Advancing Pandemic Preparedness in Healthcare 5.0: A Survey of Federated Learning Applications

Table 2

Importance of FL in pandemic preparedness and relevance to COVID-19.

Aspect	Explanation
Data privacy concerns	FL addresses data privacy concerns, crucial in healthcare where patient data are sensitive and must be protected
Decentralized decision-making	Pandemics require decentralized decision-making. FL’s collaborative model training aligns with this need
Real-time surveillance	Timely data analysis and surveillance are vital. FL enables real-time model updates while protecting privacy
Relevance to COVID-19	Contact tracing: protects personal data while aiding in tracking potential exposure
	Drug discovery: accelerates drug discovery by analyzing patient data while preserving privacy
	Resource allocation: optimizes resource allocation in overwhelmed healthcare systems while ensuring data privacy