This work improves fairness in federated learning by using zero-shot data augmentation.
problem Statistical heterogeneity leads to biased and less uniform accuracy across clients in federated learning.
method Proposes a federated learning system with zero-shot data augmentation to mitigate statistical heterogeneity and improve fairness.
result Empirical results show improved test accuracy and fairness across clients.
Fed-TDA augments federated tabular data to improve performance and privacy.
problem Non-IID data challenges in federated learning.
method Synthesizes tabular data using simple statistics for augmentation.
result Fed-TDA improves test performance and communication efficiency.
FD and FAug reduce communication in on-device ML with non-IID data.
problem Minimize communication overhead in on-device ML with non-IID data.
method Federated distillation (FD) and federated augmentation (FAug).
result FD with FAug reduces communication by 26x while maintaining high accuracy.
Paper tackles scalable VFL with data augmentation and amortized inference.
problem Collaborative model estimation across multiple clients with distinct covariates.
method Data augmentation, amortized variational approximation, factorized likelihoods.
result Scalable Bayesian VFL framework for various models.
Paper proposes distributed optimization for federated learning with theoretical guarantees.
problem Privacy-preserving cross-organizational data collaboration in machine learning.
method Augmented Lagrangian technique for diverse communication topologies, termination criteria, and parameter update mechanisms.
result The proposed framework recovers classical optimization methods and provides strong performance in large-scale federated learning.
Proposes a framework for private data augmentation in federated learning.
problem Privacy and performance issues in non-IID training datasets.
method Multi-hop federated augmentation with sample compression.
result Significantly improves privacy, transmission delay, and local training performance.
Astraea improves federated learning accuracy on imbalanced data.
problem Accuracy degradation in federated learning due to imbalanced data distribution.
method Self-balancing federated learning framework with data augmentation and client rescheduling.
result Astraea shows +5.59% and +5.89% improvement in top-1 accuracy on imbalanced datasets.
Enhances FL with domain adaptation for better model accuracy.
problem Improving model accuracy in Federated Learning.
method Domain adaptation for per-user model improvement in Federated Learning.
result Domain adaptation improves model accuracy for all users, especially under differential privacy constraints.
Proposes a Bayesian federated learning method for diverse tasks.
problem Current federated learning approaches focus on homogeneous tasks, ignoring task diversity.
method Integrates multi-task learning with MOGP at the local level and federated learning at the global level.
result Demonstrates superior predictive performance and uncertainty calibration on diverse tasks.
Paper develops privacy-preserving federated learning for nonsmooth objectives.
problem Solving nonsmooth objective functions in a privacy-preserving manner.
method Zero-concentrated differential privacy (zCDP) with Gaussian noise, distributed ADMM, and approximation of augmented Lagrangian.
result The algorithm achieves a competitive privacy-accuracy trade-off and converges to the exact solution.
This paper develops a federated approach to learn Granger causality in interdependent industrial clients.
problem Detecting and quantifying interdependencies in large, complex industrial data.
method Linear state space system framework, federated learning, differential privacy.
result Federated Granger causality learning addresses bandwidth and computational limitations.
Paper tackles RCA in complex networks with unknown interdependencies.
problem Difficult RCA in networked systems due to unknown interdependencies.
method Federated learning for feature-partitioned, nonlinear data without modifying client models.
result Established theoretical convergence guarantees and validated on real-world data.
Federated Learning (FL) systems are gaining popularity as a solution to training Machine Learning (ML) models from large-scale user data collected on personal devices (e.g., smartphones) without their raw data leaving the device. At the core of FL is a network of anonymous user devices sharing training information (mod…
Research designs first model for Amharic handwritten character recognition.
problem No existing model for Amharic handwritten character recognition.
method Used a convolutional neural network and applied data augmentation and multi-task learning.
result Promising results observed from the enhanced model.
Compressed Federated Distillation reduces communication in federated learning.
problem Communication constraints in Federated Learning.
method Compressed Federated Distillation (CFD) leverages soft labels and quantization techniques.
result Reduces communication by more than 4 orders of magnitude compared to Federated Averaging.
This paper develops a federated EM algorithm for unsupervised learning of mixture models.
problem Theoretical foundations of unsupervised federated learning are lacking.
method Introduces a federated gradient EM algorithm (FedGrEM) for unsupervised learning of mixture models.
result Theoretical analysis shows FedGrEM outperforms local single-task learning.
Adaptive optimizers improve federated learning performance.
problem Inadequate optimization methods in federated learning.
method Federated versions of adaptive optimizers (Adagrad, Adam, Yogi).
result Adaptive optimizers enhance federated learning performance.
Federated multi-mini-batch improves efficiency in non-IID environments.
problem Performance and communication efficiency challenges in federated learning with non-IID data.
method Introduces federated multi-mini-batch approach to balance performance and communication.
result Federated multi-mini-batch outperforms federated averaging in non-IID settings.
FedIV uses federated GMM for IV analysis in non-i.i.d. data.
problem Efficient IV analysis in non-i.i.d. federated data.
method Federated GMM via FedGDA algorithm.
result Federated solution consistently estimates local moment conditions.
Survey on federated learning systems for privacy protection.
problem Privacy-preserving collaborative training of machine learning models.
method Comprehensive review and categorization of federated learning systems.
result Systematic summary of existing federated learning systems and design factors.
A practical one-shot federated learning algorithm for cross-silo setting.
problem Limited applicability of existing one-shot federated learning algorithms due to specific model support and lack of privacy guarantees.
method FedKT, a one-shot federated learning algorithm that supports any classification models and provides differential privacy guarantees.
result FedKT significantly outperforms other state-of-the-art federated learning algorithms with a single communication round.
Paper investigates privacy-preserving model interpretation in Federated Learning.
problem Balancing model interpretability and data privacy in Federated Learning.
method Uses Shapley values to balance feature importance between host and guest parties in vertical Federated Learning.
result Proposes a method to reveal detailed feature importance for host features and a unified importance value for guest features, maintaining privacy.
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.
VIRTUAL improves federated multi-task learning for non-convex models.
problem Real-world federated datasets show statistical heterogeneity.
method VIRTUAL treats federated network as a star-shaped Bayesian network and uses variational inference.
result VIRTUAL outperforms state-of-the-art for federated learning on real-world datasets.
New federated f-differential privacy for collaborative learning.
problem Privacy in federated learning.
method Introducing federated f-differential privacy and proposing a generic private federated learning framework. result Proves federated f-differential privacy provides privacy guarantee on each record of one client's data. New algorithm solves federated minimax optimization problems.
problem Federated minimax optimization challenges.
method Federated Stochastic Smoothed Gradient Descent Ascent (FESS-GDA).
result FESS-GDA uniformly solves federated minimax problems.
A framework to compare federated learning algorithms in high-dimensional settings.
problem Comparing the performance of federated learning algorithms in high-dimensional settings.
method Formulating federated learning as a multi-criterion objective and analyzing a linear regression model.
result Federated Averaging with simple client fine-tuning achieves the same asymptotic risk as more intricate approaches and outperforms without personalization.
LEAF benchmarks federated learning challenges.
problem Federated learning challenges with scale and heterogeneity.
method Modular benchmarking framework with open-source datasets and implementations.
result Captures obstacles and intricacies of practical federated environments.
pFedGame uses game theory for decentralized federated learning in dynamic networks.
problem Performance bottlenecks, data bias, model convergence issues, and model poisoning attacks in federated learning.
method pFedGame employs game theory to decentralize federated learning, avoiding a central aggregation server and addressing dynamic network challenges.
result pFedGame achieves higher accuracy (over 70%) in heterogeneous data compared to existing methods.
This paper analyzes privacy threats in federated matrix factorization.
problem Privacy threats in federated matrix factorization models.
method Categorizes federated matrix factorization into three types and analyzes privacy threats.
result This is the first study of privacy threats in federated matrix factorization.
Federated learning improves keyboard suggestions without user data.
problem Improving search suggestion quality without direct user data access.
method Applied federated learning for global-scale model training and deployment.
result Significant quality increases in search suggestions.
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.
Federated learning method improves covariate shift adaptation for missing target values.
problem Missing target values in federated learning.
method Federated covariate shift adaptation algorithm for missing target output values.
result Asymptotically unbiased and efficient algorithm for federated learning.
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.
A new decentralized federated learning approach tackles network capacity challenges.
problem Efficiently utilizing network capacities between nodes in federated learning.
method Proposes a segmented gossip approach for decentralized federated learning.
result Demonstrates significant reduction in training time compared to centralized 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.
Federated multi-view matrix factorization learns from multiple data sources without centralizing user data.
problem Cold-start federated recommendations and multi-view data structure.
method Federated learning framework extended to multi-view matrix factorization.
result Federated multi-view matrix factorization outperforms simpler methods in cold-start federated recommendations.
Federated learning linked to mean-field games for large-scale learning.
problem Large-scale distributed and privacy-preserving learning algorithms.
method Established a connection between federated learning and mean-field games, presenting federated learning as a differential game.
result Properties of the equilibrium of the federated learning game were discussed.
A new federated learning method reduces communication costs and improves adaptivity.
problem Large communication overhead and lack of adaptivity in federated learning.
method FedCAMS: A novel communication-efficient adaptive federated learning method with theoretical guarantees.
result FedCAMS achieves the same convergence rate as non-compressed federated learning methods.
New perspective on federated learning as posterior inference, improving optimization.
problem Optimizing global models in distributed learning settings.
method Formulated as posterior inference problem, using MCMC for approximate inference and federated averaging for refinement.
result Federated posterior averaging (FedPA) outperforms existing methods on benchmarks.
Proposes q-Fair Federated Learning to improve fairness in training models across devices.
problem Naive aggregation in federated learning can lead to unfair accuracy distribution.
method Introduces q-Fair Federated Learning (q-FFL) and q-FedAvg method for efficient optimization.
result q-FFL and q-FedAvg improve fairness, flexibility, and efficiency in federated learning.
FedSPDnet improves federated learning for SPD matrices, outperforming existing methods.
problem Federated learning for SPD matrices with orthogonality constraints.
method Two efficient aggregation strategies: ProjAvg and RLAvg, preserving geometric structure.
result FedSPDnet outperforms federated EEGnet in F1 score and robustness to federation and partial participation.
Novel algorithm resists Byzantine attacks in federated learning for PCA and LRCS.
problem Byzantine attacks in federated learning for PCA and LRCS.
method Subspace-Median algorithm for federated PCA, altGDmin for LRCS.
result Provably Byzantine-resilient communication-efficient and sample-efficient algorithms.
Sherpa.ai framework combines federated learning and differential privacy for edge AI services.
problem Protecting data privacy in edge AI services.
method Holistic federated learning and differential privacy approach with methodological guidelines.
result Demonstrated through classification and regression use cases.
Federated learning technique improves convergence speed with communication delays.
problem Communication delays between edge nodes and aggregator in federated learning.
method Developed FedDelAvg, a technique that generalizes federated averaging to incorporate a weighting between current local model and delayed global model.
result FedDelAvg achieves a significant improvement in convergence speed, especially when optimizing the weighting scheme to account for delays.
This work makes federated Bayesian learning differentially private.
problem Privacy concerns in federated learning with diverse data and computational constraints.
method Modified Partitioned Variational Inference (PVI) to ensure differential privacy.
result Moderately private logistic regression models can be learned in the federated setting with similar performance to non-privately trained models.
FedForest adapts RF for federated learning, improving performance and efficiency.
problem Adapting RF for federated learning with heterogeneous data.
method FedForest uses a novel splitting procedure to aggregate client statistics, allowing non-parametric personalization.
result FedForest's federated RF achieves performance close to centralized models while being communication-efficient.
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).