arXiv Machine Learning

GAPSL: A Gradient-Aligned Parallel Split Learning over Data-Heterogeneous Edge Computing Systems

arXiv:2603. 18540v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The increasing complexity of neural networks poses significant challenges for democratizing federated learning (FL) on resource-constrained edge devices.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 2

FlexP-SFT: A Flexible Aggregation-Free Framework for On-Device Personalized Split Federated Fine-Tuning of LLMs

FlexP-SFT introduces an aggregation-free framework for personalized split federated fine-tuning of large language models, eliminating the client-side aggregation step that traditionally causes communication bottlenecks and straggler issues. The method employs a layer‑flexible alignment strategy to balance personalization and generalization without global synchronization, and formulates split‑ratio selection as a resource‑aware discrete optimization problem. Experiments demonstrate that FlexP-SFT improves both accuracy and latency compared to baselines, achieving a superior resource‑accuracy trade‑off.

By Jiaxiang Geng, Tianjun Yuan, Pengchao Han, Ying Gao, Xianhao Chen, Bing Luo
arXiv Machine Learning
1d ago

FedSAP: Federated Learning with Structured Adaptive Partitioning for Multi-Domain Heterogeneous Edge Devices

FedSAP is a federated learning framework that addresses heterogeneous edge devices by using structured pruning as a budget-constrained tri-state channel allocation. It partitions model channels into a Global pool, pseudo-domain-specific Private pools, and a Dropped state, allowing broadly useful features to be shared while isolating domain-sensitive updates. Experiments on Digits and Office-Caltech datasets show FedSAP achieving higher mean global accuracy than the strongest baseline while supporting up to 80% client pruning ratios.

By Wentao Yue, Tianyou Lai, Hongji Li, Qingyu Mao, Qilei Li
arXiv AI
Aug 19

Adaptive AI Task Partitioning and Safe Offloading in Heterogeneous Edge-Cloud Continuum

The paper introduces a dynamic framework for partitioning neural network layers across a heterogeneous edge‑cloud continuum, adapting to runtime changes in network conditions and device capabilities. It profiles models at startup, measures link quality, and periodically re‑evaluates the partitioning to optimize performance. Experiments on a Raspberry Pi, laptop, and desktop using VGG16, AlexNet, and MobileNetV2 demonstrate energy savings of 27.09–35.82% and latency reductions of 6.34–22.92% over static partitioning.

By Akuen Akoi Deng, Eimantas Butkus, Alfreds Lapkovskis, Praveen Kumar Donta
arXiv AI
Jul 28

OrchNAS: Orchestrated Neural Architecture Search Service for Personalised Federated Edge Intelligence

arXiv:2607. 22805v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We propose OrchNAS, an energy-aware, personalised, federated edge intelligence framework that leverages a Neural Architecture Search Service to automatically design service-adaptive models for heterogeneous edge environments.

By Keya Patel, Sajib Mistry, Sheik Mohammad Mostakim Fattah, Aneesh Krishna