The Effect of Quantization in Federated Learning: A Rényi Differential Privacy Perspective

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.10096v1
• Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 13:50:46 GMT
• Title: The Effect of Quantization in Federated Learning: A Rényi Differential Privacy Perspective
• Authors: Tianqu Kang, Lumin Liu, Hengtao He, Jun Zhang, S. H. Song, Khaled B. Letaief,
• Abstract summary: Federated Learning (FL) is an emerging paradigm that holds great promise for privacy-preserving machine learning using distributed data. To enhance privacy, FL can be combined with Differential Privacy (DP), which involves adding Gaussian noise to the model weights. This research paper investigates the impact of quantization on privacy in FL systems.
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• Abstract: Federated Learning (FL) is an emerging paradigm that holds great promise for privacy-preserving machine learning using distributed data. To enhance privacy, FL can be combined with Differential Privacy (DP), which involves adding Gaussian noise to the model weights. However, FL faces a significant challenge in terms of large communication overhead when transmitting these model weights. To address this issue, quantization is commonly employed. Nevertheless, the presence of quantized Gaussian noise introduces complexities in understanding privacy protection. This research paper investigates the impact of quantization on privacy in FL systems. We examine the privacy guarantees of quantized Gaussian mechanisms using R\'enyi Differential Privacy (RDP). By deriving the privacy budget of quantized Gaussian mechanisms, we demonstrate that lower quantization bit levels provide improved privacy protection. To validate our theoretical findings, we employ Membership Inference Attacks (MIA), which gauge the accuracy of privacy leakage. The numerical results align with our theoretical analysis, confirming that quantization can indeed enhance privacy protection. This study not only enhances our understanding of the correlation between privacy and communication in FL but also underscores the advantages of quantization in preserving privacy.

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