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In this paper, we consider a min-max optimization problem under adversarial manipulation, where there are $n$ cost functions, up to $f$ of which may be replaced by arbitrary faulty functions by an adversary. The goal is to minimize the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-02-19 Shuo Liu , Nitin Vaidya

Federated Learning (FL) is notorious for its vulnerability to Byzantine attacks. Most current Byzantine defenses share a common inductive bias: among all the gradients, the densely distributed ones are more likely to be honest. However,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-17 Yuchen Liu , Chen Chen , Lingjuan Lyu , Yaochu Jin , Gang Chen

Federated Learning (FL) distributes model training across clients who retain their data locally, but this architecture exposes a fundamental vulnerability: Byzantine clients can inject arbitrarily corrupted updates that degrade or subvert…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Aditya Tripathi , Karan Sharma , Rahul Mishra , Tapas Kumar Maiti

This paper considers the problem of Byzantine fault tolerance in distributed linear regression in a multi-agent system. However, the proposed algorithms are given for a more general class of distributed optimization problems, of which…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-04-05 Nirupam Gupta , Nitin H. Vaidya

Communication efficiency and robustness are two major issues in modern distributed learning framework. This is due to the practical situations where some computing nodes may have limited communication power or may behave adversarial…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-03-02 Xingcai Zhou , Le Chang , Pengfei Xu , Shaogao Lv

Federated Learning (FL) is a distributed machine learning paradigm where data is distributed among clients who collaboratively train a model in a computation process coordinated by a central server. By assigning a weight to each client…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-19 Amit Portnoy , Yoav Tirosh , Danny Hendler

We propose a Byzantine-resilient federated conformal prediction (FCP) method that leverages partial model sharing, where only a subset of model parameters is exchanged each round. Unlike existing robust FCP approaches that primarily harden…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Ehsan Lari , Reza Arablouei , Stefan Werner

Federated learning has exhibited vulnerabilities to Byzantine attacks, where the Byzantine attackers can send arbitrary gradients to a central server to destroy the convergence and performance of the global model. A wealth of robust…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Yuchen Liu , Chen Chen , Lingjuan Lyu , Fangzhao Wu , Sai Wu , Gang Chen

We consider a distributed reinforcement learning setting where multiple agents separately explore the environment and communicate their experiences through a central server. However, $\alpha$-fraction of agents are adversarial and can…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-02 Yiding Chen , Xuezhou Zhang , Kaiqing Zhang , Mengdi Wang , Xiaojin Zhu

Recent advancements in machine learning have improved performance while also increasing computational demands. While federated and distributed setups address these issues, their structures remain vulnerable to malicious influences. In this…

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

The problem of distributed optimization requires a group of networked agents to compute a parameter that minimizes the average of their local cost functions. While there are a variety of distributed optimization algorithms that can solve…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-09-24 Kananart Kuwaranancharoen , Lei Xin , Shreyas Sundaram

The problem of saddle-point avoidance for non-convex optimization is quite challenging in large scale distributed learning frameworks, such as Federated Learning, especially in the presence of Byzantine workers. The celebrated…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-12-30 Avishek Ghosh , Raj Kumar Maity , Arya Mazumdar , Kannan Ramchandran

Federated Learning (FL) enables clients to collaboratively train a global model using their local datasets while reinforcing data privacy, but it is prone to poisoning attacks. Existing defense mechanisms assume that clients' data are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Mehdi Ben Ghali , Gouenou Coatrieux , Reda Bellafqira

We propose Byzantine-robust federated learning protocols with nearly optimal statistical rates. In contrast to prior work, our proposed protocols improve the dimension dependence and achieve a tight statistical rate in terms of all the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-21 Banghua Zhu , Lun Wang , Qi Pang , Shuai Wang , Jiantao Jiao , Dawn Song , Michael I. Jordan

Federated Learning (FL) enables collaborative model training across distributed medical institutions while preserving patient privacy, but remains vulnerable to Byzantine attacks and statistical heterogeneity. We present OptiGradTrust, a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-01 Mohammad Karami , Fatemeh Ghassemi , Hamed Kebriaei , Hamid Azadegan

Federated Learning (FL) is susceptible to poisoning attacks, wherein compromised clients manipulate the global model by modifying local datasets or sending manipulated model updates. Experienced defenders can readily detect and mitigate the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-19 Yi Liu , Cong Wang , Xingliang Yuan

Federated learning (FL) allows distributed participants to train machine learning models in a decentralized manner. It can be used for radio signal classification with multiple receivers due to its benefits in terms of privacy and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-23 Han Zhang , Medhat Elsayed , Majid Bavand , Raimundas Gaigalas , Yigit Ozcan , Melike Erol-Kantarci

This paper introduces a deep learning-based framework for resilient decision fusion in adversarial multi-sensor networks, providing a unified mathematical setup that encompasses diverse scenarios, including varying Byzantine node…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Kassem Kallas

Distributed learning has emerged as a leading paradigm for training large machine learning models. However, in real-world scenarios, participants may be unreliable or malicious, posing a significant challenge to the integrity and accuracy…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-10 Grigory Malinovsky , Peter Richtárik , Samuel Horváth , Eduard Gorbunov