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Personalized Federated Learning via Convex Clustering
| Authors | Aleksandar Armacki, Dragana Bajovic, Dusan Jakovetic, Soummya Kar |
| Title | Personalized Federated Learning via Convex Clustering |
| Abstract | We propose a parametric family of algorithms for personalized federated learning with locally convex user costs. The proposed framework is based on a generalization of convex clustering in which the differences between different users’ models are penalized via a sum-of-norms penalty, weighted by a penalty parameter λ. The proposed approach enables “automatic” model clustering, without prior knowledge of the hidden cluster structure, nor the number of clusters. Analytical bounds on the weight parameter, that lead to simultaneous personalization, generalization and automatic model clustering are provided. The solution to the formulated problem enables personalization, by providing different models across different clusters, and generalization, by providing models different than the per-user models computed in isolation. We then provide an efficient algorithm based on the Parallel Direction Method of Multipliers (PDMM) to solve the proposed formulation in a federated server-users setting. Numerical experiments corroborate our findings. As an interesting byproduct, our results provide several generalizations to convex clustering. |
| ISBN | Ν/Α |
| Conference | 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2022, MARV workshop |
| Date | 26/09/2022 |
| Location | Paphos, Cyprus |
| Year of Publication, Publisher | 2022, IEEE |
| Url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7007248 |
| DOI |  |
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under grant agreement No 957337. The website reflects only the view of the author(s) and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
