Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain experts

During the design stage, quick and accurate predictions are required for effective design decisions. Model developers prefer simple interpretable models for high computation speed. Given that deep learning (DL) has high computational speed and accuracy, it will be beneficial if these models are expl...

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Main Authors: Sundaravelpandian Singaravel, Johan Suykens, Hans Janssen, Philipp Geyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-01-01
Series:Design Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470120000220/type/journal_article
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Johan Suykens
Hans Janssen
Philipp Geyer
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description During the design stage, quick and accurate predictions are required for effective design decisions. Model developers prefer simple interpretable models for high computation speed. Given that deep learning (DL) has high computational speed and accuracy, it will be beneficial if these models are explainable. Furthermore, current DL development tools simplify the model development process. The article proposes a method to make the learning of the DL model explainable to enable non–machine learning (ML) experts to infer on model generalization and reusability. The proposed method utilizes dimensionality reduction (t-Distribution Stochastic Neighbour Embedding) and mutual information (MI). Results indicate that the convolutional layers capture design-related interpretations, and the fully connected layer captures performance-related interpretations. Furthermore, the global geometric structure within a model that generalized well and poorly is similar. The key difference indicating poor generalization is smoothness in the low-dimensional embedding. MI enables quantifying the reason for good and poor generalization. Such interpretation adds more information on model behaviour to a non-ML expert.
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spelling doaj.art-fddccc4bd41144ff971b7ef1f009b20a2023-03-09T12:32:01ZengCambridge University PressDesign Science2053-47012020-01-01610.1017/dsj.2020.22Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain expertsSundaravelpandian Singaravel0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4645-3983Johan Suykens1Hans Janssen2Philipp Geyer3Architectural Engineering Division, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumESAT-STADIUS, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Civil Engineering, Building Physics Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumArchitectural Engineering Division, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDuring the design stage, quick and accurate predictions are required for effective design decisions. Model developers prefer simple interpretable models for high computation speed. Given that deep learning (DL) has high computational speed and accuracy, it will be beneficial if these models are explainable. Furthermore, current DL development tools simplify the model development process. The article proposes a method to make the learning of the DL model explainable to enable non–machine learning (ML) experts to infer on model generalization and reusability. The proposed method utilizes dimensionality reduction (t-Distribution Stochastic Neighbour Embedding) and mutual information (MI). Results indicate that the convolutional layers capture design-related interpretations, and the fully connected layer captures performance-related interpretations. Furthermore, the global geometric structure within a model that generalized well and poorly is similar. The key difference indicating poor generalization is smoothness in the low-dimensional embedding. MI enables quantifying the reason for good and poor generalization. Such interpretation adds more information on model behaviour to a non-ML expert.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470120000220/type/journal_articlemodel explorationdesign space representationreasoning
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Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain experts
Design Science
model exploration
design space representation
reasoning
title Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain experts
title_full Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain experts
title_fullStr Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain experts
title_full_unstemmed Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain experts
title_short Explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non–machine learning domain experts
title_sort explainable deep convolutional learning for intuitive model development by non machine learning domain experts
topic model exploration
design space representation
reasoning
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470120000220/type/journal_article
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