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Fast adaptation to rule switching using neuronal surprise

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In humans and animals, surprise is a physiological reaction to an unexpected event, but how surprise can be linked to plausible models of neuronal activity is an open problem. We propose a self-supervised spiking neural network model where a surprise signa ...

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Uncertainty quantification for a deep learning models for image-based crack segmentation

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Recent advancements in deep learning have found compelling applications in the image-based inspection of infrastructure systems. However, the efficacy of these models hinges significantly on the quality and diversity of the input data used for training. In ...

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