Enterprise AI Analysis
From Code to Field: Evaluating the Robustness of Convolutional Neural Networks for Disease Diagnosis in Mango Leaves
Authored by: Gabriel Vitorino de Andrade, Saulo Roberto dos Santos, Itallo Patrick Castro Alves da Silva, Emanuel Adler Medeiros Pereira, and Erick de Andrade Barboza
Executive Impact
This research demonstrates significant advancements in agricultural AI, providing robust solutions for real-world deployment challenges.
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Peak Clean Accuracy (LCNN)
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Relative Robustness Gain (LCNN vs ResNet-101 mCE)
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Lowest Mean Corruption Error (LCNN)
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Robustness Evaluation Framework
Create Corrupted Dataset (MangoLeafDB-C)
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Implement & Validate CNN Models (5 Architectures)
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Calculate Robustness Metrics (F1, CE, mCE, Relative mCE)
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Corrupted Images Generated (19 types, 5 severities)
| Model | Characteristics | Clean F1-Score (Our Work) |
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| ResNet-50 | Deep, Transfer Learning | 0.66 |
| ResNet-101 | Deeper, Transfer Learning (Reference Model) | 0.68 |
| VGG-16 | Standard, Transfer Learning | 0.95 |
| Xception | Inception-based, Transfer Learning | 0.93 |
| LCNN | Lightweight, Specialized (Mango Leaf Diagnosis) | 0.97 |
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Types of Corruptions Tested (Noise, Blur, Digital, Weather)
Defining Robustness Metrics
The study rigorously applied Corruption Error (CE) and Relative Corruption Error (Relative CE), along with their mean forms (mCE, Relative mCE), following the benchmark protocol established by Hendrycks & Dietterich [7]. CE normalizes a classifier's performance under corruption against a reference model (ResNet-101 in this study), while Relative CE measures performance degradation relative to the clean dataset, further relativized by the reference model's degradation. Lower mCE values indicate higher robustness.
| Observation | Deeper Models (ResNet) | Lightweight/Specialized (LCNN) |
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| General Trend | Relatively stable at lower severities, then steeper drop. | Much flatter performance curves under geometric/compression distortions. |
| High Severity Impact | F1-scores fall significantly (e.g., 0.6160 to 0.3161 for ResNet-50). | Maintains F1 score above 0.9 on Pixelate and Elastic. |
| Vulnerability | Significant vulnerability to random noise corruptions (Impulse, Speckle, Shot). | Also vulnerable to random noise corruptions, but overall lower mCE. |
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LCNN's Mean Corruption Error (mCE) - Lowest Overall
LCNN's Pareto Optimality
The Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network (LCNN) demonstrated distinct Pareto optimality, achieving a maximum clean accuracy of 99.5% and the lowest mCE of 48.9. This positions LCNN at the forefront of the Pareto front, proving that problem-specific architectures can achieve superior accuracy and robustness simultaneously, especially excelling on blur and digital distortions.
| Model | Clean Accuracy (%) | mCE (Lower is Better) |
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| LCNN | 99.5 | 48.9 |
| VGG-16 | 99.4 | 63.4 |
| Xception | 97.9 | 94.5 |
| ResNet-50 | 71.1 | 105.3 |
| ResNet-101 | 68.1 | 100 (Reference) |
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Robustness Assessment for Agricultural AI in Developing Regions
Strategic Importance for Edge Devices
The findings strongly advocate for lightweight and specialized models, such as LCNN, in real-world agricultural applications, particularly on edge devices. These environments often face technological limitations and require solutions where computational efficiency and reliability under adverse conditions are paramount. LCNN's balanced performance across clean accuracy and robustness makes it ideal for deployment in the field.
| Category | Limitations of Current Study | Proposed Future Work |
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| Dataset | No comparison with field images vs. algorithmically generated. | Examine model robustness across domains (controlled vs. real-world). |
| Methodology | No formal statistical tests for differences between models/corruptions. | Introduce statistical assessments to validate findings rigorously. |
| Improvement | Did not investigate methods for boosting robustness. | Investigate adversarial training and noise-resistant loss functions. |
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