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Consensus driven learning

Grant US12585938B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy

Inventors

Kyle Crandall, Dustin Webb

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for consensus driven learning (CDL) using machine learning (ML) to enable devices to learn a model on a data set that is distributed over several computational nodes in a decentralized manner. In an embodiment, local models are trained on local data and share model parameters in an asynchronous, decentralized, and distributed manner that imposes minimal restrictions on the topology of a communications network. Systems and methods using CDL in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure do not require a central server to coordinate models like most conventional technologies, high bandwidth, or highly robust communication architecture between nodes.

CPC Classifications

G06N 3/08 G06N 3/045

Filing Date

2021-06-14

Application No.

17347150

Claims

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