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Multi-Agent Debate (MAD) is a collaborative framework in which multiple agents iteratively refine solutions through the generation of reasoning and alternating critique cycles. Current work primarily optimizes intra-round topologies and…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Yiqing Liu , Hantao Yao , Wu Liu , Allen He , Yongdong Zhang

We study the classic subgraph enumeration problem under distributed settings. Existing solutions either suffer from severe memory crisis or rely on large indexes, which makes them impractical for very large graphs. Most of them follow a…

Databases · Computer Science 2019-01-24 Xuguang Ren , Junhu Wang , Wook-Shin Han , Jeffrey Xu Yu

Blockchain technologies originate from cryptocurrencies. Thus, most blockchain technologies assume an environment with a fast and stable network. However, in some blockchain-based systems, e.g., supply chain management (SCM) systems, some…

Efficient load balancing is crucial in cloud computing environments to ensure optimal resource utilization, minimize response times, and prevent server overload. Traditional load balancing algorithms, such as round-robin or least…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-09-10 Kavish Chawla

Recent developments in blockchain technology have inspired innovative new designs in resilient distributed and database systems. At their core, these blockchain applications typically use Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus protocols to…

Databases · Computer Science 2020-03-20 Suyash Gupta , Sajjad Rahnama , Jelle Hellings , Mohammad Sadoghi

RANSAC-based algorithms are the standard techniques for robust estimation in computer vision. These algorithms are iterative and computationally expensive; they alternate between random sampling of data, computing hypotheses, and running…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-27 Valter Piedade , Pedro Miraldo

We study the scalability of consensus-based distributed optimization algorithms by considering two questions: How many processors should we use for a given problem, and how often should they communicate when communication is not free?…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2012-09-06 Konstantinos I. Tsianos , Sean Lawlor , Michael G. Rabbat

This paper studies the consensus problem of heterogeneous multi-agent systems by the feedforward control and linear quadratic (LQ) optimal control theory. Different from the existing consensus control algorithms, which require to design an…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-19 Liping Zhang , Huanshui Zhang

The surging interest in blockchain technology has revitalized the search for effective Byzantine consensus schemes. In particular, the blockchain community has been looking for ways to effectively integrate traditional Byzantine…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-11-15 Jian Liu , Wenting Li , Ghassan O. Karame , N. Asokan

The design of sensor networks capable of reaching a consensus on a globally optimal decision test, without the need for a fusion center, is a problem that has received considerable attention in the last years. Many consensus algorithms have…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2009-11-13 Gesualdo Scutari , Sergio Barbarossa

In this paper, a distributed velocity-constrained consensus problem is studied for discrete-time multi-agent systems, where each agent's velocity is constrained to lie in a nonconvex set. A distributed constrained control algorithm is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-05 Peng Lin , Wei Ren , Huijun Gao

We consider a classifier whose test set is exposed to various perturbations that are not present in the training set. These test samples still contain enough features to map them to the same class as their unperturbed counterpart. Current…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-04 Yuchen Li , Safwan Hossain , Kiarash Jamali , Frank Rudzicz

This paper studies the fastest distributed consensus averaging problem on branches of an arbitrary connected sensor network. In the previous works full knowledge about the sensor network's connectivity topology was required for determining…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-06-06 Saber Jafarizadeh , Abbas Jamalipour

Modern large-scale systems such as recommender system and online advertising system are built upon computation-intensive infrastructure. The typical objective in these applications is to maximize the total revenue, e.g. GMV~(Gross…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-06-18 Biye Jiang , Pengye Zhang , Rihan Chen , Binding Dai , Xinchen Luo , Yin Yang , Guan Wang , Guorui Zhou , Xiaoqiang Zhu , Kun Gai

We propose an algorithm to enhance certified robustness of a deep model ensemble by optimally weighting each base model. Unlike previous works on using ensembles to empirically improve robustness, our algorithm is based on optimizing a…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2019-11-01 Huan Zhang , Minhao Cheng , Cho-Jui Hsieh

This paper studies the consensus problem of general linear discrete-time multi-agent systems (MAS) with input constraints and bounded time-varying communication delays. We propose a robust distributed model predictive control (DMPC)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-20 Henglai Wei , Changxin Liu , Yang Shi

In today's data-sensitive landscape, distributed learning emerges as a vital tool, not only fortifying privacy measures but also streamlining computational operations. This becomes especially crucial within fully decentralized…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Durgesh Kalwar , Mayank Baranwal , Harshad Khadilkar

Efficient resource allocation and scheduling algorithms are essential for various distributed applications, ranging from wireless networks and cloud computing platforms to autonomous multi-agent systems and swarm robotic networks. However,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-01 Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian , Alireza Aghasi

In the last decade, the demand for Internet applications has been increased, which increases the number of data centers across the world. These data centers are usually connected to each other using long-distance and high-speed networks. As…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-05-01 Mohamed A. Alrshah , Mohamed A. Al-Maqri , Mohamed Othman

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies rely on distributed consensus algorithms. In recent years many consensus algorithms and protocols have been proposed; most of them are for permissioned blockchain networks. However, the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-01-19 Shiv Sondhi , Sherif Saad , Kevin Shi , Mohammad Mamun , Issa Traore