[Colloquium] Talks at TTIC: Soomin Lee, Duke University

[Dawn Ellis]

When:     Monday, May 11th at 11am

Where:    TTIC, 6045 S Kenwood Avenue, 5th Floor, Room 526

Who:       Soomin Lee, Duke University

Title:       Decentralized Optimization for Network Systems Control

Abstract:

We witness a growing interest in distributed multi-agent systems. The
Internet, electric power systems, mobile communication networks, and social
networks are just a few examples of the myriad network systems that have
become a part of everyday life for many people. Lots of interesting
optimization problems arise in such network systems. The agents on these
networks are geographically distributed, so there is no data fusion center
that can see the problem as a whole, gather the information globally, or
synchronize actions. Furthermore, the network agents might have varying
restrictions on energy, data storage and computational capabilities. In
this talk, I will present efficient static and online decentralized
optimization algorithms for such systems that allow the network agents to
achieve provable consensus to the global optimum.  Applications of the
algorithms in various engineering disciplines, future vision and possible
extension of this work will be discussed as well.


Host:  Nati Srebro, nati at ttic.ed

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-- 
*Dawn Ellis*
Administrative Coordinator,
Bookkeeper
773-834-1757
dellis at ttic.edu

TTIC
6045 S. Kenwood Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60637
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