Summary of Fedbrb: An Effective Solution to the Small-to-large Scenario in Device-heterogeneity Federated Learning, by Ziyue Xu et al.
FedBRB: An Effective Solution to the Small-to-Large Scenario in Device-Heterogeneity Federated Learning
by Ziyue Xu, Mingfeng Xu, Tianchi Liao, Zibin Zheng, Chuan Chen
First submitted to arxiv on: 27 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed method, FedBRB, is a device-heterogeneity federated learning approach that enables the training of large-scale models by leveraging smaller local models. By breaking down the global model into blocks and using a weighted broadcasting mechanism, FedBRB can efficiently train each block using small local models, achieving state-of-the-art results in the “small-to-large” scenario. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary A team of researchers developed a new way to train big artificial intelligence models by combining smaller models from different places. They used a technique called “block-wise rolling and weighted broadcasting” (FedBRB) that allows small models to work together to create a bigger, better model. This approach is important because many organizations don’t have the computing power to train large models on their own. The new method was tested and shown to be highly effective. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Federated learning
