Summary of Decentralized Personalized Federated Learning, by Salma Kharrat et al.
Decentralized Personalized Federated Learning
by Salma Kharrat, Marco Canini, Samuel Horvath
First submitted to arxiv on: 10 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Multiagent Systems (cs.MA); Optimization and Control (math.OC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper presents a novel approach to decentralized federated learning that tackles the challenges of data heterogeneity and communication limitations. The method, called DPFL, creates a collaboration graph that guides each client in selecting suitable collaborators for training personalized models. By leveraging local data effectively, DPFL enhances resource efficiency while minimizing communication overhead. This is achieved through a bi-level optimization framework that employs a constrained greedy algorithm to identify collaborators at a granular level, considering combinatorial relations of clients. The approach is evaluated against various baselines across diverse datasets and consistently outperforms other methods, demonstrating its effectiveness in handling real-world data heterogeneity. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper solves a big problem in computers. When many devices want to work together to learn something new, they often have different types of data or can’t share information easily. This makes it hard for them to work together effectively. The authors created a special tool called DPFL that helps devices choose the right partners to work with and use their local data efficiently. This makes the process faster and more accurate. The paper shows that this method works better than other approaches on many different types of datasets. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Federated learning » Optimization
