RealFM: A Realistic Mechanism to Incentivize Federated Participation and Contribution

Edge device participation in federating learning (FL) is typically studied under the lens of device-server communication (e.g., device dropout) and assumes an undying desire from edge devices to participate in FL. As a result, current FL frameworks are flawed when implemented in realistic settings, with many encountering the free-rider dilemma. In a step to push FL towards realistic settings, we propose RealFM: the first federated mechanism that (1) realistically models device utility, (2) incentivizes data contribution and device participation, (3) …

communication cs.cy cs.dc cs.gt cs.lg current devices dropout econ.th edge edge devices frameworks free server