Release v1.10.0

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Major Features and Improvements

FederatedML

• Renewed Homo NN: PyTorch-based, support flexible model building:
  • Support user access to complex self-defined PyTorch models or ready-to-use PyTorch models such as DeepFM, ResNet, BERT, Yolo
  • Support various data set types, may build data set based on PyTorch Dataset
  • User-defined training loss
  • User-defined training process: user-defined aggregation algorithm for client and server
  • Provide API for developing Aggregator
• Upgraded Hetero NN: support flexible model building and various data set types:
  • more flexible pytorch top/bottom model customization; provide access to industry approved PyTorch models
  • User-defined training loss
  • Support various data set types, may build data set based on PyTorch Dataset
• Renewed Homo-federated framework with support for all current homo models, including Homo NN, Homo LR,Homo SecureBoost,
  Homo Feature Binning, and Hetero KMeans. This provides smoother algorithm customization and development experience
• Semi-Supervised Algorithm Positive Unlabeled Learning
• Hetero LR & Hetero SecureBoost now supports Intel IPCL
• Intersection support Multi-host Elliptic-curve-based PSI
• Intersection may compute Multi-host Secure PSI Cardinality
• Hetero Feature Optimal Binning now record & show Gini/KS/Chi-Square metrics
• Host may load Hetero Binning model with WOE score through Model Loader
• Hetero Feature Binning support binning by user-provided split points
• Sampler support weighted sampling by instance weight

Fate-Client

• Flow CLI adds min-test options
• Pipeline adds data-bind API, useful for local development
• Pipeline may reconfigure role/model_id/model_version, switching party_id for prediction task

Release v1.8.1

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Major Features and Improvements

EggRoll

• Support EggRoll v2.4.7

Release v1.7.3

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Major Features and Improvements

EggRoll

• Support EggRoll v2.4.7

Release v1.9.2

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Major Features and Improvements

EggRoll

• Support EggRoll v2.4.7

Release v1.9.1

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Major Features and Improvements

Bug-Fix

• Fix cipher compression with large Hessian value for HeteroSecureBoost
• Fix tweedie-loss calculation in HeteroSecureBoost
• Fix Intersection summary when left-joining data with match_id
• Fix event/non_event statistic for WOE computation in HeteroFeatureBinning
• Fix default sid name display for data uploaded with meta

Release v1.9.0

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Major Features and Improvements

FederatedML

• Add elliptic curve based PSI algorithm, which allows 128-bit secure-level intersection of billion samples, 20x faster than RSA protocol under the same security level
• Support accurate intersection cardinality calculation
• Support for multi-column ID data; user may specify id column for PSI intersection and subsequent modeling usage
• Hetero NN supports torch backend and supports complex layers such as LSTM
• Add CoAE label reinforcement mechanism for vertical federated neural network
• Hetero NN supports multi-host modeling scenarios
• HeteroSecureBoost supports merging sub-models from all parties and exporting the merged model into lightgbm or PMML format
• HeteroLR and HeteroSSHELR support merging sub-models from all parties and exporting the merged model into sklearn or PMML format
• HeteroFeatureSelection supports anonymous feature selection
• Label Encoder adds automatic label type inference
• 10x faster local VIF computation in HeteroPearson, with added support for computing local VIF on linearly dependent columns
• Optimized feature engineering column processing logic
• HeteroFeatureBinning supports calculation of IV and WOE values during prediction
• Renewed feature anonymous generation logic

FATE-ARCH

• Support python3.8+
• Support Spark 3x
• Renewed Federation module, RabbitMQ and Pulsar support client transmission mode
• Support Standalone, Spark, EggRoll heterogeneous computing engine interconnection

Fate-Client

• PipeLine adds timeout retry mechanism
• Pipeline's get_output_data API now may return component output data in DataFrame-typed format

Release v1.8.0

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Major Features and Improvements

FederatedML

• Add non-coordinated-version Hetero Linear Regression, based on integrated Hetero GLM framework, with mixed protocol of HE and SPDZ
• Homo LR support one-vs-rest
• Add SecureBoost-MO algorithm to speed up multi-class classification of Hetero & Homo SecureBoost, 1.5x-5x faster
• Optimize Hetero SecureBoost Predict Transmission Data Size，reduce 75% bandwidth consumption if tree's max depth is small
• Speed up DH Intersection implementation, 30%+ faster
• Optimized Quantile Binning gk-summary structure & split point query，20%+ faster, less memory cost
• Support weighted training in non-coordinated Hetero Logistic Regression & Linear Regression
• Merge Hetero FastSecureBoost into Hetero SecureBoost as a boosting strategy option

Fate-ARCH

• Adjustable task_cores for standalone FATE
• Enable Eggroll option to make computing output "IN_MEMORY" by default

Fate-Test

• Include Paillier encryption performance evaluation
• Include SPDZ performance evaluation
• Optimized testsuite printout
• Include examples data upload and mnist download
• Provide pipeline to dsl convert tools

Bug-Fix

• Fix bug for SPDZ when using default q_filed
• Fix multiple get problem of SPDZ
• Fix bugs of recursive-query homo feature binning
• Fix homo_nn's model aggregation problem
• Fix bug for hetero feature selection when using federated filter but some party's feature is empty.

Release v1.5.3

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Major Features and Improvements

FederatedML

• New batch strategy in coordinated Hetero LR: support masked batch data and batch shuffle
• Iterative Affine is disabled

Eggroll

• Support Eggroll v2.2.3, upgrade com.h2database:h2 to version 2.1.210, com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java to version 3.16.1, spring to version 5.1.20.RELEASE

Release v1.7.2

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Major Features and Improvements

FederatedML

• New batch strategy in coordinated Hetero LR: support masked batch data and batch shuffle
• Model inference protection enhancement for Hetero SecureBoost with FED-EINI algorithm
• Hetero SecureBoost supports split feature importance on host side, disables gain feature importance
• Offline SBT Feature transform component

Bug-Fix

• Fixed Bug for HeteroPearson with changing default q_field value for spdz
• Fix Data Transform's schema label name setting problem when with_label is False
• Add testing examples for new algorithm features, and delete deprecated params in algorithm examples.

FATE-ARCH

• Support the loading of custom password encryption modules through plug-ins
• Separate the base connection address of the data storage table from the data table information, and compatible with historical versions

Release v1.7.1.1

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Major Features and Improvements

Deploy

• upgrade mysql to version 8.0.28

Eggroll

• Support Eggroll v2.4.3, upgrade com.h2database:h2 to version 2.1.210, com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java to version 3.16.1