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Machine learning algorithms with empirical risk minimization are vulnerable under distributional shifts due to the greedy adoption of all the correlations found in training data. There is an emerging literature on tackling this problem by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-11-22 Jiashuo Liu , Zheyan Shen , Peng Cui , Linjun Zhou , Kun Kuang , Bo Li

Byzantine-robustness has been gaining a lot of attention due to the growth of the interest in collaborative and federated learning. However, many fruitful directions, such as the usage of variance reduction for achieving robustness and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-09 Eduard Gorbunov , Samuel Horváth , Peter Richtárik , Gauthier Gidel

We study distributed optimization in the presence of Byzantine adversaries, where both data and computation are distributed among $m$ worker machines, $t$ of which may be corrupt. The compromised nodes may collaboratively and arbitrarily…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-11-05 Deepesh Data , Linqi Song , Suhas Diggavi

We consider distributed optimization under Byzantine attacks in the presence of $(L_0,L_1)$-smoothness, a generalization of standard $L$-smoothness that captures functions with state-dependent gradient Lipschitz constants. We propose…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Arman Bolatov , Samuel Horváth , Martin Takáč , Eduard Gorbunov

To preserve user privacy in recommender systems, federated recommendation (FR) based on federated learning (FL) emerges, keeping the personal data on the local client and updating a model collaboratively. Unlike FL, FR has a unique sparse…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-09 Zhongjian Zhang , Mengmei Zhang , Xiao Wang , Lingjuan Lyu , Bo Yan , Junping Du , Chuan Shi

This paper addresses the problem of combining Byzantine resilience with privacy in machine learning (ML). Specifically, we study if a distributed implementation of the renowned Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) learning algorithm is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-25 Rachid Guerraoui , Nirupam Gupta , Rafaël Pinot , Sébastien Rouault , John Stephan

Numerous distributed tasks have to be handled in a setting where a fraction of nodes behaves Byzantine, that is, deviates arbitrarily from the intended protocol. Resilient, deterministic protocols rely on the detection of majorities to…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Philipp Schneider

Federated learning (FL) enables collaborative model training across distributed clients without sharing raw data, but its robustness is threatened by Byzantine behaviors such as data and model poisoning. Existing defenses face fundamental…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-12 Usama Zafar , André M. H. Teixeira , Salman Toor

Distributed algorithms for multi-agent resource allocation can provide privacy and scalability over centralized algorithms in many cyber-physical systems. However, the distributed nature of these algorithms can render these systems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-08 Berkay Turan , Cesar A. Uribe , Hoi-To Wai , Mahnoosh Alizadeh

This paper proposes a Byzantine-resilient consensus framework that simultaneously pursues two tightly coupled objectives: actively identifying Byzantine agents and guaranteeing resilient consensus among normal agents. Unlike existing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Rui Huang , Changxin Liu , Wen-Hua Chen , Yang Shi

The rapid development of artificial intelligence systems has amplified societal concerns regarding their usage, necessitating regulatory frameworks that encompass data privacy. Federated Learning (FL) is posed as potential solution to data…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-28 Mario García-Márquez , Nuria Rodríguez-Barroso , M. Victoria Luzón , Francisco Herrera

The proliferation of Internet of Things devices in critical infrastructure has created unprecedented cybersecurity challenges, necessitating collaborative threat detection mechanisms that preserve data privacy while maintaining robustness…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Milad Rahmati , Nima Rahmati

Federated Learning (FL) enables multiple clients to collaboratively train a model without sharing their local data. Yet the FL system is vulnerable to well-designed Byzantine attacks, which aim to disrupt the model training process by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-05 Jiahao Xu , Zikai Zhang , Rui Hu

We consider the problem of Byzantine fault-tolerance in federated machine learning. In this problem, the system comprises multiple agents each with local data, and a trusted centralized coordinator. In fault-free setting, the agents…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-08-27 Nirupam Gupta , Thinh T. Doan , Nitin Vaidya

Federated Learning (FL) enables heterogeneous clients to collaboratively train a shared model without centralizing their raw data, offering an inherent level of privacy. However, gradients and model updates can still leak sensitive…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Rustem Islamov , Grigory Malinovsky , Alexander Gaponov , Aurelien Lucchi , Peter Richtárik , Eduard Gorbunov

Byzantine attacks hinder the deployment of federated learning algorithms. Although we know that the benign gradients and Byzantine attacked gradients are distributed differently, to detect the malicious gradients is challenging due to (1)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Wanchuang Zhu , Benjamin Zi Hao Zhao , Simon Luo , Tongliang Liu , Ke Deng

Federated Learning (FL) enables decentralized model training without sharing raw data. However, it remains vulnerable to Byzantine attacks, which can compromise the aggregation of locally updated parameters at the central server.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Shiyuan Zuo , Rongfei Fan , Cheng Zhan , Jie Xu , Puning Zhao , Han Hu

Federated Learning (FL) aims to train a collaborative model while preserving data privacy. However, the distributed nature of this approach still raises privacy and security issues, such as the exposure of sensitive data due to inference…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-09 Adda Akram Bendoukha , Aymen Boudguiga , Nesrine Kaaniche , Renaud Sirdey , Didem Demirag , Sébastien Gambs

Federated learning (FL) enables a set of geographically distributed clients to collectively train a model through a server. Classically, the training process is synchronous, but can be made asynchronous to maintain its speed in presence of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Bart Cox , Abele Mălan , Lydia Y. Chen , Jérémie Decouchant

Federated learning (FL) is a machine learning paradigm that enables multiple data holders to collaboratively train a machine learning model without sharing their training data with external parties. In this paradigm, workers locally update…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Johan Erbani , Sonia Ben Mokhtar , Pierre-Edouard Portier , Elod Egyed-Zsigmond , Diana Nurbakova