A Privacy-Centric Approach: Scalable and Secure Federated Learning Enabled by Hybrid Homomorphic Encryption

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14853v2
• Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:51:48 GMT
• Title: A Privacy-Centric Approach: Scalable and Secure Federated Learning Enabled by Hybrid Homomorphic Encryption
• Authors: Khoa Nguyen, Tanveer Khan, Hossein Abdinasibfar, Antonis Michalas,
• Abstract summary: Federated Learning (FL) enables collaborative model training without sharing raw data, making it a promising approach for privacy-sensitive domains.<n>Despite its potential, FL faces significant challenges, particularly in terms of communication overhead and data privacy.<n>In this work, we explore how Hybrid Homomorphic Encryption (HHE), a cryptographic protocol that combines symmetric encryption with HE, can be effectively integrated with FL to address both communication and privacy challenges.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Federated Learning (FL) enables collaborative model training without sharing raw data, making it a promising approach for privacy-sensitive domains. Despite its potential, FL faces significant challenges, particularly in terms of communication overhead and data privacy. Privacy-preserving Techniques (PPTs) such as Homomorphic Encryption (HE) have been used to mitigate these concerns. However, these techniques introduce substantial computational and communication costs, limiting their practical deployment. In this work, we explore how Hybrid Homomorphic Encryption (HHE), a cryptographic protocol that combines symmetric encryption with HE, can be effectively integrated with FL to address both communication and privacy challenges, paving the way for scalable and secure decentralized learning system.

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