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Decentralized stochastic optimization has recently benefited from gradient tracking methods \cite{DSGT_Pu,DSGT_Xin} providing efficient solutions for large-scale empirical risk minimization problems. In Part I \cite{GT_SAGA} of this work,…

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We analyze two variants of Local Gradient Descent applied to distributed logistic regression with heterogeneous, separable data and show convergence at the rate $O(1/KR)$ for $K$ local steps and sufficiently large $R$ communication rounds.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-08 Michael Crawshaw , Blake Woodworth , Mingrui Liu

This paper proposes a novel proximal-gradient algorithm for a decentralized optimization problem with a composite objective containing smooth and non-smooth terms. Specifically, the smooth and nonsmooth terms are dealt with by gradient and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-02 Zhi Li , Wei Shi , Ming Yan

We study decentralized multiagent optimization over networks, modeled as undirected graphs. The optimization problem consists of minimizing a nonconvex smooth function plus a convex extended-value function, which enforces constraints or…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-13 Xiaokai Chen , Tianyu Cao , Gesualdo Scutari

This paper proposes a distributed stochastic algorithm with variance reduction for general smooth non-convex finite-sum optimization, which has wide applications in signal processing and machine learning communities. In distributed setting,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-23 Xia Jiang , Xianlin Zeng , Jian Sun , Jie Chen

We consider a decentralized learning problem, where a set of computing nodes aim at solving a non-convex optimization problem collaboratively. It is well-known that decentralized optimization schemes face two major system bottlenecks:…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-11-04 Amirhossein Reisizadeh , Hossein Taheri , Aryan Mokhtari , Hamed Hassani , Ramtin Pedarsani

Decentralized nonconvex optimization has received increasing attention in recent years in machine learning due to its advantages in system robustness, data privacy, and implementation simplicity. However, three fundamental challenges in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-20 Xin Zhang , Jia Liu , Zhengyuan Zhu , Elizabeth S. Bentley

This paper presents a novel distributed formulation of the min-max optimization problem. Such a formulation enables enhanced flexibility among agents when optimizing their maximization variables. To address the problem, we propose two…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-19 Runze You , Kun Huang , Shi Pu

This paper proposes a novel CTA (Combine-Then-Adapt)-based decentralized algorithm for solving convex composite optimization problems over undirected and connected networks. The local loss function in these problems contains both smooth and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-07 Luyao Guo , Xinli Shi , Jinde Cao , Zihao Wang

As distributed learning applications such as Federated Learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Edge Computing grow, it is critical to address the shortcomings of such technologies from a theoretical perspective. As an abstraction, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-14 Sajjad Ghiasvand , Amirhossein Reisizadeh , Mahnoosh Alizadeh , Ramtin Pedarsani

Decentralized solutions to finite-sum minimization are of significant importance in many signal processing, control, and machine learning applications. In such settings, the data is distributed over a network of arbitrarily-connected nodes…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-11-14 Ran Xin , Soummya Kar , Usman A. Khan

With the increasing scale and dynamics of data, distributed online optimization has become essential for real-time decision-making in various applications. However, existing algorithms often rely on bounded gradient assumptions and overlook…

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This paper considers a distributed stochastic non-convex optimization problem, where the nodes in a network cooperatively minimize a sum of $L$-smooth local cost functions with sparse gradients. By adaptively adjusting the stepsizes…

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This paper proposes a new decentralized conjugate gradient (NDCG) method and a decentralized memoryless BFGS (DMBFGS) method for the nonconvex and strongly convex decentralized optimization problem, respectively, of minimizing a finite sum…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-20 Liping Wang , Hao Wu , Hongchao Zhang

Decentralized stochastic gradient method emerges as a promising solution for solving large-scale machine learning problems. This paper studies the decentralized Markov chain gradient descent (DMGD) algorithm - a variant of the decentralized…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-14 Tao Sun , Dongsheng Li

Distributed optimization problems usually face inexact communication issues induced by channel noise, communication quantization or differential privacy protection. Most existing algorithms need a two-timescale setting of the stepsize of…

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Mini-batch stochastic gradient descent (SGD) is state of the art in large scale distributed training. The scheme can reach a linear speedup with respect to the number of workers, but this is rarely seen in practice as the scheme often…

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Consider the following distributed optimization scenario. A worker has access to training data that it uses to compute the gradients while a server decides when to stop iterative computation based on its target accuracy or delay…

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This paper considers decentralized stochastic optimization over a network of $n$ nodes, where each node possesses a smooth non-convex local cost function and the goal of the networked nodes is to find an $\epsilon$-accurate first-order…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-15 Ran Xin , Usman A. Khan , Soummya Kar

We present a distributed optimization algorithm for solving online personalized optimization problems over a network of computing and communicating nodes, each of which linked to a specific user. The local objective functions are assumed to…

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