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Distributed static linear Gaussian models using consensus.

Pavle Belanovic1, Sergio Valcarcel Macua, Santiago Zazo

  • 1Telecommunications Circuits Laboratory (TCL), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. pavle.belanovic@epfl.ch

Neural Networks : the Official Journal of the International Neural Network Society
|August 8, 2012
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Summary
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We developed a toolkit for creating distributed agreement algorithms. This enables efficient, scalable, and robust distributed versions of algorithms for static linear Gaussian models, ensuring convergence to centralized solutions.

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Machine Learning
  • Distributed Systems

Background:

  • Centralized algorithms are effective but can be bottlenecks.
  • Distributed agreement algorithms offer a way to decentralize computations.
  • Existing distributed methods may lack efficiency or scalability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a toolkit for designing distributed agreement algorithms.
  • To apply this toolkit to static linear Gaussian models.
  • To develop efficient, scalable, and robust distributed algorithms for PCA, FA, and PPCA.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a systematic toolkit for distributed algorithm design.
  • Application to static linear Gaussian models.
  • Focus on local (1-hop) communication and absence of a fusion center.

Main Results:

  • Fully distributed algorithms for Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Factor Analysis (FA), and Probabilistic Principal Component Analysis (PPCA).
  • Algorithms are efficient, scalable, and robust due to low-volume local communication.
  • Guaranteed asymptotic convergence to the same solutions as centralized counterparts.

Conclusions:

  • The toolkit facilitates the creation of effective distributed algorithms.
  • The developed algorithms offer a decentralized and efficient alternative for common statistical models.
  • The study demonstrates a practical approach to distributed machine learning with inherent cost-performance trade-offs.