README.md

vae-keras-pytorch

Variational autoencoder reproduced in keras and pytorch.

Overview

A variational autoencoder allows for the encoding of high-dimensional data into a low dimensional latent space. Apart from serving as a dimensionality reduction tool, one can also perform latent space exploration to produce authentic samples that do not exist in the original training data.

Dependancies

• matplotlib
• keras
• pytorch

Usage

To train a variational auto encoder on the MNIST handwritten number dataset using the keras backend, run

$ python main.py --backend keras

When using the pytorch backend, run

$ python main.py --backend pytorch

Apart from the backend, the main.py file accepts the following options

-n,   --latent_dim  Latent-space dimensionality, default = 2
-bs,  --batch_size  Training batch size, default = 1024
-e,   --epochs      Number of training epochs, default = 20
-hd,  --hidden_dim  Number of units in the hidden layers, default=512

Output

Once training is complete, the main.py file will produce a figure as output, showing an example of the original training data with the corresponding decoded output of the variational autoencoder.

If the latent space dimensionality is 2, main.py will also produce a figure displaying the latent space of the training data, color coding each point to correspond with the training label (e.g. a handwritten 2 has a label 2).