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Autori principali: Zhang, Kejia, Weng, Juanjuan, Cai, Yuanzheng, Luo, Zhiming, Li, Shaozi
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.04016
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author Zhang, Kejia
Weng, Juanjuan
Cai, Yuanzheng
Luo, Zhiming
Li, Shaozi
author_facet Zhang, Kejia
Weng, Juanjuan
Cai, Yuanzheng
Luo, Zhiming
Li, Shaozi
contents Ensuring the robustness of deep neural networks against adversarial attacks remains a fundamental challenge in computer vision. While adversarial training (AT) has emerged as a promising defense strategy, our analysis reveals a critical limitation: AT-trained models exhibit a bias toward low-frequency features while neglecting high-frequency components. This bias is particularly concerning as each frequency component carries distinct and crucial information: low-frequency features encode fundamental structural patterns, while high-frequency features capture intricate details and textures. To address this limitation, we propose High-Frequency Feature Disentanglement and Recalibration (HFDR), a novel module that strategically separates and recalibrates frequency-specific features to capture latent semantic cues. We further introduce frequency attention regularization to harmonize feature extraction across the frequency spectrum and mitigate the inherent low-frequency bias of AT. Extensive experiments demonstrate our method's superior performance against white-box attacks and transfer attacks, while exhibiting strong generalization capabilities across diverse scenarios.
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spellingShingle Mitigating Low-Frequency Bias: Feature Recalibration and Frequency Attention Regularization for Adversarial Robustness
Zhang, Kejia
Weng, Juanjuan
Cai, Yuanzheng
Luo, Zhiming
Li, Shaozi
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Ensuring the robustness of deep neural networks against adversarial attacks remains a fundamental challenge in computer vision. While adversarial training (AT) has emerged as a promising defense strategy, our analysis reveals a critical limitation: AT-trained models exhibit a bias toward low-frequency features while neglecting high-frequency components. This bias is particularly concerning as each frequency component carries distinct and crucial information: low-frequency features encode fundamental structural patterns, while high-frequency features capture intricate details and textures. To address this limitation, we propose High-Frequency Feature Disentanglement and Recalibration (HFDR), a novel module that strategically separates and recalibrates frequency-specific features to capture latent semantic cues. We further introduce frequency attention regularization to harmonize feature extraction across the frequency spectrum and mitigate the inherent low-frequency bias of AT. Extensive experiments demonstrate our method's superior performance against white-box attacks and transfer attacks, while exhibiting strong generalization capabilities across diverse scenarios.
title Mitigating Low-Frequency Bias: Feature Recalibration and Frequency Attention Regularization for Adversarial Robustness
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.04016