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Federated Learning in Robotic and Autonomous Systems

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Xianjia, Yu, Queralta, Jorge Peña, Heikkonen, Jukka, Westerlund, Tomi·2021·Procedia Computer Science

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Autonomous systems are becoming inherently ubiquitous with the advancements of computing and communication solutions enabling low-latency offloading and real-time collaboration of distributed devices. Decentralized technologies with blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) are playing a key role. At the same time, advances in deep learning (DL) have significantly raised the degree of autonomy and level of intelligence of robotic and autonomous systems. While these technological revolutions were taking place, raising concerns in terms of data security and end-user privacy has become an inescapable research consideration. Federated learning (FL) is a promising solution to privacy-preserving DL at the edge, with an inherently distributed nature by learning on isolated data islands and communicating only model updates. However, FL by itself does not provide the levels of security and robustness required by today’s standards in distributed autonomous systems. This survey covers applications of FL to autonomous robots, analyzes the role of DLT and FL for these systems, and introduces the key background concepts and considerations in current research.

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  • FL is a well-suited solution for secure data collection in robot training because it forbids data transfer, ensuring data privacy while maintaining autonomy system efficiency.

    “In this regard, FL is a well-suited solution since the key demanding task, data transfer, is forbidden in this scenario, ensuring data privacy while maintaining the autonomy system’s efficiency [244].”

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  1. C. Matuszek et al., Grounded language learning: Where robotics and nlp meet (invited talk), in: IJCAI, 2018.
  2. Busart III et al., Federated learning architecture to enable continuous learning at the tactical edge for situational awareness, Ph.D. thesis, The George Washington University (2020).

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Authors
Xianjia, Y., Queralta, J. P., Heikkonen, J., & Westerlund, T.
Affiliations
University of Turku (FI)
Venue
Procedia Computer Science
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021
Volume
191
Pages
135-142
ISSN
1877-0509 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3198130589
Cited by
79
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 9
FWCI
5.89
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Procedia Computer Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • UTUPub (University of Turku) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
Academy of Finland
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Keywords
federated learning, autonomous robots, distributed ledger technology, blockchain, edge computing, privacy-preserving deep learning, data security, decentralized learning, model updating, autonomous systems

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