avalanche.models.NCMClassifier

class avalanche.models.NCMClassifier(normalize: bool = True)

NCM Classifier. NCMClassifier performs nearest class mean classification measuring the distance between the input tensor and the ones stored in ‘self.class_means’.

Before being used for inference, NCMClassifier needs to be updated with a mean vector per class, by calling update_class_means_dict.

This class registers a class_means buffer that stores the class means in a single tensor of shape [max_class_id_seen, feature_size]. Classes with ID smaller than max_class_id_seen are associated with a 0-vector.

__init__(normalize: bool = True)

Parameters:

normalize – whether to normalize the input with 2-norm = 1 before computing the distance.

Methods

__init__([normalize])	param normalize: whether to normalize the input with
adaptation(experience)	Adapt the module (freeze units, add units...) using the current data.
add_module(name, module)	Add a child module to the current module.
apply(fn)	Apply fn recursively to every submodule (as returned by .children()) as well as self.
bfloat16()	Casts all floating point parameters and buffers to bfloat16 datatype.
buffers([recurse])	Return an iterator over module buffers.
children()	Return an iterator over immediate children modules.
compile(*args, **kwargs)	Compile this Module's forward using torch.compile().
cpu()	Move all model parameters and buffers to the CPU.
cuda([device])	Move all model parameters and buffers to the GPU.
double()	Casts all floating point parameters and buffers to double datatype.
eval()	Set the module in evaluation mode.
extra_repr()	Set the extra representation of the module.
float()	Casts all floating point parameters and buffers to float datatype.
forward(x)	param x: (batch_size, feature_size)
get_buffer(target)	Return the buffer given by target if it exists, otherwise throw an error.
get_extra_state()	Return any extra state to include in the module's state_dict.
get_parameter(target)	Return the parameter given by target if it exists, otherwise throw an error.
get_submodule(target)	Return the submodule given by target if it exists, otherwise throw an error.
half()	Casts all floating point parameters and buffers to half datatype.
init_missing_classes(classes, class_size, device)
ipu([device])	Move all model parameters and buffers to the IPU.
load_state_dict(state_dict[, strict])	Copy parameters and buffers from state_dict into this module and its descendants.
modules()	Return an iterator over all modules in the network.
named_buffers([prefix, recurse, ...])	Return an iterator over module buffers, yielding both the name of the buffer as well as the buffer itself.
named_children()	Return an iterator over immediate children modules, yielding both the name of the module as well as the module itself.
named_modules([memo, prefix, remove_duplicate])	Return an iterator over all modules in the network, yielding both the name of the module as well as the module itself.
named_parameters([prefix, recurse, ...])	Return an iterator over module parameters, yielding both the name of the parameter as well as the parameter itself.
parameters([recurse])	Return an iterator over module parameters.
pre_adapt(agent, experience)	Calls self.adaptation recursively accross the hierarchy of pytorch module childrens
register_backward_hook(hook)	Register a backward hook on the module.
register_buffer(name, tensor[, persistent])	Add a buffer to the module.
register_forward_hook(hook, *[, prepend, ...])	Register a forward hook on the module.
register_forward_pre_hook(hook, *[, ...])	Register a forward pre-hook on the module.
register_full_backward_hook(hook[, prepend])	Register a backward hook on the module.
register_full_backward_pre_hook(hook[, prepend])	Register a backward pre-hook on the module.
register_load_state_dict_post_hook(hook)	Register a post hook to be run after module's load_state_dict is called.
register_module(name, module)	Alias for add_module().
register_parameter(name, param)	Add a parameter to the module.
register_state_dict_pre_hook(hook)	Register a pre-hook for the state_dict() method.
replace_class_means_dict(class_means_dict)	Replace existing dictionary of means with a given dictionary.
requires_grad_([requires_grad])	Change if autograd should record operations on parameters in this module.
set_extra_state(state)	Set extra state contained in the loaded state_dict.
share_memory()	See torch.Tensor.share_memory_().
state_dict(*args[, destination, prefix, ...])	Return a dictionary containing references to the whole state of the module.
to(*args, **kwargs)	Move and/or cast the parameters and buffers.
to_empty(*, device[, recurse])	Move the parameters and buffers to the specified device without copying storage.
train([mode])	Set the module in training mode.
type(dst_type)	Casts all parameters and buffers to dst_type.
update_class_means_dict(class_means_dict[, ...])	Update dictionary of class means.
xpu([device])	Move all model parameters and buffers to the XPU.
zero_grad([set_to_none])	Reset gradients of all model parameters.

Attributes

T_destination
call_super_init
dump_patches
training