Improving Performance of Semi-Supervised Learning by Adversarial Attacks
Dongyoon Yang Kunwoong Kim Yongdai Kim
Semi-supervised learning (SSL) algorithm is a setup built upon a realistic
assumption that access to a large amount of labeled data is tough. In this
study, we present a generalized framework, named SCAR, standing for Selecting
Clean samples with Adversarial Robustness, for improving the performance of
recent SSL algorithms. By adversarially attacking pre-trained models with
semi-supervision, our framework shows substantial advances in classifying
images. We introduce how adversarial attacks successfully select high-confident
unlabeled data to be labeled with current predictions. On CIFAR10, three recent
SSL algorithms with SCAR result in significantly improved image classification.