Differential Privacy
Differential privacy (DP) is a rigorous framework for ensuring data privacy in machine learning by adding carefully calibrated noise to model training processes. Current research focuses on improving the accuracy of DP models, particularly for large-scale training, through techniques like adaptive noise allocation, Kalman filtering for noise reduction, and novel gradient processing methods. This active area of research is crucial for enabling the responsible use of sensitive data in various applications, ranging from healthcare and finance to natural language processing and smart grids, while maintaining strong privacy guarantees.
Papers
Federated Learning of Gboard Language Models with Differential Privacy
Zheng Xu, Yanxiang Zhang, Galen Andrew, Christopher A. Choquette-Choo, Peter Kairouz, H. Brendan McMahan, Jesse Rosenstock, Yuanbo Zhang
Unleashing the Power of Randomization in Auditing Differentially Private ML
Krishna Pillutla, Galen Andrew, Peter Kairouz, H. Brendan McMahan, Alina Oprea, Sewoong Oh