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Asynchronous Convex Consensus in the Presence of Crash Faults

This paper defines a new consensus problem, convex consensus. Similar to vector consensus [13, 20, 19], the input at each process is a d-dimensional vector of reals (or, equivalently, a point in the d-dimensional Euclidean space). However, for convex consensus, the output at each process is a convex polytope contained within the convex hull of the inputs at the fault-free processes. We explore the convex consensus problem under crash faults with incorrect inputs, and present an asynchronous approximate convex consensus algorithm with optimal fault tolerance that reaches consensus on an optimal output polytope. Convex consensus can be used to solve other related problems. For instance, a solution for convex consensus trivially yields a solution for vector consensus. More importantly, convex consensus can potentially be used to solve other more interesting problems, such as convex function optimization [5, 4].Comment: A version of this work is published in PODC 201

Maximizing Mentoring: A Guide for Building Strong Relationships

A companion piece to Pay It Forward: Guidance for Mentoring Junior Scholars, discusses types and goals of mentoring, communication styles and strategies, and ways to support mentees' research. Includes resources and a checklist for meetings