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LLMs enhance federated graph backdoor defense with FedLSG framework

Researchers have developed FedLSG, a novel framework that integrates large language models (LLMs) into federated graph backdoor defense. This approach transforms local graph structures and client update behaviors into natural language representations, enabling semantic understanding of potential threats. A lightweight student-teacher architecture is employed, with a full-scale LLM on the server providing global guidance and a LoRA-based student on the client performing semantic reasoning to suppress malicious influences. Experiments show FedLSG enhances resistance to backdoor attacks without harming graph integrity. AI

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LLMs enhance federated graph backdoor defense with FedLSG framework

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Chenyu Zhou, Yabin Peng, Wei Huang, Kunlin Li, Shuaishuai Zhang, Xinyuan Miao ·

    FedLSG: LLM-Enhanced Semantic Calibration for Federated Graph Backdoor Defense

    arXiv:2607.19674v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Federated Graph Neural Networks (FedGNNs) are highly vulnerable to backdoor poisoning, yet existing defenses typically rely on rule-based approaches that lack semantic understanding, making them vulnerable to stealthy triggers and…