Summary of Federated Learning with Uncertainty and Personalization Via Efficient Second-order Optimization, by Shivam Pal et al.
Federated Learning with Uncertainty and Personalization via Efficient Second-order Optimization
by Shivam Pal, Aishwarya Gupta, Saqib Sarwar, Piyush Rai
First submitted to arxiv on: 27 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel Bayesian Federated Learning (FL) method is proposed, leveraging an efficient second-order optimization approach. This approach combines the benefits of Bayesian FL, including model and predictive uncertainty estimation, personalization for data heterogeneity, and hierarchical learning, with improved computational efficiency similar to first-order methods like Adam. The method outperforms state-of-the-art Bayesian FL methods in terms of predictive accuracy and uncertainty estimation, both in standard and personalized FL settings. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Federated Learning is a way for devices to learn together without sharing their data. This paper presents a new approach that uses Bayesian statistics to make the learning process more efficient and accurate. By combining different techniques, the method can personalize the learning process to each device’s specific needs while also considering how they are similar. The result is better predictions and uncertainty estimates. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Federated learning * Optimization
