2021 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing

6-11 June 2021 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Extracting Knowledge from Information

2021 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing

6-11 June 2021 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Extracting Knowledge from Information

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Paper Detail

Paper IDASPS-7.6
Paper Title A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ROBUSTNESS OF NEURAL NETWORKS FOR TABULAR DATA
Authors Kavya Gupta, CentraleSupélec, France; Beatrice Pesquet-Popescu, Fateh Kaakai, Thales LAS, France; Jean-Christophe Pesquet, CentraleSupélec, France
SessionASPS-7: Data Science & Machine Learning
LocationGather.Town
Session Time:Thursday, 10 June, 16:30 - 17:15
Presentation Time:Thursday, 10 June, 16:30 - 17:15
Presentation Poster
Topic Applied Signal Processing Systems: Signal Processing Systems [DIS-EMSA]
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Abstract This paper presents a quantitative approach to demonstrate the robustness of neural networks for tabular data. These data form the backbone of the data structures found in most industrial applications. We analyse the effect of various widely used techniques we encounter in neural network practice, such as regularization of weights, addition of noise to the data, and positivity constraints. This analysis is performed by using three state-of-the-art techniques, which provide mathematical proofs of robustness in terms of Lipschitz constant for feed-forward networks. The experiments are carried out on two prediction tasks and one classification task. Our work brings insights into building robust neural network architectures for safety critical systems that require certification or approval from a competent authority.