Distributed gradient tracking methods with guarantees for computing a solution to stochastic MPECs
M Ebrahimi, UV Shanbhag… - 2024 American Control …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
2024 American Control Conference (ACC), 2024•ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider a class of hierarchical multi-agent optimization problems over networks where
agents seek to compute an approximate solution to a single-stage stochastic mathematical
program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC). MPECs subsume several important problem
classes including Stackelberg games, bilevel programs, and traffic equilibrium problems, to
name a few. Our goal in this work is to provably resolve stochastic MPECs in distributed
regimes where the agents only have access to their local objectives and an inexact best …
agents seek to compute an approximate solution to a single-stage stochastic mathematical
program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC). MPECs subsume several important problem
classes including Stackelberg games, bilevel programs, and traffic equilibrium problems, to
name a few. Our goal in this work is to provably resolve stochastic MPECs in distributed
regimes where the agents only have access to their local objectives and an inexact best …
We consider a class of hierarchical multi-agent optimization problems over networks where agents seek to compute an approximate solution to a single-stage stochastic mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC). MPECs subsume several important problem classes including Stackelberg games, bilevel programs, and traffic equilibrium problems, to name a few. Our goal in this work is to provably resolve stochastic MPECs in distributed regimes where the agents only have access to their local objectives and an inexact best-response to the lower-level equilibrium problem. To this end, we devise a new method called randomized smoothed distributed zeroth-order gradient tracking (rs-DZGT). This is a novel gradient tracking scheme where agents employ a zeroth-order implicit scheme to approximate their (unavailable) local gradients. Leveraging the properties of a randomized smoothing technique, we establish the convergence of the method and derive complexity guarantees for computing a stationary point of an optimization problem with a smoothed implicit global objective. We also provide preliminary numerical experiments where we compare the performance of rs-DZGT on networks under different settings with that of its centralized counterpart.
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