Summary of Conditional Gumbel-softmax For Constrained Feature Selection with Application to Node Selection in Wireless Sensor Networks, by Thomas Strypsteen and Alexander Bertrand
Conditional Gumbel-Softmax for constrained feature selection with application to node selection in wireless sensor networks
by Thomas Strypsteen, Alexander Bertrand
First submitted to arxiv on: 3 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The Conditional Gumbel-Softmax approach enables end-to-end learning of optimal feature subsets for specific tasks and deep neural network models while adhering to pairwise constraints. This method conditions each feature’s selection on another, facilitating the selection of task-optimal nodes in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) that minimize communication power consumption. The Conditional Gumbel-Softmax is validated on an emulated Wireless Electroencephalography (EEG) Sensor Network (WESN) solving a motor execution task, demonstrating its performance compared to a heuristic, greedy selection method as constraints become more stringent. While the application focus is on wearable brain-computer interfaces, the methodology’s generic nature allows it to be applied to node deployment in WSNs and constrained feature selection in other contexts. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper introduces a new way to learn the best features for a task using deep neural networks. It helps decide which nodes in a wireless sensor network should work together while keeping communication costs low. The approach is tested on a special kind of sensor network that records brain activity and solves a simple motor control task. The results show how well this method works compared to another way of choosing features called greedy selection. While the focus is on using these ideas for brain-computer interfaces, they can also be applied to other types of networks or feature selection problems. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Feature selection » Neural network » Softmax
