WA2a: Networked Optimization (Invited)
Wed, 1 Nov, 08:15 - 09:55 PT (UTC -7)
Location: Oak Shelter
Session Type: Lecture
Session Co-Chairs: Marie Maros, Purdue University and Ying Sun, Pennsylvania State University
Track: Networks
Wed, 1 Nov, 08:15 - 08:40 PT (UTC -7)

WA2a.1: Variance Reduced Stochastic Optimization over Directed Graphs with Row and Column Stochastic Weights
Muhammad Ibrahim Qureshi, Tufts University, United States; Ran Xin, Soummya Kar, Carnegie Mellon University, United States; Usman Khan, Tufts University, United States
Wed, 1 Nov, 08:40 - 09:05 PT (UTC -7)

WA2a.2: Mode Connectivity in Federated Learning with Data Heterogeneity
Tailin Zhou, Jun Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China; Danny H.K. Tsang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Wed, 1 Nov, 09:05 - 09:30 PT (UTC -7)

WA2a.3: Distributed Stochastic Optimization with Gradient Tracking over Time-Varying Directed Networks
Duong Thuy Anh Nguyen, Duong Tung Nguyen, Angelia Nedić, Arizona State University, United States
Wed, 1 Nov, 09:30 - 09:55 PT (UTC -7)

WA2a.4: Decentralized High-Dimensional M-Estimation: A Unified View
Marie Maros, Gesualdo Scutari, Purdue University, United States