Summary of Robust Federated Learning Over the Air: Combating Heavy-tailed Noise with Median Anchored Clipping, by Jiaxing Li et al.
Robust Federated Learning Over the Air: Combating Heavy-Tailed Noise with Median Anchored Clipping
by Jiaxing Li, Zihan Chen, Kai Fong Ernest Chong, Bikramjit Das, Tony Q. S. Quek, Howard H. Yang
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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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 approach to model aggregation in federated edge learning is introduced, leveraging over-the-air computations to reduce communication costs and enhance privacy while exploiting multi-access channel properties. The method integrates computation and communication, but heavy-tailed electromagnetic interference in radio channels can significantly deteriorate training performance. To mitigate this issue, a Median Anchored Clipping (MAC) algorithm is proposed, which effectively combats the detrimental effects of noise. Analytical expressions are derived to quantify the convergence rate of model training with analog over-the-air federated learning under MAC, and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of MAC in enhancing system robustness. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Federated edge learning helps devices learn together without sharing data. It’s like a big team effort! But there’s a problem: when lots of devices send their work to each other, it can get noisy. This noise makes it hard for the devices to learn correctly. To fix this, scientists created a new way to “clip” the noise so it doesn’t mess up the learning process. They called it Median Anchored Clipping (MAC). By using MAC, they showed that devices can work together more effectively and learn better. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Federated learning
