Abstract

Charts are often used for the graphical representation of tabular data. Due to their vast expansion in various fields, it is necessary to develop computer algorithms that can easily retrieve and process information from chart images in a helpful way. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have succeeded in various image processing and classification tasks. Nevertheless, the success of training neural networks in terms of result accuracy and computational requirements requires careful construction of the network layers’ and networks’ parameters. We propose a novel Shallow Convolutional Neural Network (SCNN) architecture for chart-type classification and image generation. We validate the proposed novel network by using it in three different models. The first use case is a traditional SCNN classifier where the model achieves average classification accuracy of 97.14%. The second use case consists of two previously introduced SCNN-based models in parallel, with the same configuration, shared weights, and parameters mirrored and updated in both models. The model achieves average classification accuracy of 100%. The third proposed use case consists of two distinct models, a generator and a discriminator, which are both trained simultaneously using an adversarial process. The generated chart images are plausible to the originals. Extensive experimental analysis end evaluation is provided for the classification task of seven chart classes. The results show that the proposed SCNN is a powerful tool for chart image classification and generation, comparable with Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) but with higher efficiency, reduced computational time, and space complexity.

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