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20162024
most citedDistributed Optimization for Second-Order Multi-Agent Systems with Dynamic Event-Triggered Communication

89 citations · 129 across the 22 of their papers we have counts for

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24 papers

stat.ML2024

Gaussian Process Upper Confidence Bounds in Distributed Point Target Tracking over Wireless Sensor Networks

Xingchi Liu, Lyudmila Mihaylova, Jemin George +1

Uncertainty quantification plays a key role in the development of autonomous systems, decision-making, and tracking over wireless sensor networks (WSNs). However, there is a need o…

eess.SY2023

Reinforcement Learning with an Abrupt Model Change

Wuxia Chen, Taposh Banerjee, Jemin George +1

The problem of reinforcement learning is considered where the environment or the model undergoes a change. An algorithm is proposed that an agent can apply in such a problem to ach…

cs.LG2022

Asynchronous Bayesian Learning over a Network

Kinjal Bhar, He Bai, Jemin George +1

We present a practical asynchronous data fusion model for networked agents to perform distributed Bayesian learning without sharing raw data. Our algorithm uses a gossip-based appr…

cs.LG2022★ 1 cited

Distributed Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Based on Graph-Induced Local Value Functions

Gangshan Jing, He Bai, Jemin George +2

Achieving distributed reinforcement learning (RL) for large-scale cooperative multi-agent systems (MASs) is challenging because: (i) each agent has access to only limited informati…

cs.MA2022

Distributed Cooperative Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with Directed Coordination Graph

Gangshan Jing, He Bai, Jemin George +2

Existing distributed cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) frameworks usually assume undirected coordination graphs and communication graphs while estimating a glob…

eess.SY2021★ 9 cited

Asynchronous Distributed Reinforcement Learning for LQR Control via Zeroth-Order Block Coordinate Descent

Gangshan Jing, He Bai, Jemin George +2

Recently introduced distributed zeroth-order optimization (ZOO) algorithms have shown their utility in distributed reinforcement learning (RL). Unfortunately, in the gradient estim…

eess.SY2021

Learning Distributed Stabilizing Controllers for Multi-Agent Systems

Gangshan Jing, He Bai, Jemin George +2

We address the problem of model-free distributed stabilization of heterogeneous multi-agent systems using reinforcement learning (RL). Two algorithms are developed. The first algor…

eess.SY2020★ 1 cited

Decomposability and Parallel Computation of Multi-Agent LQR

Gangshan Jing, He Bai, Jemin George +1

Individual agents in a multi-agent system (MAS) may have decoupled open-loop dynamics, but a cooperative control objective usually results in coupled closed-loop dynamics thereby m…

math.OC2020★ 5 cited

High-Resolution Modeling of the Fastest First-Order Optimization Method for Strongly Convex Functions

Boya Sun, Jemin George, Solmaz Kia

Motivated by the fact that the gradient-based optimization algorithms can be studied from the perspective of limiting ordinary differential equations (ODEs), here we derive an ODE…

eess.SY2020

Model-Free Optimal Control of Linear Multi-Agent Systems via Decomposition and Hierarchical Approximation

Gangshan Jing, He Bai, Jemin George +1

Designing the optimal linear quadratic regulator (LQR) for a large-scale multi-agent system (MAS) is time-consuming since it involves solving a large-size matrix Riccati equation.…

eess.SY2020

Hierarchical Control of Multi-Agent Systems using Online Reinforcement Learning

He Bai, Jemin George, Aranya Chakrabortty

We propose a new reinforcement learning based approach to designing hierarchical linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controllers for heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems with unkn…

stat.ML2020★ 1 cited

A Decentralized Approach to Bayesian Learning

Anjaly Parayil, He Bai, Jemin George +1

Motivated by decentralized approaches to machine learning, we propose a collaborative Bayesian learning algorithm taking the form of decentralized Langevin dynamics in a non-convex…

cs.LG2020

SQuARM-SGD: Communication-Efficient Momentum SGD for Decentralized Optimization

Navjot Singh, Deepesh Data, Jemin George +1

In this paper, we propose and analyze SQuARM-SGD, a communication-efficient algorithm for decentralized training of large-scale machine learning models over a network. In SQuARM-SG…

math.OC2020

A Finite-Time Algorithm for the Distributed Tracking of Maneuvering Target

Jemin George

This paper presents a novel distributed algorithm for tracking a maneuvering target using bearing or direction of arrival measurements collected by a networked sensor array. The pr…

stat.ML2019★ 13 cited

SPARQ-SGD: Event-Triggered and Compressed Communication in Decentralized Stochastic Optimization

Navjot Singh, Deepesh Data, Jemin George +1

In this paper, we propose and analyze SPARQ-SGD, which is an event-triggered and compressed algorithm for decentralized training of large-scale machine learning models. Each node c…

eess.SP2019

Multi-Agent Coordination for Distributed Transmit Beamforming

Jemin George, Anjaly Parayil, He Bai

This paper presents the formulation and analysis of a two time-scale optimization algorithm for multi-agent coordination for the purpose of distributed beamforming. Each agent is a…

math.OC2019★ 8 cited

Distributed Deep Learning with Event-Triggered Communication

Jemin George, Prudhvi Gurram

We develop a Distributed Event-Triggered Stochastic GRAdient Descent (DETSGRAD) algorithm for solving non-convex optimization problems typically encountered in distributed deep lea…

math.OC2019

Distributed Stochastic Gradient Method for Non-Convex Problems with Applications in Supervised Learning

Jemin George, Tao Yang, He Bai +1

We develop a distributed stochastic gradient descent algorithm for solving non-convex optimization problems under the assumption that the local objective functions are twice contin…

math.OC2018★ 2 cited

Distributed Least Squares Solver for Network Linear Equations

Tao Yang, Jemin George, Jiahu Qin +2

In this paper, we study the problem of finding the least square solutions of over-determined linear algebraic equations over networks in a distributed manner. Each node has access…

math.OC2018

Distributed Robust Dynamic Average Consensus with Dynamic Event-Triggered Communication

Jemin George, Xinlei Yi, Tao Yang

This paper presents the formulation and analysis of a fully distributed dynamic event-triggered communication based robust dynamic average consensus algorithm. Dynamic average cons…

math.OC2018

Distributed Maximum Likelihood using Dynamic Average Consensus

Jemin George

This paper presents the formulation and analysis of a novel distributed maximum likelihood algorithm that utilizes a first-order optimization scheme. The proposed approach utilizes…

math.OC2018

Distributed Fault Detection and Accommodation in Dynamic Average Consensus

Jemin George, Matthew L. Elwin, Randy A. Freeman +1

This paper presents the formulation of fault detection and accommodation schemes for a network of autonomous agents running internal model-based dynamic average consensus algorithm…

math.OC2018★ 89 cited

Distributed Optimization for Second-Order Multi-Agent Systems with Dynamic Event-Triggered Communication

Xinlei Yi, Lisha Yao, Tao Yang +2

In this paper, we propose a fully distributed algorithm for second-order continuous-time multi-agent systems to solve the distributed optimization problem. The global objective fun…

cs.GT2016

Strategic Seeding of Rival Opinions

Samuel D. Johnson, Jemin George, Raissa M. D'Souza

We present a network influence game that models players strategically seeding the opinions of nodes embedded in a social network. A social learning dynamic, whereby nodes repeatedl…