Survey of federated learning research

Abstract

Federated learning has rapidly become a research hotspot in the field of security machine learning in recent years because it can train the global optimal model collaboratively without the need for multiple data source aggregation. Firstly, the federated learning framework, algorithm principle and classification were summarized. Then, the main threats and challenges it faced, were analysed indepth the comparative analysis of typical research programs in the three directions of communication efficiency, privacy and security, trust and incentive mechanism was focused on, and their advantages and disadvantages were pointed out. Finally, Combined with application of edge computing, blockchain, 5G and other emerging technologies to federated learning, its future development prospects and research hotspots was prospected.

Keywords

• federated learning
• privacy protection
• blockchain
• edge of computing