77 research outputs found
An Efficient and Reliable Asynchronous Federated Learning Scheme for Smart Public Transportation
Since the traffic conditions change over time, machine learning models that
predict traffic flows must be updated continuously and efficiently in smart
public transportation. Federated learning (FL) is a distributed machine
learning scheme that allows buses to receive model updates without waiting for
model training on the cloud. However, FL is vulnerable to poisoning or DDoS
attacks since buses travel in public. Some work introduces blockchain to
improve reliability, but the additional latency from the consensus process
reduces the efficiency of FL. Asynchronous Federated Learning (AFL) is a scheme
that reduces the latency of aggregation to improve efficiency, but the learning
performance is unstable due to unreasonably weighted local models. To address
the above challenges, this paper offers a blockchain-based asynchronous
federated learning scheme with a dynamic scaling factor (DBAFL). Specifically,
the novel committee-based consensus algorithm for blockchain improves
reliability at the lowest possible cost of time. Meanwhile, the devised dynamic
scaling factor allows AFL to assign reasonable weights to stale local models.
Extensive experiments conducted on heterogeneous devices validate outperformed
learning performance, efficiency, and reliability of DBAFL
SCEI: A Smart-Contract Driven Edge Intelligence Framework for IoT Systems
Federated learning (FL) utilizes edge computing devices to collaboratively
train a shared model while each device can fully control its local data access.
Generally, FL techniques focus on learning model on independent and identically
distributed (iid) dataset and cannot achieve satisfiable performance on non-iid
datasets (e.g. learning a multi-class classifier but each client only has a
single class dataset). Some personalized approaches have been proposed to
mitigate non-iid issues. However, such approaches cannot handle underlying data
distribution shift, namely data distribution skew, which is quite common in
real scenarios (e.g. recommendation systems learn user behaviors which change
over time). In this work, we provide a solution to the challenge by leveraging
smart-contract with federated learning to build optimized, personalized deep
learning models. Specifically, our approach utilizes smart contract to reach
consensus among distributed trainers on the optimal weights of personalized
models. We conduct experiments across multiple models (CNN and MLP) and
multiple datasets (MNIST and CIFAR-10). The experimental results demonstrate
that our personalized learning models can achieve better accuracy and faster
convergence compared to classic federated and personalized learning. Compared
with the model given by baseline FedAvg algorithm, the average accuracy of our
personalized learning models is improved by 2% to 20%, and the convergence rate
is about 2 faster. Moreover, we also illustrate that our approach is
secure against recent attack on distributed learning.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figure
The function and regulation of heat shock transcription factor in Cryptococcus
Cryptococcus species are opportunistic human fungal pathogens. Survival in a hostile environment, such as the elevated body temperatures of transmitting animals and humans, is crucial for Cryptococcus infection. Numerous intriguing investigations have shown that the Hsf family of thermotolerance transcription regulators plays a crucial role in the pathogen-host axis of Cryptococcus. Although Hsf1 is known to be a master regulator of the heat shock response through the activation of gene expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps). Hsf1 and other Hsfs are multifaceted transcription regulators that regulate the expression of genes involved in protein chaperones, metabolism, cell signal transduction, and the electron transfer chain. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a model organism, Hsf1’s working mechanism has been intensively examined. Nonetheless, the link between Hsfs and Cryptococcus pathogenicity remains poorly understood. This review will focus on the transcriptional regulation of Hsf function in Cryptococcus, as well as potential antifungal treatments targeting Hsf proteins
Experimentally ruling out joint reality based on operational completeness
Whether the observables of a physical system admit real values is of
fundamental importance to a deep understanding of nature. In this work, we
report a device-independent experiment to confirm that the joint reality of two
observables on a single two-level system is incompatible with the assumption of
operational completeness, which is strictly weaker than that of preparation
noncontextuality. We implement two observables on a trapped ion to test this incompatibility via violation of certain inequalities
derived from both linear and nonlinear criteria. Moreover, by introducing a
highly controllable dephasing channel, we show that the nonlinear criterion is
more robust against noise. Our results push the fundamental limit to delineate
the quantum-classical boundary and pave the way for exploring relevant problems
in other scenarios.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
System-level biological effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields: an in vivo experimental review
During the past decades, the potential effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) on human health have gained great interest all around the world. Though the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection recommended a 100 μT, and then a 200 μT magnetic field limit, the long-term effects of ELF-EMFs on organisms and systems need to be further investigated. It was reported that both electrotherapy and possible effects on human health could be induced under ELF-EM radiation with varied EM frequencies and fields. This present article intends to systematically review the in vivo experimental outcome and the corresponding mechanisms to shed some light on the safety considerations of ELF-EMFs. This will further advance the subsequent application of electrotherapy in human health
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