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48 results for Adversarial Faces

Universal adversarial patches prevent face detection in various frameworks.

problem Preventing face detection in state-of-the-art face detection systems.
method Investigated the phenomenon of patches that suppress face detection and proposed optimization-based approaches for automatic design.
result Universal adversarial patches can prevent face detection without introducing false positives.

New method generates unrestricted adversarial face images to bypass robust face recognition systems.

problem Vulnerability of face recognition systems to unrestricted adversarial examples.
method Image translation techniques to generate large perturbations in face images.
result Achieved high attack success rates (90%90\% and 80%80\%) under white- and black-box settings.

Paper proposes a method to encrypt faces while maintaining visual similarity.

problem Protecting personal data from unauthorized face recognition.
method Targeted identity-protection iterative method (TIP-IM) to generate adversarial identity masks.
result TIP-IM provides 95%+ protection success rate against face recognition models.

Paper proposes a framework to protect user anonymity in emotion recognition.

problem Preserving user anonymity in face-based emotion recognition systems.
method Adversarial learning framework using CNN architecture.
result The proposed approach minimizes identity-specific information and maximizes emotion-dependent information.

Neural networks can predict BMI from faces, and can be fooled into wrong predictions.

problem Vulnerability of BMI prediction models to adversarial attacks.
method Test-time adversarial attacks on neural networks trained to infer BMI from facial images.
result Neural networks can be tricked into predicting incorrect BMI values, posing a risk of insurance fraud.

Novel technique detects adversarial samples in face recognition models.

problem Widespread adversarial sample attacks on DNN models.
method Bi-directional correspondence inference between attributes and internal neurons to identify critical neurons.
result 94% detection accuracy for 7 different kinds of attacks with 9.91% false positives.

Reduces gender classification bias by learning race-invariant face representations.

problem Societal bias in gender recognition systems.
method Adversarially trained autoencoder model to learn race-invariant face representations.
result Achieved a significant drop of over 40% in racial bias surrogate metric with race invariant representations.

We present a data-driven framework called generative adversarial privacy (GAP). Inspired by recent advancements in generative adversarial networks (GANs), GAP allows the data holder to learn the privatization mechanism directly from the data. Under GAP, finding the optimal privacy mechanism is formulated as a constrain…

2018-07-13abs ↗pdf ↗

New method closes certification gap for adversarially trained models.

problem Certifying robustness of adversarially trained neural networks.
method Nonconvex low-rank SDP relaxation with polynomial-time optimization.
result Strong certifications comparable to SDP methods, but with fewer variables.

GANs can bias synthetic data, affecting minority and female faces.

problem GANs can amplify biases in synthetic data augmentation.
method Examine GANs on face-shots with gender and skin tone biases.
result GANs generate biased synthetic data, skewing minority modes and features.

Contrastive examples improve fairness in face recognition by balancing minority and majority groups.

problem Face recognition algorithms favor majority groups in training data.
method Create contrastive examples by swapping group memberships in the training dataset.
result Contrastive examples improve fairness metrics like equalized odds.

Proposes a new GAN architecture for generating data conditioned on partial information.

problem Generating data conditioned on partial ancillary information.
method Introduces a new Adversarial Network architecture and training strategy.
result The proposed method outperforms standard Conditional GANs in generating data under partial conditioning.

Study examines adversarial robustness of ANN variants, revealing differences in black-box settings.

problem Adversarial robustness of alternative neural network architectures.
method Analysis of conventional, stochastic ANNs, and SNNs across three datasets; experiments in white-box and black-box settings.
result Stochastic ANNs are more robust than conventional ANNs in black-box settings, especially with surrogate attacks.

Paper proposes using synthetic data to improve face recognition accuracy.

problem Improving face recognition accuracy using real data alone.
method Proposes a GAN that disentangles identity attributes and generates photo-realistic synthetic images.
result Synthetic images generated by the model are photo-realistic and can increase face recognition accuracy.

Bayesian optimization generates personalized face stimuli for cognitive neuroscience.

problem Lack of personalized face stimuli in cognitive neuroscience studies.
method Combines GANs with Bayesian optimization to identify individual response patterns to faces.
result Algorithm efficiently generates optimal faces maximizing individual subject's response.

DefenseVGAE defends graph neural networks against adversarial attacks.

problem Vulnerability of GNNs to adversarial structural perturbations.
method Variational Graph Autoencoder (VGAE) to reconstruct graph structure.
result DefenseVGAE reduces adversarial perturbations and boosts GCN performance.

CAN learns conditional and interventional distributions from unlabeled data.

problem Learning conditional and interventional distributions from unlabeled data.
method CAN framework with LGN and CIGN architectures, equipped with an intervention mechanism.
result CAN generates both interventional and conditional samples without needing the causal graph.

We present an unsupervised approach for learning to estimate three dimensional (3D) facial structure from a single image while also predicting 3D viewpoint transformations that match a desired pose and facial geometry. We achieve this by inferring the depth of facial keypoints of an input image in an unsupervised manne…

2018-03-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Here, we present a novel approach to solve the problem of reconstructing perceived stimuli from brain responses by combining probabilistic inference with deep learning. Our approach first inverts the linear transformation from latent features to brain responses with maximum a posteriori estimation and then inverts the …

2017-05-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Advances citation and subject label recommendation using multi-modal adversarial autoencoders.

problem Improving recommendation systems for citations and subject labels.
method Multi-modal adversarial autoencoders with adversarial regularization, sparsity, and input modality analysis.
result Adversarial regularization consistently improves recommendation performance.

Traditional classification algorithms assume that training and test data come from similar distributions. This assumption is violated in adversarial settings, where malicious actors modify instances to evade detection. A number of custom methods have been developed for both adversarial evasion attacks and robust learni…

2016-04-09abs ↗pdf ↗

SAIL improves AIL by weighting adversarial rewards with support estimation.

problem Training instability and reward bias in AIL.
method Support-weighted Adversarial Imitation Learning (SAIL) extends AIL with support estimation to improve reinforcement signals.
result SAIL achieves better performance and stability on benchmark tasks.

Paper shows simple losses are effective at image reconstruction and detects overfitting in deep generators.

problem Detecting overfitting in deep generative networks, especially GANs.
method Simple losses for image reconstruction, analysis of reconstruction errors, comparison of GAN models.
result Overfitting is not detectable in pure GAN models but is in hybrid adversarial models.

New method defends against both single-step and iterative adversarial examples.

problem Defending against adversarial examples, especially iterative ones, is computationally expensive.
method Single-Step Adversarial Training (SST) with modifications.
result Our method outperforms state-of-the-art methods in both accuracy and training time.

This paper studies adversarial examples in NIDS, revealing their vulnerability.

problem Vulnerability of machine learning-based NIDS to adversarial examples.
method Used evolutionary computation and deep learning to generate adversarial examples.
result Adversarial examples cause high misclassification rates in various machine learning models.

Surveying strategies for making machine learning models robust against adversarial attacks.

problem Ensuring machine learning models are robust and reliable in real-world applications.
method Taxonomy of adversarial attacks and defenses, Robust Optimization problem formulation, and survey of methods.
result Surveyed recent results in adversarial example generation, defense mechanisms, and formal robustness certificates.

Monotone adversarial corruptions degrade optimal learning algorithms.

problem Optimal learning algorithms' reliance on exchangeability and independence is challenged.
method Introduces a monotone adversarial corruption model where an adversary adds monotone corruptions to a clean dataset.
result Optimal learning algorithms achieve suboptimal expected error on new test points.

Face recognition models can be inferred from student models, posing privacy risks.

problem Privacy threats in transfer learning models for face recognition.
method Membership inference attacks and attribute inference from aggregate-level information.
result Sensitive attributes can be inferred from student models, even with limited auxiliary information.

Defense strategy improves controller robustness against adversarial attacks.

problem Adversarial attacks on learning-enabled controllers in CPS.
method Two-stage defense strategy treating controller and environment as black-boxes with unknown dynamics.
result Defense strategy effectively improves controller robustness in realistic control domains.

Paper defends iris recognition from adversarial examples using wavelet decomposition.

problem Adversarial examples threaten deep neural networks in biometric applications.
method Wavelet domain denoising of input examples to detect and mitigate adversarial attacks.
result Proposed defense strategies improve recognition accuracy against adversarial attacks.

Effective training of neural networks requires much data. In the low-data regime, parameters are underdetermined, and learnt networks generalise poorly. Data Augmentation alleviates this by using existing data more effectively. However standard data augmentation produces only limited plausible alternative data. Given t…

2017-11-12abs ↗pdf ↗