Summary of Insect Identification in the Wild: the Ami Dataset, by Aditya Jain et al.
Insect Identification in the Wild: The AMI Dataset
by Aditya Jain, Fagner Cunha, Michael James Bunsen, Juan Sebastián Cañas, Léonard Pasi, Nathan Pinoy, Flemming Helsing, JoAnne Russo, Marc Botham, Michael Sabourin, Jonathan Fréchette, Alexandre Anctil, Yacksecari Lopez, Eduardo Navarro, Filonila Perez Pimentel, Ana Cecilia Zamora, José Alejandro Ramirez Silva, Jonathan Gagnon, Tom August, Kim Bjerge, Alba Gomez Segura, Marc Bélisle, Yves Basset, Kent P. McFarland, David Roy, Toke Thomas Høye, Maxim Larrivée, David Rolnick
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper tackles the pressing issue of insect biodiversity decline by developing machine learning benchmarks for fine-grained insect recognition. With the majority of insect species facing extinction, ecologists face significant challenges in monitoring and studying these insects. The proposed solution leverages computer vision algorithms to process data from camera traps, but novel challenges arise due to long-tailed data, similar classes, and distribution shifts. To address this, the authors create a curated dataset from citizen science platforms and museums, as well as an expert-annotated dataset from automated camera traps across multiple continents, designed to test out-of-distribution generalization under field conditions. The authors train and evaluate various baseline algorithms, introducing data augmentation techniques that enhance generalization across geographies and hardware setups. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about a big problem: many insects are disappearing, which can harm the environment and food production. Scientists need better tools to study these insects, but there’s a shortage of experts and not enough efficient ways to collect data. One approach is using camera traps, but this task requires special computer vision algorithms that can handle unique challenges like very rare or similar insect species. To help with this issue, the authors create large datasets from different sources, including citizen science projects and museums. They test various algorithms on these datasets to see which ones work best for recognizing insects in real-world situations. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Data augmentation * Generalization * Machine learning
