Methods for secure learning of parameters of a convolution neural network, and for secure input data classification

Abstract

A method for secure learning of parameters of a convolution neural network, CNN, for data classification includes the implementation, by data processing of a first server, including receiving from a second server a base of already classified learning data, the learning data being homomorphically encrypted; learning in the encrypted domain, from the learning database, the parameters of a reference CNN including a non-linear layer (POLYNOMIAL) operating an at least two-degree polynomial function approximating an activation function; a batch normalization layer before each non-linear layer (POLYNOMIAL); and transmitting the learnt parameters to the second server, for decryption and use for classification.