Summary of Decoupled Data Augmentation For Improving Image Classification, by Ruoxin Chen et al.
Decoupled Data Augmentation for Improving Image Classification
by Ruoxin Chen, Zhe Wang, Ke-Yue Zhang, Shuang Wu, Jiamu Sun, Shouli Wang, Taiping Yao, Shouhong Ding
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed Decoupled Data Augmentation (De-DA) technique addresses the fidelity-diversity dilemma in image classification by separating images into class-dependent parts (CDPs) and class-independent parts (CIPs). De-DA uses generative models to modify real CDPs while preserving semantic consistency, and replaces the image’s CIP with inter-class variants to create diverse CDP-CIP combinations. An online randomized combination strategy is implemented during training to generate numerous distinct combinations efficiently. The method is evaluated comprehensively, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing image classification. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine taking a picture of a cat and then altering it to make it look like a dog. This process can be tricky because you want the changes to be believable, but also want them to be different enough from the original. Researchers have been trying to figure out how to do this best, by mixing and matching different images or generating new ones using special models. The problem is that these methods often sacrifice one thing for the other – either they don’t look like real pictures anymore, or they’re too similar and not excitingly different. To solve this issue, scientists have come up with a new approach called Decoupled Data Augmentation (De-DA). It separates images into two parts: the part that defines what kind of animal it is (like the cat or dog), and the part that makes it look like a certain type of animal. Then, it uses special models to modify the first part while keeping the second part consistent with what you’d see in real life. The result is images that are both believable and interestingly different. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Data augmentation » Image classification
