Automated Diatom Classification (Part A): Handcrafted Feature Approaches

This paper deals with automatic taxa identification based on machine learning methods. The aim is therefore to automatically classify diatoms, in terms of pattern recognition terminology. Diatoms are a kind of algae microorganism with high biodiversity at the species level, which are useful for wate...

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Autores: Bueno García, María Gloria, Déniz Suárez, Óscar, Pedraza Dorado, Aníbal, Ruiz-Santaquiteria Alegre, Jesús, Salido, Jesús, Cristobal , Gabriel, Borrego Ramos, María, Blanco , Saul
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/45802
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.3390/app7080753
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/8/753
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/45802
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:automatic classification
diatoms
feature analysis
handcrafted approaches
morphological features
textural features
Descrição
Resumo:This paper deals with automatic taxa identification based on machine learning methods. The aim is therefore to automatically classify diatoms, in terms of pattern recognition terminology. Diatoms are a kind of algae microorganism with high biodiversity at the species level, which are useful for water quality assessment. The most relevant features for diatom description and classification have been selected using an extensive dataset of 80 taxa with a minimum of 100 samples/taxon augmented to 300 samples/taxon. In addition to published morphological, statistical and textural descriptors, a new textural descriptor, Local Binary Patterns (LBP), to characterize the diatom’s valves, and a log Gabor implementation not tested before for this purpose are introduced in this paper. Results show an overall accuracy of 98.11% using bagging decision trees and combinations of descriptors. Finally, some phycological features of diatoms that are still difficult to integrate in computer systems are discussed for future work.