Training data reduction for deep learning-based image classifications using random sample consensus

Training data for deep learning algorithms can have many redundancies, which should be resolved to achieve faster training speed and efficient storage usage. We proposed a random sample consensus (RANSAC)-based training data selection technique to reduce the training data size for deep learning-based image classification tasks. First, we formulate the data reduction problem as a least square problem and reformulate the equation as maximizing the accuracy of the total training set. Based on the reformulated equation, we applied an RANSAC algorithm to solve the optimization problem. We obtain superior or comparable accuracies to other data selection approaches, such as random, greedy k-means-based, and least square-based approaches. Notably, our algorithm was not degraded in small data selection, unlike other state-of-the-art algorithms.