Data-augmented landslide displacement prediction using generative adversarial network

Landslides are destructive natural disasters that cause catastrophic damage and loss of life worldwide.Accurately predicting landslide displacement enables effective early warning and risk management.However,the limited availability of on-site measurement data has been a substantial obstacle in developing data-driven models,such as state-of-the-art machine learning(ML)models.To address these challenges,this study proposes a data augmentation framework that uses generative adversarial networks(GANs),a recent advance in generative artificial intelligence(AI),to improve the accuracy of landslide displacement prediction.The framework provides effective data augmentation to enhance limited datasets.A recurrent GAN model,RGAN-LS,is proposed,specifically designed to generate realistic synthetic multivariate time series that mimics the characteristics of real landslide on-site measurement data.A customized moment-matching loss is incorporated in addition to the adversarial loss in GAN during the training of RGAN-LS to capture the temporal dynamics and correlations in real time series data.Then,the synthetic data generated by RGAN-LS is used to enhance the training of long short-term memory(LSTM)networks and particle swarm optimization-support vector machine(PSO-SVM)models for landslide displacement prediction tasks.Results on two landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir(TGR)region show a significant improvement in LSTM model prediction performance when trained on augmented data.For instance,in the case of the Baishuihe landslide,the average root mean square error(RMSE)increases by 16.11%,and the mean absolute error(MAE)by 17.59%.More importantly,the model’s responsiveness during mutational stages is enhanced for early warning purposes.However,the results have shown that the static PSO-SVM model only sees marginal gains compared to recurrent models such as LSTM.Further analysis indicates that an optimal synthetic-to-real data ratio(50%on the illustration cases)maximizes the improvements.This also demonstrates the robustness and effectiveness of supplementing training data for dynamic models to obtain better results.By using the powerful generative AI approach,RGAN-LS can generate high-fidelity synthetic landslide data.This is critical for improving the performance of advanced ML models in predicting landslide displacement,particularly when there are limited training data.Additionally,this approach has the potential to expand the use of generative AI in geohazard risk management and other research areas.

基于Wasserstein GAN数据增强的矿物浮选纯度预测

在选矿行业中,准确地预测精矿品位可以帮助工程师提前调整工艺参数,提高浮选性能。但在实际选矿过程中,采集数据存在样本量少、维度高、时序相关性复杂等问题,限制了精矿品位的预测精度。针对小样本数据的预测问题,提出了一种将Wasserstein生成对抗网络(Wasserstein generative adversarial network,Wasserstein GAN)和长短期记忆网络(long short-term memory,LSTM)相结合的时间序列数据生成模型LS-WGAN,主要利用LSTM网络来获取选矿数据中的时间相关性,再通过Wasserstein GAN网络生成与原始数据分布相似的样本进行数据增强;为了更加准确地预测精矿品位,建立了浮选预测模型C-LSTM,并基于真实泡沫浮选工艺数据实验验证了所提出方法的预测准确性。

Generative Adversarial Networks:Introduction and Outlook

Recently, generative adversarial networks(GANs)have become a research focus of artificial intelligence. Inspired by two-player zero-sum game, GANs comprise a generator and a discriminator, both trained under the adversarial learning idea.The goal of GANs is to estimate the potential distribution of real data samples and generate new samples from that distribution.Since their initiation, GANs have been widely studied due to their enormous prospect for applications, including image and vision computing, speech and language processing, etc. In this review paper, we summarize the state of the art of GANs and look into the future. Firstly, we survey GANs' proposal background,theoretic and implementation models, and application fields.Then, we discuss GANs' advantages and disadvantages, and their development trends. In particular, we investigate the relation between GANs and parallel intelligence,with the conclusion that GANs have a great potential in parallel systems research in terms of virtual-real interaction and integration. Clearly, GANs can provide substantial algorithmic support for parallel intelligence.

Generative Adversarial Network Based Heuristics for Sampling-Based Path Planning

Sampling-based path planning is a popular methodology for robot path planning.With a uniform sampling strategy to explore the state space,a feasible path can be found without the complex geometric modeling of the configuration space.However,the quality of the initial solution is not guaranteed,and the convergence speed to the optimal solution is slow.In this paper,we present a novel image-based path planning algorithm to overcome these limitations.Specifically,a generative adversarial network(GAN)is designed to take the environment map(denoted as RGB image)as the input without other preprocessing works.The output is also an RGB image where the promising region(where a feasible path probably exists)is segmented.This promising region is utilized as a heuristic to achieve non-uniform sampling for the path planner.We conduct a number of simulation experiments to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method,and the results demonstrate that our method performs much better in terms of the quality of the initial solution and the convergence speed to the optimal solution.Furthermore,apart from the environments similar to the training set,our method also works well on the environments which are very different from the training set.

General image classification method based on semi-supervised generative adversarial networks

Generative adversarial networks(GANs) have become a competitive method among computer vision tasks. There have been many studies devoted to utilizing generative network to do generative tasks, such as images synthesis. In this paper, a semi-supervised learning scheme is incorporated with generative adversarial network on image classification tasks to improve the image classification accuracy. Two applications of GANs are mainly focused on: semi-supervised learning and generation of images which can be as real as possible. The whole process is divided into two sections. First, only a small part of the dataset is utilized as labeled training data. And then a huge amount of samples generated from the generator is added into the training samples to improve the generalization of the discriminator. Through the semi-supervised learning scheme, full use of the unlabeled data is made which may contain potential information. Thus, the classification accuracy of the discriminator can be improved. Experimental results demonstrate the improvement of the classification accuracy of discriminator among different datasets, such as MNIST, CIFAR-10.

Ballistic response of armour plates using Generative Adversarial Networks

It is important to understand how ballistic materials respond to impact from projectiles such that informed decisions can be made in the design process of protective armour systems. Ballistic testing is a standards-based process where materials are tested to determine whether they meet protection, safety and performance criteria. For the V50ballistic test, projectiles are fired at different velocities to determine a key design parameter known as the ballistic limit velocity(BLV), the velocity above which projectiles perforate the target. These tests, however, are destructive by nature and as such there can be considerable associated costs, especially when studying complex armour materials and systems. This study proposes a unique solution to the problem using a recent class of machine learning system known as the Generative Adversarial Network(GAN). The GAN can be used to generate new ballistic samples as opposed to performing additional destructive experiments. A GAN network architecture is tested and trained on three different ballistic data sets, and their performance is compared. The trained networks were able to successfully produce ballistic curves with an overall RMSE of between 10 and 20 % and predicted the V50BLV in each case with an error of less than 5 %. The results demonstrate that it is possible to train generative networks on a limited number of ballistic samples and use the trained network to generate many new samples representative of the data that it was trained on. The paper spotlights the benefits that generative networks can bring to ballistic applications and provides an alternative to expensive testing during the early stages of the design process.

Single Image Dehazing: An Analysis on Generative Adversarial Network

Haze is a very common phenomenon that degrades or reduces visibility. It causes various problems where high-quality images are required such as traffic and security monitoring. So haze removal from scenes is an immediate demand for clear vision. Recently, in addition to the conventional dehazing mechanisms, different types of deep generative adversarial networks (GAN) are applied to suppress the noise and improve the dehazing performance. But it is unclear how these algorithms would perform on hazy images acquired “in the wild” and how we could gauge the progress in the field. To bridge this gap, this presents a comprehensive study on three single image dehazing state-of-the-art GAN models, such as AOD-Net, cGAN, and DHSGAN. We have experimented using benchmark dataset consisting of both synthetic and real-world hazy images. The obtained results are evaluated both quantitatively and qualitatively. Among these techniques, the DHSGAN gives the best performance.

Solar image deconvolution by generative adversarial network

With aperture synthesis(AS)technique,a number of small antennas can be assembled to form a large telescope whose spatial resolution is determined by the distance of two farthest antennas instead of the diameter of a single-dish antenna.In contrast from a direct imaging system,an AS telescope captures the Fourier coefficients of a spatial object,and then implement inverse Fourier transform to reconstruct the spatial image.Due to the limited number of antennas,the Fourier coefficients are extremely sparse in practice,resulting in a very blurry image.To remove/reduce blur,“CLEAN”deconvolution has been widely used in the literature.However,it was initially designed for a point source.For an extended source,like the Sun,its efficiency is unsatisfactory.In this study,a deep neural network,referring to Generative Adversarial Network(GAN),is proposed for solar image deconvolution.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model is markedly better than traditional CLEAN on solar images.The main purpose of this work is visual inspection instead of quantitative scientific computation.We believe that this will also help scientists to better understand solar phenomena with high quality images.

Automated Video Generation of Moving Digits from Text Using Deep Deconvolutional Generative Adversarial Network

Generating realistic and synthetic video from text is a highly challenging task due to the multitude of issues involved,including digit deformation,noise interference between frames,blurred output,and the need for temporal coherence across frames.In this paper,we propose a novel approach for generating coherent videos of moving digits from textual input using a Deep Deconvolutional Generative Adversarial Network(DD-GAN).The DDGAN comprises a Deep Deconvolutional Neural Network(DDNN)as a Generator(G)and a modified Deep Convolutional Neural Network(DCNN)as a Discriminator(D)to ensure temporal coherence between adjacent frames.The proposed research involves several steps.First,the input text is fed into a Long Short Term Memory(LSTM)based text encoder and then smoothed using Conditioning Augmentation(CA)techniques to enhance the effectiveness of the Generator(G).Next,using a DDNN to generate video frames by incorporating enhanced text and random noise and modifying a DCNN to act as a Discriminator(D),effectively distinguishing between generated and real videos.This research evaluates the quality of the generated videos using standard metrics like Inception Score(IS),Fréchet Inception Distance(FID),Fréchet Inception Distance for video(FID2vid),and Generative Adversarial Metric(GAM),along with a human study based on realism,coherence,and relevance.By conducting experiments on Single-Digit Bouncing MNIST GIFs(SBMG),Two-Digit Bouncing MNIST GIFs(TBMG),and a custom dataset of essential mathematics videos with related text,this research demonstrates significant improvements in both metrics and human study results,confirming the effectiveness of DD-GAN.This research also took the exciting challenge of generating preschool math videos from text,handling complex structures,digits,and symbols,and achieving successful results.The proposed research demonstrates promising results for generating coherent videos from textual input.

Evolution and Effectiveness of Loss Functions in Generative Adversarial Networks

Recently,the evolution of Generative Adversarial Networks(GANs)has embarked on a journey of revolutionizing the field of artificial and computational intelligence.To improve the generating ability of GANs,various loss functions are introduced to measure the degree of similarity between the samples generated by the generator and the real data samples,and the effectiveness of the loss functions in improving the generating ability of GANs.In this paper,we present a detailed survey for the loss functions used in GANs,and provide a critical analysis on the pros and cons of these loss functions.First,the basic theory of GANs along with the training mechanism are introduced.Then,the most commonly used loss functions in GANs are introduced and analyzed.Third,the experimental analyses and comparison of these loss functions are presented in different GAN architectures.Finally,several suggestions on choosing suitable loss functions for image synthesis tasks are given.

Generative Adversarial Network with Separate Learning Rule for Image Generation

Boundary equilibrium generative adversarial networks(BEGANs)are the improved version of generative adversarial networks(GANs).In this paper,an improved BEGAN with a skip-connection technique in the generator and the discriminator is proposed.Moreover,an alternative time-scale update rule is adopted to balance the learning rate of the generator and the discriminator.Finally,the performance of the proposed method is quantitatively evaluated by Fréchet inception distance(FID)and inception score(IS).The test results show that the performance of the proposed method is better than that of the original BEGAN.

Exploration of the Relation between Input Noise and Generated Image in Generative Adversarial Networks

In this paper,we propose a hybrid model aiming to map the input noise vector to the label of the generated image by the generative adversarial network(GAN).This model mainly consists of a pre-trained deep convolution generative adversarial network(DCGAN)and a classifier.By using the model,we visualize the distribution of two-dimensional input noise,leading to a specific type of the generated image after each training epoch of GAN.The visualization reveals the distribution feature of the input noise vector and the performance of the generator.With this feature,we try to build a guided generator(GG)with the ability to produce a fake image we need.Two methods are proposed to build GG.One is the most significant noise(MSN)method,and the other utilizes labeled noise.The MSN method can generate images precisely but with less variations.In contrast,the labeled noise method has more variations but is slightly less stable.Finally,we propose a criterion to measure the performance of the generator,which can be used as a loss function to effectively train the network.

Feature-Based Augmentation in Sarcasm Detection Using Reverse Generative Adversarial Network

Sarcasm detection in text data is an increasingly vital area of research due to the prevalence of sarcastic content in online communication.This study addresses challenges associated with small datasets and class imbalances in sarcasm detection by employing comprehensive data pre-processing and Generative Adversial Network(GAN)based augmentation on diverse datasets,including iSarcasm,SemEval-18,and Ghosh.This research offers a novel pipeline for augmenting sarcasm data with Reverse Generative Adversarial Network(RGAN).The proposed RGAN method works by inverting labels between original and synthetic data during the training process.This inversion of labels provides feedback to the generator for generating high-quality data closely resembling the original distribution.Notably,the proposed RGAN model exhibits performance on par with standard GAN,showcasing its robust efficacy in augmenting text data.The exploration of various datasets highlights the nuanced impact of augmentation on model performance,with cautionary insights into maintaining a delicate balance between synthetic and original data.The methodological framework encompasses comprehensive data pre-processing and GAN-based augmentation,with a meticulous comparison against Natural Language Processing Augmentation(NLPAug)as an alternative augmentation technique.Overall,the F1-score of our proposed technique outperforms that of the synonym replacement augmentation technique using NLPAug.The increase in F1-score in experiments using RGAN ranged from 0.066%to 1.054%,and the use of standard GAN resulted in a 2.88%increase in F1-score.The proposed RGAN model outperformed the NLPAug method and demonstrated comparable performance to standard GAN,emphasizing its efficacy in text data augmentation.

A Sketch-Based Generation Model for Diverse Ceramic Tile Images Using Generative Adversarial Network

Ceramic tiles are one of the most indispensable materials for interior decoration.The ceramic patterns can’t match the design requirements in terms of diversity and interactivity due to their natural textures.In this paper,we propose a sketch-based generation method for generating diverse ceramic tile images based on a hand-drawn sketches using Generative Adversarial Network(GAN).The generated tile images can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the user for the tile textures.The proposed method consists of four steps.Firstly,a dataset of ceramic tile images with diverse distributions is created and then pre-trained based on GAN.Secondly,for each ceramic tile image in the dataset,the corresponding sketch image is generated and then the mapping relationship between the images is trained based on a sketch extraction network using ResNet Block and jump connection to improve the quality of the generated sketches.Thirdly,the sketch style is redefined according to the characteristics of the ceramic tile images and then double cross-domain adversarial loss functions are employed to guide the ceramic tile generation network for fitting in the direction of the sketch style and to improve the training speed.Finally,we apply hidden space perturbation and interpolation for further enriching the output textures style and satisfying the concept of“one style with multiple faces”.We conduct the training process of the proposed generation network on 2583 ceramic tile images dataset.To measure the generative diversity and quality,we use Frechet Inception Distance(FID)and Blind/Referenceless Image Spatial Quality Evaluator(BRISQUE)metrics.The experimental results prove that the proposed model greatly enhances the generation results of the ceramic tile images,with FID of 32.47 and BRISQUE of 28.44.

GP-WIRGAN:梯度惩罚优化的Wasserstein图像循环生成对抗网络模型

通常情形下,现有的图像生成模型都采用单次前向传播的方式生成图像,但实际中,画家通常是反复修改后才完成一幅画作的;生成对抗模型(Generative Adversarial Networks,GAN)能生成图像,但却很难训练.在保证生成图像质量的前提下,效仿作画时的不断更新迭代,以提升生成样本多样性并增强样本语义,同时引入Wasserstein距离,提出了Wasserstein图像循环生成对抗网络模型,简称WIRGAN(Wasserstein Image Recurrent Generative Adversarial Networks Model).WIRGAN定义了生成模型和判别模型,其中,生成模型是由一系列结构相同的神经网络模型组成的循环结构,用时间步骤T控制生成模型的循环次数,用于迭代式生成图像,并以最后一个循环结构的生成图像作为整个生成模型的输出;判别模型也由神经网络构建,结合权重剪枝技术,用来判别输入图像是生成的还是真实的.WIRGAN利用Wasserstein距离作为目标函数,将生成模型和判别模型进行博弈对抗训练.另外,由于模型存在难以优化的问题,本文引入了梯度惩罚来解决此类问题,进一步提出了梯度惩罚优化的Wasserstein图像循环生成对抗网络模型(Gradient Penalty Optimized Wasserstein Image Recurrent Generative Adversarial Networks Model,GP-WIRGAN).最后,WIRGAN和GP-WIRGAN在MNIST、CIFAR10、CeUN四个数据集上进行了基础学习能力、模型间GAM自比较、模型内GAM自比较、初始得分比较、图像生成可视化、时间效率比较等6组实验,采用生成对抗矩阵(Generative Adversarial Metric,GAM)和起始分数(Inception Scores)进行评估,结果表明,本文提出的WIRGAN、GP-WIRGAN具有良好的稳定性,可以生成高质量的图像.

基于Wasserstein GAN的文档表示模型

文档表示模型可以将非结构化的文本数据转化为结构化数据,是多种自然语言处理任务的基础,而目前基于词的模型在文档表示任务中有着无法直接表示文档的缺陷。针对此问题,基于生成对抗网络GAN可以使用两个神经网络进行对抗学习,从而很好地学习到原始数据分布的特点,提出了文档表示模型WADM,使用去噪自编码器作为其判别网络,由其隐层直接得到文档的分布表示。实验表明,WADM能够准确抽取文档特征,相比基于词的模型具有更强的文档表示能力。

融合IMR-WGAN的时序数据修复方法

工业数据由于技术故障和人为因素通常导致数据异常,现有基于约束的方法因约束阈值设置的过于宽松或严格会导致修复错误,基于统计的方法因平滑修复机制导致对时间步长较远的异常值修复准确度较低.针对上述问题,提出了基于奖励机制的最小迭代修复和改进WGAN混合模型的时序数据修复方法.首先,在预处理阶段,保留异常数据,进行信息标注等处理,从而充分挖掘异常值与真实值之间的特征约束.其次,在噪声模块提出了近邻参数裁剪规则,用于修正最小迭代修复公式生成的噪声向量.将其传递至模拟分布模块的生成器中,同时设计了一个动态时间注意力网络层,用于提取时序特征权重并与门控循环单元串联组合捕捉不同步长的特征依赖,并引入递归多步预测原理共同提升模型的表达能力;在判别器中设计了Abnormal and Truth奖励机制和Weighted Mean Square Error损失函数共同反向优化生成器修复数据的细节和质量.最后,在公开数据集和真实数据集上的实验结果表明,该方法的修复准确度与模型稳定性显著优于现有方法.

MACDCGAN的发电机轴承故障诊断方法

在实际工况中,发电机中传感器采集到的故障样本数据有限,使用基于深度学习的方法进行故障诊断存在过拟合问题导致模型泛化能力较差以及诊断精度不高。为了解决这个问题,采用样本扩充的思路,提出了一种改进的辅助分类器条件深度卷积生成对抗网络(MACDCGAN)的故障诊断方法。通过对采集的一维时序信号进行小波变换增强特征,构建简化结构参数的条件深度卷积生成对抗网络模型生成样本,并在模型中采用Wasserstein距离优化损失函数解决训练过程中存在模式崩塌和梯度消失的缺点;通过添加一个独立的分类器来改进分类模型的兼容性,并在分类器中引入学习率衰减算法增加模型稳定性。试验结果表明,该方法可以有效地提高故障诊断的精度,并且验证了所提模型具有良好的泛化性能。

基于Transformer和GAN的对抗样本生成算法

对抗攻击与防御是计算机安全领域的一个热门研究方向。针对现有基于梯度的对抗样本生成方法可视质量差、基于优化的方法生成效率低的问题,提出基于Transformer和生成对抗网络(GAN)的对抗样本生成算法Trans-GAN。首先利用Transformer强大的视觉表征能力,将其作为重构网络,用于接收干净图像并生成攻击噪声;其次将Transformer重构网络作为生成器,与基于深度卷积网络的鉴别器相结合组成GAN网络架构,提高生成图像的真实性并保证训练的稳定性,同时提出改进的注意力机制Targeted Self-Attention,在训练网络时引入目标标签作为先验知识,指导网络模型学习生成具有特定攻击目标的对抗扰动;最后利用跳转连接将对抗噪声施加在干净样本上,形成对抗样本,攻击目标分类网络。实验结果表明:Trans-GAN算法针对MNIST数据集中2种模型的攻击成功率都达到99.9%以上,针对CIFAR10数据集中2种模型的攻击成功率分别达到96.36%和98.47%,优于目前先进的基于生成式的对抗样本生成方法;相比快速梯度符号法和投影梯度下降法,Trans-GAN算法生成的对抗噪声扰动量更小,形成的对抗样本更加自然,满足人类视觉不易分辨的要求。

融合门控变换机制和GAN的低光照图像增强方法

针对低光照图像增强过程中存在的配对图像数据依赖、细节损失严重和噪声放大问题,提出结合门控通道变换机制和生成对抗网络(GAN)的低光照图像增强方法AGR-GAN,该方法可以在没有低/正常光图像对的情况下进行训练。首先,设计特征提取网络,该网络由多个基于门控通道变换单元的多尺度卷积残差模块构成,以提取输入图像的全局上下文特征和多尺度局部特征信息;然后,在特征融合网络中,采用卷积残差结构将提取的深浅层特征进行充分融合,再引入横向跳跃连接结构,最大程度保留细节特征信息,获得最终的增强图像;最后,引入联合损失函数指导网络训练过程,抑制图像噪声,使增强图像色彩更自然匀称。实验结果表明,该方法在主观视觉分析和客观指标评价方面相较其他算法均具有显著优势,其能有效提高低光照图像的亮度和对比度,减弱图像噪声,增强后的图像更清晰且色彩更真实,峰值信噪比、结构相似度和无参考图像质量评价指标平均可达16.48 dB、0.93和3.37。