Investigating the Impact of Quantization on Adversarial Robustness

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Autori principali: Li, Qun, Meng, Yuan, Tang, Chen, Jiang, Jiacheng, Wang, Zhi
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author Li, Qun
Meng, Yuan
Tang, Chen
Jiang, Jiacheng
Wang, Zhi
author_facet Li, Qun
Meng, Yuan
Tang, Chen
Jiang, Jiacheng
Wang, Zhi
contents Quantization is a promising technique for reducing the bit-width of deep models to improve their runtime performance and storage efficiency, and thus becomes a fundamental step for deployment. In real-world scenarios, quantized models are often faced with adversarial attacks which cause the model to make incorrect inferences by introducing slight perturbations. However, recent studies have paid less attention to the impact of quantization on the model robustness. More surprisingly, existing studies on this topic even present inconsistent conclusions, which prompted our in-depth investigation. In this paper, we conduct a first-time analysis of the impact of the quantization pipeline components that can incorporate robust optimization under the settings of Post-Training Quantization and Quantization-Aware Training. Through our detailed analysis, we discovered that this inconsistency arises from the use of different pipelines in different studies, specifically regarding whether robust optimization is performed and at which quantization stage it occurs. Our research findings contribute insights into deploying more secure and robust quantized networks, assisting practitioners in reference for scenarios with high-security requirements and limited resources.
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spellingShingle Investigating the Impact of Quantization on Adversarial Robustness
Li, Qun
Meng, Yuan
Tang, Chen
Jiang, Jiacheng
Wang, Zhi
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Cryptography and Security
Quantization is a promising technique for reducing the bit-width of deep models to improve their runtime performance and storage efficiency, and thus becomes a fundamental step for deployment. In real-world scenarios, quantized models are often faced with adversarial attacks which cause the model to make incorrect inferences by introducing slight perturbations. However, recent studies have paid less attention to the impact of quantization on the model robustness. More surprisingly, existing studies on this topic even present inconsistent conclusions, which prompted our in-depth investigation. In this paper, we conduct a first-time analysis of the impact of the quantization pipeline components that can incorporate robust optimization under the settings of Post-Training Quantization and Quantization-Aware Training. Through our detailed analysis, we discovered that this inconsistency arises from the use of different pipelines in different studies, specifically regarding whether robust optimization is performed and at which quantization stage it occurs. Our research findings contribute insights into deploying more secure and robust quantized networks, assisting practitioners in reference for scenarios with high-security requirements and limited resources.
title Investigating the Impact of Quantization on Adversarial Robustness
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05639