Automating Galaxy Image Classification in Galaxy Zoo: A Comparative Study of Deep Learning Models

Soon Piin Chiew, Chung Fan Liau, Ali Farzamnia

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Abstract

This study compares the effectiveness of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Logistic Regression in classifying galaxy images from Galaxy Zoo 1. We propose Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Autoencoder models as potential solutions to mitigate the burden of manual classification. Both models are analyzed, and results reveal that ANN surpasses Transferred Learning Logistic Regression in terms of accuracy and runtime. Further investigation highlights the impact of activation functions, neuron count, hidden layers, and algorithm ensembling on ANN's classification performance. Additionally, we explore training time complexity reduction through learning rate, optimization algorithms, and batch size. The findings provide valuable insights for galaxy image classification tasks.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th National Technical Seminar on Unmanned System Technology 2023
Subtitle of host publicationNUSYS 2023
EditorsZainah Md. Zain, Zool Hilmi Ismail, Huiping Li, Xianbo Xiang, Rama Rao Karri
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages219-235
Number of pages17
Volume1184
ISBN (Electronic)9789819720279
ISBN (Print)9789819720262, 9789819720293
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sep 2024
Event13th National Technical Symposium on Unmanned System Technology - Penang, Malaysia
Duration: 2 Oct 20233 Oct 2023
Conference number: 13

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
PublisherSpringer
Volume1184 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference13th National Technical Symposium on Unmanned System Technology
Abbreviated titleNUSYS 2023
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityPenang
Period2/10/233/10/23

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