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Convolutional layer

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Conv2d is a two-dimensional convolution layer that applies learned spatial filters to image-like tensors.

A convolutional layer applies learned spatial filters to image-like tensors, detecting local patterns and producing feature maps. Unlike pooling, it learns pattern detectors rather than selecting values from fixed windows. section 6.2.3

A convolutional layer typically contributes to a visual model in this sequence:

Apply filters across the input to detect patterns such as edges, textures, and shapes. section 6.2.3 section 6.5
Represent the detected patterns as feature maps, preserving spatial organization. section 6.2.3
Combine convolutional layers with pooling layers in contracting paths to reduce spatial dimensions and encode increasingly abstract features. section 6.2.3 section 6.5
Use the resulting representations in architectures such as U-Net or convert image patches into token vectors for a vision transformer. section 6.2 section 3.3

Patch projection in a vision transformer

For a 3 × 32 × 32 image divided into an 8 × 8 grid, a convolutional layer converts each 3 × 4 × 4 patch into a 48-value vector, producing 64 tokens. section 3.3

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convolutional neural networkused by · A convolutional neural network is a neural-network architecture that applies learned convolutional operations to extract patterns from structured data.
feature mapproduces · A feature map is a spatially organized array of neural-network activations representing the presence or strength of learned features at different locations.
downsamplingused by · Downsampling is the reduction of data quantity, spatial resolution, temporal resolution, or sampling rate by retaining, selecting, or aggregating fewer representative values or observations.
convolution kerneluses · A convolution kernel is a small array or tensor of weights applied across local input regions to compute weighted responses and detect or transform patterns.
batch sizeuses · Batch size is the number of items grouped together for processing or computation as a single batch.
encoderused by · An encoder is a component that transforms input data into an encoded representation for subsequent processing, reconstruction, comparison, or transmission.

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