Asynchronous Multiagent Primal-Dual Optimization

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DOI10.1109/TAC.2017.2662019zbMATH Open1390.90424arXiv1606.01993OpenAlexW2964134982MaRDI QIDQ4566828FDOQ4566828


Authors: Matthew Hale, Angelia Nedić, Magnus Egerstedt Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 27 June 2018

Published in: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a framework for asynchronously solving convex optimization problems over networks of agents which are augmented by the presence of a centralized cloud computer. This framework uses a Tikhonov-regularized primal-dual approach in which the agents update the system's primal variables and the cloud updates its dual variables. To minimize coordination requirements placed upon the system, the times of communications and computations among the agents are allowed to be arbitrary, provided they satisfy mild conditions. Communications from the agents to the cloud are likewise carried out without any coordination in their timing. However, we require that the cloud keep the dual variable's value synchronized across the agents, and a counterexample is provided that demonstrates that this level of synchrony is indeed necessary for convergence. Convergence rate estimates are provided in both the primal and dual spaces, and simulation results are presented that demonstrate the operation and convergence of the proposed algorithm.


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