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Flow of Information in Feed-Forward Deep Neural Networks

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arxiv 1603.06220 v1 pith:YESF3JUI submitted 2016-03-20 cs.IT cs.LGmath.IT

Flow of Information in Feed-Forward Deep Neural Networks

classification cs.IT cs.LGmath.IT
keywords neuralinformationdeepnetworknetworksdeterminefeed-forwardflow
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Feed-forward deep neural networks have been used extensively in various machine learning applications. Developing a precise understanding of the underling behavior of neural networks is crucial for their efficient deployment. In this paper, we use an information theoretic approach to study the flow of information in a neural network and to determine how entropy of information changes between consecutive layers. Moreover, using the Information Bottleneck principle, we develop a constrained optimization problem that can be used in the training process of a deep neural network. Furthermore, we determine a lower bound for the level of data representation that can be achieved in a deep neural network with an acceptable level of distortion.

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