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This paper addresses a class of constrained optimization problems over networks in which local cost functions and constraints can be nonconvex. We propose an asynchronous distributed optimization algorithm, relying on the centralized Method…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-12-11 Francesco Farina , Andrea Garulli , Antonio Giannitrapani , Giuseppe Notarstefano

We propose a distributed optimization method for solving a distributed model predictive consensus problem. The goal is to design a distributed controller for a network of dynamical systems to optimize a coupled objective function while…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-12-07 Tyler H. Summers , John Lygeros

The electrical network reconfiguration problem aims to minimize losses in a distribution system by adjusting switches while ensuring radial topology. The growing use of renewable energy and the complexity of managing modern power grids make…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-12 Yacine Mokhtari , Patrick Coirault , Emmanuel Moulay , Jérôme Le Ny , Didier Larraillet

Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) is a popular convex optimization algorithm, which can be employed for solving distributed consensus optimization problems. In this setting agents locally estimate the optimal solution of an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-03-27 Layla Majzoobi , Farshad Lahouti , Vahid Shah-Mansouri

Distributed optimization, where the computations are performed in a localized and coordinated manner using multiple agents, is a promising approach for solving large-scale optimization problems, e.g., those arising in model predictive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-07 Wentao Tang , Prodromos Daoutidis

Multi-agent distributed consensus optimization problems arise in many signal processing applications. Recently, the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) has been used for solving this family of problems. ADMM based distributed…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-06-18 Tsung-Hui Chang , Mingyi Hong , Xiangfeng Wang

We propose a distributed algorithm, named Distributed Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (D-ADMM), for solving separable optimization problems in networks of interconnected nodes or agents. In a separable optimization problem there…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-04-26 João F. C. Mota , João M. F. Xavier , Pedro M. Q. Aguiar , Markus Püschel

Distributed and decentralized optimization are key for the control of networked systems. Application examples include distributed model predictive control and distributed sensing or estimation. Non-linear systems, however, lead to problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-06 Alexander Engelmann , Gösta Stomberg , Timm Faulwasser

Distributed optimization has attracted lots of attention in the operation of power systems in recent years, where a large area is decomposed into smaller control regions each solving a local optimization problem with periodic information…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-11-07 Junyao Guo , Gabriela Hug , Ozan Tonguz

We address distributed learning problems, both nonconvex and convex, over undirected networks. In particular, we design a novel algorithm based on the distributed Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) to address the challenges…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-23 Xiaoxing Ren , Nicola Bastianello , Karl H. Johansson , Thomas Parisini

Distributed optimization is often widely attempted and innovated as an attractive and preferred methodology to solve large-scale problems effectively in a localized and coordinated manner. Thus, it is noteworthy that the methodology of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-08-30 Xiaoxue Zhang , Jun Ma , Zilong Cheng , Sunan Huang , Clarence W. de Silva , Tong Heng Lee

In this paper, we present a distributed algorithm for the reconstruction of large-scale nonlinear networks. In particular, we focus on the identification from time-series data of the nonlinear functional forms and associated parameters of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-03-31 Wei Pan , Aivar Sootla , Guy-Bart Stan

To reduce complexity and achieve scalable performance in high-dimensional black-box settings, we propose a distributed method for nonconvex derivative-free optimization of continuous variables with an additively separable objective, subject…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-03 Damilola Fasiku , Wentao Tang

This paper presents a distributed optimization algorithm tailored for solving optimal control problems arising in multi-building coordination. The buildings coordinated by a grid operator, join a demand response program to balance the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-01-14 Junyan Su , Yuning Jiang , Altug Bitlislioglu , Colin N. Jones , Boris Houska

This paper presents centralized and distributed Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) frameworks for solving large-scale nonconvex optimization problems with binary decision variables subject to spanning tree or rooted…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Yacine Mokhtari

Nonconvex and structured optimization problems arise in many engineering applications that demand scalable and distributed solution methods. The study of the convergence properties of these methods is in general difficult due to the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-05-04 Sindri Magnússon , Pradeep Chathuranga Weeraddana , Michael G. Rabbat , Carlo Fischione

This paper considers nonconvex distributed constrained optimization over networks, modeled as directed (possibly time-varying) graphs. We introduce the first algorithmic framework for the minimization of the sum of a smooth nonconvex…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-05 Gesualdo Scutari , Ying Sun

In this work, we consider the asynchronous 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…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-27 Wei Jiang , Andreas Grammenos , Evangelia Kalyvianaki , Themistoklis Charalambous

This paper examines online distributed Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM). The goal is to distributively optimize a global objective function over a network of decision makers under linear constraints. The global objective…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-10-05 Saghar Hosseini , Airlie Chapman , Mehran Mesbahi

This paper investigates the distributed continuous-time nonconvex optimization problem over unbalanced directed networks. The objective is to cooperatively drive all the agent states to an optimal solution that minimizes the sum of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-01 Jin Zhang , Yahui Hao , Lu Liu , Haibo Ji