Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSN

Abstract Nodes in a wireless sensor network (WSN) are usually contrived by hardware and environmental circumstances and high system security susceptibilities. This certainty necessitates distinctive prerequisites for designing unique network protocol, security evaluation prototypes and energy effici...

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Main Authors: Saravanakumar Pichumani, T. V. P. Sundararajan, S. M. Ramesh
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03257-4
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description Abstract Nodes in a wireless sensor network (WSN) are usually contrived by hardware and environmental circumstances and high system security susceptibilities. This certainty necessitates distinctive prerequisites for designing unique network protocol, security evaluation prototypes and energy efficient techniques. Data aggregation is an efficient energy saving mechanism that eliminates unnecessary information from the aggregated data, therefore minimizing the network energy consumption significantly. However, with the deployment of sensor nodes in open environment are hence subjected to different types of attacks ushered by malicious sensor nodes. As a consequence, data aggregation leads the ways for new confrontations to WSN security. In this work a method called Federated Stochastic Gradient Averaging Ring Homomorphism-based Learning (FSGARH-L) for secure data aggregation in WSN is proposed. The FSGARH-L method is split into three sections. First, the copies of the model or data packets are shared between sensor nodes for performing training using the Federated Averaging learning model. Following which fine tune weights are generated using Stochastic Gradient Averaging function. Finally, a Federated Learning environment with heterogeneous sensor nodes positioned across the network is considered for performing secure data aggregation. The processing power of each sensor node and size of training data packets can be heterogeneous. Owing to this reason, each sensor node possesses different execution time for encoding and the response time for decoding. Higher correlated sensor nodes are obtained using the Cosine Similarity function. Following which secure data aggregation is performed using Ring Homomorphism-based encryption/decryption. The proposed FSGARH-L method is analyzed theoretically and simulated from several viewpoints. Comparisons are made with conventional methods. As a result of this study, an inclusive security solution is provided and more successful results were obtained by improving packet delivery ratio by 12%, minimizing packet drop rate and computational overhead by 38%, transmission delay by 44% and improved throughput by 37%.
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spelling doaj-art-aab0632687304eb882ffe463336c8c792025-08-20T02:03:35ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115112010.1038/s41598-025-03257-4Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSNSaravanakumar Pichumani0T. V. P. Sundararajan1S. M. Ramesh2Department of CSE, Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering and TechnologyDepartment of ECE, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and TechnologyDepartment of ECE, KPR Institute of Engineering and TechnologyAbstract Nodes in a wireless sensor network (WSN) are usually contrived by hardware and environmental circumstances and high system security susceptibilities. This certainty necessitates distinctive prerequisites for designing unique network protocol, security evaluation prototypes and energy efficient techniques. Data aggregation is an efficient energy saving mechanism that eliminates unnecessary information from the aggregated data, therefore minimizing the network energy consumption significantly. However, with the deployment of sensor nodes in open environment are hence subjected to different types of attacks ushered by malicious sensor nodes. As a consequence, data aggregation leads the ways for new confrontations to WSN security. In this work a method called Federated Stochastic Gradient Averaging Ring Homomorphism-based Learning (FSGARH-L) for secure data aggregation in WSN is proposed. The FSGARH-L method is split into three sections. First, the copies of the model or data packets are shared between sensor nodes for performing training using the Federated Averaging learning model. Following which fine tune weights are generated using Stochastic Gradient Averaging function. Finally, a Federated Learning environment with heterogeneous sensor nodes positioned across the network is considered for performing secure data aggregation. The processing power of each sensor node and size of training data packets can be heterogeneous. Owing to this reason, each sensor node possesses different execution time for encoding and the response time for decoding. Higher correlated sensor nodes are obtained using the Cosine Similarity function. Following which secure data aggregation is performed using Ring Homomorphism-based encryption/decryption. The proposed FSGARH-L method is analyzed theoretically and simulated from several viewpoints. Comparisons are made with conventional methods. As a result of this study, an inclusive security solution is provided and more successful results were obtained by improving packet delivery ratio by 12%, minimizing packet drop rate and computational overhead by 38%, transmission delay by 44% and improved throughput by 37%.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03257-4Wireless sensor networkFederated average learningStochastic gradientRing homomorphism
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Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSN
Scientific Reports
Wireless sensor network
Federated average learning
Stochastic gradient
Ring homomorphism
title Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSN
title_full Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSN
title_fullStr Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSN
title_full_unstemmed Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSN
title_short Federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in WSN
title_sort federated stochastic gradient averaging ring homomorphism based learning for secure data aggregation in wsn
topic Wireless sensor network
Federated average learning
Stochastic gradient
Ring homomorphism
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03257-4
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