Project Malmantile
TL;DR:
Can we VFL CIFAR?
Malmantile is a subproject of Project Florence. Supercedes Project Fiesole
Method
We cut the images into four pieces like Project Fiesole.
Control Group
Ran entire ten epochs with the original dataset with CIFAR CNN: 87.76 %

Cutting the images

Status


Malmantile 4x4

Malmantile 16x1

Results
✅ SUCCESS
- Centralized: 87.7%
- FedAvg - full images: 85.02%
- FedAvg VFL 4 squares: ~75%
- FedAvg VFL 16 squares: ~46%
- FedAvg VFL 16 vertical stripes: ~30%
Further Actions
Superceded by Project Impruneta