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Decoupling Deep Learning for Enhanced Image Recognition Interpretability

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Yitao Peng
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Liu, Yihang
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Longzhen Yang
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Shang, Shaohua
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Lianghua He *
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Hu, Die
DOI:10.1145/3674837delete
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The quest for enhancing the interpretability of neural networks has become a prominent focus in recent research endeavors. Prototype-based neural networks have emerged as a promising avenue for imbuing models with interpretability by gauging the similarity between image components and category prototypes to inform decision-making. However, these networks face challenges as they share similarity activations during both the inference and explanation processes, creating a tradeoff between accuracy and interpretability. To address this issue and ensure that a network achieves high accuracy and robust interpretability in the classification process, this article introduces a groundbreaking prototype-based neural network termed the Decoupling Prototypical Network (DProtoNet). This novel architecture comprises encoder, inference, and interpretation modules. In the encoder module, we introduce decoupling feature masks to facilitate the generation of feature vectors and prototypes, enhancing the generalization capabilities of the model. The inference module leverages these feature vectors and prototypes to make predictions based on similarity comparisons, thereby preserving an interpretable inference structure. Meanwhile, the interpretation module advances the field by presenting a novel approach: a multiple dynamic masks decoder that replaces conventional upsampling similarity activations. This decoder operates by perturbing images with mask vectors of varying sizes and learning saliency maps through consistent activation. This methodology offers a precise and innovative means of interpreting prototype-based networks. DProtoNet effectively separates the inference and explanation components within prototype-based networks. By eliminating the constraints imposed by shared similarity activations during the inference and explanation phases, our approach concurrently elevates accuracy and interpretability. Experimental evaluations on diverse public natural datasets, including CUB-200-2011, Stanford
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ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications cover
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications
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tongji university
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