Awesome Optimization
Optimization is one of the most active areas in Awesome Federated Learning β 5,587 papers in this collection, evaluated on datasets like CIFAR-10, MNIST, CIFAR-100. A strong starting point is "Better Generative Replay for Continual Federated Learning".
Datasets & benchmarks
Key papers
- Better Generative Replay for Continual Federated Learning (2023)Daiqing Qi et al.8.60
- FederBoost: Private Federated Learning for GBDT (2020)Zhihua Tian et al.8.19
- Federated Domain Generalization: A Survey (2023)Ying Li et al.7.59
- Fed-TGAN: Federated Learning Framework for Synthesizing Tabular Data (2021)Zilong Zhao et al.7.50
- FedRSClip: Federated Learning for Remote Sensing Scene Classification
Using Vision-Language Models (2025)Hui Lin et al.7.44
- Deep Anatomical Federated Network (Dafne): An open client-server
framework for the continuous, collaborative improvement of deep
learning-based medical image segmentation (2023)Francesco Santini et al.7.01
- Knowledge Distillation for Federated Learning: a Practical Guide (2022)Alessio Mora et al.6.78
- On the Push-Based Asynchronous Federated Learning: A Bias-Correction Aggregation Approach (2026)Jiahui Bai et al.6.72
- Personalized Semi-Supervised Federated Learning for Human Activity Recognition (2021)Riccardo Presotto et al.6.53
- Enhanced Privacy and Communication Efficiency in Non-IID Federated Learning with Adaptive Quantization and Differential Privacy (2026)Emre ArdΔ±Γ§ et al.6.52
- Fair and efficient contribution valuation for vertical federated learning (2022)Zhenan Fan et al.6.39
- Advancing MRI Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Deep Learning and Compressed Sensing Integration (2025)Mojtaba Safari et al.6.12
- Adaptive Client Selection in Federated Learning: A Network Anomaly
Detection Use Case (2025)William Marfo et al.6.12
- LCFed: An Efficient Clustered Federated Learning Framework for
Heterogeneous Data (2025)Yuxin Zhang et al.5.84
- AdaptSFL: Adaptive Split Federated Learning in Resource-constrained Edge Networks (2024)Zheng Lin et al.5.80
- Minimax Estimation for Personalized Federated Learning: An Alternative
between FedAvg and Local Training? (2021)Shuxiao Chen et al.5.72
- Federated Learning for Efficient Condition Monitoring and Anomaly
Detection in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (2025)William Marfo et al.5.54
- Asynchronous Federated Reinforcement Learning with Policy Gradient
Updates: Algorithm Design and Convergence Analysis (2024)Guangchen Lan et al.5.34
- One-Shot Federated Learning with Classifier-Free Diffusion Models (2025)Obaidullah Zaland et al.5.24
- FedSA: A Unified Representation Learning via Semantic Anchors for Prototype-based Federated Learning (2025)Yanbing Zhou et al.5.18
- UAV-Assisted Multi-Task Federated Learning with Task Knowledge Sharing (2025)Yubo Yang et al.5.18
- Federated Learning with Sample-level Client Drift Mitigation (2025)Haoran Xu et al.5.18
- Unlearning Clients, Features and Samples in Vertical Federated Learning (2025)Ayush K. Varshney et al.5.18
- Local Differential Privacy with Correlated Noise Achieves Central-DP Optimal Cost (2026)Madhura Pathegama et al.4.95
- A Tight Theory of Error Feedback Algorithms in Distributed Optimization (2026)Daniel Berg Thomsen et al.4.95
- PM-MOE: Mixture of Experts on Private Model Parameters for Personalized
Federated Learning (2025)Yu Feng et al.4.82
- A Two-Stage CAE-Based Federated Learning Framework for Efficient Jamming Detection in 5G Networks (2025)Samhita Kuili et al.4.76
- Decentralized Low-Rank Fine-Tuning of Large Language Models (2025)Sajjad Ghiasvand et al.4.76
- Federated Large Language Models: Current Progress and Future Directions (2024)Yuhang Yao et al.4.54
- Elastic Federated Learning over Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) for Concurrent Execution of Multiple Distributed Learning Tasks (2023)Payam Abdisarabshali et al.4.52
- Federated Multi-Armed Bandits Under Byzantine Attacks (2022)Artun Saday et al.4.48
- QSplitFL: Capability Aware Deep Q-Learning for Optimal Split Point Selection in Split Federated Learning (2026)Nazmus Shakib Shadin et al.4.39
- FedSteer: Taming Extreme Gradient Staleness in Federated Learning with Corrective Projections and Caching (2026)Haoran Zhang et al.4.39
- Multi-Level Analyzation of Imbalance to Resolve Non-IID-Ness in Federated Learning (2026)Haengbok Chung et al.4.39
- Inverse Probability Weighting and Age-of-Information Aggregation for Decentralized Federated Learning under Partial Reception (2026)Chanuka A. S. Hewa Kaluannakkage et al.4.39
- Adaptive UAV-Assisted Hierarchical Federated Learning: Optimizing Energy, Latency, and Resilience for Dynamic Smart IoT (2025)Xiaohong Yang et al.4.36
- Enabling Differentially Private Federated Learning for Speech Recognition: Benchmarks, Adaptive Optimizers and Gradient Clipping (2023)Martin Pelikan et al.4.35
- FIRMA: FIbonacci Ring Model Aggregation for Privacy-preserving Federated Learning (2026)Rachid Hedjam4.33
- Semantic-aware Token Selection and Resource Optimization for Communication-efficient Split Federated Fine-tuning in Edge Intelligence (2026)Xianke Qiang et al.4.33
- Provably Communication-Efficient and Privacy-Preserving Federated Graph Neural Networks (2026)Zhishuai Guo et al.4.33
- Totoro$^+$: An Adaptive and Scalable Edge Federated Learning System (2026)Cheng-Wei Ching et al.4.33
- Separate Aggregation of Split Network for Personalized Federated Learning (2026)Yunseok Kang et al.4.33
- Image Feature Fusion-based Federated Client Unlearning (FCU) (2026)Hangyi Shen et al.4.33
- Autonomic Federated-Market Orchestration for the Edge-Cloud Continuum (2026)Lauri Lov\'en et al.4.33
- Bandwidth Allocation with Device Partitioning for Federated Learning over Industrial IoT networks (2026)Kangmin Kim et al.4.33
- DG-CoLearn: An Efficient Collaborative Learning Framework for Dynamic Graphs (2026)Ashley Hoi-Ting Au et al.4.33
- Efficient Deployment of Large Language Models on Resource-constrained
Devices (2025)Zhiwei Yao et al.4.25
- Rate-My-LoRA: Efficient and Adaptive Federated Model Tuning for Cardiac
MRI Segmentation (2025)Xiaoxiao He et al.4.25
- Cognitive Edge Computing: A Comprehensive Survey on Optimizing Large Models and AI Agents for Pervasive Deployment (2025)Xubin Wang et al.4.25
- Over-the-Air Fair Federated Learning via Multi-Objective Optimization (2025)Shayan Mohajer Hamidi et al.4.25
- Personalized Federated Learning for Cellular VR: Online Learning and
Dynamic Caching (2025)Krishnendu S. Tharakan et al.4.25
- A Selective Homomorphic Encryption Approach for Faster Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning (2025)Abdulkadir Korkmaz and Praveen Rao4.25
- Certifying the Right to Be Forgotten: Primal-Dual Optimization for Sample and Label Unlearning in Vertical Federated Learning (2025)Yu Jiang et al.4.20
- Hierarchical Split Federated Learning: Convergence Analysis and System
Optimization (2024)Zheng Lin et al.4.19
- Distributed Saddle-Point Problems: Lower Bounds, Near-Optimal and Robust
Algorithms (2020)Aleksandr Beznosikov et al.4.13
- Distributed Adaptive Learning Under Communication Constraints (2021)Marco Carpentiero et al.4.13
- Entropy-driven Fair and Effective Federated Learning (2023)Lin Wang et al.4.13
- Federated Learning for Heterogeneous Electronic Health Record Systems with Cost Effective Participant Selection (2024)Jiyoun Kim et al.4.13
- Floe: Federated Specialization for Real-Time LLM-SLM Inference (2026)Chunlin Tian et al.4.04
- Towards Privacy-Preserving Mental Health Support with Large Language Models (2026)Dong Xue et al.3.98