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Summary of Anomaly Detection by Context Contrasting, By Alain Ryser et al.


Anomaly Detection by Context Contrasting

by Alain Ryser, Thomas M. Sutter, Alexander Marx, Julia E. Vogt

First submitted to arxiv on: 29 May 2024

Categories

  • Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
  • Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)

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Medium GrooveSquid.com (original content) Medium Difficulty Summary
The proposed Con_2 method learns lower-dimensional representations that capture concepts of normality, enabling anomaly detection without prior knowledge about anomalies. By clustering context-augmented samples and aligning their positions across clusters, Con_2 learns rich representations of normal data while preserving invariances. This allows for effective anomaly detection at test time by identifying deviations from these invariances.
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Anomaly detection is a way to find unusual patterns in data. Imagine taking a picture with your smartphone – the camera will capture what’s in front of you, but if something strange appears in the background, the algorithm should be able to spot it. This paper proposes a new method called Con_2 that can do just that. It works by looking at normal data from different angles and learning patterns that don’t change much when viewed differently. Then, when it encounters unusual data, it can tell if something doesn’t fit with what it’s learned.

Keywords

» Artificial intelligence  » Anomaly detection  » Clustering