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In this paper, we address the problem of lossy semantic communication to reduce uncertainty about the State of the World (SotW) for deductive tasks in point to point communication. A key challenge is transmitting the maximum semantic…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Ahmet Faruk Saz , Siheng Xiong , Faramarz Fekri

This work presents an analysis of semantic communication in the context of First-Order Logic (FOL)-based deduction. Specifically, the receiver holds a set of hypotheses about the State of the World (SotW), while the transmitter has…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-05 Ahmet Faruk Saz , Siheng Xiong , Faramarz Fekri

A distributed binary hypothesis testing problem, in which multiple observers transmit their observations to a detector over noisy channels, is studied. Given its own side information, the goal of the detector is to decide between two…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-06 Sreejith Sreekumar , Deniz Gündüz

Semantic communications are expected to improve the transmission efficiency in Internet of Things (IoT) networks. However, the distributed nature of networks and heterogeneity of devices challenge the secure utilization of semantic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-12 Weihao Zeng , Xinyu Xu , Qianyun Zhang , Jiting Shi , Zhenyu Guan , Shufeng Li , Zhijin Qin

In distributed hypothesis testing, a central server performs hypothesis testing based on information received from distributed sensors/clients. We study a secure variant of this problem in which the central server determines the hypothesis…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Gowtham R. Kurri , Varun Narayanan , Vinod M. Prabhakaran , K. R. Sahasranand

We consider the problem of decentralized hypothesis testing under communication constraints in a topology where several peripheral nodes are arranged in tandem. Each node receives an observation and transmits a message to its successor, and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-06-19 Alla Tarighati , Joakim Jalden

We consider the problem of distributed hypothesis testing (or social learning) where a network of agents seeks to identify the true state of the world from a finite set of hypotheses, based on a series of stochastic signals that each agent…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-04-06 Shreyas Sundaram , Aritra Mitra

Deep learning (DL)-based Semantic Communications (SemCom) is becoming critical to maximize overall efficiency of communication networks. Nevertheless, SemCom is sensitive to wireless channel uncertainties, source outliers, and suffer from…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Jianhua Pei , Cheng Feng , Ping Wang , Hina Tabassum , Dongyuan Shi

A detection system with a single sensor and two detectors is considered, where each of the terminals observes a memoryless source sequence, the sensor sends a message to both detectors and the first detector sends a message to the second…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-09 Pierre Escamilla , Abdellatif Zaidi , Michèle Wigger

This paper considers a problem of distributed hypothesis testing and social learning. Individual nodes in a network receive noisy local (private) observations whose distribution is parameterized by a discrete parameter (hypotheses). The…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2016-05-17 Anusha Lalitha , Tara Javidi , Anand Sarwate

We consider the problem of distributed inference where agents in a network observe a stream of private signals generated by an unknown state, and aim to uniquely identify this state from a finite set of hypotheses. We focus on scenarios…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-01 Aritra Mitra , John A. Richards , Saurabh Bagchi , Shreyas Sundaram

In this paper, we study a distributed learning problem constrained by constant communication bits. Specifically, we consider the distributed hypothesis testing (DHT) problem where two distributed nodes are constrained to transmit a constant…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-25 Xiangxiang Xu , Shao-Lun Huang

This paper extends the applications of belief-networks to include the revision of belief commitments, i.e., the categorical acceptance of a subset of hypotheses which, together, constitute the most satisfactory explanation of the evidence…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-04-12 Judea Pearl

Semantic communication (SC) is recognized as a promising approach for enabling reliable communication with minimal data transfer while maintaining seamless connectivity for a group of wireless users. Unlocking the advantages of SC for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-24 Nitisha Singh , Christo Kurisummoottil Thomas , Walid Saad , Emilio Calvanese Strinati

A detection system with a single sensor and $\mathsf{K}$ detectors is considered, where each of the terminals observes a memoryless source sequence and the sensor sends a common message to all the detectors. The communication of this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-17 Pierre Escamilla , Michèle Wigger , Abdellatif Zaidi

Achieving artificially intelligent-native wireless networks is necessary for the operation of future 6G applications such as the metaverse. Nonetheless, current communication schemes are, at heart, a mere reconstruction process that lacks…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-12-20 Christina Chaccour , Walid Saad

Speculative decoding accelerates large language model (LLM) inference by using a lightweight draft model to propose tokens that are later verified by a stronger target model. While effective in centralized systems, its behavior in…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Jingwei Song , Wanyi Chen , Xinyuan Song , Max , Chris Tong , Gufeng Chen , Tianyi Zhao , Eric Yang , Bill Shi , Lynn Ai

A single-sensor two-detectors system is considered where the sensor communicates with both detectors and Detector 1 communicates with Detector 2, all over noise-free rate-limited links. The sensor and both detectors observe discrete…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-07-19 Pierre Escamilla , Michèle Wigger , Abdellatif Zaidi

Semantic Communication (SemCom) systems, empowered by deep learning (DL), represent a paradigm shift in data transmission. These systems prioritize the significance of content over sheer data volume. However, existing SemCom designs face…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-19 Abdullatif Albaseer , Mohamed Abdallah

While distributed device-edge speculative decoding enhances resource utilization across heterogeneous nodes, its performance is often bottlenecked by conventional token-level verification strategies. Such rigid alignment leads to excessive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Zixuan Liu , Zhiyong Chen , Nan Xue , Shengkang Chen , Jiangchao Yao , Meixia Tao , Wenjun Zhang
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