ResNeSt: Split-Attention Networks

The ability to learn richer network representations generally boosts the performance of deep learning models. Adding a Split-Attention module into the architecture design space of RegNet-Y and FBNetV2 directly improves the performance of the resulting network.

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• 1 To improve representation-learning in convolutional neural networks, we present a multi-branch architecture, which applies channel-wise attention across different network branches to leverage the complementary strengths of both feature-map attention and multi-path representation.
• 2 Our proposed Split-Attention module provides a simple and modular computation block that can serve as a drop-in replacement for the popular residual block, while producing more diverse representations via cross-feature interactions.
• 3 Adding a Split-Attention module into the architecture design space of RegNet-Y and FBNetV2 directly improves the performance of the resulting network.

This research advances how AI systems learn, reason, and solve problems — with direct implications for automation and scientific discovery.

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