IncEFL:a sharing incentive mechanism for edge-assisted federated learning in industrial IoT  

作　　者：Jiewei Chen Shaoyong Guo Tao Shen Yan Feng Jian Gao Xuesong Qiu 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology,Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications,Beijing 100087,China [2]Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming 650031,China [3]Yunnan Provincial Academy of Science and Technology,Kunming 650228,China

出　　处：《Digital Communications and Networks》2025年第1期106-115,共10页数字通信与网络(英文版)

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.62071070);Major science and technology special project of Science and Technology Department of Yunnan Province (202002AB080001-8);BUPT innovation&entrepreneurship support program (2023-YC-T031)。

摘　　要：As the information sensing and processing capabilities of IoT devices increase,a large amount of data is being generated at the edge of Industrial IoT(IIoT),which has become a strong foundation for distributed Artificial Intelligence(AI)applications.However,most users are reluctant to disclose their data due to network bandwidth limitations,device energy consumption,and privacy requirements.To address this issue,this paper introduces an Edge-assisted Federated Learning(EFL)framework,along with an incentive mechanism for lightweight industrial data sharing.In order to reduce the information asymmetry between data owners and users,an EFL model-sharing incentive mechanism based on contract theory is designed.In addition,a weight dispersion evaluation scheme based on Wasserstein distance is proposed.This study models an optimization problem of node selection and sharing incentives to maximize the EFL model consumers'profit and ensure the quality of training services.An incentive-based EFL algorithm with individual rationality and incentive compatibility constraints is proposed.Finally,the experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme in terms of positive incentives for contract design and performance analysis of EFL systems.

关 键 词：Federated learning Data sharing Edge intelligence INCENTIVES Contract theory 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]