CS-E4740 Federated Learning

Aalto University · Alexander Jung

Federated learning as distributed optimization over an empirical graph: devices keep their own data, and only model parameters travel.

Course material

• Slides, assignments and code → github.com/alexjungaalto/FederatedLearning
• Textbook: Federated Learning — From Theory to Practice → Free on arXiv
• Lecture recordings → youtube.com/@alexjung111

Spring 2027 edition

• Follow along, free, no enrollment needed → Assignments, deadlines and session announcements
• Live: Ask Me Anything about Federated Learning → Wed 18 November 2026, 16:15 Helsinki

Aalto students enrol through Sisu. The course runs in periods IV–V.