Self Supervised

Self-supervised learning (SSL) aims to train machine learning models using unlabeled data by designing pretext tasks that encourage the model to learn useful representations. Current research focuses on improving generalization, mitigating overfitting, and developing efficient architectures like transformers and CNNs for various modalities (images, audio, point clouds, fMRI data). SSL's significance lies in its ability to leverage vast amounts of readily available unlabeled data, leading to improved performance on downstream tasks and reducing the reliance on expensive and time-consuming manual labeling, particularly impacting fields like medical imaging, speech processing, and autonomous driving.