Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical Clustering

Federated learning (FL) has emerged as a promising solution for the Internet of Things (IoT), facilitating distributed artificial intelligence while ensuring communication efficiency and data privacy. Traditional methods involve transmitting raw sensory data from IoT devices to servers or base-stati...

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Main Author: M. Baqer
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/1/4
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description Federated learning (FL) has emerged as a promising solution for the Internet of Things (IoT), facilitating distributed artificial intelligence while ensuring communication efficiency and data privacy. Traditional methods involve transmitting raw sensory data from IoT devices to servers or base-stations for processing, resulting in significant communication overhead. This overhead not only increases energy consumption but also diminishes device longevity within IoT networks. By focusing on model updates rather than raw data transmission, FL reduces the volume of data communicated to the base-station; however, FL still faces challenges due to the multiple communication rounds required for convergence. This research introduces an innovative approach that leverages the in-network processing capabilities of IoT devices by integrating a hierarchical clustering routing protocol with FL. This approach enhances energy efficiency through single-round pattern recognition, minimizing the need for multiple communication rounds to achieve convergence. It is envisaged that the proposed approach will prolong the lifespan of IoT devices and maintain high accuracy in event detection, all while ensuring robust data privacy.
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spelling doaj-art-aa74f0dbd0cd4126a1f18a43c67513142025-01-24T13:33:32ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032024-12-01171410.3390/fi17010004Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical ClusteringM. Baqer0Department of Computer Engineering, College of Information Technology, University of Bahrain, Sakhair P.O. Box 32038, BahrainFederated learning (FL) has emerged as a promising solution for the Internet of Things (IoT), facilitating distributed artificial intelligence while ensuring communication efficiency and data privacy. Traditional methods involve transmitting raw sensory data from IoT devices to servers or base-stations for processing, resulting in significant communication overhead. This overhead not only increases energy consumption but also diminishes device longevity within IoT networks. By focusing on model updates rather than raw data transmission, FL reduces the volume of data communicated to the base-station; however, FL still faces challenges due to the multiple communication rounds required for convergence. This research introduces an innovative approach that leverages the in-network processing capabilities of IoT devices by integrating a hierarchical clustering routing protocol with FL. This approach enhances energy efficiency through single-round pattern recognition, minimizing the need for multiple communication rounds to achieve convergence. It is envisaged that the proposed approach will prolong the lifespan of IoT devices and maintain high accuracy in event detection, all while ensuring robust data privacy.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/1/4federated learninginternet of thingssensor networksartificial intelligencemachine learningdistributed learning
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Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical Clustering
Future Internet
federated learning
internet of things
sensor networks
artificial intelligence
machine learning
distributed learning
title Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical Clustering
title_full Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical Clustering
title_fullStr Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical Clustering
title_full_unstemmed Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical Clustering
title_short Energy-Efficient Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Leveraging In-Network Processing and Hierarchical Clustering
title_sort energy efficient federated learning for internet of things leveraging in network processing and hierarchical clustering
topic federated learning
internet of things
sensor networks
artificial intelligence
machine learning
distributed learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/1/4
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