Differential privacy in distributed learning reduces privacy risks.
problem Protecting privacy in machine learning applications with distributed data.
method Secure multi-party sum function and Gaussian mechanism for differential privacy in a distributed setting.
result Asymptotically optimal and practically efficient DP Bayesian inference with diminishing extra cost.
Securely share encrypted data for machine learning training.
problem Securely sharing encrypted data for machine learning training without revealing the data.
method Rotation based method using flow model.
result Theoretical justification and demonstration of effectiveness in different scenarios.
Privacy-preserving multi-party contextual bandits learn without sharing data.
problem Privacy-preserving learning for contextual bandits with multiple parties.
method Secure multi-party computation combined with epsilon-greedy differential privacy.
result Developed a privacy-preserving multi-party contextual bandit algorithm.
Biscotti uses blockchain for secure peer-to-peer ML without central coordination.
problem Secure and private multi-party machine learning with trust and poisoning attacks.
method Decentralized peer-to-peer ML using blockchain and cryptography.
result Biscotti protects privacy and model performance against 30% adversaries.
This paper applies secure multi-party computation to K-means clustering to protect private data.
problem Privacy-preserving K-means clustering for distributed private data.
method Secure multi-party computation (MPC) techniques to protect private data during K-means clustering.
result Privacy-preserving K-means clustering is feasible and effective for both horizontal and vertical data distribution.
Secure linear regression at speed of plaintext methods.
problem Secure multiparty linear regression and feature selection.
method Distributed algorithms combining geometric ideas.
result Efficient and secure genome-wide association studies.
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.
Secure methods learn fair models without revealing sensitive attributes.
problem Training fair machine learning models without exposing sensitive data.
method Secure multi-party computation to encrypt sensitive attributes.
result Outcome-based fair models can be learned, checked, or verified without revealing sensitive attributes.
Secure method provides guarantees for approximate solutions in cryptographically private ML.
problem Computational intractability of evaluating non-linear functions in cryptographically private ML.
method Secure Approximation Guarantee (SAG) method.
result SAG method provides a non-probabilistic bound on the approximation quality.
Secure transfer learning framework improves model flexibility without compromising privacy.
problem Scattered data across organizations limits machine learning.
method Federated Transfer Learning (FTL) framework with secure transfer cross validation.
result Models can be built more flexibly and accurately with shared labels from different sources.
SecureGBM securely trains GBM models across two parties without revealing data.
problem Securely training GBM models across parties with encrypted data.
method Extending LightGBM with semi-homomorphic encryption and stochastic approximation.
result SecureGBM achieves AUC within 3% of non-secure LightGBM, maintaining performance.
Multi-party machine learning leaks global dataset properties even with black-box access.
problem Leakage of global dataset properties in multi-party machine learning.
method Demonstrated leakage of sensitive attribute distributions in pooled data.
result A curious party can infer sensitive attribute distributions in other parties' data with high accuracy.
This paper optimizes SMPC for neural network inference, reducing memory and time.
problem Memory and time constraints in secure neural network inference.
method Implemented ABY2.0 protocol, optimized memory usage, and used a helper node.
result MNIST inference reduced from 8.03 GB RAM and 200s to 0.2 GB RAM and 32s.
Efficiently preserves privacy in logistic regression for IoT data.
problem Balancing data privacy and utility in collaborative learning.
method Matrix encryption approach for secure multi-party computation.
result Proposes a privacy-preserving logistic regression model with fast convergence.
Securely evaluates the benefits of merging datasets for causal estimation.
problem Challenges in assessing the value of merging datasets for causal treatment effect estimation.
method Cryptographically secure multi-party computation to evaluate Expected Information Gain (EIG) while ensuring privacy.
result Demonstrates the first privacy-preserving method for dataset acquisition tailored to causal estimation.
This paper analyzes privacy-preserving methods for collaborative forecasting.
problem Data owners' reluctance to share data due to competitive and privacy concerns.
method Examines three groups of privacy-preserving methods: data transformation, secure multi-party computations, and decomposition methods.
result State-of-the-art techniques have limitations in preserving data privacy, such as trade-offs between privacy and forecasting accuracy.
FLFE improves machine learning by efficiently and securely transforming features.
problem Efficiently and securely transforming features in a multi-party setting.
method FLFE uses a pre-learning pattern to selectively transform features, reducing communication overhead.
result FLFE outperforms evaluation-based approaches in feature transformation efficiency.
HDP-VFL hybridizes DP for VFL, reducing privacy costs.
problem Privacy-preserving collaborative learning from vertically partitioned data.
method Hybrid DP framework combining HE and MPC for VFL.
result Achieves DP and JDP with negligible training time and accuracy trade-offs.
CodedPrivateML secures ML training data and models.
problem Training machine learning models while keeping data private.
method Data and model-theoretically private approach with parallelization.
result Significant speedup over cryptographic methods.
This paper examines anomalies and frauds in blockchain networks and proposes detection techniques.
problem Anomalies and frauds undermine blockchain networks' integrity and security.
method Statistical and machine learning methods, game-theoretic solutions, digital forensics, reputation-based systems, and risk assessment techniques.
result Practical applications and insights for enhancing blockchain network security.
PBM mechanism improves privacy and accuracy in federated learning.
problem Secure and private federated learning with limited privacy budget.
method Poisson Binomial mechanism for discrete differential privacy.
result Achieves same privacy-accuracy trade-offs as Gaussian mechanism.
Paper proposes scalable privacy-preserving DNN for industrial applications.
problem Data isolation and scalability issues in deep neural networks.
method Split computation graph into private and neutral server parts; use cryptographic techniques for private data.
result Demonstrates practicality of the proposed scalable privacy-preserving DNN.
Secure federated learning reduces privacy risks with differential privacy and secure multiparty computation.
problem Reverse engineering of private client data from federated learning model parameters.
method Combining differential privacy and secure multiparty computation.
result Improved accuracy of shared models without significant privacy loss.
Unlike other industries in which intellectual property is patentable, the financial industry relies on trade secrecy to protect its business processes and methods, which can obscure critical financial risk exposures from regulators and the public. We develop methods for sharing and aggregating such risk exposures that …
Secure sum outperforms homomorphic encryption in collaborative deep learning.
problem Training deep learning models on private data from multiple parties without revealing the data.
method Used a secure sum protocol in conjunction with default secure channels.
result Secure sum protocol provides superior properties in terms of collusion-resistance and runtime.
Protocol minimizes disclosure in classification tasks.
problem Ensuring minimal disclosure in classification protocols.
method Developed a protocol for multi-party classification that minimizes non-responsive document disclosure.
result Guarantees minimal disclosure of non-responsive documents.
New method poisons multi-party learning processes to increase error rates.
problem Adversaries can poison data in multi-party learning processes to increase error rates.
method Demonstrates universal multi-party poisoning attacks that adapt to any multi-party learning process.
result Shows how an adversary can increase the probability of a bad property of the final hypothesis by a significant factor.
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.
A system for federated learning with private data, adding discrete Gaussian noise and secure aggregation.
problem Training models on private data distributed across devices while ensuring privacy.
method Discretizes data, adds discrete Gaussian noise, and uses secure aggregation to protect privacy.
result Matches the accuracy of central differential privacy with less than 16 bits of precision per value.
Study tackles RLHF with diverse human feedback, showing limitations and proposing a meta-learning approach.
problem Traditional RLHF fails to balance diverse human preferences.
method Integrates meta-learning and multiple social welfare functions to optimize diverse preferences.
result Establishes sample complexity bounds for optimizing diverse social welfare functions.
New model values equity-linked securities with guaranteed return.
problem Valuation of equity-linked securities with guaranteed return.
method Replicate security price as sum of guaranteed amount and Asian style option price on basket.
result Analytical formulas derived for security price and hedge ratios.
Paper develops security model and pricing for stable digital currency in quantum blockchain network.
problem Securing and pricing stable digital currency in a quantum blockchain network.
method Developed a block-based quantum channel networking technology and a FinTech platform model with dynamic pricing.
result Established a generalized IoB security model using quantum channel networking and QKD.
Securely aggregates user-held gradients in federated learning without revealing individual data.
problem Securely aggregating gradients from users in federated learning without exposing individual data.
method Novel communication-efficient Secure Aggregation protocol for high-dimensional data, tolerating up to 1/3 users failing.
result Offers significant communication efficiency for federated learning with high-dimensional data.
Paper tackles multiplayer symmetric games, securing equal share for n players.
problem Multiplayer games lack unique equilibria, making guarantees unreliable.
method Identifies conditions for equal share, designs efficient algorithms inspired by no-regret learning.
result Proves algorithms achieve approximate equal share across various settings.
SOTERIA optimizes neural networks for secure inference with minimal overhead.
problem Protecting user privacy in ML-as-a-service models with low overhead.
method Neural architecture search with dual objectives of accuracy and cryptographic efficiency.
result SOTERIA constructs efficient models for secure inference.
This work proposes a scalable framework for trusted multi-party computations using blockchain.
problem Ensuring trust in results from multi-agent computational experiments.
method Combining distributed validation and blockchain for immutable audits, reducing storage and communication costs.
result Guaranteed verifiability and validity of local computations in a scalable multi-agent environment.
Masked LARk prevents cross-site tracking while training models.
problem Cross-site tracking of user data through third-party cookies.
method Secure multi-party compute (MPC) protocol with masking.
result Prevents cross-site tracking and maintains model training flexibility.
DAG-LSTM improves DA classification in group chats.
problem DA classification in multi-party conversations.
method Directed-Acyclic-Graph LSTM (DAG-LSTM) exploiting turn-taking structure.
result DAG-LSTM outperforms existing methods by 0.8% in accuracy and 1.2% in macro-F1 score.
A framework for partially encrypted machine learning using functional encryption.
problem Performing machine learning on encrypted data without revealing sensitive information.
method Combining adversarial training and functional encryption to efficiently compute quadratic functions and prevent feature leakage.
result The proposed framework maintains high model accuracy while significantly improving data privacy.
PD-ML-Lite uses lightweight cryptography for private distributed machine learning.
problem Privacy issues in learning from distributed data.
method Applying lightweight cryptographic protocols to build learning algorithms.
result Achieves the same accuracy as non-private methods while maintaining privacy.
Our work specifies the fundamental cost of using secure aggregation in federated learning.
problem Training a distributed model with differential privacy constraints.
method Characterized the communication cost required for optimal accuracy under differential privacy, achieved by a linear scheme.
result The fundamental communication cost is $ ilde{O}\left( \min(n^2\varepsilon^2, d)
ight)$ bits per client, both sufficient and necessary.
New protocol makes federated learning more scalable and private.
problem Securely aggregate data from distributed, private datasets.
method Proposes a new protocol for aggregation in the shuffled model that is more efficient in terms of communication and error.
result Achieves differential privacy guarantees with polylogarithmic scaling in the number of users.
Develops a new model to separate trading costs into market impact and timing.
problem Understanding and separating the impact of trading costs from market movements.
method Stochastic dynamic programming model with multiple sources of uncertainty.
result Shows trading costs can be decomposed into market impact and timing.
Kernelized inverse Christoffel function improves outlier detection.
problem Outlier detection in large datasets with many features.
method Kernelized variant of the inverse Christoffel function.
result Best performance on 15 data sets compared to current methods.
Asynchronous federated learning for vertically partitioned data improves efficiency and privacy.
problem Efficiently train models on vertically partitioned data without a trusted third party.
method Proposed AFSGD-VP and its SVRG and SAGA variants for asynchronous federated learning.
result AFSGD-VP and its variants achieve higher efficiency than synchronous algorithms.
Optimizes a portfolio for an investor preferring accepted securities over a reference security.
problem Investor preference for a set of securities over a reference security with constraints.
method Mean-variance optimization with Sharpe Ratio performance measurement.
result Derives an optimal portfolio that maximizes returns while minimizing risk.
Study shows Bitcoin security tied to mining rewards and prices.
problem Understanding Bitcoin security's dependency on market outcomes.
method Used ARDL approach with daily blockchain and Bitcoin data from 2014-2019.
result Bitcoin security outcomes linked to Bitcoin price and mining rewards.
A pair of points in a riemannian manifold makes a secure configuration if the totality of geodesics connecting them can be blocked by a finite set. The manifold is secure if every configuration is secure. We investigate the security of compact, locally symmetric spaces.