3 papers
eess.SY2026
Communication-Efficient Approximate Gradient Coding for Distributed Learning in Heterogeneous Systems
Heekang Song, Wan Choi
We propose a communication-efficient optimally structured gradient coding scheme to jointly address straggler resilience and communication efficiency in heterogeneous distributed l…
eess.SY2025
Joint Design of Embedded Index Coding and Beamforming for MIMO-based Distributed Computing via Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Heekang Song, Wan Choi
In distributed computing systems, reducing the communication load during the data shuffling phase is a critical challenge, as excessive inter-node transmissions are a major perform…
eess.SY2025
Approximate Gradient Coding for Distributed Learning with Heterogeneous Stragglers
Heekang Song, Wan Choi
In this paper, we propose an optimally structured gradient coding scheme to mitigate the straggler problem in distributed learning. Conventional gradient coding methods often assum…