Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Rahimi, Shahram
Committee Member
Archibald, Christopher
Committee Member
Iannucci, Stefano
Date of Degree
12-13-2019
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Computer Science
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Department
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Abstract
Neural networks (NNs) excel at solving several complex, non-linear problems in the area of supervised learning. A prominent application of these networks is image classification. Numerous improvements over the last few decades have improved the capability of these image classifiers. However, neural networks are still a black-box for solving image classification and other sophisticated tasks. A number of experiments conducted look into exactly how neural networks solve these complex problems. This paper dismantles the neural network solution, incorporating convolution layers, of a specific material classifier. Several techniques are utilized to investigate the solution to this problem. These techniques look at specifically which pixels contribute to the decision made by the NN as well as a look at each neuron’s contribution to the decision. The purpose of this investigation is to understand the decision-making process of the NN and to use this knowledge to suggest improvements to the material classification algorithm.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16482
Recommended Citation
Donovan, Jordan, "Understanding state-of-the-art material classification through deep visualization" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 4834.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4834