nnet-fix.h

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// nnet2/nnet-fix.h

// Copyright 2012  Johns Hopkins University (author: Daniel Povey)

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#ifndef KALDI_NNET2_NNET_FIX_H_
#define KALDI_NNET2_NNET_FIX_H_

#include "nnet2/nnet-nnet.h"

namespace kaldi {
namespace nnet2 {

/* This header provides a function FixNnet(), and associated config, which
   is responsible for fixing certain pathologies in a neural network during
   training.

   For Sigmoid/Tanh units: it identifies neurons whose parameters are getting so large that
   they are maxing out the sigmoid, and scales down those parameters by a
   specified factor.  It also identifies neurons that have the opposite pathology
   that they are just in the linear part of the sigmoid, and it scales up
   their parameters.

   For ReLU (rectified linear) units, it identifies neurons that are always zero
   or close to zero, re-randomizes the corresponding parameters, increasing the bias.
*/

struct NnetFixConfig {
  BaseFloat min_average_deriv; // Minimum average derivative that we allow,
  // as a proportion of the maximum derivative of the nonlinearity (1.0 for tanh, 0.25 for sigmoid).
  // If average derivative is less, we scale up the parameters.
  BaseFloat max_average_deriv; // Maximum average derivative that we allow,
  // also expressed relative to the maximum derivative of the nonlinearity.
  BaseFloat parameter_factor; // Factor (>1.0) by which we change the parameters if
  // the exceed the bounds above
  BaseFloat relu_bias_change; // Change in bias for relus that are usually close to zero.

  NnetFixConfig(): min_average_deriv(0.1), max_average_deriv(0.75),
                   parameter_factor(2.0), relu_bias_change(1.0) { }
  void Register(OptionsItf *opts) {
    opts->Register("min-average-deriv", &min_average_deriv, "Miniumum derivative, "
                   "averaged over the training data, that we allow for a nonlinearity,"
                   "expressed relative to the maximum derivative of the nonlinearity,"
                   "i.e. 1.0 for tanh or 0.25 for sigmoid, 1.0 for rectified linear.");
    opts->Register("max-average-deriv", &max_average_deriv, "Maximum derivative, "
                   "averaged over the training data, that we allow for the nonlinearity "
                   "associated with one neuron.");
    opts->Register("parameter-factor", &parameter_factor, "Maximum factor by which we change "
                   "the set of parameters associated with a neuron.");
    opts->Register("relu-bias-change", &relu_bias_change, "For ReLUs, change in bias when "
                   "we identify a component that's too frequently on or off.");
  }
};

void FixNnet(const NnetFixConfig &config, Nnet *nnet);

} // namespace nnet2
} // namespace kaldi

#endif // KALDI_NNET2_NNET_FIX_H_