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This paper studies efficient distributed optimization methods for multi-agent networks. Specifically, we consider a convex optimization problem with a globally coupled linear equality constraint and local polyhedra constraints, and develop…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Tsung-Hui Chang

In this paper, we consider the unconstrained distributed optimization problem, in which the exchange of information in the network is captured by a directed graph topology, thus, nodes can only communicate with their neighbors.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-07 Apostolos I. Rikos , Wei Jiang , Themistoklis Charalambous , Karl H. Johansson

In this paper, we develop a distributed algorithm for solving a class of distributed convex optimization problems where the local objective functions can be a general nonsmooth function, and all equalities and inequalities are network-wide…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Yeong-Ung Kim , Hyo-Sung Ahn

We propose a novel algorithm for solving convex, constrained and distributed optimization problems defined on multi-agent-networks, where each agent has exclusive access to a part of the global objective function. The agents are able to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-12 Jan Zimmermann , Tatiana Tatarenko , Volker Willert , Jürgen Adamy

This paper is concerned with a constrained optimization problem over a directed graph (digraph) of nodes, in which the cost function is a sum of local objectives, and each node only knows its local objective and constraints. To…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-01-24 Pei Xie , Keyou You , Shiji Song , Cheng Wu

In this work, we consider the distributed optimization problem in which each node has its own convex cost function and can communicate directly only with its neighbors, as determined by a directed communication topology (directed graph or…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-07 Wei Jiang , Themistoklis Charalambous

We consider a multi agent optimization problem where a set of agents collectively solves a global optimization problem with the objective function given by the sum of locally known convex functions. We focus on the case when information…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-03-14 Ali Makhdoumi , Asuman Ozdaglar

In this paper, we study unconstrained distributed optimization strongly convex problems, in which the exchange of information in the network is captured by a directed graph topology over digital channels that have limited capacity (and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-12 Apostolos I. Rikos , Wei Jiang , Themistoklis Charalambous , Karl H. Johansson

We study the problem of maximizing a submodular function, subject to a cardinality constraint, with a set of agents communicating over a connected graph. We propose a distributed greedy algorithm that allows all the agents to converge to a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-29 Lintao Ye , Shreyas Sundaram

We consider a group of computation units trying to cooperatively solve a distributed optimization problem with shared linear equality and inequality constraints. Assuming that the computation units are communicating over a network whose…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-06 Simon Michalowsky , Bahman Gharesifard , Christian Ebenbauer

We consider a class of distributed optimization problem where the objective function consists of a sum of strongly convex and smooth functions and a (possibly nonsmooth) convex regularizer. A multi-agent network is assumed, where each agent…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-01 Yichuan Li , Yonghai Gong , Nikolaos M. Freris , Petros Voulgaris , Dusan Stipanovic

We study non-convex distributed optimization problems where a set of agents collaboratively solve a separable optimization problem that is distributed over a time-varying network. The existing methods to solve these problems rely on (at…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-26 Hadi Reisizadeh , Behrouz Touri , Soheil Mohajer

We address distributed learning problems over undirected networks. Specifically, we focus on designing a novel ADMM-based algorithm that is jointly computation- and communication-efficient. Our design guarantees computational efficiency by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Xiaoxing Ren , Nicola Bastianello , Karl H. Johansson , Thomas Parisini

In this paper, we focus on solving a distributed convex optimization problem in a network, where each agent has its own convex cost function and the goal is to minimize the sum of the agents' cost functions while obeying the network…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-02 Shi Pu , Wei Shi , Jinming Xu , Angelia Nedić

We introduce a reduced-communication distributed optimization scheme based on estimating the solution to a proximal minimization problem. Our proposed setup involves a group of agents coordinated by a central entity, altogether operating in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-07-10 Giorgos Stathopoulos , Colin N. Jones

We investigate a distributed optimization problem over a cooperative multi-agent time-varying network, where each agent has its own decision variables that should be set so as to minimize its individual objective subject to local…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-24 Chuanye Gu , Zhiyou Wu , Jueyou Li

In this paper, we study distributed stochastic optimization to minimize a sum of smooth and strongly-convex local cost functions over a network of agents, communicating over a strongly-connected graph. Assuming that each agent has access to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-04-11 Ran Xin , Anit Kumar Sahu , Usman A. Khan , Soummya Kar

Distributed optimization is a fundamental framework for collaborative inference and decision making in decentralized multi-agent systems. The operation is modeled as the joint minimization of a shared objective which typically depends on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-21 Yoav Noah , Nir Shlezinger

Consider a set of networked agents endowed with private cost functions and seeking to find a consensus on the minimizer of the aggregate cost. A new class of random asynchronous distributed optimization methods is introduced. The methods…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-03-13 Franck Iutzeler , Pascal Bianchi , Philippe Ciblat , Walid Hachem

This paper delves into the investigation of a distributed aggregative optimization problem within a network. In this scenario, each agent possesses its own local cost function, which relies not only on the local state variable but also on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-01 Jiaxu Liu , Song Chen , Shengze Cai , Chao Xu , Jian Chu