Design Index for Deep Neural Networks

Prasanna Date, James A. Hendler, Christopher D. Carothers

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a Deep Neural Networks (DNN) Design Index which would aid a DNN designer during the designing phase of DNNs. We study the designing aspect of DNNs from model-specific and data-specific perspectives with focus on three performance metrics: training time, training error and, validation error. We use a simple example to illustrate the significance of the DNN design index. To validate it, we calculate the design indices for four benchmark problems. This is an elementary work aimed at setting a direction for creating design indices pertaining to deep learning.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-138
Number of pages8
JournalProcedia Computer Science
Volume88
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event7th Annual International Conference on Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures, BICA 2016 - Newyok City, United States
Duration: Jul 16 2016Jul 19 2016

Funding

The research was supported by funding from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). We are grateful to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for providing the state of the art infrastructure, without which this study would not have been possible.

Keywords

  • Deep Learning
  • Deep Neural Networks
  • Design Index
  • Neural Network Design
  • Performance Evaluation

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