Non-Aligned Multi-View Multi-Label Classification via Learning View-Specific Labels

In the multi-view multi-label (MVML) classification problem, multiple views are simultaneously associated with multiple semantic representations. Multi-view multi-label learning inevitably has the problems of consistency, diversity, and non-alignment among views and the correlation among labels. Most of the existing multi-view multi-label methods for non-aligned views assume that each view has a common or shared label set, but because a single view cannot contain the entire label information, they often learn suboptimal results. Based on this, this paper proposes a non-aligned multi-view multi-label classification method that learns view-specific labels (LVSL), aiming to explicitly mine the information of view-specific labels and low-rank label structures in non-aligned views in a unified model framework. Furthermore, to alleviate insufficient available label information, we thoroughly explored the global and local structural information among labels. Specifically, first, we assume that there is structural consistency between the view and the label space and then construct the view-specific label model in turn. Second, to enrich the original label space information, we mine the consistent information of multiple views and the low-rank correlation information hidden among multiple labels. Finally, the contribution weight of each view is combined with learning the complementary information among the views in the decision-making stage, and extend the model to handle nonlinear data. The results of the proposed method compared with existing state-of-the-art algorithms on several datasets validate its effectiveness.

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This paper proposes a non-aligned multi-view multi-label classification method that learns view-specific labels and low-rank label structures in non-aligned views. By mining consistent information among multiple views and low-rank correlation information among multiple labels, and combining the contribution weight of each view with complementary information, this method can effectively handle multi-view multi-label classification problems.