Decentralized Federated Learning Framework Privacy Preserving and Transport Supply Chain Optimization with Blockchain Anchoring

Chenanda Palangappa, Karan (2025) Decentralized Federated Learning Framework Privacy Preserving and Transport Supply Chain Optimization with Blockchain Anchoring. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

This paper creates a decentralised learning system that combines Federated Learning (FL) with blockchain based provenance to allow the stakeholders in the supply chain to weight predictive models without revealing raw data and keeping privacy intact, but increasing transparency. The study asserts long standing issues of data sensitivity, competitive confidentiality, and low inter organisational trust, which generally inhibit collaborative analytics in practicum supply chains setting. The conceptualization of the proposed architecture includes FL, blockchain anchoring, Explainable AI, Large Language Models (LLMs) and Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), and the prototype is implemented in FL simulation, blockchain logging, and model evaluation because of the available practical resources. Eight heterogeneous supply chain datasets were preprocessed and then given out to simulate multiple client training with FedAvg aggregation algorithm, and a Python based blockchain ledger was utilised to record immutable model updates. These findings indicate that the federated model is able to perform equally as a centralised baseline on non IID data and preserve privacy, and offer a verifiable audit trail. In general, the paper illustrates that decentralised AI is a viable solution to supply chain optimisation and provides a roadmap of the future development of the solution using sophisticated modelling elements and scalable implementation plans.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Haque, Rejwanul UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Federated Learning; Blockchain; Machine Learning; Supply Chain Optimization; Privacy Preserving Analytics; Data Securities; Decentralized AI
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology > Methods of research. Technique. Experimental biology > Data processing. Bioinformatics > Artificial intelligence Q Science > Q Science (General) > Self-organizing systems. Conscious automata > Artificial intelligence Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer software > Computer Security > Database security > Blockchains (Databases) T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Computer software > Computer Security > Database security > Blockchains (Databases) Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources > Databases > Distributed databases > Blockchains (Databases) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > Telecommunications > Computer networks > Internet of things H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Business Logistics > Supply Chain Management
Divisions:	School of Computing > Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence for Business
Depositing User:	Ciara O'Brien
Date Deposited:	02 Sep 2026 11:46
Last Modified:	02 Sep 2026 11:46
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/9776

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