Towards Implementation of Privacy-preserving Federated Learning Aggregation using Multi-key Homomorphic Encryption

Federated Learning is a machine learning approach where a model is trained across multiple decentralized edge devices. Since the data are not uploaded to a server, this approach is particularly useful for data protection and efficient computation. Further, it can be combined with privacy-preserving technologies, e.g., homomorphic encryption for enhanced data protection. Considering all these elements, a practical solution will require an efficient multikey homomorphic encryption as well as an effective integration of federated model aggregation and multikey generation processes. The paper studies the related work for homomorphic encryption in the context of federated learning and outlines the rationale behind practical design of secure federated learning.