Graph-homomorphic perturbations for private decentralized learning
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Vlaski, Stefan
Sayed, Ali H
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Decentralized algorithms for stochastic optimization and learning rely on the diffusion of information through repeated local exchanges of intermediate estimates. Such structures are particularly appealing in situations where agents may be hesitant to share raw data due to privacy concerns. Nevertheless, in the absence of additional privacy-preserving mechanisms, the exchange of local estimates, which are generated based on private data can allow for the inference of the data itself. The most common mechanism for guaranteeing privacy is the addition of perturbations to local estimates before broadcasting. These perturbations are generally chosen independently at every agent, resulting in a significant performance loss. We propose an alternative scheme, which constructs perturbations according to a particular nullspace condition, allowing them to be invisible (to first order in the step-size) to the network centroid, while preserving privacy guarantees. The analysis allows for general nonconvex loss functions, and is hence applicable to a large number of machine learning and signal processing problems, including deep learning.
Date Issued
2021-05-13
Date Acceptance
2021-05-01
Citation
2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP 2021), 2021, pp.5240-5244
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
5240
End Page
5244
Journal / Book Title
2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP 2021)
Copyright Statement
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Source
IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Acoustics
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
Computer Science
Engineering
Decentralized optimization
learning
differential privacy
encryption
diffusion strategy
BEHAVIOR
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2021-06-06
Finish Date
2021-06-11
Coverage Spatial
Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Publish Online
2021-05-13