A Survey of Federated Learning Orchestration Using Kubeflow: Challenges, Advances, and Future Directions
Prashanth Josyula, Sethuraman Ulaganathan, Sai Kumar Arava · 2025
In distributed machine learning, Federated Learning (FL) has become a game-changing paradigm that allows for cooperative model training while protecting data privacy and taking regulatory compliance into account and with a focus on edge computing integration and privacy protection techniques. This paper offers a systematic assessment of federated learning orchestration using Kubeflow, looking at architectural approaches and implementation issues in Kubernetes-native contexts and includes thorough technical evaluation and code-driven solutions, identifies a number of crucial implementation challenges for Federated Learning processes, such as edge gateway service design, dynamic device management, and adaptive privacy methods. We explore exciting research avenues like context-aware federation protocols, adaptive privacy mechanisms, and dynamic privacy preservation. We also point out important research gaps in existing implementations, particularly with regard to standardized performance metrics, sophisticated fault tolerance mechanisms, and machine learning-optimized orchestration strategies. For researchers and practitioners working on Kubeflow-based federated learning deployments, this paper offers conceptual examples for managing heterogeneous device capabilities, secure model exchange, and adaptive training configurations in Kubeflow-based FL systems highlighting important areas that need further research for enterprise-grade implementations.