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 # Runtime logs and results
 logs/
 results/*
-!results/gpu_convergence_mnist/
-!results/gpu_convergence_cifar10/
-!results/gpu_convergence_synthetic_small/
-!results/gpu_convergence_medmnist_resnet18/
+!results/full_benchmark/
+!results/full_benchmark_50/
+!results/full_benchmark_v2/
 results_bak/
 *.log
 
+# Stray local artifacts (empty dirs from mock leaks / tool runs, not code-created)
+/MagicMock/
+/.benchmarks/
+
 # Data directories
 datasets/
 
 # ZKP artifacts
 *.r1cs
 *.wtns
-*.circom
+# *.circom
 output/
+graphify-out/
 witness/
 circuit.wasm
 circuit_js/
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 *.synctex.gz
 *.out
 *.toc
+*.lof
+*.lot
 *.log
 *.pdf
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+# Allow committed figure PDFs in the report
+!docs/final-defense/report/images/figures/*.pdf
+!docs/final-defense/report/diagrams/*.pdf
+!docs/research\ paper/figures/*.pdf
+!docs/paper/figures/*.pdf
 
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 # Development Tools
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+experiments/data/
+*.pptx

secure_fl-2026.8.25.dev1/PKG-INFO

@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+Metadata-Version: 2.5
+Name: secure-fl
+Version: 2026.8.25.dev1
+Summary: Dual-Verifiable Framework for Federated Learning using Zero-Knowledge Proofs
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl
+Project-URL: Bug Reports, https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl/issues
+Project-URL: Source, https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl
+Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl/blob/main/README.md
+Author-email: Krishant Timilsina <krishtimil@gmail.com>, Bindu Paudel <binduupaudel565@gmail.com>
+Maintainer-email: Krishant Timilsina <krishtimil@gmail.com>, Bindu Paudel <binduupaudel565@gmail.com>
+License: MIT
+License-File: LICENSE
+Keywords: cryptography,federated-learning,machine-learning,privacy,zero-knowledge-proofs,zk-snarks,zk-starks
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence
+Classifier: Topic :: Security :: Cryptography
+Requires-Python: >=3.12
+Requires-Dist: click>=8.0.0
+Requires-Dist: flwr>=1.5.0
+Requires-Dist: numpy>=1.24.0
+Requires-Dist: pysnark
+Requires-Dist: pyyaml>=6.0
+Requires-Dist: rich>=13.0.0
+Requires-Dist: textual>=6.2.1
+Requires-Dist: torch>=2.0.0
+Requires-Dist: torchvision>=0.15.0
+Provides-Extra: benchmark
+Requires-Dist: memory-profiler>=0.61.0; extra == 'benchmark'
+Requires-Dist: pytest-benchmark>=5.2.3; extra == 'benchmark'
+Provides-Extra: dev
+Requires-Dist: mypy>=1.19.0; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: pre-commit>=3.0.0; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: psutil>=5.9.0; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: pytest-cov>=4.1.0; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: pytest-xdist>=3.3.0; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: pytest>=7.4.0; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: ruff>=0.14.8; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: types-psutil; extra == 'dev'
+Requires-Dist: types-pyyaml; extra == 'dev'
+Provides-Extra: medical
+Requires-Dist: medmnist>=2.2.0; extra == 'medical'
+Provides-Extra: viz
+Requires-Dist: matplotlib>=3.7.0; extra == 'viz'
+Requires-Dist: plotly>=5.0.0; extra == 'viz'
+Requires-Dist: seaborn>=0.12.0; extra == 'viz'
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+
+# Secure FL: Zero-Knowledge Federated Learning
+
+A dual-verifiable framework for federated learning using zero-knowledge proofs to ensure training integrity and aggregation correctness.
+
+## Core Features
+
+- **Dual ZKP Verification**: Client-side zk-STARKs (PySNARK) + Server-side zk-SNARKs (Circom/SnarkJS)
+- **FedJSCM Aggregation**: Momentum-based federated optimization with auto-reinit on architecture changes
+- **Dynamic Proof Rigor**: `StabilityMonitor` adapts proof complexity (`low`/`medium`/`high`/`adaptive`) based on training stability
+- **Deterministic Hashing**: SHA-256 over parameter bytes — safe across Python/numpy versions
+- **Attack Detection**: Norm-bound enforcement, hash verification, and ZKP circuit checks block poisoned updates
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+Client: Local Training → zk-STARK proof (learnable params) → Send full state_dict + proof
+Server: Receive updates → verify proofs → FedJSCM aggregation → zk-SNARK proof → Distribute model
+```
+
+**Dual verification:**
+1. **Clients** generate zk-STARK proofs of correct local training (delta norm bound, hash commitment)
+2. **Server** generates zk-SNARK proofs of correct FedJSCM aggregation
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Installation
+
+```bash
+# From source with uv (recommended)
+git clone https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl
+cd secure-fl
+uv sync --all-extras
+```
+
+### ZKP Prerequisites
+
+```bash
+# Automated setup (installs Rust, Circom, SnarkJS)
+make setup-zkp
+
+# Verify
+uv run secure-fl check-zkp
+```
+
+### Run the attack defense demo
+
+```bash
+# Synthetic data — fastest, no download needed
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset synthetic_small --num-rounds 6
+
+# MNIST
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset mnist
+
+# CIFAR-10 with more malicious clients
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset cifar10 --malicious 2 --proof-rigor low
+
+# MedMNIST
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset medmnist --malicious 2 --proof-rigor low
+```
+
+The TUI shows real-time ZKP verification, attack detection, and accuracy comparison (with ZKP vs projected without). Attackers appear in ~65% of rounds; the rest are all-honest.
+
+### Start a federated learning session
+
+```bash
+# Server
+uv run secure-fl-server --config experiments/config.yaml
+
+# Client (in separate terminals)
+uv run secure-fl-client --server localhost:8080 --dataset mnist --client-id client_1
+uv run secure-fl-client --server localhost:8080 --dataset mnist --client-id client_2
+
+# Or use Docker
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+## Python API
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.federation.client_runtime import create_client
+from secure_fl.models.factory import model_fn
+
+# Create a secure FL client
+factory = model_fn("mnist")   # returns MNISTCNN factory
+client = create_client(
+    client_id="client_1",
+    model_fn=factory,
+    train_data=train_dataset,
+    enable_zkp=True,
+    proof_rigor="low",    # "low" | "medium" | "high"
+    local_epochs=1,
+    learning_rate=0.01,
+)
+
+# client.fit(parameters, config) → (updated_params, num_examples, metrics)
+# metrics["zkp_proof"] contains the JSON proof string when enable_zkp=True
+```
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.federation.aggregation import FedJSCMAggregator
+from secure_fl.zkp.proof_manager import ServerProofManager
+
+aggregator = FedJSCMAggregator(momentum=0.9, learning_rate=1.0)
+server_pm  = ServerProofManager()
+
+# Verify a client proof
+ok = server_pm.verify_client_proof(proof_json, updated_params, global_params)
+
+# Aggregate verified updates
+global_params = aggregator.aggregate(
+    client_updates=verified_updates,
+    client_weights=normalized_weights,
+    server_round=rnd,
+    global_params=global_params,
+)
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+```yaml
+# experiments/config.yaml
+server:
+  host: "localhost"
+  port: 8080
+  num_rounds: 10
+
+strategy:
+  min_fit_clients: 2
+  fraction_fit: 1.0
+  momentum: 0.9
+
+zkp:
+  enable_zkp: true
+  proof_rigor: "high"   # "low" | "medium" | "high" | "adaptive"
+  quantize_weights: true
+  quantization_bits: 8
+```
+
+## Models and Datasets
+
+| Dataset | Model | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `mnist` | `MNISTCNN` | 2-layer CNN, fast |
+| `cifar10` | `ResNet18Model` | Full ResNet18 |
+| `medmnist` | `ResNet18Model` | Medical imaging |
+| `synthetic_small` | `SimpleModel` | MLP, no download needed |
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.models.factory import model_fn
+factory = model_fn("cifar10")   # returns callable → ResNet18Model instance
+model = factory()
+```
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.data.benchmark_data import load_dataset, partition_dataset, subsample_dataset
+
+train, test = load_dataset("mnist", seed=42)
+train = subsample_dataset(train, max_samples=2000, seed=42)
+client_subsets = partition_dataset(train, n=6, iid=False, seed=42)  # Dirichlet non-IID
+```
+
+## Technical Details
+
+### FedJSCM Aggregation
+
+```
+m^{t+1} = γ·m^t + (1−γ)·Δ
+w^{t+1} = w^t + η·m^{t+1}
+```
+where `Δ = weighted_avg(client_updates) − global_params`. Momentum is reinitialized automatically if the model architecture changes between rounds. Integer-dtype buffers (e.g. BatchNorm `num_batches_tracked`) are preserved through aggregation.
+
+### ZKP Proof Schema
+
+Each client proof is a JSON object containing:
+- `initial_hash`, `updated_hash`, `delta_hash` — SHA-256 commitments over learnable parameters
+- `delta_norm_l2`, `max_delta_norm_l2` — norm bound enforcement
+- `pysnark` — PySNARK circuit result (`delta_bound_proof`)
+
+Server verification order: proof present → valid JSON → hash matches → delta hash matches → norm within bound → circuit ok.
+
+### Parameter Representations
+
+Two lists exist and must not be mixed:
+
+| | Source | Contents |
+|---|---|---|
+| Full state dict | `model.state_dict().values()` | weights + biases + BN buffers |
+| Learnable only | `model.parameters()` | weights + biases only |
+
+`fit()` returns full state dict. ZKP proofs cover learnable-only params. Mixing them with `zip` causes shape-mismatch errors on BN models (ResNet18, MNISTCNN).
+
+### Dynamic Proof Rigor
+
+`StabilityMonitor` tracks gradient variance and convergence across rounds and adapts `ProofRigor`:
+- High variance / early rounds → `high` (more proof coverage)
+- Stable training → `low` (faster proofs)
+- `adaptive` mode enables automatic adjustment each round
+
+## Experiments & Benchmarks
+
+```bash
+# Fast smoke run
+uv run python experiments/canonical_benchmark.py --quick
+
+# Full reproducible benchmark with repeats
+uv run python experiments/canonical_benchmark.py \
+  --datasets mnist synthetic_small \
+  --num-repeats 5 \
+  --seed 42 \
+  --require-real-proofs
+
+# Interactive benchmark TUI (supports reattach)
+uv run python experiments/benchmark_tui.py
+```
+
+Outputs: `benchmark_results.json` (per-seed runs) and `tradeoff_report.json` (aggregated trade-off summary).
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+```
+secure-fl/
+├── src/secure_fl/
+│   ├── core/            # Types, config (thread-safe singleton), exceptions
+│   ├── federation/      # SecureFlowerClient, SecureFlowerServer, FedJSCMAggregator,
+│   │                    #   StabilityMonitor, client_utils, helpers
+│   ├── zkp/             # ClientProofManager, ServerProofManager, quantization
+│   ├── models/          # SimpleModel, MNISTCNN, ResNet18Model, factory
+│   ├── data/            # benchmark_data: load/partition/subsample datasets
+│   ├── cli/             # Click CLI: secure-fl, secure-fl-server, secure-fl-client
+│   ├── proofs/
+│   │   ├── client_circuits/  # PySNARK delta_bound_proof circuit
+│   │   └── server/           # Circom aggregation SNARK circuits
+│   └── utils/           # helpers (compute_hash, compute_parameter_norm), logging
+├── demo/
+│   └── simulate_attack.py    # Textual TUI: real ZKP attack detection demo
+├── experiments/
+│   ├── canonical_benchmark.py
+│   ├── benchmark_tui.py
+│   └── config.yaml
+└── tests/
+    ├── unit/            # No external dependencies (fast)
+    └── integration/     # Requires Circom + SnarkJS
+```
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+make dev          # Full setup (uv sync + ZKP tools)
+make lint         # Ruff lint
+make format       # Ruff format  ← run before every commit
+make type-check   # mypy (strict)
+make test         # Full suite
+make test-quick   # Fast, --exitfirst
+make test-cov     # With coverage (threshold: 34%)
+```
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+- `_submit_to_blockchain()` raises `NotImplementedError` — not yet implemented
+- Server ZKP (Circom/SnarkJS) requires `make setup-zkp`; subprocess calls time out after 300 s
+- Coverage threshold is 34% — being raised incrementally
+
+## License
+
+MIT License — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
+
+## Citation
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{timilsina2026securefl,
+  title={Secure-FL: Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Dual-Verifiable Federated Learning},
+  author={Timilsina, Krishant and Paudel, Bindu and Timilsina, Arun Kumar},
+  year={2026},
+  url={https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl},
+  note={Preprint}
+}
+```
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+- [Flower](https://flower.dev) — federated learning infrastructure
+- [Circom](https://github.com/iden3/circom) / [SnarkJS](https://github.com/iden3/snarkjs) — zk-SNARK toolchain
+- [PySNARK](https://github.com/meilof/pysnark) — Python zk-STARK/SNARK library

secure_fl-2026.8.25.dev1/README.md

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+# Secure FL: Zero-Knowledge Federated Learning
+
+A dual-verifiable framework for federated learning using zero-knowledge proofs to ensure training integrity and aggregation correctness.
+
+## Core Features
+
+- **Dual ZKP Verification**: Client-side zk-STARKs (PySNARK) + Server-side zk-SNARKs (Circom/SnarkJS)
+- **FedJSCM Aggregation**: Momentum-based federated optimization with auto-reinit on architecture changes
+- **Dynamic Proof Rigor**: `StabilityMonitor` adapts proof complexity (`low`/`medium`/`high`/`adaptive`) based on training stability
+- **Deterministic Hashing**: SHA-256 over parameter bytes — safe across Python/numpy versions
+- **Attack Detection**: Norm-bound enforcement, hash verification, and ZKP circuit checks block poisoned updates
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+Client: Local Training → zk-STARK proof (learnable params) → Send full state_dict + proof
+Server: Receive updates → verify proofs → FedJSCM aggregation → zk-SNARK proof → Distribute model
+```
+
+**Dual verification:**
+1. **Clients** generate zk-STARK proofs of correct local training (delta norm bound, hash commitment)
+2. **Server** generates zk-SNARK proofs of correct FedJSCM aggregation
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Installation
+
+```bash
+# From source with uv (recommended)
+git clone https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl
+cd secure-fl
+uv sync --all-extras
+```
+
+### ZKP Prerequisites
+
+```bash
+# Automated setup (installs Rust, Circom, SnarkJS)
+make setup-zkp
+
+# Verify
+uv run secure-fl check-zkp
+```
+
+### Run the attack defense demo
+
+```bash
+# Synthetic data — fastest, no download needed
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset synthetic_small --num-rounds 6
+
+# MNIST
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset mnist
+
+# CIFAR-10 with more malicious clients
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset cifar10 --malicious 2 --proof-rigor low
+
+# MedMNIST
+uv run python demo/simulate_attack.py --dataset medmnist --malicious 2 --proof-rigor low
+```
+
+The TUI shows real-time ZKP verification, attack detection, and accuracy comparison (with ZKP vs projected without). Attackers appear in ~65% of rounds; the rest are all-honest.
+
+### Start a federated learning session
+
+```bash
+# Server
+uv run secure-fl-server --config experiments/config.yaml
+
+# Client (in separate terminals)
+uv run secure-fl-client --server localhost:8080 --dataset mnist --client-id client_1
+uv run secure-fl-client --server localhost:8080 --dataset mnist --client-id client_2
+
+# Or use Docker
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+## Python API
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.federation.client_runtime import create_client
+from secure_fl.models.factory import model_fn
+
+# Create a secure FL client
+factory = model_fn("mnist")   # returns MNISTCNN factory
+client = create_client(
+    client_id="client_1",
+    model_fn=factory,
+    train_data=train_dataset,
+    enable_zkp=True,
+    proof_rigor="low",    # "low" | "medium" | "high"
+    local_epochs=1,
+    learning_rate=0.01,
+)
+
+# client.fit(parameters, config) → (updated_params, num_examples, metrics)
+# metrics["zkp_proof"] contains the JSON proof string when enable_zkp=True
+```
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.federation.aggregation import FedJSCMAggregator
+from secure_fl.zkp.proof_manager import ServerProofManager
+
+aggregator = FedJSCMAggregator(momentum=0.9, learning_rate=1.0)
+server_pm  = ServerProofManager()
+
+# Verify a client proof
+ok = server_pm.verify_client_proof(proof_json, updated_params, global_params)
+
+# Aggregate verified updates
+global_params = aggregator.aggregate(
+    client_updates=verified_updates,
+    client_weights=normalized_weights,
+    server_round=rnd,
+    global_params=global_params,
+)
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+```yaml
+# experiments/config.yaml
+server:
+  host: "localhost"
+  port: 8080
+  num_rounds: 10
+
+strategy:
+  min_fit_clients: 2
+  fraction_fit: 1.0
+  momentum: 0.9
+
+zkp:
+  enable_zkp: true
+  proof_rigor: "high"   # "low" | "medium" | "high" | "adaptive"
+  quantize_weights: true
+  quantization_bits: 8
+```
+
+## Models and Datasets
+
+| Dataset | Model | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `mnist` | `MNISTCNN` | 2-layer CNN, fast |
+| `cifar10` | `ResNet18Model` | Full ResNet18 |
+| `medmnist` | `ResNet18Model` | Medical imaging |
+| `synthetic_small` | `SimpleModel` | MLP, no download needed |
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.models.factory import model_fn
+factory = model_fn("cifar10")   # returns callable → ResNet18Model instance
+model = factory()
+```
+
+```python
+from secure_fl.data.benchmark_data import load_dataset, partition_dataset, subsample_dataset
+
+train, test = load_dataset("mnist", seed=42)
+train = subsample_dataset(train, max_samples=2000, seed=42)
+client_subsets = partition_dataset(train, n=6, iid=False, seed=42)  # Dirichlet non-IID
+```
+
+## Technical Details
+
+### FedJSCM Aggregation
+
+```
+m^{t+1} = γ·m^t + (1−γ)·Δ
+w^{t+1} = w^t + η·m^{t+1}
+```
+where `Δ = weighted_avg(client_updates) − global_params`. Momentum is reinitialized automatically if the model architecture changes between rounds. Integer-dtype buffers (e.g. BatchNorm `num_batches_tracked`) are preserved through aggregation.
+
+### ZKP Proof Schema
+
+Each client proof is a JSON object containing:
+- `initial_hash`, `updated_hash`, `delta_hash` — SHA-256 commitments over learnable parameters
+- `delta_norm_l2`, `max_delta_norm_l2` — norm bound enforcement
+- `pysnark` — PySNARK circuit result (`delta_bound_proof`)
+
+Server verification order: proof present → valid JSON → hash matches → delta hash matches → norm within bound → circuit ok.
+
+### Parameter Representations
+
+Two lists exist and must not be mixed:
+
+| | Source | Contents |
+|---|---|---|
+| Full state dict | `model.state_dict().values()` | weights + biases + BN buffers |
+| Learnable only | `model.parameters()` | weights + biases only |
+
+`fit()` returns full state dict. ZKP proofs cover learnable-only params. Mixing them with `zip` causes shape-mismatch errors on BN models (ResNet18, MNISTCNN).
+
+### Dynamic Proof Rigor
+
+`StabilityMonitor` tracks gradient variance and convergence across rounds and adapts `ProofRigor`:
+- High variance / early rounds → `high` (more proof coverage)
+- Stable training → `low` (faster proofs)
+- `adaptive` mode enables automatic adjustment each round
+
+## Experiments & Benchmarks
+
+```bash
+# Fast smoke run
+uv run python experiments/canonical_benchmark.py --quick
+
+# Full reproducible benchmark with repeats
+uv run python experiments/canonical_benchmark.py \
+  --datasets mnist synthetic_small \
+  --num-repeats 5 \
+  --seed 42 \
+  --require-real-proofs
+
+# Interactive benchmark TUI (supports reattach)
+uv run python experiments/benchmark_tui.py
+```
+
+Outputs: `benchmark_results.json` (per-seed runs) and `tradeoff_report.json` (aggregated trade-off summary).
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+```
+secure-fl/
+├── src/secure_fl/
+│   ├── core/            # Types, config (thread-safe singleton), exceptions
+│   ├── federation/      # SecureFlowerClient, SecureFlowerServer, FedJSCMAggregator,
+│   │                    #   StabilityMonitor, client_utils, helpers
+│   ├── zkp/             # ClientProofManager, ServerProofManager, quantization
+│   ├── models/          # SimpleModel, MNISTCNN, ResNet18Model, factory
+│   ├── data/            # benchmark_data: load/partition/subsample datasets
+│   ├── cli/             # Click CLI: secure-fl, secure-fl-server, secure-fl-client
+│   ├── proofs/
+│   │   ├── client_circuits/  # PySNARK delta_bound_proof circuit
+│   │   └── server/           # Circom aggregation SNARK circuits
+│   └── utils/           # helpers (compute_hash, compute_parameter_norm), logging
+├── demo/
+│   └── simulate_attack.py    # Textual TUI: real ZKP attack detection demo
+├── experiments/
+│   ├── canonical_benchmark.py
+│   ├── benchmark_tui.py
+│   └── config.yaml
+└── tests/
+    ├── unit/            # No external dependencies (fast)
+    └── integration/     # Requires Circom + SnarkJS
+```
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+make dev          # Full setup (uv sync + ZKP tools)
+make lint         # Ruff lint
+make format       # Ruff format  ← run before every commit
+make type-check   # mypy (strict)
+make test         # Full suite
+make test-quick   # Fast, --exitfirst
+make test-cov     # With coverage (threshold: 34%)
+```
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+- `_submit_to_blockchain()` raises `NotImplementedError` — not yet implemented
+- Server ZKP (Circom/SnarkJS) requires `make setup-zkp`; subprocess calls time out after 300 s
+- Coverage threshold is 34% — being raised incrementally
+
+## License
+
+MIT License — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
+
+## Citation
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{timilsina2026securefl,
+  title={Secure-FL: Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Dual-Verifiable Federated Learning},
+  author={Timilsina, Krishant and Paudel, Bindu and Timilsina, Arun Kumar},
+  year={2026},
+  url={https://github.com/krishantt/secure-fl},
+  note={Preprint}
+}
+```
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+- [Flower](https://flower.dev) — federated learning infrastructure
+- [Circom](https://github.com/iden3/circom) / [SnarkJS](https://github.com/iden3/snarkjs) — zk-SNARK toolchain
+- [PySNARK](https://github.com/meilof/pysnark) — Python zk-STARK/SNARK library