Causal interventional training for image recognition

• Main Authors: QIN, Wei, ZHANG, Hanwang, HONG, Richang, LIM, Ee-Peng, SUN, Qianru
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Image recognition; causality; causal intervention; deep learning; ImageNet; Databases and Information Systems; Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6743; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7746/viewcontent/CIT_final.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Deep learning models often fit undesired dataset bias in training. In this paper, we formulate the bias using causal inference, which helps us uncover the ever-elusive causalities among the key factors in training, and thus pursue the desired causal effect without the bias. We start from revisiting...