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Fast Networked Data Selection via Distributed Smoothed Quantile Estimation
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DOI：10.1109/TAC.2025.3541117.png)
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Collecting the most informative data from a large dataset distributed over a network is a fundamental problem in many fields, including control, signal processing, and machine learning. In this article, we establish a connection between selecting the most informative data and finding the top-$k$ elements of a multiset. The top-$k$ selection in a network can be formulated as a distributed nonsmooth convex optimization problem known as quantile estimation. Unfortunately, the lack of smoothness in the local objective functions leads to extremely slow convergence and poor scalability with respect to the network size. To overcome this deficiency, we propose an accelerated method that employs smoothing techniques. Leveraging the piecewise linearity of the local objective functions in quantile estimation, we characterize the iteration complexity required to achieve top-$k$ selection, a challenging task due to the lack of strong convexity. Several numerical results are provided to validate the effectiveness of the algorithm and the correctness of the theory.
Keywords:
Estimation
machine learning
networked control systems
optimization
wireless sensor networks
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