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In this paper, we study decentralized online stochastic non-convex optimization over a network of nodes. Integrating a technique called gradient tracking in decentralized stochastic gradient descent, we show that the resulting algorithm,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-21 Ran Xin , Usman A. Khan , Soummya Kar

Emerging applications in multi-agent environments such as internet-of-things, networked sensing, autonomous systems and federated learning, call for decentralized algorithms for finite-sum optimizations that are resource-efficient in terms…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-12-03 Boyue Li , Zhize Li , Yuejie Chi

Decentralized optimization is a common paradigm used in distributed signal processing and sensing as well as privacy-preserving and large-scale machine learning. It is assumed that several computational entities locally hold objective…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-12 Alexander Rogozin , Demyan Yarmoshik , Ksenia Kopylova , Alexander Gasnikov

We consider the distributed stochastic optimization problem where $n$ agents want to minimize a global function given by the sum of agents' local functions, and focus on the heterogeneous setting when agents' local functions are defined…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-19 Tiancheng Qin , S. Rasoul Etesami , César A. Uribe

This paper studies a class of distributed optimization problems with coupled equality constraints in networked systems. Many existing distributed algorithms rely on solving local subproblems via the $\operatorname{argmin}$ operator in each…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Chenyang Qiu , Zongli Lin

The optimal allocation of time and energy resources is characterized in a Wireless Powered Communication Network (WPCN) with non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA). We consider two different formulations; in the first one (max-sum), the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-02 Mariam M. N. Aboelwafa , Mohamed A. Abd-Elmagid , Alessandro Biason , Karim G. Seddik , Tamer ElBatt , Michele Zorzi

Decentralized optimization over directed graphs is essential for applications such as robotic swarms, sensor networks, and distributed learning. In many practical scenarios, the underlying network takes the form of a Time-Varying Broadcast…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Liyuan Liang , Yilong Song , Kun Yuan

Modern large scale machine learning applications require stochastic optimization algorithms to be implemented on distributed computational architectures. A key bottleneck is the communication overhead for exchanging information such as…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-10-31 Jianqiao Wangni , Jialei Wang , Ji Liu , Tong Zhang

Decentralized optimization with orthogonality constraints is found widely in scientific computing and data science. Since the orthogonality constraints are nonconvex, it is quite challenging to design efficient algorithms. Existing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-09 Lei Wang , Xin Liu

We propose a distributed solution for a constrained convex optimization problem over a network of clustered agents each consisted of a set of subagents. The communication range of the clustered agents is such that they can form a connected…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-04-06 Hossein Moradian , Solmaz S. Kia

This paper proposes a communication strategy for decentralized learning on wireless systems. Our discussion is based on the decentralized parallel stochastic gradient descent (D-PSGD), which is one of the state-of-the-art algorithms for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-02-26 Koya Sato , Yasuyuki Satoh , Daisuke Sugimura

We study tightness properties of a Lagrangian dual (LD) bound for the nonconvex alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) problem. We show an LD bound that can be computed in a parallel, decentralized manner. Specifically, the proposed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-10 Weiqi Zhang , Kibaek Kim , Victor M. Zavala

We consider the problem of minimizing the convergence time for decentralized federated learning (DFL) in wireless networks under broadcast communications, with focus on mixing matrix design. The mixing matrix is a critical hyperparameter…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Tuan Nguyen , Ting He

The problems of determining the optimal power allocation, within maximum power bounds, to (i) maximize the minimum Shannon capacity, and (ii) minimize the weighted latency are considered. In the first case, the global optima can be achieved…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-15 Shravan Mohan

Many core problems in robotics can be framed as constrained optimization problems. Often on these problems, the robotic system has uncertainty, or it would be advantageous to identify multiple high quality feasible solutions. To enable…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Griffin Tabor , Tucker Hermans

Emerging edge computing paradigms enable heterogeneous devices to collaborate on complex computation applications. However, for arbitrary heterogeneous edge networks, delay-optimal forwarding and computation offloading remains an open…

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Emerging reconfigurable optical communication technologies allow to enhance datacenter topologies with demand-aware links optimized towards traffic patterns. This paper studies the algorithmic problem of jointly optimizing topology and…

Performance · Computer Science 2024-01-10 Wenkai Dai , Michael Dinitz , Klaus-Tycho Foerster , Long Luo , Stefan Schmid

Optimization problems with convex quadratic cost and polyhedral constraints are ubiquitous in signal processing, automatic control and decision-making. We consider here an enlarged problem class that allows to encode logical conditions and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-09 Alberto De Marchi

In this paper we consider multiple constrained resource allocation problems, where the constraints can be specified by formulating activity dependency restrictions or by using game-theoretic models. All the problems are focused on generic…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-06-19 Mugurel Ionut Andreica , Madalina Ecaterina Andreica , Costel Visan

To design algorithms that reduce communication cost or meet rate constraints and are robust to communication noise, we study convex distributed optimization problems where a set of agents are interested in solving a separable optimization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-02 Hadi Reisizadeh , Anand Gokhale , Behrouz Touri , Soheil Mohajer