Summary of Spectral Co-distillation For Personalized Federated Learning, by Zihan Chen et al.
Spectral Co-Distillation for Personalized Federated Learning
by Zihan Chen, Howard H. Yang, Tony Q.S. Quek, Kai Fong Ernest Chong
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
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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 proposes a novel approach to personalized federated learning (PFL) by introducing “spectral distillation,” a method that captures the similarities between generic and personalized model representations based on model spectrum information. The authors also introduce a co-distillation framework that establishes a two-way bridge between generic and personalized model training, allowing for more effective knowledge transfer. Additionally, they propose a wait-free local training protocol to utilize local idle time in conventional PFL. The proposed methods are demonstrated to outperform existing PFL approaches through extensive experiments on multiple datasets. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making machine learning work better when different devices or users have different data. Right now, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution that works well for everyone. To solve this problem, the researchers came up with a new way to learn from each device’s unique data while still sharing knowledge between them. They also figured out how to make use of idle time on these devices, so they can learn even when they’re not actively using them. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Distillation * Federated learning * Machine learning
