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Federated Learning for Enhanced ECG Signal Classification with Privacy Awareness

Phan QB, Nguyen L, Bui NT, Nguyen DC, Zhang L, Nguyen TT

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 2024

Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach for classifying electrocardiogram (ECG) signals in healthcare applications using federated learning and stacked convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Our innovative technique leverages the distributed nature of federated learning to collaboratively train a high-performance model while preserving data privacy on local devices. We propose a stacked CNN architecture tailored for ECG data, effectively extracting discriminative features across different temporal scales. The evaluation confirms the strength of our approach, culminating in a final model accuracy of 98.6% after 100 communication rounds, significantly exceeding baseline performance. This promising result paves the way for accurate and privacy-preserving ECG classification in diverse healthcare settings, potentially leading to improved diagnosis and patient monitoring.

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