用二阶优化加速联邦学习,减少通信轮次。
Accelerated Training of Federated Learning via Second-Order Methods
- 引入海森矩阵信息提升优化效率
- 显著加快收敛速度,降低通信开销
- 适合追求高效训练的系统研究者
本文探讨在联邦学习(FL)中使用二阶优化方法,解决全局模型收敛慢、需大量通信轮次才能达到最优性能的核心问题。现有联邦学习研究多关注统计异构性、设备标签差异及隐私安全等一阶方法的挑战,却较少关注训练速度慢的问题。当客户端数据高度异构时,该问题尤为突出,导致通信成本过高。本文系统梳理了当前先进的二阶联邦学习方法,从收敛速度、计算成本、内存占用、传输开销和全局模型泛化能力等方面进行比较分析。结果表明,通过二阶优化引入海森曲率具有显著潜力,但高效利用海森矩阵及其逆仍面临挑战。本工作为未来开发可扩展、高效的联邦优化方法奠定基础。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This paper explores second-order optimization methods in Federated Learning (FL), addressing the critical challenges of slow convergence and the excessive communication rounds required to achieve optimal performance from the global model. While existing surveys in FL primarily focus on challenges related to statistical and device label heterogeneity, as well as privacy and security concerns in first-order FL methods, less attention has been given to the issue of slow model training. This slow training often leads to the need for excessive communication rounds or increased communication costs, particularly when data across clients are highly heterogeneous. In this paper, we examine various FL methods that leverage second-order optimization to accelerate the training process. We provide a comprehensive categorization of state-of-the-art second-order FL methods and compare their performance based on convergence speed, computational cost, memory usage, transmission overhead, and generalization of the global model. Our findings show the potential of incorporating Hessian curvature through second-order optimization into FL and highlight key challenges, such as the efficient utilization of Hessian and its inverse in FL. This work lays the groundwork for future research aimed at developing scalable and efficient federated optimization methods for improving the training of the global model in FL.
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