Machine Unlearning (MU) is an emerging research area that enables models to selectively forget specific data, a critical requirement for privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and security. However, the lack of standardized benchmarks makes evaluating and developing unlearning methods difficult. To address this gap, we introduce ERASURE, a benchmarking and development framework designed to systematically assess MU techniques. ERASURE provides a modular, extensible, open-source environment with real-world datasets and standardized unlearning measures. The framework is designed with configuration-driven workflows and an inversion of control architecture, allowing integration of new datasets, models, and evaluation measures. ERASURE advances trustworthy AI research as a tool for researchers to develop and benchmark new MU methods.

D'Angelo, Andrea; Savelli, Claudi; Tagliente, Gabriele; Giobergia, Flavi; Baralis, Elena; Stilo, Giovanni. (2025). ERASURE: A Modular and Extensible Framework for Machine Unlearning. In Proceedings of the 34th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management Isbn: 9798400720406. Doi: 10.1145/3746252.3761627. https://doi.org/10.1145/3746252.3761627.

ERASURE: A Modular and Extensible Framework for Machine Unlearning

Stilo Giovanni
2025

Abstract

Machine Unlearning (MU) is an emerging research area that enables models to selectively forget specific data, a critical requirement for privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and security. However, the lack of standardized benchmarks makes evaluating and developing unlearning methods difficult. To address this gap, we introduce ERASURE, a benchmarking and development framework designed to systematically assess MU techniques. ERASURE provides a modular, extensible, open-source environment with real-world datasets and standardized unlearning measures. The framework is designed with configuration-driven workflows and an inversion of control architecture, allowing integration of new datasets, models, and evaluation measures. ERASURE advances trustworthy AI research as a tool for researchers to develop and benchmark new MU methods.
2025
9798400720406
machine unlearning
evaluation framework
benchmark
D'Angelo, Andrea; Savelli, Claudi; Tagliente, Gabriele; Giobergia, Flavi; Baralis, Elena; Stilo, Giovanni. (2025). ERASURE: A Modular and Extensible Framework for Machine Unlearning. In Proceedings of the 34th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management Isbn: 9798400720406. Doi: 10.1145/3746252.3761627. https://doi.org/10.1145/3746252.3761627.
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