A new model combines spatial and spectral features for HSI classification.
problem Inefficiency and difficulty in training RNNs for HSI classification.
method Proposes St-SS-pGRU combining shorten RNN, converlusion layer, and parallel-GRU.
result Better performance and robustness in HSI classification.
3-layer NTK models generalize better than 2-layer models, especially with large input dimensions.
problem Understanding the generalization of overparameterized neural networks.
method Analyzing the 3-layer NTK model's test error and comparing it to 2-layer NTK models.
result 3-layer NTK models have a faster descent in test error with respect to the number of neurons in the second hidden layer.
This paper presents two unsupervised learning layers (UL layers) for label-free video analysis: one for fully connected layers, and the other for convolutional ones. The proposed UL layers can play two roles: they can be the cost function layer for providing global training signal; meanwhile they can be added to any re…
Two-layer CNNs can overfit well if initialized correctly.
problem Understanding the conditions for benign overfitting in over-parameterized CNNs.
method Extending analysis to fully trainable two-layer CNNs, examining initialization scaling effects.
result Initialization scaling of the output layer is crucial; large scales lead to fixed output behavior, small scales to complex interactions.
To infer a multilayer representation of high-dimensional count vectors, we propose the Poisson gamma belief network (PGBN) that factorizes each of its layers into the product of a connection weight matrix and the nonnegative real hidden units of the next layer. The PGBN's hidden layers are jointly trained with an upwar…
Network Implosion reduces ResNet layers without accuracy loss.
problem High computation costs in Residual Networks.
method Static layer pruning and retraining to erase unimportant layers.
result Reduces ResNet layers by 24.00-42.86% without accuracy drop.
Proposes a fixed smooth convolutional layer to reduce checkerboard artifacts in CNNs.
problem Checkerboard artifacts in CNNs during upsampling and strided convolution.
method Fixed convolutional layer with adjustable smoothness, applied to four CNNs and GANs.
result Significantly improves classification performance and image generation quality.
Self-attention can replace convolutional layers in vision tasks.
problem The supremacy of convolutional layers in vision tasks.
method Analysis and experiments with self-attention layers compared to convolutional layers.
result Self-attention layers can perform as well as convolutional layers and learn to do so.
Three-layer networks learn more complex features than two-layer networks.
problem Understanding feature learning in deep neural networks.
method Analysis of three-layer neural networks trained with gradient descent.
result Three-layer networks can learn functions that two-layer networks cannot.
To infer multilayer deep representations of high-dimensional discrete and nonnegative real vectors, we propose an augmentable gamma belief network (GBN) that factorizes each of its hidden layers into the product of a sparse connection weight matrix and the nonnegative real hidden units of the next layer. The GBN's hidd…
Study shows LLMs can remove half of layers without significant performance drop.
problem Understanding knowledge storage in LLMs' weights.
method Layer pruning and finetuning to identify and remove unnecessary parameters.
result Minimal degradation of performance after removing up to half of layers.
We improve neural network explainability by bypassing batch normalization.
problem Lack of transparency in neural networks.
method Layer-wise Relevance Propagation with a method to include normalization layers.
result Heatmaps are more accurate for convolutional layers with our method.
MGCN improves multi-layer graph classification using node attributes and relations.
problem Lack of comprehensive multi-layer graph embedding methods considering node attributes and different types of edges.
method Proposes MGCN, a method that combines GCN for multi-layer graphs, incorporating node attributes and both within and between layer relations.
result MGCN outperforms other multi-layer and single-layer methods in semi-supervised node classification tasks.
We address the problem of learning hierarchical deep neural network policies for reinforcement learning. In contrast to methods that explicitly restrict or cripple lower layers of a hierarchy to force them to use higher-level modulating signals, each layer in our framework is trained to directly solve the task, but acq…
A robot learns to classify images with limited perception using a layered reinforcement learning approach.
problem Image classification for robots with partial perception.
method Three-layer architecture using deep reinforcement learning, including meta-layer, action-layer, and classification-layer.
result The method achieves high accuracy on the MNIST dataset and provides explainability of the agent's decision-making process.
Proposes continuous convolution layers for flexible feature map resizing.
problem Fixed stride limitations in discrete convolution layers.
method Introduces Continuous Convolution (CC) layers that use learned continuous functions.
result Dynamic and consistent resizing of feature maps at any scale, non-integer and axis-dependent.
One-layer transformers can't solve induction heads task efficiently.
problem Solving the induction heads task efficiently with one-layer transformers.
method Communication complexity argument showing exponential size requirement.
result No one-layer transformer can solve the induction heads task efficiently.
Unified framework LPCD optimizes quantization of complex submodules.
problem Quantization of complex submodules in neural networks.
method Layer-Projected Coordinate Descent (LPCD) for quantizing arbitrary submodules.
result LPCD enhances both layer-wise PTQ methods and existing submodule approaches.
AIBC uses AI and blockchain for efficient resource sharing.
problem Efficient resource sharing in large-scale decentralized systems.
method Two-consensus scheme with DABFT and DPoEV.
result Predictive deep learning for optimal BFT algorithm selection.
A new neural network model MDRBM improves noise-robustness in classification.
problem Improving noise-robustness in classification problems.
method Stacking a probabilistic-ELM layer on a discriminative restricted Boltzmann machine (DRBM).
result MDRBM outperforms other models, especially in noise-robustness.
Many real-world complex systems across natural, social, and economical domains consist of manifold layers to form multiplex networks. The multiple network layers give rise to nonlinear effect for the emergent dynamics of systems. Especially, weak layers that can potentially play significant role in amplifying the vulne…
New insights suggest larger early layers improve CNN performance.
problem Common assumption of monotonously increasing feature counts in CNNs is challenged.
method Used a skew normal distribution to investigate feature amounts in CNN layers.
result Architectures favoring larger early layers yield better accuracy.
The study shows removing fully connected output layers improves efficiency without sacrificing performance.
problem Large number of parameters in fully connected layers for high-category datasets.
method Examined architectures replacing fully connected output layers with fixed layers and compared performance.
result Fixed classifiers offer no additional benefit over removing the output layer and its parameters.
Our work presents extensive empirical evidence that layer rotation, i.e. the evolution across training of the cosine distance between each layer's weight vector and its initialization, constitutes an impressively consistent indicator of generalization performance. In particular, larger cosine distances between final an…
Unified SVD compression fails in practical tasks, highlighting the importance of per layer activation reconstruction.
problem The failure of a unified SVD compression method in practical tasks like perplexity and accuracy.
method Unified optimization problem for SVD based compression methods, focusing on cross-layer coupling.
result Downstream metrics like perplexity and accuracy degrade severely compared to standard per layer SVD LLM.
Introduces Causal Energy Minimization to understand Transformer layers.
problem Empirical parameterization of Transformer blocks remains largely unexplored.
method Causal Energy Minimization framework that recasts Transformer layers as optimization steps on conditional energy functions.
result Identifies design space for Transformer layers including weight sharing and energy-based interpretations.
The rapid development of high-throughput technologies has enabled the generation of data from biological or disease processes that span multiple layers, like genomic, proteomic or metabolomic data, and further pertain to multiple sources, like disease subtypes or experimental conditions. In this work, we propose a gene…
PLN-Nets with two linear layers and parallel LN achieve universal approximation.
problem Limitations of standard neural network architectures in universal approximation.
method Introduced PLN-Nets combining two linear layers with parallel LN.
result PLN-Nets achieve universal approximation, while standard LN has limited power.
Smectic liquid crystals are materials formed by stacking deformable, fluid layers. Though smectics prefer to have flat, uniformly-spaced layers, boundary conditions can impose curvature on the layers. Since the layer spacing and curvature are intertwined, the problem of finding minimal configurations for the layers bec…
Improved recommendation systems using multi-layer embeddings reduce model size while maintaining accuracy.
problem Improving model accuracy in recommendation systems while minimizing model size.
method Introducing a multi-layer embedding training (MLET) architecture that trains embeddings via a sequence of linear layers.
result Substantial advantages in model accuracy and memory footprint are achieved with reduced embedding dimensions.
Inferencing with network data necessitates the mapping of its nodes into a vector space, where the relationships are preserved. However, with multi-layered networks, where multiple types of relationships exist for the same set of nodes, it is crucial to exploit the information shared between layers, in addition to the …
New approach replaces BN layers with shifted-ReLU for embedded systems.
problem Complexity and overheads of BN layers in low-power embedded systems.
method Used shifted-ReLU layers instead of BN layers in wide residual networks.
result Shifted-ReLU layers offer advantages in speed, memory, and complexity without significant accuracy loss.
New multi-layer transform models improve image denoising.
problem Improving image denoising techniques.
method Developed multi-layer transform learning algorithms.
result Multi-layer models outperform single-layer schemes in image denoising.
A method to analyze neural network performance by measuring layer saturation.
problem Understanding which layers contribute to network performance.
method Layer saturation method: restricts layer output to eigenspace of variance matrix.
result Layer saturation indicates which layers contribute to network performance.
A new tensor-based layer reduces neural network dimensions without losing important features.
problem Reducing dimensionality in tensor-structured feature data for deep neural networks.
method TensorProjection layer that projects input tensors into output tensors with reduced dimensions through mode-wise projections.
result The TensorProjection layer outperforms traditional downsampling methods in tasks like medical image classification and segmentation.
Proposes LML layer for multi-label predictions with k labels.
problem Efficient multi-label prediction with limited labels.
method Probabilistic multi-label modeling, efficient forward and backward passes.
result Improves top-k recall and accuracy in multi-label tasks.
Bayesian Layers adds uncertainty to neural networks, enabling faster experimentation and scalability.
problem Enabling neural networks to quantify uncertainty in predictions.
method Drop-in replacements for common layers, capturing uncertainty over weights, activations, etc.
result Bayesian Layers can fit large models like 5-billion parameter Bayesian Transformers.
Proposes a method to determine the most compact representation in deep neural networks.
problem Finding the most compact representation in deep neural networks.
method Layer-wise pruning method considering layer importance and total target sparsity.
result Achieved up to 75% better top-5 accuracy with 75% compression than baseline.
Understanding the representational power of Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs) with multiple layers is an ill-understood problem and is an area of active research. Motivated from the approach of \emph{Inherent Structure formalism} (Stillinger & Weber, 1982), extensively used in analysing Spin Glasses, we propose a no…
A new method for verifying deep learning architectures on FPGAs is proposed.
problem Design-time verification of deep learning architectures on FPGAs.
method 2-Level 3-Way (2L-3W) hardware-software co-verification methodology.
result Layer-by-layer similarity scores of 99% accuracy for successful mappings.
Given a complete non-compact surface embedded in R^3, we consider the Dirichlet Laplacian in a layer of constant width about the surface. Using an intrinsic approach to the layer geometry, we generalise the spectral results of an original paper by Duclos et al. to the situation when the surface does not possess poles. …
New model for multi-layer categorical data improves latent class analysis.
problem Traditional latent class analysis for single-layer categorical data is insufficient for multi-layer data.
method Developed a multi-layer latent class model (multi-layer LCM) and three spectral methods for estimation.
result The debiased sum of Gram matrices method performs best in estimating latent classes.
DCFS predicts stock indices using deep learning and fuzzy systems.
problem Predicting stock indices with high-dimensional inputs.
method Bottom-up layer-by-layer design of DCFS, parameter sharing.
result DCFS models outperform weak estimators and real-world data.
New loss functions reveal layer roles in deep neural networks.
problem Understanding the role of individual layers in deep neural networks.
method Derived Deep Gaussian Layer-wise loss functions (DGLs) using Gaussian Processes and SGD.
result First explicit and competitive layer-wise loss functions for deep neural networks.
A new histogram layer improves texture analysis performance.
problem Extracting features for texture analysis from local spatial regions.
method Directly computes local spatial distribution of features during backpropagation.
result Improves performance on three material/texture datasets.
Two spectral clustering methods for multi-layer networks are analyzed and compared.
problem Community detection in multi-layer networks.
method Sum and debiased sum of squared adjacency matrices for spectral clustering.
result Debiased sum of squared adjacency matrices outperforms sum of adjacency matrices.
Study reveals layers in deep networks can be robust or critical, affecting model performance.
problem Understanding the role of different layers in deep neural networks.
method Empirical study of layer robustness and re-initialization effects.
result Layers in deep neural networks can be categorized as robust or critical, impacting model performance.
This paper extends stability and generalization analysis of GD for multi-layer NNs.
problem Understanding the generalization of multi-layer neural networks trained by GD.
method Comprehensive stability and generalization analysis of GD for multi-layer NNs, focusing on two-layer and three-layer networks.
result Derives excess risk rates of O ( 1 / n ) O(1/\sqrt{n}) O ( 1/ n ) for GD in two-layer and three-layer NNs under specific conditions.