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48 results for Locally private estimation

We study a basic private estimation problem: each of nn users draws a single i.i.d. sample from an unknown Gaussian distribution, and the goal is to estimate the mean of this Gaussian distribution while satisfying local differential privacy for each user. Informally, local differential privacy requires that each data …

2018-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved locally private sparse estimation with multiple samples per user.

problem Challenges in high-dimensional locally private sparse estimation.
method Proposes a framework for user-level locally private sparse linear regression with multiple samples per user.
result Eliminates the dependency of dimensionality on error bounds, achieving tighter error bounds.

New framework reduces private mean estimation error with optimal efficiency.

problem Locally private mean estimation of high-dimensional vectors.
method ProjUnit framework: random projections, normalization, and optimal algorithm execution in lower dimensions.
result Optimal error up to a 1+o(1)-factor with computational efficiency and low communication complexity.

Paper optimizes privacy-preserving distribution estimation for sparse data.

problem Sparse distribution estimation under local differential privacy constraints.
method Compressive sensing approaches for privacy-preserving estimation.
result Significant reduction in sample complexity for approximately sparse distributions.

Locally private online quantile regression method addresses privacy constraints.

problem Estimating and inferring quantile regression under local differential privacy constraints.
method Developed a finite-alphabet channel where users compute local contributions, apply randomized response, and send reports. A public decoder corrects distortion and reconstructs inputs for averaging.
result Established local privacy, decoder unbiasedness, consistency, asymptotic normality, and inference for scalar contrasts.

Locally private methods detect changes in time series data.

problem Detecting distributional changes in time series data under local differential privacy.
method Proposed locally differentially private algorithms based on randomized response and binary mechanisms.
result Theoretical performance bounds and empirical validation of detection accuracy.

New method uses public data to achieve optimal nonparametric classification with privacy constraints.

problem Optimal nonparametric classification under local differential privacy constraints.
method Locally differentially private classification tree with data-driven pruning.
result Achieves mini-max optimal convergence rate with public data.

AdOBEst-LDP improves privacy-preserving frequency estimation for categorical data.

problem Estimating categorical distributions online while preserving privacy.
method AdOBEst-LDP uses adaptive randomized response mechanism to enhance future data utility.
result AdOBEst-LDP selects optimal subset for LDP mechanism with high probability.

Data processing inequalities link Fisher information to local differential privacy constraints.

problem Understanding how Fisher information scales with local differential privacy constraints.
method Developed data processing inequalities for Fisher information under local differential privacy.
result Implications for private estimation with optimal bounds and error rates.

Study local differential privacy methods for estimating power sums of discrete distributions.

problem Estimating non-linear functionals of discrete distributions under local differential privacy constraints.
method Interactive and non-interactive mechanisms for estimating power sums, with lower bounds provided.
result Achieves faster rates of estimation under certain conditions.

This work analyzes DP-SGD for online LDP problems with practical convergence rates.

problem Analyzing DP-SGD for online LDP problems with practical convergence rates.
method Developed a general framework for online LDP model in stochastic optimization problems, conducted non-asymptotic convergence analysis.
result Comprehensive non-asymptotic convergence analysis of the proposed estimators in finite-sample situations.

Differentially private hyperparameter tuning improves privacy in machine learning.

problem Hyperparameter tuning leaks private information through selected configurations.
method Local Bayesian optimization using Gaussian Process surrogate for private gradient approximation.
result DP-GIBO converges to locally optimal hyperparameters with polynomial dimensional dependence.

The paper addresses privacy-preserving BAI in clinical trials and user studies.

problem Privacy-preserving Best Arm Identification in adaptive clinical trials and user studies.
method The paper derives lower bounds on sample complexity for BAI algorithms with differential privacy constraints and proposes private variants of Top Two algorithms.
result Private variants of Top Two algorithms achieve asymptotic optimality in terms of sample complexity for BAI problems under differential privacy constraints.

New algorithm corrects bias in LDP-released data for better analysis.

problem Bias in data released under Local Differential Privacy (LDP).
method Inverse Weierstrass Private Stochastic Gradient Descent (IWP-SGD).
result Converges to true population risk minimizer at O(1/n)\mathcal{O}(1/n) rate.

One-pass private sketch supports various machine learning tasks.

problem Efficiently supporting multiple machine learning tasks with differential privacy.
method Randomized contingency tables indexed with locality-sensitive hashing, constructed in one pass.
result Competitive error bounds for DP kernel density estimation, faster than existing methods.

Study shows private learning of mixtures of Gaussians is possible with polynomial samples.

problem Estimating mixtures of Gaussians under differential privacy constraints.
method Developed a new framework for privately learning mixtures of Gaussians without structural assumptions.
result Polynomial number of samples (poly(k,d,1/α,1/ε,log(1/δ))) sufficient for estimation up to total variation distance α with (ε, δ)-DP.

Paper proposes differentially private quantile regression for high-dimensional data.

problem Privacy concerns in big data with heterogeneous sensitive personal information.
method Newton-type transformation for reformulating quantile regression into an OLS problem; iterative updates for estimation; debiased estimator for inference; communication-efficient bootstrap.
result Near-optimal statistical accuracy and formal privacy guarantees achieved.

We study locally differentially private algorithms for reinforcement learning to obtain a robust policy that performs well across distributed private environments. Our algorithm protects the information of local agents' models from being exploited by adversarial reverse engineering. Since a local policy is strongly bei…

2020-01-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimal DP model training with public data improves privacy and accuracy.

problem Ensuring privacy while training models with public data.
method Proves optimal error rates for DP model training with public data, develops novel algorithms.
result Optimal error rates can be achieved by using public data or optimal DP algorithms.

Paper develops DP methods for low-rank matrix estimation with near-optimal performance.

problem Estimating a low-rank matrix under differential privacy constraints.
method Introduced computationally efficient DP-initialization and Riemannian optimization-based DP-RGrad algorithm.
result DP-RGrad achieves near-optimal convergence rate under weak differential privacy constraints.

We prove a general connection between the communication complexity of two-player games and the sample complexity of their multi-player locally private analogues. We use this connection to prove sample complexity lower bounds for locally differentially private protocols as straightforward corollaries of results from com…

2019-07-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Interactive privacy mechanisms improve spectral density estimation under local differential privacy.

problem Estimating spectral density of Gaussian time series with local differential privacy constraints.
method Two-stage process: Laplace mechanism followed by privatized sample analysis.
result Interactive mechanisms achieve faster rates for spectral density estimation.

Develops privacy-preserving methods for longitudinal linear regression.

problem Protecting individual information in longitudinal data with privacy-preserving statistics.
method Proposes a user-level private regression estimator and a privatized covariance estimator for longitudinal linear regression under user-level differential privacy.
result Establishes theoretical guarantees for practical user-level differential privacy estimation and inference in longitudinal linear regression.

New algorithms for private generalized linear contextual bandits.

problem Private estimation and optimization for generalized linear models under differential privacy.
method Developed algorithms for stochastic and adversarial contexts under shuffle and joint differential privacy.
result Achieved private regret bounds for generalized linear models, differing from non-private rates by factors of d/ε\sqrt{d/\varepsilon} and d/ε\sqrt{d/\varepsilon} respectively.

New method estimates discrete distributions while protecting privacy.

problem Estimating discrete distributions with local differential privacy.
method Combining robust learning and local differential privacy.
result Minimax estimation rate of εd/α2k+d2/α2knε\sqrt{d/α^2 k}+\sqrt{d^2/α^2 kn} under privacy constraint.

New methods for private statistical inference under local differential privacy.

problem Private statistical inference for population means with bounded observations.
method Nonparametric, nonasymptotic statistical inference using a generalized randomized response mechanism.
result Private confidence intervals and sequences for population means under LDP constraints.

Paper tackles privacy-preserving data density issues using deconvolution.

problem Privacy-preserving noise affects data density, leading to under/over-estimation.
method Develops deconvoluting kernel density estimators and regression models.
result Demonstrates improved accuracy in estimating heavy-hitters with locally differential data.

This paper achieves optimal regret bounds for locally private linear contextual bandit.

problem Designing locally private linear contextual bandit algorithms with optimal regret bounds.
method New algorithmic and analytical ideas, including mean absolute deviation analysis and layered principal component regression.
result Achieves an ildeO(T) ilde O(\sqrt{T}) regret upper bound for locally private linear contextual bandit.

New method for private density estimation of high-dimensional Gaussian mixtures.

problem Private density estimation for mixtures of unrestricted high-dimensional Gaussians.
method Exploits list global stability to prove upper bound on sample complexity.
result First upper bound on sample complexity for agnostic private density estimation.

The paper proposes a fair and private decentralized deep learning framework.

problem Ensuring fairness and privacy in collaborative deep learning.
method A reputation system and differential privacy are used. FDPDDL framework is built with two stages: initialisation and update.
result FDPDDL achieves high fairness, comparable accuracy to centralised and distributed frameworks, and better accuracy than standalone.

Private method measures nonlinear correlations between data hosted across two entities.

problem Measuring nonlinear correlations between sensitive data hosted across multiple parties while preserving privacy.
method Differentially private estimator of distance correlation.
result First private estimator of nonlinear correlations in a multi-party setup.

Near-optimal private tests for simple and MLR hypotheses developed under Gaussian differential privacy.

problem Developing private tests for simple and MLR hypotheses under Gaussian differential privacy.
method A private mean estimator with data-driven clamping bounds, constructing private test statistics.
result Private tests achieve the same asymptotic relative efficiency as non-private most powerful tests.

New algorithm for differential private kernel bandits with improved regret bounds.

problem Contextual bandits with differential privacy constraints.
method Proposes a private kernel-ridge regression estimator using random projections.
result Achieves state-of-the-art cumulative regret bounds in both joint and local models of differential privacy.

New algorithm estimates Gaussian means and covariances efficiently and privately.

problem Estimating Gaussian parameters privately and efficiently.
method Differentially private preconditioner to transform arbitrary Gaussian samples.
result First polynomial-time, sample-efficient estimator for arbitrary Gaussian distributions.

Efficiently estimates private least squares with linear error growth.

problem Private estimation of ordinary least squares with bounded residuals and leverage.
method Scaled noise added to a stable nonprivate estimator of the regression vector.
result Near-optimal accuracy guarantee with linear error growth in dimension.

Private estimation of many quantiles using differential privacy.

problem Estimating quantiles of a distribution privately.
method Two approaches: 1) Private estimation of empirical quantiles, 2) Uniform density estimation.
result There is a tradeoff between estimating quantiles at specific points and uniformly estimating the quantile function.