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Mat: Genetic Algorithms Based Multi-Objective Adversarial Attack On Multi-Task Deep Neural Networks, Nikola Andric Jan 2023

Mat: Genetic Algorithms Based Multi-Objective Adversarial Attack On Multi-Task Deep Neural Networks, Nikola Andric

Masters Theses

"Vulnerability to adversarial attacks is a recognized deficiency of not only deep neural networks (DNNs) but also multi-task deep neural networks (MT-DNNs) that attracted much attention in the past few years. To the best of our knowledge, all multi-task deep neural network adversarial attacks currently present in the literature are non-targeted attacks that use gradient descent to optimize a single loss function generated by aggregating all loss functions into one. On the contrary, targeted attacks are sometimes preferred since they give more control over the attack. Hence, this paper proposes a novel targeted multi-objective adversarial ATtack (MAT) based on genetic …


Improving Convolutional Neural Network Robustness To Adversarial Images Through Image Filtering, Natalie E. Bogda Aug 2020

Improving Convolutional Neural Network Robustness To Adversarial Images Through Image Filtering, Natalie E. Bogda

Masters Theses

The field of computer vision and deep learning is known for its ability to recognize images with extremely high accuracy. Convolutional neural networks exist that can correctly classify 96\% of 1.2 million images of complex scenes. However, with just a few carefully positioned imperceptible changes to the pixels of an input image, an otherwise accurate network will misclassify this almost identical image with high confidence. These perturbed images are known as \textit{adversarial examples} and expose that convolutional neural networks do not necessarily "see" the world in the way that humans do. This work focuses on increasing the robustness of classifiers …


Exploring The Impact Of Pretrained Bidirectional Language Models On Protein Secondary Structure Prediction, Dillon G. Daudert Dec 2018

Exploring The Impact Of Pretrained Bidirectional Language Models On Protein Secondary Structure Prediction, Dillon G. Daudert

Masters Theses

Protein secondary structure prediction (PSSP) involves determining the local conformations of the peptide backbone in a folded protein, and is often the first step in resolving a protein's global folded structure. Accurate structure prediction has important implications for understanding protein function and de novo protein design, with progress in recent years being driven by the application of deep learning methods such as convolutional and recurrent neural networks. Language models pretrained on large text corpora have been shown to learn useful representations for feature extraction and transfer learning across problem domains in natural language processing, most notably in instances where the …


The Synthesis Of Memristive Neuromorphic Circuits, Austin Richard Wyer Dec 2017

The Synthesis Of Memristive Neuromorphic Circuits, Austin Richard Wyer

Masters Theses

As Moores Law has come to a halt, it has become necessary to explore alternative forms of computation that are not limited in the same ways as traditional CMOS technologies and the Von Neumann architecture. Neuromorphic computing, computing inspired by the human brain with neurons and synapses, has been proposed as one of these alternatives. Memristors, non-volatile devices with adjustable resistances, have emerged as a candidate for implementing neuromorphic computing systems because of their low power and low area overhead. This work presents a C++ simulator for an implementation of a memristive neuromorphic circuit. The simulator is used within a …


Cervical Cancer Histology Image Feature Extraction And Classification, Peng Guo Jan 2014

Cervical Cancer Histology Image Feature Extraction And Classification, Peng Guo

Masters Theses

"Cervical cancer, the second most common cancer affecting women worldwide and the most common in developing countries can be cured if detected early and treated. Expert pathologists routinely visually examine histology slides for cervix tissue abnormality assessment. In previous research, an automated, localized, fusion-based approach was investigated for classifying squamous epithelium into Normal, CIN1, CIN2, and CIN3 grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) based on image analysis of 62 digitized histology images obtained through the National Library of Medicine. In this research, CIN grade assessments from two pathologists are analyzed and are used to facilitate atypical cell concentration feature development …