OptiFLIDS: Optimized Federated Learning for Energy-Efficient Intrusion Detection in IoT

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Autori principali: Elouardi, Saida, Jouhari, Mohammed, Motii, Anas
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author Elouardi, Saida
Jouhari, Mohammed
Motii, Anas
author_facet Elouardi, Saida
Jouhari, Mohammed
Motii, Anas
contents In critical IoT environments, such as smart homes and industrial systems, effective Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are essential for ensuring security. However, developing robust IDS solutions remains a significant challenge. Traditional machine learning-based IDS models typically require large datasets, but data sharing is often limited due to privacy and security concerns. Federated Learning (FL) presents a promising alternative by enabling collaborative model training without sharing raw data. Despite its advantages, FL still faces key challenges, such as data heterogeneity (non-IID data) and high energy and computation costs, particularly for resource constrained IoT devices. To address these issues, this paper proposes OptiFLIDS, a novel approach that applies pruning techniques during local training to reduce model complexity and energy consumption. It also incorporates a customized aggregation method to better handle pruned models that differ due to non-IID data distributions. Experiments conducted on three recent IoT IDS datasets, TON_IoT, X-IIoTID, and IDSIoT2024, demonstrate that OptiFLIDS maintains strong detection performance while improving energy efficiency, making it well-suited for deployment in real-world IoT environments.
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spellingShingle OptiFLIDS: Optimized Federated Learning for Energy-Efficient Intrusion Detection in IoT
Elouardi, Saida
Jouhari, Mohammed
Motii, Anas
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Cryptography and Security
In critical IoT environments, such as smart homes and industrial systems, effective Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are essential for ensuring security. However, developing robust IDS solutions remains a significant challenge. Traditional machine learning-based IDS models typically require large datasets, but data sharing is often limited due to privacy and security concerns. Federated Learning (FL) presents a promising alternative by enabling collaborative model training without sharing raw data. Despite its advantages, FL still faces key challenges, such as data heterogeneity (non-IID data) and high energy and computation costs, particularly for resource constrained IoT devices. To address these issues, this paper proposes OptiFLIDS, a novel approach that applies pruning techniques during local training to reduce model complexity and energy consumption. It also incorporates a customized aggregation method to better handle pruned models that differ due to non-IID data distributions. Experiments conducted on three recent IoT IDS datasets, TON_IoT, X-IIoTID, and IDSIoT2024, demonstrate that OptiFLIDS maintains strong detection performance while improving energy efficiency, making it well-suited for deployment in real-world IoT environments.
title OptiFLIDS: Optimized Federated Learning for Energy-Efficient Intrusion Detection in IoT
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05180