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We consider distributed online learning for joint regret with communication constraints. In this setting, there are multiple agents that are connected in a graph. Each round, an adversary first activates one of the agents to issue a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Dirk van der Hoeven , Hédi Hadiji , Tim van Erven

An associative memory (AM) enables cue-response recall, and it has recently been recognized as a key mechanism underlying modern neural architectures such as Transformers. In this work, we introduce the concept of distributed dynamic…

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Tackling simulation optimization problems with non-convex objective functions remains a fundamental challenge in operations research. In this paper, we propose a class of random search algorithms, called Regular Tree Search, which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-24 Du-Yi Wang , Guo Liang , Guangwu Liu , Kun Zhang

Broadcast and consensus are most fundamental tasks in distributed computing. These tasks are particularly challenging in dynamic networks where communication across the network links may be unreliable, e.g., due to mobility or failures.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-08-21 Antoine El-Hayek , Monika Henzinger , Stefan Schmid

We investigate two fundamental problems in mobile computing: exploration and rendezvous, with two distinct mobile agents in an unknown graph. The agents may communicate by reading and writing information on whiteboards that are located at…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Romain Cosson

We study a distributed coordination mechanism for uniform agents located on a circle. The agents perform their actions in synchronised rounds. At the beginning of each round an agent chooses the direction of its movement from clockwise,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2015-04-28 Leszek Gasieniec , Tomasz Jurdzinski , Russell Martin , Grzegorz Stachowiak

We study a decentralized cooperative stochastic multi-armed bandit problem with $K$ arms on a network of $N$ agents. In our model, the reward distribution of each arm is the same for each agent and rewards are drawn independently across…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-10-25 David Martínez-Rubio , Varun Kanade , Patrick Rebeschini

We study a collaborative multi-agent stochastic linear bandit setting, where $N$ agents that form a network communicate locally to minimize their overall regret. In this setting, each agent has its own linear bandit problem (its own reward…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-16 Ahmadreza Moradipari , Mohammad Ghavamzadeh , Mahnoosh Alizadeh

We are given an equal number of mobile robotic agents, and distinct target locations. Each agent has simple integrator dynamics, a limited communication range, and knowledge of the position of every target. We address the problem of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Stephen L. Smith , Francesco Bullo

We consider the problem of collectively delivering some message from a specified source to a designated target location in a graph, using multiple mobile agents. Each agent has a limited energy which constrains the distance it can move.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-08-27 Andreas Bärtschi , Jérémie Chalopin , Shantanu Das , Yann Disser , Barbara Geissmann , Daniel Graf , Arnaud Labourel , Matúš Mihalák

Distributed Pseudo-tree Optimization Procedure (DPOP) is a well-known message passing algorithm that has been used to provide optimal solutions of Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOPs) -- a framework that is designed to…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2019-09-17 Mashrur Rashik , Md. Musfiqur Rahman , Md. Mamun-or-Rashid , Md. Mosaddek Khan

We consider the distributed optimization problem, where a group of agents work together to optimize a common objective by communicating with neighboring agents and performing local computations. For a given algorithm, we use tools from…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-09-11 Bryan Van Scoy , Laurent Lessard

This paper addresses safe distributed online optimization over an unknown set of linear safety constraints. A network of agents aims at jointly minimizing a global, time-varying function, which is only partially observable to each…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-27 Ting-Jui Chang , Sapana Chaudhary , Dileep Kalathil , Shahin Shahrampour

We consider the problem where $M$ agents interact with $M$ identical and independent environments with $S$ states and $A$ actions using reinforcement learning for $T$ rounds. The agents share their data with a central server to minimize…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-02-23 Mridul Agarwal , Bhargav Ganguly , Vaneet Aggarwal

In this paper, we study a distributed privacy-preserving learning problem in social networks with general topology. The agents can communicate with each other over the network, which may result in privacy disclosure, since the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-01-30 Youming Tao , Shuzhen Chen , Feng Li , Dongxiao Yu , Jiguo Yu , Hao Sheng

We address the problem of building and maintaining distributed spanning trees in highly dynamic networks, in which topological events can occur at any time and any rate, and no stable periods can be assumed. In these harsh environments, we…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2013-07-23 Arnaud Casteigts , Serge Chaumette , Frédéric Guinand , Yoann Pigné

We study agents communicating over an underlying network by exchanging messages, in order to optimize their individual regret in a common nonstochastic multi-armed bandit problem. We derive regret minimization algorithms that guarantee for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-11-19 Yogev Bar-On , Yishay Mansour

Distributed optimization finds applications in large-scale machine learning, data processing and classification over multi-agent networks. In real-world scenarios, the communication network of agents may encounter latency that may affect…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-06 Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian , Narahari Kasagatta Ramesh , Alireza Aghasi

We consider distributed linear bandits where $M$ agents learn collaboratively to minimize the overall cumulative regret incurred by all agents. Information exchange is facilitated by a central server, and both the uplink and downlink…

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