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Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-01 Matthew Nokleby , Haroon Raja , Waheed U. Bajwa

This paper studies a compressed momentum-based single-point zeroth-order algorithm for stochastic distributed nonconvex optimization, aiming to alleviate communication overhead and address the unavailability of explicit gradient…

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Distributed demand response is a typical distributed optimization problem that requires coordination among multiple agents to satisfy demand response requirements. However, existing distributed algorithms for this problem still face…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-02 Ruiyang Jin , Yujie Tang , Jie Song

This paper considers distributed optimization problems, where each agent cooperatively minimizes the sum of local objective functions through the communication with its neighbors. The widely adopted distributed gradient method in solving…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-19 Yeming Xu , Ziyuan Guo , Kaihong Lu , Huanshui Zhang

Although the field of distributed optimization is well-developed, relevant literature focused on the application of distributed optimization to multi-robot problems is limited. This survey constitutes the second part of a two-part series on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Ola Shorinwa , Trevor Halsted , Javier Yu , Mac Schwager

In this paper, we propose a new method based on the Sliding Algorithm from Lan(2016, 2019) for the convex composite optimization problem that includes two terms: smooth one and non-smooth one. Our method uses the stochastic noised…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-16 Aleksandr Beznosikov , Eduard Gorbunov , Alexander Gasnikov

Distributed optimization consists of multiple computation nodes working together to minimize a common objective function through local computation iterations and network-constrained communication steps. In the context of robotics,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-03-25 Trevor Halsted , Ola Shorinwa , Javier Yu , Mac Schwager

This paper investigates how to accelerate the convergence of distributed optimization algorithms on nonconvex problems with zeroth-order information available only. We propose a zeroth-order (ZO) distributed primal-dual stochastic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-15 Shengjun Zhang , Colleen P. Bailey

This article introduces a generalized framework for Decentralized Learning formulated as a Multi-Objective Optimization problem, in which both distributed agents and a central coordinator contribute independent, potentially conflicting…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-21 Roberto Morales , Umberto Biccari

Distributed optimization has gained significant attention in recent years, primarily fueled by the availability of a large amount of data and privacy-preserving requirements. This paper presents a fixed-time convergent optimization…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2022-05-30 Kunal Garg , Mayank Baranwal

In recent years, as data and problem sizes have increased, distributed learning has become an essential tool for training high-performance models. However, the communication bottleneck, especially for high-dimensional data, is a challenge.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-28 Dmitry Bylinkin , Aleksandr Beznosikov

In this paper we consider online distributed learning problems. Online distributed learning refers to the process of training learning models on distributed data sources. In our setting a set of agents need to cooperatively train a learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Nicola Bastianello , Apostolos I. Rikos , Karl H. Johansson

The distributed optimization problem is set up in a collection of nodes interconnected via a communication network. The goal is to find the minimizer of a global objective function formed by the addition of partial functions locally known…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-07 Damián Marelli , Yong Xu , Minyue Fu , Zenghong Huang

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

In modern large-scale systems with sensor networks and IoT devices it is essential to collaboratively solve complex problems while utilizing network resources efficiently. In our paper we present three distributed optimization algorithms…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-24 Apostolos I. Rikos , Wei Jiang , Themistoklis Charalambous , Karl H. Johansson

Decentralized training of deep learning models is a key element for enabling data privacy and on-device learning over networks. In realistic learning scenarios, the presence of heterogeneity across different clients' local datasets poses an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-21 Tao Lin , Sai Praneeth Karimireddy , Sebastian U. Stich , Martin Jaggi

Distributed optimization provides a framework for deriving distributed algorithms for a variety of multi-robot problems. This tutorial constitutes the first part of a two-part series on distributed optimization applied to multi-robot…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Ola Shorinwa , Trevor Halsted , Javier Yu , Mac Schwager

In distributed optimization, the practical problem-solving performance is essentially sensitive to algorithm selection, parameter setting, problem type and data pattern. Thus, it is often laborious to acquire a highly efficient method for a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-04 Daokuan Zhu , Tianqi Xu , Jie Lu

In modern decentralized applications, ensuring communication efficiency and privacy for the users are the key challenges. In order to train machine-learning models, the algorithm has to communicate to the data center and sample data for its…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-04 Hoang Huy Nguyen , Yan Li , Tuo Zhao

Distributed algorithms for solving additive or consensus optimization problems commonly rely on first-order or proximal splitting methods. These algorithms generally come with restrictive assumptions and at best enjoy a linear convergence…

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