A decentralized approach for multi-source domain adaptation.
problem Transfer knowledge from multiple related domains to an unlabeled target domain.
method Federated Dataset Dictionary Learning (FedDaDiL) framework, eliminating central server, using Wasserstein barycenters.
result Our decentralized approach effectively adapts source domains to an unlabeled target domain.
WAFFLe anonymizes federated learning weights to protect data privacy and fairness.
problem Federated learning exposes local models to attacks and underfits heterogeneous clients.
method Combines Indian Buffet Process with shared weight factors.
result Significant improvement in local test performance and fairness.
Paper introduces a real-world image dataset for federated learning.
problem Lack of high-quality real-world data for federated learning.
method Created a dataset from 26 street cameras and 7 categories, implemented YOLO and Faster R-CNN.
result Benchmarked model performance, efficiency, and communication in federated learning.
FLAIR dataset for federated learning benchmarks.
problem Lack of suitable federated learning datasets.
method Curated large-scale annotated image dataset for multi-label classification.
result FLAIR captures real-world federated learning challenges.
This paper addresses the problem of learning dictionaries for multimodal datasets, i.e. datasets collected from multiple data sources. We present an algorithm called multimodal sparse Bayesian dictionary learning (MSBDL). MSBDL leverages information from all available data modalities through a joint sparsity constraint…
In federated learning, a central server coordinates the training of a single model on a massively distributed network of devices. This setting can be naturally extended to a multi-task learning framework, to handle real-world federated datasets that typically show strong statistical heterogeneity among devices. Despite…
We present a two-stage approach for learning dictionaries for object classification tasks based on the principle of information maximization. The proposed method seeks a dictionary that is compact, discriminative, and generative. In the first stage, dictionary atoms are selected from an initial dictionary by maximizing…
In this work we propose a new deep learning tool called deep dictionary learning. Multi-level dictionaries are learnt in a greedy fashion, one layer at a time. This requires solving a simple (shallow) dictionary learning problem, the solution to this is well known. We apply the proposed technique on some benchmark deep…
Paper tackles adapting multiple domains to a target domain using distillation and dictionary learning.
problem Adapting multiple heterogeneous labeled source domains to an unlabeled target domain.
method Combines Multi-Source Domain Adaptation and Dataset Distillation with Dataset Dictionary Learning.
result Achieves state-of-the-art adaptation performance even with minimal labeled data.
A fair reward system boosts participation in federated learning.
problem Fairness in federated learning among competitive agents with siloed data.
method Hierarchically fair federated learning (HFFL) framework with proportional rewards based on contribution levels.
result Efficacy of HFFL in maintaining fairness and facilitating federated learning in competitive settings.
FPFL mitigates unfairness in private federated learning.
problem Differential privacy degrades model performance on under-represented groups.
method Extends modified method of differential multipliers to private federated learning.
result FPFL reduces unfairness in trained models on private federated learning.
Federated learning studies separate client data and distribution gaps.
problem Understanding performance differences in federated learning across different datasets.
method Proposed a framework to disentangle out-of-sample and participation gaps.
result Dataset synthesis strategy is crucial for realistic simulations of federated learning generalization.
Paper tackles online multi-source domain adaptation using Gaussian mixtures and dictionary learning.
problem Adapting multiple, heterogeneous source domains to a target domain in a streaming fashion.
method Introduces a novel approach for online fitting of Gaussian Mixture Models based on Wasserstein geometry, combined with dataset dictionary learning.
result Demonstrates ability to adapt 'on the fly' to target domain data streams.
In big data image/video analytics, we encounter the problem of learning an overcomplete dictionary for sparse representation from a large training dataset, which can not be processed at once because of storage and computational constraints. To tackle the problem of dictionary learning in such scenarios, we propose an a…
This paper studies backdoor attacks in federated learning and proposes defenses.
problem Detecting and defending against backdoor attacks in federated learning.
method Study of backdoor attacks and defenses on the EMNIST dataset, focusing on non-malicious clients.
result Norm clipping and weak differential privacy can mitigate backdoor attacks without significantly affecting overall performance.
Federated learning enables training collaborative machine learning models at scale with many participants whilst preserving the privacy of their datasets. Standard federated learning techniques are vulnerable to Byzantine failures, biased local datasets, and poisoning attacks. In this paper we introduce Adaptive Federa…
A novel dictionary-based approach for predicting functions.
problem Functional-output regression with non-orthogonal dictionaries.
method Projection learning (PL) with reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (KPL).
result KPL offers a flexible and computationally efficient solution.
Federated learning for Bayesian clustering of large datasets.
problem Bayesian model-based clustering of large-scale binary and categorical data.
method Federated variational inference with local merge and delete moves in parallel batches, followed by global merge moves.
result Empirical validation shows superior performance compared to existing algorithms.
New algorithm achieves linear speedup in non-i.i.d. federated bilevel learning.
problem Linear speedup in convergence for non-i.i.d. datasets in federated bilevel optimization.
method Proposes FedMBO with a novel client sampling scheme for non-i.i.d. datasets.
result Achieves a convergence rate of O(1/√(nK) + 1/K + √n/K³/²).
Research improves federated text models for next word prediction.
problem Training models on distributed devices efficiently and effectively.
method Employ transfer learning in federated learning for next word prediction.
result Enhancements to current baselines with pretrained embeddings and whole model pretraining.
In sparse signal representation, the choice of a dictionary often involves a tradeoff between two desirable properties -- the ability to adapt to specific signal data and a fast implementation of the dictionary. To sparsely represent signals residing on weighted graphs, an additional design challenge is to incorporate …
Unified federated learning via GTV minimization.
problem Training local models for decentralized datasets with network structure.
method Formulated federated learning as GTV minimization, developed a decentralized algorithm.
result Upper bound on local model parameters deviation, revealing conditions for pooling homogeneous datasets.
Ditto improves fairness and robustness in federated learning.
problem Fairness and robustness in statistically heterogeneous federated learning networks.
method Personalized federated learning framework (Ditto) with a scalable solver.
result Ditto achieves competitive performance and superior fairness and robustness compared to existing methods.
PerCDL learns personalized dictionaries for physiological signals combining global and local structures.
problem Representing datasets with both global and local structures in human physiological signals.
method Personalized Convolutional Dictionary Learning (PerCDL) that combines a global and personalized local dictionary.
result PerCDL effectively learns interpretable representations for human locomotion data.
Paper improves privacy-accuracy balance in federated learning.
problem Privacy-accuracy tradeoffs in federated learning.
method Personalized federated learning with joint differential privacy.
result Coordination of local and centralized learning improves accuracy while maintaining privacy.
LotteryFL improves federated learning efficiency and personalization.
problem Statistical heterogeneity and communication efficiency in federated learning.
method Exploiting Lottery Ticket hypothesis to learn compact lottery networks.
result LotteryFL achieves better personalization and reduces communication cost.
fedCI and fedCI-IOD enable federated causal discovery across diverse datasets with privacy and power enhancements.
problem Causal discovery across multiple datasets with privacy constraints and heterogeneity.
method federated conditional independence test (fedCI) and Integration of Overlapping Datasets (IOD) algorithm extension (fedCI-IOD).
result fedCI-IOD achieves comparable performance to fully pooled analyses, enhancing statistical power and privacy.
We present a method for fast resting-state fMRI spatial decomposi-tions of very large datasets, based on the reduction of the temporal dimension before applying dictionary learning on concatenated individual records from groups of subjects. Introducing a measure of correspondence between spatial decompositions of rest …
BlockFLow ensures privacy and accountability in federated learning.
problem Malicious agents can weaken federated learning models.
method Differential privacy, auditing mechanism, Ethereum smart contracts.
result Audit scores reflect the quality of honest agents' datasets.
DeepAM optimizes deep neural networks for image super-resolution.
problem Image super-resolution using deep neural networks.
method L-layer analysis dictionary model with IPAD and CAD.
result DeepAM outperforms deep neural networks with back-propagation.
A framework for large-scale federated learning with non-IID data.
problem Stability of models trained on non-IID data in federated learning.
method Generation of non-IID datasets and modular evaluation framework.
result Open-source benchmark for large-scale federated learning research.
Detects financial fraud schemes in networks using graph structure learning.
problem Identifying financial fraud schemes in complex networks.
method Adapting dictionary learning to network topologies, imposing Laplacian structure on dictionaries.
result Proposed methods effectively represent graph structure information for anomaly detection.
Recently, considerable research efforts have been devoted to the design of methods to learn from data overcomplete dictionaries for sparse coding. However, learned dictionaries require the solution of an optimization problem for coding new data. In order to overcome this drawback, we propose an algorithm aimed at learn…
Federated learning for data streams tackles real-time learning from IoT devices.
problem Efficiently learn from data streams generated by IoT devices and smartphones.
method Proposes a general federated learning algorithm for data streams using weighted empirical risk minimization.
result Demonstrates improved performance on various machine learning tasks compared to static dataset approaches.
Proposes a new method for time series classification and clustering.
problem Overfitting and information loss in dynamic time warping.
method Generalized time warping operator integrated with dictionary learning.
result Improves dictionary learning, classification, and clustering performance.
FedMD combines model distillation for federated learning with private models.
problem Federated learning's limitation in handling private, independently designed models.
method Transfer learning and knowledge distillation.
result Models achieve 20% average accuracy gain through collaboration.
A deep network classifies images by scattering and dictionary learning.
problem Classifying images with high accuracy using deep learning.
method Sparse scattering transform followed by ℓ1 dictionary learning in a deep convolutional network. result Higher classification accuracy than AlexNet on ImageNet dataset.
Paper introduces OARF benchmark suite for federated learning systems.
problem Limited diversity in federated learning benchmarks.
method Characterizes OARF benchmark suite with diverse data and applications.
result Federated learning can effectively increase end-to-end throughput.
This paper improves federated learning for industrial predictive analytics by accommodating client heterogeneity.
problem Traditional federated models assume homogeneity in degradation processes, which doesn't apply to industrial settings.
method Personalized federated prognostic model using proximal gradient descent algorithm for joint parameter estimation.
result The proposed model enhances performance and provides comprehensive failure time distributions.
Secure XGB for privacy-preserving machine learning in federated learning.
problem Privacy-preserving machine learning in federated learning with practical gradient tree boosting models.
method Secure multi-party computation, distributed model storage, secure permutation protocols.
result Our XGB models provide competitive accuracy and practical performance.
CodedFedL speeds up federated learning in MEC networks by 15x.
problem Slow convergence in federated learning due to heterogeneity and stochastic fluctuations.
method Injects structured coding redundancy into federated learning to mitigate stragglers and speed up training.
result CodedFedL speeds up the training procedure by up to 15x compared to benchmark schemes.
FedOS tackles challenges in federated learning by using open-set learning.
problem Challenges in federated learning due to data locality and privacy constraints.
method Introduces open-set learning to stabilize training in federated learning.
result Demonstrates improved model performance through open-set learning.
FedGradNorm improves federated MTL by balancing task learning speeds.
problem Statistical and data heterogeneity in federated MTL.
method Dynamic-weighting normalization of gradient norms.
result FedGradNorm achieves faster training performance and balanced datasets.
Personalized federated learning for diverse client objectives.
problem Training a single global model across diverse local datasets is not optimal.
method Efficiently calculates optimal weighted model combinations for each client based on their specific objectives.
result Our method outperforms existing alternatives and enables new personalized features.
Generative models help debug data issues in private, decentralized datasets.
problem Manual data inspection is impractical for private, decentralized datasets.
method Differentially private federated generative models.
result Generative models can effectively debug data issues in private datasets.
We propose a practical approach based on federated learning to solve out-of-domain issues with continuously running embedded speech-based models such as wake word detectors. We conduct an extensive empirical study of the federated averaging algorithm for the "Hey Snips" wake word based on a crowdsourced dataset that mi…
LC-FL uses generative models to reduce communication costs in federated learning.
problem High communication costs and strict model homogeneity in federated learning.
method LC-FL employs generative models to transmit data and aggregate models.
result LC-FL reduces communication costs and supports heterogeneous models.
Modern federated networks, such as those comprised of wearable devices, mobile phones, or autonomous vehicles, generate massive amounts of data each day. This wealth of data can help to learn models that can improve the user experience on each device. However, the scale and heterogeneity of federated data presents new …