A data-centric approach to class-specific bias in image data augmentation

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Autori principali: Angelakis, Athanasios, Rass, Andrey
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author Angelakis, Athanasios
Rass, Andrey
author_facet Angelakis, Athanasios
Rass, Andrey
contents Data augmentation (DA) enhances model generalization in computer vision but may introduce biases, impacting class accuracy unevenly. Our study extends this inquiry, examining DA's class-specific bias across various datasets, including those distinct from ImageNet, through random cropping. We evaluated this phenomenon with ResNet50, EfficientNetV2S, and SWIN ViT, discovering that while residual models showed similar bias effects, Vision Transformers exhibited greater robustness or altered dynamics. This suggests a nuanced approach to model selection, emphasizing bias mitigation. We also refined a "data augmentation robustness scouting" method to manage DA-induced biases more efficiently, reducing computational demands significantly (training 112 models instead of 1860; a reduction of factor 16.2) while still capturing essential bias trends.
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spellingShingle A data-centric approach to class-specific bias in image data augmentation
Angelakis, Athanasios
Rass, Andrey
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Data augmentation (DA) enhances model generalization in computer vision but may introduce biases, impacting class accuracy unevenly. Our study extends this inquiry, examining DA's class-specific bias across various datasets, including those distinct from ImageNet, through random cropping. We evaluated this phenomenon with ResNet50, EfficientNetV2S, and SWIN ViT, discovering that while residual models showed similar bias effects, Vision Transformers exhibited greater robustness or altered dynamics. This suggests a nuanced approach to model selection, emphasizing bias mitigation. We also refined a "data augmentation robustness scouting" method to manage DA-induced biases more efficiently, reducing computational demands significantly (training 112 models instead of 1860; a reduction of factor 16.2) while still capturing essential bias trends.
title A data-centric approach to class-specific bias in image data augmentation
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04120