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Generative models in federated learning analyzed for IoT predictive maintenance

A new research paper explores the use of generative models within federated learning frameworks for predictive maintenance in Internet of Things (IoT) systems. The study analyzes Variational Autoencoders (VAE), Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), and Diffusion Models (DM) to detect anomalies in time series data, a critical task for industrial infrastructure. Experiments on five clients and two industrial benchmarks revealed trade-offs in model utility, stability, and communication efficiency, with decoder sharing for Diffusion Models matching full federation while significantly reducing communication costs. AI

IMPACT This research could improve the efficiency and privacy of anomaly detection in industrial IoT systems by optimizing generative model usage in federated learning.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Usevalad Milasheuski, Piero Baraldi, Enrico Zio, Stefano Savazzi ·

    On the Tradeoffs of On-Device Generative Models in Federated Predictive Maintenance Systems

    arXiv:2605.07860v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Federated Learning (FL) has emerged as a promising paradigm for preserving client data ownership and control over distributed Internet of Things (IoT) environments. While discriminative models dominate most FL use cases, r…