In order to train a learning-based prediction model, large datasets are typically required. One of the major restrictions of machine learning applications using customized databases is the cost of human labor. In the previous papers [3, 4, 5], it is demonstrated through experiments that the correlation between thin-film nitrate sensor performance and surface texture exists. In the previous papers, several methods for extracting texture features from sensor images are explored, repeated cross-validation and a hyperparameter auto-tuning method are performed, and several machine learning models are built to improve prediction accuracy. In this paper, a new way to achieve the same accuracy with a much smaller dataset of labels by using an active learning structure is presented.
Xihui Wang, Ali Shakouri, Bruno Ribeiro, George T.C. Chiu, Jan P. Allebach, "Active learning approaches to analysis of thin-film printed sensors for determining nitrate levels in soil" in Electronic Imaging, 2023, pp 194-1 - 194-6, https://doi.org/10.2352/EI.2023.35.15.COLOR-194