Vision Transformer – Pytorch: Your Comprehensive Guide

Dec 6, 2022 | Data Science

The Vision Transformer (ViT) is a novel way to achieve state-of-the-art performance in visual classification tasks using a transformer architecture. This guide demonstrates how to implement ViT in PyTorch, along with its variations and enhancements. Let’s unlock the potential of ViT together!

Table of Contents

Install

To install the Vision Transformer library, simply run:

bash
$ pip install vit-pytorch

Usage

To implement the Vision Transformer, you can follow this simple example:

python
import torch
from vit_pytorch import ViT

# Initialize the ViT model
v = ViT(
    image_size=256,
    patch_size=32,
    num_classes=1000,
    dim=1024,
    depth=6,
    heads=16,
    mlp_dim=2048,
    dropout=0.1,
    emb_dropout=0.1
)

# Create a random image tensor
img = torch.randn(1, 3, 256, 256)

# Make predictions
preds = v(img)  # (1, 1000)

Parameters

Here’s a breakdown of the parameters for configuring your ViT:

  • image_size: int. The size of the images.
  • patch_size: int. Size of patches. (image_size must be divisible by patch_size)
  • num_classes: int. Total number of output classes.
  • dim: int. The dimension of the output tensor after linear transformation.
  • depth: int. Number of Transformer blocks.
  • heads: int. Number of heads in the Multi-head Attention layer.
  • mlp_dim: int. Dimension of the MLP (FeedForward) layer.
  • dropout: float. Dropout rate ranging between [0, 1].
  • emb_dropout: float. Embedding dropout rate.
  • pool: string. Type of pooling (cls token pooling or mean pooling).

Simple ViT

Simple ViT optimizes performance and training speed. Here’s how to use it:

python
import torch
from vit_pytorch import SimpleViT

# Initialize Simple ViT model
v = SimpleViT(
    image_size=256,
    patch_size=32,
    num_classes=1000,
    dim=1024,
    depth=6,
    heads=16,
    mlp_dim=2048
)

# Create an image tensor
img = torch.randn(1, 3, 256, 256)

# Make predictions
preds = v(img)  # (1, 1000)

NaViT brings unique advantages by processing images of multiple resolutions. You can use it like this:

python
import torch
from vit_pytorch.na_vit import NaViT

# Initialize NaViT model
v = NaViT(
    image_size=256,
    patch_size=32,
    num_classes=1000,
    dim=1024,
    depth=6,
    heads=16,
    mlp_dim=2048,
    dropout=0.1,
    emb_dropout=0.1,
    token_dropout_prob=0.1  # token dropout of 10%
)

# Create a list of images with varying resolutions
images = [
    [torch.randn(3, 256, 256), torch.randn(3, 128, 128)],
    [torch.randn(3, 128, 256), torch.randn(3, 256, 128)],
    [torch.randn(3, 64, 256)]
]

# Make predictions
preds = v(images)  # (5, 1000)

Distillation

The distillation process enhances the efficiency of vision transformers by utilizing a distillation token. Here’s a code snippet to illustrate:

python
import torch
from torchvision.models import resnet50
from vit_pytorch.distill import DistillableViT, DistillWrapper

# Load a pretrained ResNet50
teacher = resnet50(pretrained=True)

# Initialize Distillable ViT model
v = DistillableViT(
    image_size=256,
    patch_size=32,
    num_classes=1000,
    dim=1024,
    depth=6,
    heads=8,
    mlp_dim=2048,
    dropout=0.1,
    emb_dropout=0.1
)

# Create a distillation wrapper
distiller = DistillWrapper(
    student=v,
    teacher=teacher,
    temperature=3,
    alpha=0.5,
    hard=False
)

# Create an image tensor and labels
img = torch.randn(2, 3, 256, 256)
labels = torch.randint(0, 1000, (2,))

# Calculate loss
loss = distiller(img, labels)
loss.backward()

Deep ViT

Deep ViT improves feature extraction by enhancing attention capabilities at greater depths.

python
import torch
from vit_pytorch.deepvit import DeepViT

# Initialize Deep ViT model
v = DeepViT(
    image_size=256,
    patch_size=32,
    num_classes=1000,
    dim=1024,
    depth=6,
    heads=16,
    mlp_dim=2048,
    dropout=0.1,
    emb_dropout=0.1
)

# Create an image tensor
img = torch.randn(1, 3, 256, 256)

# Make predictions
preds = v(img)  # (1, 1000)

Understanding ViT Through Analogy

Imagine you are a chef in a bustling kitchen preparing a grand feast for guests, much like how a Vision Transformer (ViT) tackles an array of image data. Instead of one large dish, you carefully prepare smaller appetizers, which represent the ‘patches’ from your image.

As you assemble each appetizer, you focus on different flavors and textures (akin to the various attention heads in the transformer), ensuring they all complement each other, which parallels the interaction among patch representations in the ViT. Finally, you present these appetizers together to create a multi-course meal that is both harmonious and exquisite – akin to how ViT combines these individual patches to form a complete understanding of the image.

Common Troubleshooting Ideas

  • Ensure all images are resized or padded to match the expected image_size.
  • Verify that your patch_size divides evenly into the image_size.
  • If your model runs out of memory, try reducing the batch size.
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Final Thoughts

At fxis.ai, we believe that such advancements are crucial for the future of AI, as they enable more comprehensive and effective solutions. Our team is continually exploring new methodologies to push the envelope in artificial intelligence, ensuring that our clients benefit from the latest technological innovations.

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