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Overview

Soummya Kar is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans fields including Computer Science and Engineering, with a primary focus on various subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications, Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Their work covers several recurring research topics, including stochastic gradient optimization techniques, distributed control in multi-agent systems, sparse and compressive sensing techniques, distributed sensor networks and detection algorithms, privacy-preserving technologies in data, opinion dynamics and social influence, and electric vehicles and infrastructure.

Frequent coauthors in Soummya Kar's research include Dušan Jakovetić, Dragana Bajović, Usman A. Khan, Ran Xin, and Aleksandar Armacki.

The scientist has published extensively across various venues. Notably, they have numerous publications in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
  • SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Soummya Kar include:

  • Decentralized Stochastic Optimization and Machine Learning: A Unified Variance-Reduction Framework for Robust Performance and Fast Convergence, 2020, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
  • Utility-Scale Portable Energy Storage Systems, 2020, Joule
  • Variance-Reduced Decentralized Stochastic Optimization With Accelerated Convergence, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  • An Improved Convergence Analysis for Decentralized Online Stochastic Non-Convex Optimization, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  • Power System Dispatch With Marginal Degradation Cost of Battery Storage, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Best Publications

  • Gossip Algorithms for Distributed Signal Processing

    Alexandros G Dimakis;Soummya Kar;José M F Moura;Michael G Rabbat

  • Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Sensor Networks With Imperfect Communication: Link Failures and Channel Noise

    S. Kar;J.M.F. Moura

  • Distributed Parameter Estimation in Sensor Networks: Nonlinear Observation Models and Imperfect Communication

    Soummya Kar;J. M. F. Moura;K. Ramanan

  • Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Sensor Networks: Quantized Data and Random Link Failures

    S. Kar;J.M.F. Moura

  • Distributed Sensor Localization in Random Environments Using Minimal Number of Anchor Nodes

    U.A. Khan;S. Kar;J.M.F. Moura

  • Consensus + Innovations Approach for Distributed Multiagent Coordination in a Microgrid

    Gabriela Hug;Soummya Kar;Chenye Wu

  • Fully Distributed State Estimation for Wide-Area Monitoring Systems

    Le Xie;Dae-Hyun Choi;Soummya Kar;H. V. Poor

  • Distributed robust economic dispatch in power systems: A consensus + innovations approach

    S. Kar;G. Hug

  • Toward Distributed/Decentralized DC Optimal Power Flow Implementation in Future Electric Power Systems

    Amin Kargarian;Javad Mohammadi;Junyao Guo;Sambuddha Chakrabarti

  • Sensor Networks With Random Links: Topology Design for Distributed Consensus

    S. Kar;J.M.F. Moura

  • Distributed State Estimation and Energy Management in Smart Grids: A Consensus ${+}$ Innovations Approach

    Soummya Kar;Gabriela Hug;Javad Mohammadi;Jose M. F. Moura

  • Cooperative Control of Distributed Energy Storage Systems in a Microgrid

    Yinliang Xu;Wei Zhang;Gabriela Hug;Soummya Kar

  • A Framework for Structural Input/Output and Control Configuration Selection in Large-Scale Systems

    Sergio Pequito;Soummya Kar;A. Pedro Aguiar

  • Coordinated data-injection attack and detection in the smart grid: A detailed look at enriching detection solutions

    Shuguang Cui;Zhu Han;S. Kar;T. T. Kim

  • Topology Adaptive Graph Convolutional Networks

    Jian Du;Shanghang Zhang;Guanhang Wu;Jose M. F. Moura

  • Convergence Rate Analysis of Distributed Gossip (Linear Parameter) Estimation: Fundamental Limits and Tradeoffs

    S. Kar;J. M. F. Moura

  • ${{\cal Q} {\cal D}}$ -Learning: A Collaborative Distributed Strategy for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Through ${ m Consensus} + { m Innovations}$

    Soummya Kar;José M. F. Moura;H. Vincent Poor

  • Consensus + innovations distributed inference over networks: cooperation and sensing in networked systems

    Soummya Kar;Jose M.F. Moura

  • DILAND: An Algorithm for Distributed Sensor Localization With Noisy Distance Measurements

    U.A. Khan;S. Kar;J.M.F. Moura

  • Gossip and Distributed Kalman Filtering: Weak Consensus Under Weak Detectability

    S Kar;J M F Moura

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose M. F. Moura
Jose M. F. Moura Carnegie Mellon University
Usman A. Khan
Usman A. Khan Tufts University
H. Vincent Poor
H. Vincent Poor Princeton University
Gabriela Hug
Gabriela Hug ETH Zurich
Shuguang Cui
Shuguang Cui Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Bruno Sinopoli
Bruno Sinopoli Washington University in St. Louis
Jay Whitacre
Jay Whitacre Carnegie Mellon University
Yik-Chung Wu
Yik-Chung Wu University of Hong Kong
Shaodan Ma
Shaodan Ma University of Macau
Rick S. Blum
Rick S. Blum Lehigh University

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