Summary of Rbla: Rank-based-lora-aggregation For Fine-tuning Heterogeneous Models in Flaas, by Shuaijun Chen et al.
RBLA: Rank-Based-LoRA-Aggregation for Fine-tuning Heterogeneous Models in FLaaS
by Shuaijun Chen, Omid Tavallaie, Niousha Nazemi, Albert Y. Zomaya
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The abstract describes Federated Learning (FL) as a privacy-aware distributed learning framework deployed on devices such as mobile phones, desktops, or CPUs/GPUs. In server-based FL as a Service (FLaaS), FL coordinates training processes across multiple devices without direct access to local data. Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) is a method that fine-tunes models by focusing on a low-dimensional subspace of parameters, reducing computational and memory costs. When integrated with FL in FLaaS, LoRA allows for flexible deployment across diverse hardware. However, aggregating models with varying ranks poses challenges. Current methods involve padding weights to a uniform shape, which can degrade the global model’s performance. To address this issue, the authors propose Rank-Based LoRA Aggregation (RBLA), a novel model aggregation method designed for heterogeneous LoRA structures. RBLA preserves key features across models with different ranks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Federated Learning is a way to train AI models without collecting all the data in one place. This keeps personal information private and secure. The paper talks about Low-Rank Adaptation, which helps fine-tune models by looking at only important parts of the model’s parameters. This makes it faster and uses less memory. When used with Federated Learning, this method lets us use AI on different devices, like phones or computers. But it can be hard to combine models that were trained differently. The paper introduces a new way to combine these models called Rank-Based LoRA Aggregation (RBLA). This method keeps the important parts of each model and makes sure they work well together. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Federated learning » Lora » Low rank adaptation
