CVAIJan 27, 2021

TorchPRISM: Principal Image Sections Mapping, a novel method for Convolutional Neural Network features visualization

arXiv:2101.11266v11 citations
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This tool aids researchers and practitioners in interpreting CNN features, but it is incremental as it builds on existing visualization techniques.

The authors introduced TorchPRISM, a tool that uses Principal Component Analysis to visualize the most significant features recognized by a Convolutional Neural Network, enabling comparative feature display between images in a batch.

In this paper we introduce a tool called Principal Image Sections Mapping - PRISM, dedicated for PyTorch, but can be easily ported to other deep learning frameworks. Presented software relies on Principal Component Analysis to visualize the most significant features recognized by a given Convolutional Neural Network. Moreover, it allows to display comparative set features between images processed in the same batch, therefore PRISM can be a method well synerging with technique Explanation by Example.

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