Qi Liu
GSFL: A Privacy-Preserving Grouping-Split Federated Learning Approach in Resource-Constrained Edge Computing Scenarios
Liu, Qi; Wang, Zhilu; Zhou, Xiaokang; Zhang, Yonghong; Liu, Xiaodong; Lin, Haiyang
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Abstract
The advancement of mobile multimedia communications, 5G, and Internet of Things (IoT) has led to the widespread use of edge devices, including sensors, smartphones, and wearables. This has generated in a large amount of distributed data, leading to new prospects for deep learning. However, this data is confined within data silos and contains sensitive information, making it difficult to be processed in a centralized manner, particularly under stringent data privacy regulations. Federated learning (FL) offers a solution by enabling collaborative learning while ensuring privacy. Nonetheless, data and device heterogeneity complicate FL implementation. This research presents a specialized FL algorithm for heterogeneous edge computing. It integrates a lightweight grouping strategy for homogeneous devices, a scheduling algorithm within groups, and a Split Learning (SL) approach. These contributions enhance model accuracy and training speed, alleviate the burden on resource-constrained devices, and strengthen privacy. Experimental results demonstrate that the GSFL outperforms FedAvg and SplitFed by 6.53× and 1.18×. Under experimental conditions with 𝛼 = 0.05, representing a highly heterogeneous data distribution typical of extreme Non-IID scenarios, GSFL showed better accuracy compared to FedAvg by 10.64%, HACCS by 4.53%, and Cluster-HSFL by 1.16%. GSFL effectively balances privacy protection and computational efficiency for real-world applications in mobile multimedia communications.
Citation
Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Liu, X., & Lin, H. (online). GSFL: A Privacy-Preserving Grouping-Split Federated Learning Approach in Resource-Constrained Edge Computing Scenarios. ACM transactions on autonomous and adaptive systems, https://doi.org/10.1145/3725221
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 15, 2025 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 20, 2025 |
Deposit Date | Mar 18, 2025 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 20, 2025 |
Journal | ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems |
Print ISSN | 1556-4665 |
Electronic ISSN | 1556-4703 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1145/3725221 |
Keywords | Federated learning, Split learning, Non-IID, Clustering |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4177687 |
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