Distributed and Decentralized Optimization Algorithms via Consensus ALADIN

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Main Authors: Du, Xu, Wang, Jingzhe, Johansson, Karl H., Rikos, Apostolos I.
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Published: 2026
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author Du, Xu
Wang, Jingzhe
Johansson, Karl H.
Rikos, Apostolos I.
author_facet Du, Xu
Wang, Jingzhe
Johansson, Karl H.
Rikos, Apostolos I.
contents Distributed optimization has found widespread applications in smart grids, optimal control, and machine learning. This paper studies distributed consensus optimization. We extend the Augmented Lagrangian-based Alternating Direction Inexact Newton (ALADIN) framework to propose Consensus ALADIN (C-ALADIN) with a central coordinator, which directly handles consensus constraints. Our C-ALADIN algorithm admits both a first-order variant and a second-order variant that employs a Hessian approximation, avoiding direct transmission of second-order information while preserving fast local convergence. We then develop a decentralized version of C-ALADIN that operates over directed graphs with quantized communication, using a finite-time coordination protocol. For both versions, we establish global convergence guarantees for convex problems and local convergence guarantees for non-convex problems. For the decentralized case, the iterates converge to a neighborhood of the optimum determined by the quantization level. Numerical results demonstrate that our methods retain fast convergence while substantially reducing communication and computational costs compared to existing decentralized approaches.
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spellingShingle Distributed and Decentralized Optimization Algorithms via Consensus ALADIN
Du, Xu
Wang, Jingzhe
Johansson, Karl H.
Rikos, Apostolos I.
Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
Distributed optimization has found widespread applications in smart grids, optimal control, and machine learning. This paper studies distributed consensus optimization. We extend the Augmented Lagrangian-based Alternating Direction Inexact Newton (ALADIN) framework to propose Consensus ALADIN (C-ALADIN) with a central coordinator, which directly handles consensus constraints. Our C-ALADIN algorithm admits both a first-order variant and a second-order variant that employs a Hessian approximation, avoiding direct transmission of second-order information while preserving fast local convergence. We then develop a decentralized version of C-ALADIN that operates over directed graphs with quantized communication, using a finite-time coordination protocol. For both versions, we establish global convergence guarantees for convex problems and local convergence guarantees for non-convex problems. For the decentralized case, the iterates converge to a neighborhood of the optimum determined by the quantization level. Numerical results demonstrate that our methods retain fast convergence while substantially reducing communication and computational costs compared to existing decentralized approaches.
title Distributed and Decentralized Optimization Algorithms via Consensus ALADIN
topic Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.20638