. Kane , Alistair Stewart

We study a standard distributed optimization framework where $N$ networked nodes collaboratively minimize the sum of their local convex costs. The main body of existing work considers the described problem when the underling network is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-22 Anit Kumar Sahu , Dusan Jakovetic , Dragana Bajovic , Soummya Kar

Currently, existing tensor recovery methods fail to recognize the impact of tensor scale variations on their structural characteristics. Furthermore, existing studies face prohibitive computational costs when dealing with large-scale…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Wenjin Qin , Hailin Wang , Jingyao Hou , Jianjun Wang

We propose a simple and time-optimal algorithm for property testing a graph for its conductance in the CONGEST model. Our algorithm takes only $O(\log n)$ rounds of communication (which is known to be optimal), and consists of simply…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-03-12 Tugkan Batu , Amitabh Trehan , Chhaya Trehan

The recent advent of programmable switches makes distributed algorithms readily deployable in real-world datacenter networks. However, there are still gaps between theory and practice that prevent the smooth adaptation of CONGEST algorithms…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Ran Ben Basat , Keren Censor-Hillel , Yi-Jun Chang , Wenchen Han , Dean Leitersdorf , Gregory Schwartzman

We give new algorithms based on Markov chains to sample and approximately count satisfying assignments to $k$-uniform CNF formulas where each variable appears at most $d$ times. For any $k$ and $d$ satisfying $kd<n^{o(1)}$ and $k\ge 20\log…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-11-05 Weiming Feng , Heng Guo , Yitong Yin , Chihao Zhang

We present improved distributed algorithms for triangle detection and its variants in the CONGEST model. We show that Triangle Detection, Counting, and Enumeration can be solved in $\tilde{O}(n^{1/2})$ rounds. In contrast, the previous…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-07-19 Yi-Jun Chang , Seth Pettie , Hengjie Zhang

Federated learning is an efficient machine learning tool for dealing with heterogeneous big data and privacy protection. Federated learning methods with regularization can control the level of communications between the central and local…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Langming Liu , Dingxuan Zhou

We present a fast randomized algorithm that computes a low rank LU decomposition. Our algorithm uses random projections type techniques to efficiently compute a low rank approximation of large matrices. The randomized LU algorithm can be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-02-02 Gil Shabat , Yaniv Shmueli , Yariv Aizenbud , Amir Averbuch