The vit-Facial-Expression-Recognition model is a fine-tuned example of the Vision Transformer framework tailored to recognize facial emotions. This cutting-edge model has been trained on multiple datasets, including FER 2013, MMI Facial Expression Database, and AffectNet. It has shown impressive results with a loss of 0.4503 and an accuracy of 0.8434. Read on to discover how you can implement this model and troubleshoot common issues!

Understanding the Model

The vit-face-expression model utilizes the power of Vision Transformer technology to classify emotions from facial images. Think of the model as a skilled artist interpreting a painting (the facial images) and trying to determine the emotions conveyed by the subjects. This model can identify seven distinct emotions:

• Angry
• Disgust
• Fear
• Happy
• Sad
• Surprise
• Neutral

Data Preprocessing Steps

Before the data can be fed into the model, it must undergo some essential preprocessing steps. Imagine preparing ingredients before cooking a meal:

• Resizing: Adjusting images to the required dimensions.
• Normalization: Scaling pixel values to fit within a specific range.
• Data Augmentation: Adding variability through random transformations like rotations, flips, and zooms to enrich the training dataset.

Training Hyperparameters

Setting appropriate hyperparameters for training is crucial. These hyperparameters guide the training process, similar to setting the right temperature and timing while baking a cake:

• Learning Rate: 3e-05
• Training Batch Size: 32
• Evaluation Batch Size: 32
• Seed: 42
• Gradient Accumulation Steps: 8
• Total Training Batch Size: 256
• Optimizer: Adam with betas=(0.9, 0.999) and epsilon=1e-08
• LR Scheduler Type: cosine
• LR Scheduler Warmup Steps: 1000
• Number of Epochs: 3

Analyzing Training Results

As the model trains, it’s essential to monitor the training loss and accuracy. Here’s how the model performed:

Training Loss  Epoch  Step  Validation Loss  Accuracy 
1.3548         0.17   100   0.8024           0.7418
1.047          0.34   200   0.6823           0.7653
0.9398         0.51   300   0.6264           0.7827
0.8618         0.67   400   0.5857           0.7973
0.8363         0.84   500   0.5532           0.8104
0.8018         1.01   600   0.5279           0.8196
0.7567         1.18   700   0.5110           0.8248
0.7521         1.35   800   0.5080           0.8259
0.741          1.52   900   0.5002           0.8271
0.7157         1.69   1000  0.4967           0.8263
0.6868         1.85   1100  0.4876           0.8326
0.6605         2.02   1200  0.4836           0.8342
0.6449         2.19   1300  0.4711           0.8384
0.6085         2.36   1400  0.4608           0.8406
0.4503         2.53   1500  0.6178           0.8434
0.4434         2.70   1600  0.6166           0.8478
0.4420         2.87   1700  0.4082           0.8486

Troubleshooting Common Issues

While deploying the model, you may encounter some challenges. Here are a few troubleshooting tips:

• Low Accuracy: If the accuracy is not reaching expected levels, consider revisiting your data preprocessing steps. Ensure that your dataset is diverse enough!
• Overfitting: To combat overfitting, try introducing more data augmentation techniques or consider using dropout layers.
• Training Instability: If you observe erratic training loss, experiment with smaller learning rates or revisit your optimizer settings.
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