arXiv:2605.07470cs.LGhep-ex2026-05被引 1

发现神经网络在高能物理中对输入微小扰动有隐藏敏感性,可能引发系统误差。

Uncovering Hidden Systematics in Neural Network Models for High Energy Physics

论文配图:Uncovering Hidden Systematics in Neural Network Models for High Energy Physics
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  • 用真实实验不确定度范围内的微小扰动测试神经网络输出变化
  • 多类任务下网络在允许误差范围内被显著

神经网络在高能物理分析中表现出卓越性能,但其对输入微小变化的敏感性导致系统不确定性难以准确估计。已有迹象表明,仅依赖控制区或名义输入变化推导的不确定性可能低估真实模型误差,从而留下未被察觉的偏差。受机器学习对抗攻击研究启发,我们探索了与实验输入不确定度完全一致的微小扰动如何引起神经网络输出显著变化,同时保持一维和相关输入分布几乎不变。在包括事件分类与对象识别在内的多个代表性高能物理任务中,测试了多种网络架构,结果表明网络在允许的不确定性范围内可被系统性地“欺骗”。基于此,我们提出一种定量框架,用于探测并度量神经网络对真实实验变化的隐藏敏感性,为物理分析中评估和控制系统不确定性提供实用路径。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Neural networks (NNs) are inherently multidimensional classifiers that learn complex, non-linear relationships among input observables. While their flexibility enables unprecedented performance in high-energy physics (HEP) analyses, it also makes them sensitive to small variations in their inputs. Consequently, the propagation and estimation of systematic uncertainties in NN-based models remain an open challenge. There are indications that uncertainties derived in control regions or from nominal variations of input features can underestimate the true model uncertainty, potentially leaving biases unaccounted for. Inspired by insights from adversarial-attack studies in machine learning, we explore how subtle perturbations, fully consistent with the experimental uncertainties on the input observables, can lead to substantial changes in NN outputs, while keeping the one-dimensional and correlated input distributions nearly unchanged. Using a set of representative HEP tasks, including event classification and object identification, and testing across a variety of network architectures, we demonstrate that networks can be systematically "fooled" at significant rates within the allowed uncertainty envelopes. Building on this observation, we introduce a quantitative framework to probe and measure the hidden sensitivity of neural networks to realistic experimental variations, providing a practical path to evaluate and control their systematic uncertainty in physics analyses.

神经网络系统误差高能物理不确定性

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