Towards Difficulty-Aware Analysis of Deep Neural Networks

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Autori principali: Meng, Linhao, Elzen, Stef van den, Vilanova, Anna
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author Meng, Linhao
Elzen, Stef van den
Vilanova, Anna
author_facet Meng, Linhao
Elzen, Stef van den
Vilanova, Anna
contents Traditional instance-based model analysis focuses mainly on misclassified instances. However, this approach overlooks the varying difficulty associated with different instances. Ideally, a robust model should recognize and reflect the challenges presented by intrinsically difficult instances. It is also valuable to investigate whether the difficulty perceived by the model aligns with that perceived by humans. To address this, we propose incorporating instance difficulty into the deep neural network evaluation process, specifically for supervised classification tasks on image data. Specifically, we consider difficulty measures from three perspectives -- data, model, and human -- to facilitate comprehensive evaluation and comparison. Additionally, we develop an interactive visual tool, DifficultyEyes, to support the identification of instances of interest based on various difficulty patterns and to aid in analyzing potential data or model issues. Case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.
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spellingShingle Towards Difficulty-Aware Analysis of Deep Neural Networks
Meng, Linhao
Elzen, Stef van den
Vilanova, Anna
Human-Computer Interaction
Traditional instance-based model analysis focuses mainly on misclassified instances. However, this approach overlooks the varying difficulty associated with different instances. Ideally, a robust model should recognize and reflect the challenges presented by intrinsically difficult instances. It is also valuable to investigate whether the difficulty perceived by the model aligns with that perceived by humans. To address this, we propose incorporating instance difficulty into the deep neural network evaluation process, specifically for supervised classification tasks on image data. Specifically, we consider difficulty measures from three perspectives -- data, model, and human -- to facilitate comprehensive evaluation and comparison. Additionally, we develop an interactive visual tool, DifficultyEyes, to support the identification of instances of interest based on various difficulty patterns and to aid in analyzing potential data or model issues. Case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.
title Towards Difficulty-Aware Analysis of Deep Neural Networks
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00881