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SecureFedPROM: A Zero-Trust Federated Learning Approach with Multi-Criteria Client Selection
Dublin City University, Ireland.
Tennessee Tech University, United States.
Umeå University.
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Computer Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6309-2892
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2025 (English)In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, ISSN 0733-8716, E-ISSN 1558-0008Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Federated Learning (FL) enables decentralized learning while preserving data privacy. However, ensuring security and optimizing resource utilization in FL remains challenging, particularly in untrusted environments. To address this, we propose SecureFedPROM, a novel zero-trust FL framework that integrates Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) for secure client authorization and Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment of Evaluations (PROMETHEE) for dynamic, multi-criteria client selection. Unlike traditional FL client selection methods that prioritize security or efficiency, SecureFedPROM optimizes trustworthiness, computational efficiency, and performance, ensuring robust participation in each training round. We evaluate SecureFedPROM across multiple real-world datasets, demonstrating its superiority over state-of-the-art client selection protocols. Our results show that SecureFedPROM achieves a 7.19% improvement in model accuracy, accelerates convergence, and reduces the number of training rounds. Additionally, it minimizes wall-clock time and computational overhead, making it highly scalable for edge AI environments. These findings highlight the importance of integrating zero-trust security principles with multi-criteria decision-making to enhance security and efficiency in FL.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025.
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Access Control, Federated Learning, Multi-criteria Client Selection, Zero-Trust Federated Learning, Adversarial machine learning, Contrastive Learning, Decentralized control, Efficiency, Attribute based access control, Decentralized learning, Learning approach, Learning frameworks, Multi-criteria, Multi-Criterion, Preference ranking, Resources utilizations
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-27772DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2025.3560008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105002769780OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-27772DiVA, id: diva2:1954495
Available from: 2025-04-25 Created: 2025-04-25 Last updated: 2025-04-25Bibliographically approved

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