Title
A Dual Approach For Optimal Algorithms In Distributed Optimization Over Networks
Abstract
We study dual-based algorithms for distributed convex optimization problems over networks, where the objective is to minimize a sum of functions over in a network. We provide complexity bounds for four different cases, namely: each function 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.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1080/10556788.2020.1750013
OPTIMIZATION METHODS & SOFTWARE
Keywords
Field
DocType
Distributed optimization, optimal rates, optimization over networks, convex optimization, primal-dual algorithms
Convergence (routing),Discrete mathematics,Matrix (mathematics),Regular polygon,Convex function,Distributed algorithm,Spectral gap,Logarithm,Convex optimization,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
36
1
1055-6788
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
0.49
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Cesar Uribe17111.95
Soo-Min Lee214812.00
Gasnikov Alexander32711.58
Angelia Nedic42323148.65