federated-rsf 0.1.0

Implementation of Federated Random Survival Forest for partially overlapping data.

Federated Random Survival Forest for Partially overlapping Data

federated-rsf is a python implementation of the Federated Random Survival Forest algorithm for partially overlapping data.

Overview

Federated Random Survival Forest (federated-rsf) enables training random survival forest models across multiple institutions without sharing raw data. It is designed for partially overlapping feature spaces and privacy-sensitive biomedical datasets.

Features

• Federated survival random forest training
• Support for partially overlapping feature spaces
• Compatible with scikit-survival data structures and evaluation methods
• Privacy-preserving model aggregation

Installation

Dependencies

federated-rsf requires:

• numpy (>=2.0.0)
• pandas (>=2.3.0)
• scikit-learn(>=1.8.0)
• scikit-survival (>=0.27.0)

User installation

The easiest way to install federated-rsf is using pip

pip install -U federated-rsf

To install in editable mode, clone the repository and then install it using pip

git https://github.com/HauschildLab/FRSF4POD.git
cd FRSF4POD
pip install -U .

To install in editable mode it with optional testing or development libraries uses

pip install -U -e .[dev]

or

pip install -U -e .[test]

Quick Start

federated-rsf uses three main steps to train federated models.

• First the local data schema of all the clients has to be unified into a global schema to facilitate the aggregation of models.
• Second is the training of the local-rsf models on the local data
• Third is the aggregation and distribution of the local estimators from the clients.

from federated_rsf.models import (
    FederatedRandomSurvivalForest,
    LocalRandomSurvivalForest,
)
from federated_rsf.preprocessing import SchemaAligner, SchemaCreator
from federated_rsf.testing import create_dummy_data, federate_data

In this example we create a dummy dataset using the testing module. This module can be used valiate the federated learning pipeline is case of missing access to the actual data.

# Parameters
n_samples = 500
n_features = 10
n_clients = 5
random_state = 0

# Create Dummy Dataset
X, y = create_dummy_data(
    n_samples,
    n_features,
    random_state=random_state,
)

# Split Dataset samples up to all clients
X_list, y_list = federate_data(
    X,
    y,
    n_clients,
    drop_feature_percentage=0.33,
    random_state=random_state,
)

Next the columns of the local datasets are aligned to a global schema using the SchemaCreator and the local

# Create global Schema
schema_creator = SchemaCreator(anonymize=False)
local_columns = [DatasetSchema(X_local.columns) for X_local in X_list]
dataset_schemas = schema_creator.fit_transform(local_columns)

# Align local datasets
X_list_aligned = []

for X_local, schema in zip(X_list, dataset_schemas):
    schema_aligner = SchemaAligner()
    X_aligned = schema_aligner.fit_transform(X_local, schema)
    X_list_aligned.append(X_aligned)

The local models can then be trained on the processed local data.

# Train local models
local_models: list[LocalRandomSurvivalForest] = []

for X_local, y_local in zip(X_list_aligned, y_list):
    local_model = LocalRandomSurvivalForest(
        random_state=random_state,
    )
    local_model = local_model.fit(X_local, y_local)
    local_models.append(local_model)

The trained local models are then aggregated and the estimators are redistributed using the federated model.

# Distribute trees between local models
fed_model = FederatedRandomSurvivalForest(local_models=local_models)
fed_model.distribute_trees()

Lastly you can compare the local and the federated model performance for example using the predict predict_survival_function and predict_cumulative_hazard_function

# Example visualization of survival function and cumulative hazard function
client_index = 0
n_lines = 5

survival_local = local_models[client_index].predict_survival_function(
    X_list_aligned[client_index]
)

hazard_local = local_models[client_index].predict_cumulative_hazard_function(
    X_list_aligned[client_index]
)

local_models[client_index].use_federated_estimators()

survival_federated = local_models[client_index].predict_survival_function(
    X_list_aligned[client_index]
)

hazard_federated = local_models[client_index].predict_cumulative_hazard_function(
    X_list_aligned[client_index]
)
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

for surv in [survival_local, survival_federated]:
    for i, s in enumerate(surv[:n_lines]):
        plt.step(s.x, s.y, where="post", label=str(i))
    plt.ylabel("Survival probability")
    plt.xlabel("Time in days")
    plt.legend()
    plt.grid(True)
    plt.show()


for hazard in [hazard_local, hazard_federated]:
    for i, s in enumerate(hazard[:n_lines]):
        plt.step(s.x, s.y, where="post", label=str(i))
    plt.ylabel("Cumulative hazard")
    plt.xlabel("Time in days")
    plt.legend()
    plt.grid(True)
    plt.show()