Adaptive learning with covariate shift-detection for motor imagery-based brain–computer interface

Raza, Haider, Cecotti, Hubert, Li, Yuhua ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2913-4478 and Prasad, Girijesh 2016. Adaptive learning with covariate shift-detection for motor imagery-based brain–computer interface. Soft Computing 20 (8) , 3085--3096. 10.1007/s00500-015-1937-5

PDF - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (1MB)

Abstract

A common assumption in traditional supervised learning is the similar probability distribution of data between the training phase and the testing/operating phase. When transitioning from the training to testing phase, a shift in the probability distribution of input data is known as a covariate shift. Covariate shifts commonly arise in a wide range of real-world systems such as electroencephalogram-based brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). In such systems, there is a necessity for continuous monitoring of the process behavior, and tracking the state of the covariate shifts to decide about initiating adaptation in a timely manner. This paper presents a covariate shift-detection and -adaptation methodology, and its application to motor imagery-based BCIs. A covariate shift-detection test based on an exponential weighted moving average model is used to detect the covariate shift in the features extracted from motor imagery-based brain responses. Following the covariate shift-detection test, the methodology initiates an adaptation by updating the classifier during the testing/operating phase. The usefulness of the proposed method is evaluated using real-world BCI datasets (i.e. BCI competition IV dataset 2A and 2B). The results show a statistically significant improvement in the classification accuracy of the BCI system over traditional learning and semi-supervised learning methods.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	1432-7643
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	24 February 2020
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 15:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/129124

Citation Data

Cited 71 times in Scopus. View in Scopus. Powered By Scopus® Data

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item