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Motivated by potential applications in power systems, we study a problem of optimizing a sum of $n$ convex functions on dynamic networks of $n$ nodes when each function is known to only a single node. The nodes' variables, while satisfy…
We consider here the MultiBot problem for the scheduling and the resource parametrization of jobs related to the production or the transportation of different products inside a given time horizon. Those jobs must meet known in advance…
This paper addresses distributed constrained multiobjective resource allocation problems (DCMRAPs) in multi-agent networks, where agents face multiple conflicting local objectives under local and global constraints. By reformulating DCMRAPs…
The optimal power flow (OPF) problem, which plays a central role in operating electrical networks is considered. The problem is nonconvex and is in fact NP hard. Therefore, designing efficient algorithms of practical relevance is crucial,…
We propose a two-stage algorithm for energy-efficient resource allocation constrained to QoS and physical requirements in OFDM-based EONs. The first stage deals with routing, grooming and traffic ordering and aims at minimizing amplifier…
We consider the problem of allocating a set $I$ of $m$ indivisible resources (items) to a set $P$ of $n$ customers (players) competing for the resources. Each resource $j \in I$ has a same value $v_j > 0$ for a subset of customers…
In Part I of this paper we formulate an optimal scheduling problem for battery swapping that assigns to each electric vehicle (EV) a best station to swap its depleted battery based on its current location and state of charge. The schedule…
This paper proposes a new formulation for the dynamic resource allocation problem, which converts the traditional MDP model with known parameters and no capacity constraints to a new model with uncertain parameters and a resource capacity…
This paper proposes distributed algorithms to solve robust convex optimization (RCO) when the constraints are affected by nonlinear uncertainty. We adopt a scenario approach by randomly sampling the uncertainty set. To facilitate the…
This paper presents a time decomposition strategy to reduce the computational complexity of power system multi-interval operation problems. We focus on the economic dispatch problem. The considered scheduling horizon is decomposed into…
This paper proposes a scheme to efficiently execute distributed learning tasks in an asynchronous manner while minimizing the gradient staleness on wireless edge nodes with heterogeneous computing and communication capacities. The approach…
The Multiple-Depot Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem (MD-SDVRP) is a challenging problem with broad applications in logistics. The goal is to serve customers' demand using a fleet of capacitated vehicles located in multiple depots,…
This paper investigates the scheduling problem of a fleet of electric vehicles, providing mobility as a service to a set of time-specified customers, where the operator needs to solve the routing and charging problem jointly for each EV.…
A distributed nonsmooth robust resource allocation problem with cardinality constrained uncertainty is investigated in this paper. The global objective is consisted of local objectives, which are convex but nonsmooth. Each agent is…
Optimal resource allocation (RA) in massive carrier aggregation scenarios is a challenging combinatorial optimization problem whose dimension is proportional to the number of users, component carriers (CCs), and OFDMA resource blocks per…
The traditional (active) reliability redundancy allocation problem (RRAP) is used to maximize system reliability by determining the redundancy and reliability variables in each subsystem to satisfy the volume, cost, and weight constraints.…
Packing problems are an important class of optimization problems. The probably most well-known problem if this type is knapsack and many generalizations of it have been studied in the literature like Two-dimensional Geometric Knapsack…
For a new city that is committed to promoting Electric Vehicles (EVs), it is significant to plan the public charging infrastructure where charging demands are high. However, it is difficult to predict charging demands before the actual…
Interference-aware resource allocation of time slots and frequency channels in single-antenna, halfduplex radio wireless sensor networks (WSN) is challenging. Devising distributed algorithms for such task further complicates the problem.…
Nowadays, there has been a rapid growth in global usage of the electronic vehicles (EV). Despite apparent environmental and economic advantages of EVs, their high demand charging jobs pose an immense challenge to the existing electricity…