Demo Abstract: A Hardware Prototype Targeting Federated Learning with User Mobility and Device Heterogeneity

Allen-Jasmin Farcas, Radu Marculescu

Abstract: This paper presents a new hardware prototype to explore how centralized and hierarchical federated learning systems are impacted by real-world devices distribution, availability, and heterogeneity. Our results show considerable learning performance degradation and wasted energy during training when users mobility is accounted for. Hence, we provide a prototype that can be used as a design exploration tool to better design, calibrate and evaluate FL systems for real-world deployment.