Parallel computing

Monograph (Lecture Notes)

  • A. Nedić, J.-S. Pang, G. Scutari, and Y. Sun, Multi-agent Optimization. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Springer Verlag, CIME Subseries, 2018. [link]

Refereed Book Chapters

  • G. Scutari and Y. Sun, “Parallel and Distributed Successive Convex Approximation Methods for Big-Data Optimization,” in Multi-agent Optimization, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Springer Verlag, CIME Subseries, pp. 141–308, 2018 [DOI].

Journal Papers

  • L. Cannelli, F. Facchinei, V. Kungurtsev, G. Scutari, “Asynchronous Parallel Algorithms for Nonconvex Optimization,” Mathematical Programming, vol. 184, pp. 121–154, 2020 [DOI].
  • G. Scutari, F. Facchinei, and L. Lampariello, “Parallel and Distributed Methods for Constrained Nonconvex Optimization – Part I: Theory,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 1929–1944, April 2017 [DOI].
    Top 50 downloaded articles in IEEE TSP (Feb. 2017 – June 2018).
    Highly cited paper (ISI Web of Knowledge, 2018, 2019).
  • Y. Yang, G. Scutari, D. Palomar, and M. Pesavento, “A Parallel Stochastic Approximation Method for Nonconvex Multi-Agent Optimization Problems,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 64, no. 11, pp. 2949–2964, June 2016 [DOI].
  • A. Daneshmand, F. Facchinei, V. Kungurtsev, and G. Scutari, “Hybrid Random/Deterministic Parallel Algorithms for Convex and Nonconvex Big Data Optimization,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 63, no. 15, pp. 3914–3929, August 2015 [DOI].
    Top 50 downloaded articles in IEEE TSP (July 2015).
  • S. Sardellitti, G. Scutari, and S. Barbarossa, “Joint Optimization of Radio and Computational Resources for Multicell Mobile-Edge Computing,” IEEE Trans. on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 89–103, June 2015 [DOI].
    Top 50 downloaded articles in IEEE TSIPN (Dec. 2016–June 2017).
    Highly cited paper (ISI Web of Knowledge, 2016–2019).
    2020 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award.
  • F. Facchinei, G. Scutari, and S. Sagratella, “Parallel Selective Algorithms for Big Data Optimization,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 1874–1889, April 2015 [DOI].
    Top 10 downloaded articles in IEEE TSP (March 2015)
    Top 50 downloaded articles in IEEE TSP (April 2015, May 2015).
  • G. Scutari, F. Facchinei, P. Song, D. P. Palomar, and J.-S. Pang, “Decomposition by Partial Linearization: Parallel Optimization of Multi-agent Systems,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 641–656, Feb. 2014 [DOI].
    2015 IEEE Signal Processing Society Young Author Best Paper Award.
    Highly cited paper (ISI Web of Knowledge, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).
  • Y. Yang, G. Scutari, P. Song, and D. P. Palomar, “Robust MIMO Cognitive Radio under Interference Temperature Constraints,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 2465–2482, Nov. 2013 [DOI].
  • J.-S. Pang, G. Scutari, F. Facchinei, and C. Wang, “Distributed Power Allocation with Rate Constraints in Gaussian Parallel Interference Channels,” IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 3471–3489, Aug. 2008 [DOI].

Refereed Conference Papers

  • A. Agafonov, P. Dvurechensky, G. Scutari, A. Gasnikov, D. Kamzolov, A. Lukashevich, and A. Daneshmand, “An Accelerated Second-Order Method for Distributed Stochastic Optimization,” Proc. of the 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 14–17 Dec. 2021, Austin, TX, USA.
  • L. Cannelli, F. Facchinei, V. Kungurtsev, and G. Scutari, “Essentially Cyclic Asynchronous Nonconvex Large-Scale Optimization,” Proc. of the 2017 IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC 2017), July 3–6, 2017, Sapporo, Japan.
    Best Paper Award runner-up.
  • A. Mokhtari, A. Koppel, G. Scutari, and A. Ribeiro, “Large-scale Nonconvex Stochastic Optimization by Doubly Stochastic Successive Convex Approximation,” Proc. of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP17), March 5–9, 2017, New Orleans, USA.
  • L. Cannelli, F. Facchinei, V. Kungurtsev, and G. Scutari, “Asynchronous Parallel Nonconvex Large-scale Optimization,” Proc. of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP17), March 5–9, 2017, New Orleans, USA.
  • L. Cannelli, G. Scutari, F. Facchinei, and V. Kungurtsev, “Parallel Asynchronous Lock-Free Algorithms for Nonconvex Big-Data Optimization,” Proc. of the 50th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Nov. 6–9, 2016, Pacific Grove, CA, USA.
    Best Paper Award runner-up (track D). [here]
  • L. Cannelli, P. Scarponi, G. Scutari, and L. Ying, “A Parallel Algorithm for Compressed Sensing Dynamic MRI Reconstruction,” Proc. of the 23rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), May 30–June 5, 2015, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • A. Daneshmand, F. Facchinei, V. Kungurtsev, and G. Scutari, “Flexible Selective Parallel Algorithms for Big Data Optimization,” Proc. of the 48th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pp. 3–7, Nov. 2–5, 2014, Pacific Grove, CA, USA.
  • S. Sardellitti, G. Scutari, and S. Barbarossa, “Distributed Joint Optimization of Radio and Computational Resources for Mobile Cloud Computing,” Proc. of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking, pp. 211–216, Oct. 8–10, 2014, Luxembourg.
  • F. Facchinei, S. Sagratella, and G. Scutari, “Flexible Parallel Algorithms for Big Data Optimization,” Proc. of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP14), pp. 7208–7212, May 4–9, 2014, Florence, Italy.
  • G. Scutari, F. Facchinei, L. Lampariello, and P. Song, “Parallel and Distributed Methods for Nonconvex Optimization,” Proc. of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP14), pp. 840–844, May 4–9, 2014, Florence, Italy.
  • Y. Yang, G. Scutari, and D. Palomar, “Parallel Stochastic Decomposition Algorithms for Multi-Agent Systems,” Proc. of the 14th IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC13), pp. 180–184, June 16–19, 2013, Darmstadt, Germany.