A cascade of deep learning fuzzy rule-based image classifier and SVM

Plamen Parvanov Angelov, Xiaowei Gu

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Abstract

In this paper, a fast, transparent, self-evolving, deep learning fuzzy rule-based (DLFRB) image classifier is proposed. This new classifier is a cascade of the recently introduced DLFRB classifier called MICE and an auxiliary SVM. The DLFRB classifier serves as the main engine and can identify a number of human interpretable fuzzy rules through a very short, transparent, highly parallelizable training process. The SVM based auxiliary plays the role of a conflict resolver when the DLFRB classifier produces two highly confident labels for a single image. Only the fundamental image transformation techniques (rotation, scaling and segmentation) and feature descriptors (GIST and HOG) are used for pre-processing and feature extraction, but the proposed approach significantly outperforms the state-of-art methods in terms of both time and precision. Numerical experiments based on a handwritten digits recognition problem are used to demonstrate the highly accurate and repeatable performance of the proposed approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
Subtitle of host publicationSMC 2017
PublisherIEEE Press
Pages746-751
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538616451
ISBN (Print)9781538616468
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 01 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2017
Volume2017-January

Keywords

  • Cascade classifiers
  • Deep learning
  • Fuzzy rule-based classifier
  • Handwritten digits recognition
  • SVM

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