ProtoCaps: A Fast and Non-Iterative Capsule Network Routing Method

arXiv:2307.09944v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Capsule Networks have emerged as a powerful class of deep learning architectures, known for robust performance with relatively few parameters compared to Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). However, their inherent efficiency is often overshadowed by their slow, iterative routing mechanisms which establish connections between Capsule layers, posing computational challenges resulting in an inability to scale. In this paper, we introduce a novel, non-iterative routing mechanism, inspired by trainable prototype clustering. This innovative approach aims to mitigate …

arxiv capsule cs.cv iterative network routing type