CreINNs: Credal-Set Interval Neural Networks for Uncertainty Estimation in Classification Tasks

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Main Authors: Wang, Kaizheng, Shariatmadar, Keivan, Manchingal, Shireen Kudukkil, Cuzzolin, Fabio, Moens, David, Hallez, Hans
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author Wang, Kaizheng
Shariatmadar, Keivan
Manchingal, Shireen Kudukkil
Cuzzolin, Fabio
Moens, David
Hallez, Hans
author_facet Wang, Kaizheng
Shariatmadar, Keivan
Manchingal, Shireen Kudukkil
Cuzzolin, Fabio
Moens, David
Hallez, Hans
contents Effective uncertainty estimation is becoming increasingly attractive for enhancing the reliability of neural networks. This work presents a novel approach, termed Credal-Set Interval Neural Networks (CreINNs), for classification. CreINNs retain the fundamental structure of traditional Interval Neural Networks, capturing weight uncertainty through deterministic intervals. CreINNs are designed to predict an upper and a lower probability bound for each class, rather than a single probability value. The probability intervals can define a credal set, facilitating estimating different types of uncertainties associated with predictions. Experiments on standard multiclass and binary classification tasks demonstrate that the proposed CreINNs can achieve superior or comparable quality of uncertainty estimation compared to variational Bayesian Neural Networks (BNNs) and Deep Ensembles. Furthermore, CreINNs significantly reduce the computational complexity of variational BNNs during inference. Moreover, the effective uncertainty quantification of CreINNs is also verified when the input data are intervals.
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spellingShingle CreINNs: Credal-Set Interval Neural Networks for Uncertainty Estimation in Classification Tasks
Wang, Kaizheng
Shariatmadar, Keivan
Manchingal, Shireen Kudukkil
Cuzzolin, Fabio
Moens, David
Hallez, Hans
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Effective uncertainty estimation is becoming increasingly attractive for enhancing the reliability of neural networks. This work presents a novel approach, termed Credal-Set Interval Neural Networks (CreINNs), for classification. CreINNs retain the fundamental structure of traditional Interval Neural Networks, capturing weight uncertainty through deterministic intervals. CreINNs are designed to predict an upper and a lower probability bound for each class, rather than a single probability value. The probability intervals can define a credal set, facilitating estimating different types of uncertainties associated with predictions. Experiments on standard multiclass and binary classification tasks demonstrate that the proposed CreINNs can achieve superior or comparable quality of uncertainty estimation compared to variational Bayesian Neural Networks (BNNs) and Deep Ensembles. Furthermore, CreINNs significantly reduce the computational complexity of variational BNNs during inference. Moreover, the effective uncertainty quantification of CreINNs is also verified when the input data are intervals.
title CreINNs: Credal-Set Interval Neural Networks for Uncertainty Estimation in Classification Tasks
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05043