# fluke: Federated Learning Utility frameworK for Experimentation and research

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.15728 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2412.15728/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
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- First posted on arXiv 20 Dec 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 22 of 22)

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## Abstract (arXiv)

Since its inception in 2016, Federated Learning (FL) has been gaining tremendous popularity in the machine learning community. Several frameworks have been proposed to facilitate the development of FL algorithms, but researchers often resort to implementing their algorithms from scratch, including all baselines and experiments. This is because existing frameworks are not flexible enough to support their needs or the learning curve to extend them is too steep. In this paper, we present fluke, a Python package designed to simplify the development of new FL algorithms. fluke is specifically designed for prototyping purposes and is meant for researchers or practitioners focusing on the learning components of a federated system. fluke is open-source, and it can be either used out of the box or extended with new algorithms with minimal overhead.