Generating pictures with Keras and TensorFlow keen execution

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Generating pictures with Keras and TensorFlow keen execution


The latest announcement of TensorFlow 2.0 names keen execution because the primary central function of the brand new main model. What does this imply for R customers?
As demonstrated in our latest put up on neural machine translation, you should utilize keen execution from R now already, together with Keras customized fashions and the datasets API. It’s good to know you can use it – however why do you have to? And during which instances?

In this and some upcoming posts, we wish to present how keen execution could make growing fashions quite a bit simpler. The diploma of simplication will depend upon the duty – and simply how a lot simpler you’ll discover the brand new means may also rely in your expertise utilizing the useful API to mannequin extra complicated relationships.
Even in case you suppose that GANs, encoder-decoder architectures, or neural fashion switch didn’t pose any issues earlier than the arrival of keen execution, you may discover that the choice is a greater match to how we people mentally image issues.

For this put up, we’re porting code from a latest Google Colaboratory pocket book implementing the DCGAN structure.(Radford, Metz, and Chintala 2015)
No prior information of GANs is required – we’ll maintain this put up sensible (no maths) and deal with how you can obtain your purpose, mapping a easy and vivid idea into an astonishingly small variety of strains of code.

As within the put up on machine translation with consideration, we first should cowl some conditions.
By the best way, no want to repeat out the code snippets – you’ll discover the entire code in eager_dcgan.R).

Prerequisites

The code on this put up is determined by the most recent CRAN variations of a number of of the TensorFlow R packages. You can set up these packages as follows:

set up.packages(c("tensorflow", "keras", "tfdatasets"))

You also needs to make sure that you might be operating the very newest model of TensorFlow (v1.10), which you’ll set up like so:

library(tensorflow)
install_tensorflow()

There are further necessities for utilizing TensorFlow keen execution. First, we have to name tfe_enable_eager_execution() proper firstly of this system. Second, we have to use the implementation of Keras included in TensorFlow, fairly than the bottom Keras implementation.

We’ll additionally use the tfdatasets package deal for our enter pipeline. So we find yourself with the next preamble to set issues up:

That’s it. Let’s get began.

So what’s a GAN?

GAN stands for Generative Adversarial Network(Goodfellow et al. 2014). It is a setup of two brokers, the generator and the discriminator, that act in opposition to one another (thus, adversarial). It is generative as a result of the purpose is to generate output (versus, say, classification or regression).

In human studying, suggestions – direct or oblique – performs a central function. Say we wished to forge a banknote (so long as these nonetheless exist). Assuming we are able to get away with unsuccessful trials, we’d get higher and higher at forgery over time. Optimizing our approach, we’d find yourself wealthy.
This idea of optimizing from suggestions is embodied within the first of the 2 brokers, the generator. It will get its suggestions from the discriminator, in an upside-down means: If it might idiot the discriminator, making it consider that the banknote was actual, all is okay; if the discriminator notices the pretend, it has to do issues in a different way. For a neural community, which means it has to replace its weights.

How does the discriminator know what’s actual and what’s pretend? It too needs to be skilled, on actual banknotes (or regardless of the sort of objects concerned) and the pretend ones produced by the generator. So the entire setup is 2 brokers competing, one striving to generate realistic-looking pretend objects, and the opposite, to disavow the deception. The objective of coaching is to have each evolve and get higher, in flip inflicting the opposite to get higher, too.

In this method, there isn’t any goal minimal to the loss perform: We need each parts to be taught and getter higher “in lockstep,” as a substitute of 1 successful out over the opposite. This makes optimization tough.
In follow subsequently, tuning a GAN can appear extra like alchemy than like science, and it usually is smart to lean on practices and “tricks” reported by others.

In this instance, identical to within the Google pocket book we’re porting, the purpose is to generate MNIST digits. While that will not sound like essentially the most thrilling activity one might think about, it lets us deal with the mechanics, and permits us to maintain computation and reminiscence necessities (comparatively) low.

Let’s load the information (coaching set wanted solely) after which, take a look at the primary actor in our drama, the generator.

Training information

mnist <- dataset_mnist()
c(train_images, train_labels) %<-% mnist$practice

train_images <- train_images %>% 
  k_expand_dims() %>%
  k_cast(dtype = "float32")

# normalize pictures to [-1, 1] as a result of the generator makes use of tanh activation
train_images <- (train_images - 127.5) / 127.5

Our full coaching set will probably be streamed as soon as per epoch:

buffer_size <- 60000
batch_size <- 256
batches_per_epoch <- (buffer_size / batch_size) %>% spherical()

train_dataset <- tensor_slices_dataset(train_images) %>%
  dataset_shuffle(buffer_size) %>%
  dataset_batch(batch_size)

This enter will probably be fed to the discriminator solely.

Generator

Both generator and discriminator are Keras customized fashions.
In distinction to customized layers, customized fashions let you assemble fashions as unbiased models, full with customized ahead cross logic, backprop and optimization. The model-generating perform defines the layers the mannequin (self) needs assigned, and returns the perform that implements the ahead cross.

As we’ll quickly see, the generator will get handed vectors of random noise for enter. This vector is reworked to 3d (peak, width, channels) after which, successively upsampled to the required output measurement of (28,28,3).

generator <-
  perform(identify = NULL) {
    keras_model_custom(identify = identify, perform(self) {
      
      self$fc1 <- layer_dense(models = 7 * 7 * 64, use_bias = FALSE)
      self$batchnorm1 <- layer_batch_normalization()
      self$leaky_relu1 <- layer_activation_leaky_relu()
      self$conv1 <-
        layer_conv_2d_transpose(
          filters = 64,
          kernel_size = c(5, 5),
          strides = c(1, 1),
          padding = "identical",
          use_bias = FALSE
        )
      self$batchnorm2 <- layer_batch_normalization()
      self$leaky_relu2 <- layer_activation_leaky_relu()
      self$conv2 <-
        layer_conv_2d_transpose(
          filters = 32,
          kernel_size = c(5, 5),
          strides = c(2, 2),
          padding = "identical",
          use_bias = FALSE
        )
      self$batchnorm3 <- layer_batch_normalization()
      self$leaky_relu3 <- layer_activation_leaky_relu()
      self$conv3 <-
        layer_conv_2d_transpose(
          filters = 1,
          kernel_size = c(5, 5),
          strides = c(2, 2),
          padding = "identical",
          use_bias = FALSE,
          activation = "tanh"
        )
      
      perform(inputs, masks = NULL, coaching = TRUE) {
        self$fc1(inputs) %>%
          self$batchnorm1(coaching = coaching) %>%
          self$leaky_relu1() %>%
          k_reshape(form = c(-1, 7, 7, 64)) %>%
          self$conv1() %>%
          self$batchnorm2(coaching = coaching) %>%
          self$leaky_relu2() %>%
          self$conv2() %>%
          self$batchnorm3(coaching = coaching) %>%
          self$leaky_relu3() %>%
          self$conv3()
      }
    })
  }

Discriminator

The discriminator is only a fairly regular convolutional community outputting a rating. Here, utilization of “score” as a substitute of “probability” is on objective: If you take a look at the final layer, it’s absolutely linked, of measurement 1 however missing the standard sigmoid activation. This is as a result of not like Keras’ loss_binary_crossentropy, the loss perform we’ll be utilizing right here – tf$losses$sigmoid_cross_entropy – works with the uncooked logits, not the outputs of the sigmoid.

discriminator <-
  perform(identify = NULL) {
    keras_model_custom(identify = identify, perform(self) {
      
      self$conv1 <- layer_conv_2d(
        filters = 64,
        kernel_size = c(5, 5),
        strides = c(2, 2),
        padding = "identical"
      )
      self$leaky_relu1 <- layer_activation_leaky_relu()
      self$dropout <- layer_dropout(fee = 0.3)
      self$conv2 <-
        layer_conv_2d(
          filters = 128,
          kernel_size = c(5, 5),
          strides = c(2, 2),
          padding = "identical"
        )
      self$leaky_relu2 <- layer_activation_leaky_relu()
      self$flatten <- layer_flatten()
      self$fc1 <- layer_dense(models = 1)
      
      perform(inputs, masks = NULL, coaching = TRUE) {
        inputs %>% self$conv1() %>%
          self$leaky_relu1() %>%
          self$dropout(coaching = coaching) %>%
          self$conv2() %>%
          self$leaky_relu2() %>%
          self$flatten() %>%
          self$fc1()
      }
    })
  }

Setting the scene

Before we are able to begin coaching, we have to create the standard parts of a deep studying setup: the mannequin (or fashions, on this case), the loss perform(s), and the optimizer(s).

Model creation is only a perform name, with somewhat further on prime:

generator <- generator()
discriminator <- discriminator()

# https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/contrib/eager/defun
generator$name = tf$contrib$keen$defun(generator$name)
discriminator$name = tf$contrib$keen$defun(discriminator$name)

defun compiles an R perform (as soon as per completely different mixture of argument shapes and non-tensor objects values)) right into a TensorFlow graph, and is used to hurry up computations. This comes with negative effects and probably sudden habits – please seek the advice of the documentation for the small print. Here, we had been primarily curious in how a lot of a speedup we would discover when utilizing this from R – in our instance, it resulted in a speedup of 130%.

On to the losses. Discriminator loss consists of two components: Does it accurately determine actual pictures as actual, and does it accurately spot pretend pictures as pretend.
Here real_output and generated_output comprise the logits returned from the discriminator – that’s, its judgment of whether or not the respective pictures are pretend or actual.

discriminator_loss <- perform(real_output, generated_output) {
  real_loss <- tf$losses$sigmoid_cross_entropy(
    multi_class_labels = k_ones_like(real_output),
    logits = real_output)
  generated_loss <- tf$losses$sigmoid_cross_entropy(
    multi_class_labels = k_zeros_like(generated_output),
    logits = generated_output)
  real_loss + generated_loss
}

Generator loss is determined by how the discriminator judged its creations: It would hope for all of them to be seen as actual.

generator_loss <- perform(generated_output) {
  tf$losses$sigmoid_cross_entropy(
    tf$ones_like(generated_output),
    generated_output)
}

Now we nonetheless have to outline optimizers, one for every mannequin.

discriminator_optimizer <- tf$practice$AdamOptimizer(1e-4)
generator_optimizer <- tf$practice$AdamOptimizer(1e-4)

Training loop

There are two fashions, two loss capabilities and two optimizers, however there is only one coaching loop, as each fashions depend upon one another.
The coaching loop will probably be over MNIST pictures streamed in batches, however we nonetheless want enter to the generator – a random vector of measurement 100, on this case.

Let’s take the coaching loop step-by-step.
There will probably be an outer and an interior loop, one over epochs and one over batches.
At the beginning of every epoch, we create a contemporary iterator over the dataset:

for (epoch in seq_len(num_epochs)) {
  begin <- Sys.time()
  total_loss_gen <- 0
  total_loss_disc <- 0
  iter <- make_iterator_one_shot(train_dataset)

Now for each batch we acquire from the iterator, we’re calling the generator and having it generate pictures from random noise. Then, we’re calling the dicriminator on actual pictures in addition to the pretend pictures simply generated. For the discriminator, its relative outputs are instantly fed into the loss perform. For the generator, its loss will depend upon how the discriminator judged its creations:

until_out_of_range({
  batch <- iterator_get_next(iter)
  noise <- k_random_normal(c(batch_size, noise_dim))
  with(tf$GradientTape() %as% gen_tape, { with(tf$GradientTape() %as% disc_tape, {
    generated_images <- generator(noise)
    disc_real_output <- discriminator(batch, coaching = TRUE)
    disc_generated_output <-
       discriminator(generated_images, coaching = TRUE)
    gen_loss <- generator_loss(disc_generated_output)
    disc_loss <- discriminator_loss(disc_real_output, disc_generated_output)
  }) })

Note that every one mannequin calls occur inside tf$GradientTape contexts. This is so the ahead passes will be recorded and “played back” to again propagate the losses by means of the community.

Obtain the gradients of the losses to the respective fashions’ variables (tape$gradient) and have the optimizers apply them to the fashions’ weights (optimizer$apply_gradients):

gradients_of_generator <-
  gen_tape$gradient(gen_loss, generator$variables)
gradients_of_discriminator <-
  disc_tape$gradient(disc_loss, discriminator$variables)
      
generator_optimizer$apply_gradients(purrr::transpose(
  listing(gradients_of_generator, generator$variables)
))
discriminator_optimizer$apply_gradients(purrr::transpose(
  listing(gradients_of_discriminator, discriminator$variables)
))
      
total_loss_gen <- total_loss_gen + gen_loss
total_loss_disc <- total_loss_disc + disc_loss

This ends the loop over batches. Finish off the loop over epochs displaying present losses and saving just a few of the generator’s art work:

cat("Time for epoch ", epoch, ": ", Sys.time() - begin, "n")
cat("Generator loss: ", total_loss_gen$numpy() / batches_per_epoch, "n")
cat("Discriminator loss: ", total_loss_disc$numpy() / batches_per_epoch, "nn")
if (epoch %% 10 == 0)
  generate_and_save_images(generator,
                           epoch,
                           random_vector_for_generation)

Here’s the coaching loop once more, proven as an entire – even together with the strains for reporting on progress, it’s remarkably concise, and permits for a fast grasp of what’s going on:

practice <- perform(dataset, epochs, noise_dim) {
  for (epoch in seq_len(num_epochs)) {
    begin <- Sys.time()
    total_loss_gen <- 0
    total_loss_disc <- 0
    iter <- make_iterator_one_shot(train_dataset)
    
    until_out_of_range({
      batch <- iterator_get_next(iter)
      noise <- k_random_normal(c(batch_size, noise_dim))
      with(tf$GradientTape() %as% gen_tape, { with(tf$GradientTape() %as% disc_tape, {
        generated_images <- generator(noise)
        disc_real_output <- discriminator(batch, coaching = TRUE)
        disc_generated_output <-
          discriminator(generated_images, coaching = TRUE)
        gen_loss <- generator_loss(disc_generated_output)
        disc_loss <-
          discriminator_loss(disc_real_output, disc_generated_output)
      }) })
      
      gradients_of_generator <-
        gen_tape$gradient(gen_loss, generator$variables)
      gradients_of_discriminator <-
        disc_tape$gradient(disc_loss, discriminator$variables)
      
      generator_optimizer$apply_gradients(purrr::transpose(
        listing(gradients_of_generator, generator$variables)
      ))
      discriminator_optimizer$apply_gradients(purrr::transpose(
        listing(gradients_of_discriminator, discriminator$variables)
      ))
      
      total_loss_gen <- total_loss_gen + gen_loss
      total_loss_disc <- total_loss_disc + disc_loss
      
    })
    
    cat("Time for epoch ", epoch, ": ", Sys.time() - begin, "n")
    cat("Generator loss: ", total_loss_gen$numpy() / batches_per_epoch, "n")
    cat("Discriminator loss: ", total_loss_disc$numpy() / batches_per_epoch, "nn")
    if (epoch %% 10 == 0)
      generate_and_save_images(generator,
                               epoch,
                               random_vector_for_generation)
    
  }
}

Here’s the perform for saving generated pictures…

generate_and_save_images <- perform(mannequin, epoch, test_input) {
  predictions <- mannequin(test_input, coaching = FALSE)
  png(paste0("images_epoch_", epoch, ".png"))
  par(mfcol = c(5, 5))
  par(mar = c(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5),
      xaxs = 'i',
      yaxs = 'i')
  for (i in 1:25) {
    img <- predictions[i, , , 1]
    img <- t(apply(img, 2, rev))
    picture(
      1:28,
      1:28,
      img * 127.5 + 127.5,
      col = grey((0:255) / 255),
      xaxt = 'n',
      yaxt = 'n'
    )
  }
  dev.off()
}

… and we’re able to go!

num_epochs <- 150
practice(train_dataset, num_epochs, noise_dim)

Results

Here are some generated pictures after coaching for 150 epochs:

As they are saying, your outcomes will most actually differ!

Conclusion

While actually tuning GANs will stay a problem, we hope we had been in a position to present that mapping ideas to code will not be tough when utilizing keen execution. In case you’ve performed round with GANs earlier than, you will have discovered you wanted to pay cautious consideration to arrange the losses the suitable means, freeze the discriminator’s weights when wanted, and many others. This want goes away with keen execution.
In upcoming posts, we’ll present additional examples the place utilizing it makes mannequin improvement simpler.

Goodfellow, Ian J., Jean Pouget-Abadie, Mehdi Mirza, Bing Xu, David Warde-Farley, Sherjil Ozair, Aaron C. Courville, and Yoshua Bengio. 2014. “Generative Adversarial Nets.” In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 27: Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems 2014, December 8-13 2014, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2672–80. http://papers.nips.cc/paper/5423-generative-adversarial-nets.
Radford, Alec, Luke Metz, and Soumith Chintala. 2015. “Unsupervised Representation Learning with Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks.” CoRR abs/1511.06434. http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.06434.

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