An Investigation of Smart Contract for Collaborative Machine Learning Model Training

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.05017v1
• Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:25:01 GMT
• Title: An Investigation of Smart Contract for Collaborative Machine Learning Model Training
• Authors: Shengwen Ding, Chenhui Hu
• Abstract summary: Collaborative machine learning (CML) has penetrated various fields in the era of big data. As the training of ML models requires a massive amount of good quality data, it is necessary to eliminate concerns about data privacy. Based on blockchain, smart contracts enable automatic execution of data preserving and validation.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Machine learning (ML) has penetrated various fields in the era of big data. The advantage of collaborative machine learning (CML) over most conventional ML lies in the joint effort of decentralized nodes or agents that results in better model performance and generalization. As the training of ML models requires a massive amount of good quality data, it is necessary to eliminate concerns about data privacy and ensure high-quality data. To solve this problem, we cast our eyes on the integration of CML and smart contracts. Based on blockchain, smart contracts enable automatic execution of data preserving and validation, as well as the continuity of CML model training. In our simulation experiments, we define incentive mechanisms on the smart contract, investigate the important factors such as the number of features in the dataset (num_words), the size of the training data, the cost for the data holders to submit data, etc., and conclude how these factors impact the performance metrics of the model: the accuracy of the trained model, the gap between the accuracies of the model before and after simulation, and the time to use up the balance of bad agent. For instance, the increase of the value of num_words leads to higher model accuracy and eliminates the negative influence of malicious agents in a shorter time from our observation of the experiment results. Statistical analyses show that with the help of smart contracts, the influence of invalid data is efficiently diminished and model robustness is maintained. We also discuss the gap in existing research and put forward possible future directions for further works.

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