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Main Authors: Wang, Yihan, Liu, Shuang, Gao, Xiao-Shan
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03156
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author Wang, Yihan
Liu, Shuang
Gao, Xiao-Shan
author_facet Wang, Yihan
Liu, Shuang
Gao, Xiao-Shan
contents Stability analysis is an essential aspect of studying the generalization ability of deep learning, as it involves deriving generalization bounds for stochastic gradient descent-based training algorithms. Adversarial training is the most widely used defense against adversarial example attacks. However, previous generalization bounds for adversarial training have not included information regarding the data distribution. In this paper, we fill this gap by providing generalization bounds for stochastic gradient descent-based adversarial training that incorporate data distribution information. We utilize the concepts of on-average stability and high-order approximate Lipschitz conditions to examine how changes in data distribution and adversarial budget can affect robust generalization gaps. Our derived generalization bounds for both convex and non-convex losses are at least as good as the uniform stability-based counterparts which do not include data distribution information. Furthermore, our findings demonstrate how distribution shifts from data poisoning attacks can impact robust generalization.
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spellingShingle Data-Dependent Stability Analysis of Adversarial Training
Wang, Yihan
Liu, Shuang
Gao, Xiao-Shan
Machine Learning
Stability analysis is an essential aspect of studying the generalization ability of deep learning, as it involves deriving generalization bounds for stochastic gradient descent-based training algorithms. Adversarial training is the most widely used defense against adversarial example attacks. However, previous generalization bounds for adversarial training have not included information regarding the data distribution. In this paper, we fill this gap by providing generalization bounds for stochastic gradient descent-based adversarial training that incorporate data distribution information. We utilize the concepts of on-average stability and high-order approximate Lipschitz conditions to examine how changes in data distribution and adversarial budget can affect robust generalization gaps. Our derived generalization bounds for both convex and non-convex losses are at least as good as the uniform stability-based counterparts which do not include data distribution information. Furthermore, our findings demonstrate how distribution shifts from data poisoning attacks can impact robust generalization.
title Data-Dependent Stability Analysis of Adversarial Training
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03156