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48 results for image classifiers

A new method compares image classifiers using adaptive sampling of natural images.

problem Evaluation of image classifiers on small, fixed test sets may not generalize to real-world images.
method Adaptive sampling from a large corpus of unlabeled images to maximize classifier discrepancies measured by WordNet hierarchy.
result Human labeling of model-dependent image sets reveals relative classifier performance.

Image classifiers are sensitive to small changes, affecting most images in a class.

problem Sensitivity of image classifiers to small perturbations.
method Demonstrated sensitivity for any classifier over images, showing that for most classes, a tiny perturbation can change the classification of a majority of images.
result Image classifiers are sensitive to small perturbations, affecting most images in a class.

Traditional classifiers can generate high-quality images comparable to generative models.

problem Separation between classifiers and generators in neural networks.
method Optimizing input gradients to produce images, using mask-based stochastic reconstruction, progressive-resolution technique, and distance metric loss.
result Traditional classifiers can generate high-fidelity images of 256imes imes256 resolution on ImageNet.

StylEx trains a GAN to explain classifier decisions in StyleSpace.

problem Creating meaningful image-specific explanations for classifier decisions.
method Training a StyleGAN to learn a classifier-specific StyleSpace, incorporating the classifier model.
result StylEx finds attributes that align with semantic ones and generates human-interpretable explanations.

HET-XL improves heteroscedastic classifiers for large-scale image classification.

problem Scaling heteroscedastic classifiers to handle large numbers of classes and tuning the temperature hyperparameter.
method HET-XL, a heteroscedastic classifier with independent parameter count from the number of classes, learns the temperature hyperparameter directly from training data.
result HET-XL requires 14X fewer additional parameters and performs better than baseline heteroscedastic classifiers on large image classification datasets.

New image classifier uses hierarchical max-pooling with local pooling.

problem Improving image classification accuracy with variable spatial relationships.
method Introduces a hierarchical max-pooling model with additional local pooling for convolutional neural networks.
result Demonstrates improved performance in estimating image features.

Convolutional neural networks handle rotated image symmetries without dimensionality issues.

problem Binary image classification with rotational symmetry.
method Least squares plug-in classifiers based on convolutional neural networks under rotationally symmetric assumptions.
result Convolutional neural networks can circumvent the curse of dimensionality in binary image classification with rotational symmetry.

App classification is useful in a number of applications such as adding apps to an app store or building a user model based on the installed apps. Presently there are a number of existing methods to classify apps based on a given taxonomy on the basis of their text metadata. However, text based methods for app classifi…

2019-12-16abs ↗pdf ↗

DeDUCE efficiently generates realistic counterfactuals for image classifiers.

problem Generating accurate counterfactual explanations for large image classifiers.
method Developed a new algorithm using spectral normalization to efficiently generate counterfactuals.
result Our algorithm consistently produces counterfactuals closer to the original inputs with comparable realism.

Study assesses deep neural networks' robustness in mammogram images.

problem Understanding deep neural networks' robustness in mammogram images for breast cancer screening.
method Measuring sensitivity to four perturbations and analyzing low-pass filtering effects.
result Mammogram image classifiers are sensitive to perturbations similar to natural images, but low-pass filtering degrades clinically meaningful features.

Study improves image classifier robustness to random p-norm corruptions.

problem Improving robustness of image classifiers to real-world imperceptible corruptions.
method Training and testing with random p-norm corruptions, evaluating robustness against different p-norms.
result Training with a combination of p-norm corruptions significantly improves robustness.

Denoised smoothing defends pretrained classifiers against adversarial attacks.

problem Adversarial attacks on pretrained classifiers.
method Prepending a denoiser to any off-the-shelf classifier using randomized smoothing.
result Guaranteed p\ell_p-robustness to adversarial examples without modifying the pretrained classifier.

A novel approach stores encoded images as centroids and covariance matrices to improve classification accuracy with less memory.

problem Catastrophic forgetting and memory limitations in continual learning.
method Trains autoencoders with Neural Style Transfer to encode images, replay encoded episodes to avoid forgetting, and use centroids and covariance matrices for pseudo-images when memory is full.
result Increases classification accuracy by 13-17% over state-of-the-art methods on benchmark datasets, while requiring 78% less storage space.

We address the problem of \emph{instance label stability} in multiple instance learning (MIL) classifiers. These classifiers are trained only on globally annotated images (bags), but often can provide fine-grained annotations for image pixels or patches (instances). This is interesting for computer aided diagnosis (CAD…

2017-03-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose an approach to distinguish between correct and incorrect image classifications. Our approach can detect misclassifications which either occur unintentionally\it{unintentionally} ("natural errors"), or due to intentional adversarial attacks\it{intentional~adversarial~attacks} ("adversarial errors"), both in a single unified framework\it{unified~framework}. Our appr…

2019-02-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Convolutional neural networks improve image classification accuracy.

problem Improving accuracy in image classification.
method Analyzing the convergence rate of misclassification risk for image classifiers.
result A rate of convergence independent of image dimension proves the effectiveness of CNNs.

A deep learning approach classifies medical images hierarchically.

problem Limitations of traditional supervised classifiers in medical image classification.
method Hierarchical Medical Image Classification (HMIC) using deep learning models.
result HMIC achieved better performance in classifying medical images hierarchically.

In this work we develop a fast saliency detection method that can be applied to any differentiable image classifier. We train a masking model to manipulate the scores of the classifier by masking salient parts of the input image. Our model generalises well to unseen images and requires a single forward pass to perform …

2017-05-22abs ↗pdf ↗

A simple method flags images as out-of-distribution based on their distance to nearest neighbors.

problem Detecting images not aligned with a trained model's in-distribution data.
method Flag images as OOD if their average distance to K nearest neighbors is large in the classifier's representation space.
result Simple methods can outperform more complex ones when considering learned representations.

We study the robustness of image classifiers to temporal perturbations derived from videos. As part of this study, we construct two datasets, ImageNet-Vid-Robust and YTBB-Robust , containing a total 57,897 images grouped into 3,139 sets of perceptually similar images. Our datasets were derived from ImageNet-Vid and You…

2019-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops new methods to create imperceptible image changes that fool classifiers.

problem Improving the robustness of image classifiers by creating subtle changes undetectable to humans.
method Two methods: Edge-Aware and Color-Aware, designed to reduce detectability of image perturbations.
result Demonstrated that the new methods effectively cause misclassification and are computationally efficient.

Adversarial examples are intentionally perturbed images that mislead classifiers. These images can, however, be easily detected using denoising algorithms, when high-frequency spatial perturbations are used, or can be noticed by humans, when perturbations are large. In this paper, we propose EdgeFool, an adversarial im…

2019-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

This research discovers model architecture and training dataset characteristics through strategic input probing.

problem Discovering model architecture and training dataset characteristics in black box models.
method Structured input probes and model outputs are used to train a deep classifier for image and text classification.
result The approach successfully distinguishes between different image and text datasets and architectures.

Develops a robust multiclass classification method for deep image classifiers.

problem Tackles data contamination and robustness to outliers in deep image classifiers.
method Uses Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO) with Wasserstein metric ambiguity sets and regularized learning.
result Reduces test error rate by up to 83.5% and loss by up to 91.3% in image classification tasks.

Data augmentation (DA) is fundamental against overfitting in large convolutional neural networks, especially with a limited training dataset. In images, DA is usually based on heuristic transformations, like geometric or color transformations. Instead of using predefined transformations, our work learns data augmentati…

2019-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

DEceit constructs effective universal pixel-restricted perturbations for deep image classifiers.

problem Creating effective universal pixel-restricted perturbations for deep neural networks.
method DEceit algorithm for black-box feedback, targeting 10% of pixels in images.
result Perturbing only 10% of pixels achieves high Fooling Rate and visual similarity.

This work debiases deep chest X-ray classifiers using intra- and post-processing methods.

problem Bias in deep neural networks for chest X-ray classification.
method Intra-processing techniques (fine-tuning and pruning) and post-processing methods.
result Successfully mitigates biases in fully connected and convolutional neural networks, offering stable performance.