Claudia Soares

Claudia Soares

I use optimization, physics, and probability theory to develop robust, interpretable, and trustworthy learning methods to be applied in the real world.

A Multi-Token Coordinate Descent Method for Semi-Decentralized Vertical Federated Learning

Published in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2026

Recommended citation: Pedro Valdeira, Yuejie Chi, Cláudia Soares, João Xavier, "A Multi-Token Coordinate Descent Method for Semi-Decentralized Vertical Federated Learning." IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tsp.2026.3652487

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Bibtex:

@article{Valdeira_2026,
    author = "Valdeira, Pedro and Chi, Yuejie and Soares, Cláudia and Xavier, João",
    title = "A Multi-Token Coordinate Descent Method for Semi-Decentralized Vertical Federated Learning",
    volume = "74",
    ISSN = "1941-0476",
    url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tsp.2026.3652487",
    DOI = "10.1109/tsp.2026.3652487",
    journal = "IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing",
    publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)",
    year = "2026",
    pages = "293-308"
}