Regularization for Unsupervised Deep Neural Nets

Authors

  • Baiyang Wang Northwestern University
  • Diego Klabjan Northwestern University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v31i1.10787

Keywords:

deep learning, neural networks, unsupervised learning

Abstract

Unsupervised neural networks, such as restricted Boltzmann machines (RBMs) and deep belief networks (DBNs), are powerful tools for feature selection and pattern recognition tasks. We demonstrate that overfitting occurs in such models just as in deep feedforward neural networks, and discuss possible regularization methods to reduce overfitting. We also propose a "partial" approach to improve the efficiency of Dropout/DropConnect in this scenario, and discuss the theoretical justification of these methods from model convergence and likelihood bounds. Finally, we compare the performance of these methods based on their likelihood and classification error rates for various pattern recognition data sets.

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Published

2017-02-13

How to Cite

Wang, B., & Klabjan, D. (2017). Regularization for Unsupervised Deep Neural Nets. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v31i1.10787