ABSTRACT
The notion of cooperative networks and their extensions to
multitask systems are visited here. The details of various network
topologies and the related formulations are discussed before
considering multitask systems where the groups of agents or
nodes in the network can have different objectives. Then, we
see how the information about the network structure particularly
the strength of correspondences between the agents can enhance
the solution. Despite their wide applications in communication
systems, it is demonstrated that such networks can also be
used in machine learning, medical engineering, security, smart
grid, and mathematical modeling. In this chapter, the above
applications are further explained and the implementation results
demonstrated.
