A dual approach for optimal algorithms in distributed optimization over networks

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DOI10.1080/10556788.2020.1750013zbMATH Open1464.90062arXiv1809.00710OpenAlexW3016897523MaRDI QIDQ5859014FDOQ5859014


Authors: César A. Uribe, Soomin Lee, Angelia Nedić, Alexander V. Gasnikov Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 15 April 2021

Published in: Optimization Methods \& Software (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study dual-based algorithms for distributed convex optimization problems over networks, where the objective is to minimize a sum sumi=1mfi(z) of functions over in a network. We provide complexity bounds for four different cases, namely: each function fi is strongly convex and smooth, each function is either strongly convex or smooth, and when it is convex but neither strongly convex nor smooth. Our approach is based on the dual of an appropriately formulated primal problem, which includes a graph that models the communication restrictions. We propose distributed algorithms that achieve the same optimal rates as their centralized counterparts (up to constant and logarithmic factors), with an additional optimal cost related to the spectral properties of the network. Initially, we focus on functions for which we can explicitly minimize its Legendre-Fenchel conjugate, i.e., admissible or dual friendly functions. Then, we study distributed optimization algorithms for non-dual friendly functions, as well as a method to improve the dependency on the parameters of the functions involved. Numerical analysis of the proposed algorithms is also provided.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.00710




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