Trust-Based Incentive Mechanisms in Semi-Decentralized Federated Learning Systems
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arXiv:2602.08290v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In federated learning (FL), decentralized model training allows multi-ple participants to collaboratively improve a shared machine learning model without exchanging raw data. However, ensuring the integrity and reliability of the system is challenging due to the presence of potentially malicious or faulty nodes that can degrade the model's performance. This paper proposes a novel trust-based incentive mechanism designed to evaluate and reward the quality of contributions in FL systems. By dynamically assessing trust scores based on fac-
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- arXiv:2602.08290v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In federated learning (FL), decentralized model training allows multi-ple participants to collaboratively improve a shared machine learning model without exchanging raw data.
- However, ensuring the integrity and reliability of the system is challenging due to the presence of potentially malicious or faulty nodes that can degrade the model's performance.
- This paper proposes a novel trust-based incentive mechanism designed to evaluate and reward the quality of contributions in FL systems.
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