APPFLx: Providing Privacy-Preserving Cross-Silo Federated Learning as a Service

Zilinghan Li, Shilan He, Pranshu Chaturvedi, Trung Hieu Hoang, Minseok Ryu, E. A. Huerta, Volodymyr Kindratenko, Jordan Fuhrman, Maryellen Giger, Ryan Chard, Kibaek Kim, Ravi Madduri

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Abstract

Cross-silo privacy-preserving federated learning (PPFL) is a powerful tool to collaboratively train robust and generalized machine learning (ML) models without sharing sensitive (e.g., healthcare of financial) local data. To ease and accelerate the adoption of PPFL, we introduce APPFLx, a ready-to-use platform that provides privacy-preserving cross-silo federated learning as a service. APPFLx employs Globus authentication to allow users to easily and securely invite trustworthy collaborators for PPFL, implements several synchronous and asynchronous FL algorithms, streamlines the FL experiment launch process, and enables tracking and visualizing the life cycle of FL experiments, allowing domain experts and ML practitioners to easily orchestrate and evaluate cross-silo FL under one platform. APPFLx is available online at https://appflx.link

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on e-Science, e-Science 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350322231
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event19th IEEE International Conference on e-Science, e-Science 2023 - Limassol, Cyprus
Duration: Oct 9 2023Oct 14 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on e-Science, e-Science 2023

Conference

Conference19th IEEE International Conference on e-Science, e-Science 2023
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityLimassol
Period10/9/2310/14/23

Keywords

  • AI for science
  • Federated learning
  • HPC
  • IAM
  • federation as a service
  • privacy preserving
  • science as a service

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Information Systems
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation

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