在caffe中,网络的结构由prototxt文件中给出,由一些列的Layer(层)组成,常用的层如:数据加载层、卷积操作层、pooling层、非线性变换层、内积运算层、归一化层、损失计算层等;本篇主要介绍loss层
1. loss层总述
下面首先给出全loss层的结构设置的一个小例子(定义在.prototxt文件中)
layer {
name: "loss"
type: "SoftmaxWithLoss" //loss fucntion的类型
bottom: "pred" //loss fucntion的输入数据blob,即网络的预测值lable
bottom: "label" //loss function的另外一个输入数据blob,即数据集的真实label
top: "loss" //loss的输出blob,即分类器的loss 值
}
2. loss function类型
粗略地讲,loss function是用来衡量估计值和真实值之间的误差情况的;在caffe中,包含了常用的loss function,目前主要有以下几种:
【Loss drives learning by comparing an output to a target and assigning cost to minimize. The loss itself is computed by the forward pass and the gradient w.r.t. to the loss is computed by the backward pass.】
(1)softmax:图像多类分类问题中主要就是用它
- Layer type:
SoftmaxWithLoss
(2)
Sum-of-Squares / Euclidean:主要用在线性回归中
- Layer type:
EuclideanLoss
(3)
Hinge / Margin:主要用在SVM分类器中
- Layer type:
HingeLoss
(4)Sigmoid Cross-Entropy
- Layer type: SigmoidCrossEntropyLoss
(5)Infogain
- Layer type: InfogainLoss
参考:caffe tutorial