Summary of Lipschitz Constant Estimation For General Neural Network Architectures Using Control Tools, by Patricia Pauli et al.
Lipschitz constant estimation for general neural network architectures using control tools
by Patricia Pauli, Dennis Gramlich, Frank Allgöwer
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV); Systems and Control (eess.SY)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper presents a novel approach to estimating the Lipschitz constant of general neural network architectures using semidefinite programming. The authors interpret neural networks as time-varying dynamical systems, allowing them to exploit the series interconnection structure of feedforward neural networks and handle nonlinearities using integral quadratic constraints. They also demonstrate how to apply their method to signal processing layers, such as convolutional or state space model layers. Compared to prior work on Lipschitz constant estimation, this approach offers improved scalability and a generalization to a wide range of common neural network architectures. The authors showcase the versatility and computational advantages of their method by applying it to different neural networks trained on MNIST and CIFAR-10. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us better understand how to calculate the Lipschitz constant for many types of neural networks. They use a new way of thinking about neural networks as systems that change over time, which lets them solve the problem more efficiently. This approach works well with many different types of neural networks and can even handle special layers like those used in image recognition. The authors test their method on some popular datasets and show how it improves on previous methods. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generalization » Neural network » Signal processing
