Summary of Improved Generalization Of Weight Space Networks Via Augmentations, by Aviv Shamsian et al.
Improved Generalization of Weight Space Networks via Augmentations
by Aviv Shamsian, Aviv Navon, David W. Zhang, Yan Zhang, Ethan Fetaya, Gal Chechik, Haggai Maron
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- 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 approach addresses the issue of overfitting in deep weight spaces (DWS), which is a crucial area of research with applications in neural fields and making inferences about other types of neural networks. The analysis reveals that the lack of diversity in DWS datasets is a primary cause of this problem, as typical training sets fail to capture variability across different representations of the same object. To overcome this limitation, the authors introduce data augmentation strategies for weight spaces, including a MixUp method adapted from image classification tasks. The effectiveness of these methods is demonstrated through experiments in both classification and self-supervised contrastive learning setups, achieving performance gains equivalent to having up to 10 times more data. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Deep neural networks are powerful tools that can be used to process and analyze different types of data. However, when we use these networks to learn about other types of neural networks, we often run into a problem called overfitting. This means that the network becomes too specialized in its training data and does not generalize well to new situations. The authors of this paper are trying to solve this problem by exploring ways to increase diversity in the training data for deep weight spaces (DWS). They propose using techniques like MixUp, which is commonly used in image classification tasks, but adapted for use with DWS. The results show that these methods can significantly improve performance and reduce overfitting. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Classification * Data augmentation * Image classification * Overfitting * Self supervised
