arXiv Machine Learning By Satwat Bashir, Tasos Dagiuklas, Muddesar Iqbal

FedOrbit: Adaptive Personalized Federated Learning for Non-IID LEO Satellite Constellations

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arXiv:2608. 09687v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Federated learning (FL) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations is affected by non-IID data and irregular ground-station visibility, both driven by orbital geometry.

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FractalNet-Based Heterogeneous Federated Learning for Orbital Edge Intelligence in Satellite Mega-Constellations: A Wildfire Case Study

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