Federated Neuro-Symbolic Intelligence for Privacy-Preserving Data Analytics: A Next-Generation Framework for Real-Time and Industry Applications
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The growth of distributed, institutionally siloed data has created demand for analytics frameworks that ensure privacy, interpretability, and real-time decision support. While federated learning enables decentralized model training without raw data sharing, most existing approaches rely on opaque neural models and lack explicit reasoning capabilities. This paper proposes a Federated Neuro-Symbolic Intelligence (FNSI) framework that integrates federated learning with symbolic reasoning to address these limitations. The architecture combines local neural learning with symbolic constraint enforcement at the client level and a privacy-preserving coordination layer that aggregates encrypted updates and harmonizes distributed knowledge. Formal algorithms and theoretical analysis establish convergence, logical soundness, and data non-mobility. Experimental results under heterogeneous and non-IID data demonstrate that FNSI achieves accuracy comparable to centralized learning, improved robustness over standard federated averaging, and a substantial reduction in logical constraint violations. Visualization-based analyses further show how symbolic projection corrects infeasible neural outputs while preserving predictive fidelity. Overall, FNSI provides a balanced solution for trustworthy, cross-industry analytics in regulated environments.
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TY - JOUR AU - Jr, Daniel Dasig AU - Dhar, Bablu Kumar AU - Pascua, Sonia M. AU - Austria, Milani PY - 2026 DA - 2026/03/03 TI - Federated Neuro-Symbolic Intelligence for Privacy-Preserving Data Analytics: A Next-Generation Framework for Real-Time and Industry Applications JO - PWU Journal of Research, Innovation, and Transformation T2 - PWU Journal of Research, Innovation, and Transformation JF - PWU Journal of Research, Innovation, and Transformation VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 28 EP - 38 DO - 10.62762/JRIT.2026.408887 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JRIT.2026.408887 KW - federated learning KW - neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence KW - privacy-preserving analytics KW - explainable AI KW - distributed intelligence KW - real-time systems AB - The growth of distributed, institutionally siloed data has created demand for analytics frameworks that ensure privacy, interpretability, and real-time decision support. While federated learning enables decentralized model training without raw data sharing, most existing approaches rely on opaque neural models and lack explicit reasoning capabilities. This paper proposes a Federated Neuro-Symbolic Intelligence (FNSI) framework that integrates federated learning with symbolic reasoning to address these limitations. The architecture combines local neural learning with symbolic constraint enforcement at the client level and a privacy-preserving coordination layer that aggregates encrypted updates and harmonizes distributed knowledge. Formal algorithms and theoretical analysis establish convergence, logical soundness, and data non-mobility. Experimental results under heterogeneous and non-IID data demonstrate that FNSI achieves accuracy comparable to centralized learning, improved robustness over standard federated averaging, and a substantial reduction in logical constraint violations. Visualization-based analyses further show how symbolic projection corrects infeasible neural outputs while preserving predictive fidelity. Overall, FNSI provides a balanced solution for trustworthy, cross-industry analytics in regulated environments. SN - 3071-4001 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
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author = {Daniel Dasig Jr and Bablu Kumar Dhar and Sonia M. Pascua and Milani Austria},
title = {Federated Neuro-Symbolic Intelligence for Privacy-Preserving Data Analytics: A Next-Generation Framework for Real-Time and Industry Applications},
journal = {PWU Journal of Research, Innovation, and Transformation},
year = {2026},
volume = {1},
number = {1},
pages = {28-38},
doi = {10.62762/JRIT.2026.408887},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/JRIT.2026.408887},
abstract = {The growth of distributed, institutionally siloed data has created demand for analytics frameworks that ensure privacy, interpretability, and real-time decision support. While federated learning enables decentralized model training without raw data sharing, most existing approaches rely on opaque neural models and lack explicit reasoning capabilities. This paper proposes a Federated Neuro-Symbolic Intelligence (FNSI) framework that integrates federated learning with symbolic reasoning to address these limitations. The architecture combines local neural learning with symbolic constraint enforcement at the client level and a privacy-preserving coordination layer that aggregates encrypted updates and harmonizes distributed knowledge. Formal algorithms and theoretical analysis establish convergence, logical soundness, and data non-mobility. Experimental results under heterogeneous and non-IID data demonstrate that FNSI achieves accuracy comparable to centralized learning, improved robustness over standard federated averaging, and a substantial reduction in logical constraint violations. Visualization-based analyses further show how symbolic projection corrects infeasible neural outputs while preserving predictive fidelity. Overall, FNSI provides a balanced solution for trustworthy, cross-industry analytics in regulated environments.},
keywords = {federated learning, neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence, privacy-preserving analytics, explainable AI, distributed intelligence, real-time systems},
issn = {3071-4001},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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