Image Clustering Algorithm Based on Self-Supervised Pretrained Models and Latent Feature Distribution Optimization

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Main Authors: Zhu, Qiuyu, Hu, Liheng, Wang, Sijin
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author Zhu, Qiuyu
Hu, Liheng
Wang, Sijin
author_facet Zhu, Qiuyu
Hu, Liheng
Wang, Sijin
contents In the face of complex natural images, existing deep clustering algorithms fall significantly short in terms of clustering accuracy when compared to supervised classification methods, making them less practical. This paper introduces an image clustering algorithm based on self-supervised pretrained models and latent feature distribution optimization, substantially enhancing clustering performance. It is found that: (1) For complex natural images, we effectively enhance the discriminative power of latent features by leveraging self-supervised pretrained models and their fine-tuning, resulting in improved clustering performance. (2) In the latent feature space, by searching for k-nearest neighbor images for each training sample and shortening the distance between the training sample and its nearest neighbor, the discriminative power of latent features can be further enhanced, and clustering performance can be improved. (3) In the latent feature space, reducing the distance between sample features and the nearest predefined cluster centroids can optimize the distribution of latent features, therefore further improving clustering performance. Through experiments on multiple datasets, our approach outperforms the latest clustering algorithms and achieves state-of-the-art clustering results. When the number of categories in the datasets is small, such as CIFAR-10 and STL-10, and there are significant differences between categories, our clustering algorithm has similar accuracy to supervised methods without using pretrained models, slightly lower than supervised methods using pre-trained models. The code linked algorithm is https://github.com/LihengHu/semi.
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spellingShingle Image Clustering Algorithm Based on Self-Supervised Pretrained Models and Latent Feature Distribution Optimization
Zhu, Qiuyu
Hu, Liheng
Wang, Sijin
Machine Learning
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
In the face of complex natural images, existing deep clustering algorithms fall significantly short in terms of clustering accuracy when compared to supervised classification methods, making them less practical. This paper introduces an image clustering algorithm based on self-supervised pretrained models and latent feature distribution optimization, substantially enhancing clustering performance. It is found that: (1) For complex natural images, we effectively enhance the discriminative power of latent features by leveraging self-supervised pretrained models and their fine-tuning, resulting in improved clustering performance. (2) In the latent feature space, by searching for k-nearest neighbor images for each training sample and shortening the distance between the training sample and its nearest neighbor, the discriminative power of latent features can be further enhanced, and clustering performance can be improved. (3) In the latent feature space, reducing the distance between sample features and the nearest predefined cluster centroids can optimize the distribution of latent features, therefore further improving clustering performance. Through experiments on multiple datasets, our approach outperforms the latest clustering algorithms and achieves state-of-the-art clustering results. When the number of categories in the datasets is small, such as CIFAR-10 and STL-10, and there are significant differences between categories, our clustering algorithm has similar accuracy to supervised methods without using pretrained models, slightly lower than supervised methods using pre-trained models. The code linked algorithm is https://github.com/LihengHu/semi.
title Image Clustering Algorithm Based on Self-Supervised Pretrained Models and Latent Feature Distribution Optimization
topic Machine Learning
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01920