"""
Training Monitors for NeuroScope MLP Framework
Real-time monitoring tools for neural network training based on modern deep learning research.
Implements comprehensive training diagnostics with emoji-based status indicators.
"""
from collections import deque
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
import numpy as np
try:
from wcwidth import wcswidth
except ImportError:
def wcswidth(s):
return len(s) if s else 0
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class TrainingMonitor:
"""
Comprehensive real-time training monitoring system for neural networks.
Monitors 10 key training health indicators:
- Dead ReLU neurons detection
- Vanishing Gradient Problem (VGP) detection
- Exploding Gradient Problem (EGP) detection
- Weight health analysis
- Learning progress
- Overfitting detection
- Gradient signal-to-noise ratio
- Activation saturation detection (tanh/sigmoid)
- Training plateau detection
- Weight update vs magnitude ratios
"""
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def __init__(self, model=None, history_size=50):
"""
Initialize comprehensive training monitor.
Sets up monitoring infrastructure for tracking 10 key training health
indicators during neural network training. Uses research-validated
thresholds and emoji-based status visualization.
Args:
model: Optional MLP model instance (can be set later).
history_size (int, optional): Number of epochs to keep in rolling
history for trend analysis. Defaults to 50.
Example:
>>> monitor = TrainingMonitor(history_size=100)
>>> results = model.fit(X, y, monitor=monitor)
"""
self.model = model
self.history_size = history_size
self.reset_history()
self.epoch_count = 0
self.baseline_activations = {}
self.baseline_set = False
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def reset_history(self):
"""Reset all monitoring history."""
self.history = {
"loss": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"val_loss": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"dead_neurons": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"vgp": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"egp": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"weight_health": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"gradient_snr": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"saturation": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"weight_update_ratio": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
"learning_progress": deque(maxlen=self.history_size),
}
self.baseline_set = False
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def monitor_relu_dead_neurons(
self,
activations: List[np.ndarray],
activation_functions: Optional[List[str]] = None,
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Monitor for dead ReLU neurons during training.
Detects neurons that have become inactive (always output zero) which
indicates the "dying ReLU" problem. Uses activation-function-aware
thresholds based on research by Glorot et al. (2011) and He et al. (2015).
Natural sparsity in ReLU networks is expected (~50%), but excessive
sparsity (>90%) indicates dead neurons that cannot learn.
Args:
activations (list[NDArray[np.float64]]): Layer activation outputs.
activation_functions (list[str], optional): Activation function names per layer.
Returns:
tuple[float, str]: (dead_percentage, status_emoji) where status is:
- 🟢: Healthy sparsity (<10% dead)
- 🟡: Moderate concern (10-30% dead)
- 🔴: Critical issue (>30% dead)
Note:
Based on "Deep Sparse Rectifier Neural Networks" (Glorot et al. 2011)
and "Delving Deep into Rectifiers" (He et al. 2015).
"""
if not activations or len(activations) == 0:
return 0.0, "🟡"
activation_thresholds = {
# Standard ReLU: Glorot et al. found ~50% natural sparsity in random init
# Dead threshold: >90% (well above natural sparsity)
"relu": {
"dead_threshold": 0.90,
"warning_threshold": 0.75,
"zero_tolerance": 1e-8,
},
# Leaky ReLU: Allows small negative values, lower natural sparsity
# Dead threshold: >85% (Maas et al. 2013 recommendations)
"leaky_relu": {
"dead_threshold": 0.85,
"warning_threshold": 0.70,
"zero_tolerance": 1e-6,
},
"default": {
"dead_threshold": 0.85,
"warning_threshold": 0.70,
"zero_tolerance": 1e-7,
},
}
def get_activation_type(act_name):
if not act_name:
return "default"
act_lower = str(act_name).lower()
if act_lower in activation_thresholds:
return act_lower
if "relu" in act_lower:
if "leaky" in act_lower or "lrelu" in act_lower:
return "leaky_relu"
else:
return "relu"
else:
return "default"
total_neurons = 0
dead_neurons = 0
# Analyze all hidden layers
for i, activation in enumerate(activations[:-1]):
if activation.size == 0:
continue
if activation_functions and i < len(activation_functions):
act_type = get_activation_type(activation_functions[i])
else:
act_type = "default"
thresholds = activation_thresholds[act_type]
if activation.ndim > 1:
layer_neurons = activation.shape[1]
# Calculate zero activation ratio per neuron using appropriate tolerance
zero_ratios = np.mean(
np.abs(activation) <= thresholds["zero_tolerance"], axis=0
)
else:
layer_neurons = 1
zero_ratios = np.array(
[np.mean(np.abs(activation) <= thresholds["zero_tolerance"])]
)
layer_dead = np.sum(zero_ratios > thresholds["dead_threshold"])
total_neurons += layer_neurons
dead_neurons += layer_dead
dead_percentage = (
(dead_neurons / total_neurons * 100) if total_neurons > 0 else 0.0
)
if dead_percentage > 30.0:
status = "🔴"
elif dead_percentage > 10.0:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🟢"
return dead_percentage, status
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def monitor_vanishing_gradients(
self, gradients: List[np.ndarray]
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Detect vanishing gradient problem using research-validated metrics.
Monitors gradient flow through the network to detect vanishing gradients
based on variance analysis from Glorot & Bengio (2010). Healthy networks
maintain similar gradient variance across layers.
Args:
gradients (list[NDArray[np.float64]]): Gradient arrays for each layer.
Returns:
tuple[float, str]: (vgp_severity, status_emoji) where:
- vgp_severity: Float in [0,1] indicating severity
- status: 🟢 (healthy), 🟡 (warning), 🔴 (critical)
Note:
Implementation based on "Understanding the difficulty of training
deep feedforward neural networks" (Glorot & Bengio 2010).
"""
if not gradients or len(gradients) < 2:
return 0.0, "🟡"
# Calculate layer-wise gradient statistics (Glorot & Bengio 2010)
layer_variances = []
layer_rms = []
for grad in gradients:
if grad.size > 0:
grad_flat = grad.flatten()
variance = np.var(grad_flat)
rms = np.sqrt(np.mean(grad_flat**2))
layer_variances.append(variance)
layer_rms.append(rms)
if len(layer_variances) < 2:
return 0.0, "🟡"
# Method 1: Variance ratio analysis (PRIMARY - Glorot & Bengio 2010)
# Healthy networks: variance ratio ≈ 1.0, Vanishing: early/late >> 1.0
variance_ratios = []
for i in range(len(layer_variances) - 1):
if layer_variances[i + 1] > 1e-12:
ratio = layer_variances[i] / layer_variances[i + 1]
variance_ratios.append(ratio)
vgp_severity = 0.0
if variance_ratios:
mean_variance_ratio = np.mean(variance_ratios)
if mean_variance_ratio > 2.0:
vgp_severity = min(0.8, (mean_variance_ratio - 2.0) / 8.0)
# Method 2: RMS gradient magnitude decay (SECONDARY)
min_rms = min(layer_rms) if layer_rms else 0.0
if min_rms < 1e-7: # Severely vanished gradients
vgp_severity = max(vgp_severity, 0.7)
elif min_rms < 1e-5: # Moderately vanished
vgp_severity = max(vgp_severity, 0.4)
if vgp_severity < 0.15:
status = "🟢"
elif vgp_severity < 0.4:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🔴"
return vgp_severity, status
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def monitor_exploding_gradients(
self, gradients: List[np.ndarray]
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Detect exploding gradient problem using gradient norm analysis.
Monitors gradient magnitudes to detect exploding gradients based on
research by Pascanu et al. (2013). Uses both global norm and per-layer
analysis to identify unstable training dynamics.
Args:
gradients (list[NDArray[np.float64]]): Gradient arrays for each layer.
Returns:
tuple[float, str]: (egp_severity, status_emoji) where:
- egp_severity: Float in [0,1] indicating severity
- status: 🟢 (stable), 🟡 (elevated), 🔴 (exploding)
Note:
Based on "On the difficulty of training recurrent neural networks"
(Pascanu et al. 2013) gradient clipping and norm analysis.
"""
if not gradients or len(gradients) < 1:
return 0.0, "🟡"
# Calculate gradient norms (Pascanu et al. 2013 method)
layer_norms = []
total_norm_squared = 0.0
for grad in gradients:
if grad.size > 0:
grad_flat = grad.flatten()
layer_norm = np.linalg.norm(grad_flat)
layer_norms.append(layer_norm)
total_norm_squared += layer_norm**2
if not layer_norms:
return 0.0, "🟡"
total_norm = np.sqrt(total_norm_squared)
max_layer_norm = max(layer_norms)
egp_severity = 0.0
# Method 1: Global gradient norm (PRIMARY - Pascanu et al. 2013)
# Literature suggests clipping thresholds typically 1.0-5.0
if total_norm > 10.0:
norm_severity = min(1.0, (total_norm - 10.0) / 10.0)
egp_severity = max(egp_severity, norm_severity)
elif total_norm > 5.0:
norm_severity = (total_norm - 5.0) / 5.0
egp_severity = max(egp_severity, norm_severity * 0.6)
# Method 2: Individual layer explosion (SECONDARY)
# Any single layer with extreme gradients
if max_layer_norm > 5.0:
layer_severity = min(0.5, (max_layer_norm - 5.0) / 5.0)
egp_severity = min(1.0, egp_severity + layer_severity)
if egp_severity < 0.1:
status = "🟢"
elif egp_severity < 0.4:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🔴"
return egp_severity, status
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def monitor_weight_health(self, weights: List[np.ndarray]) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Simple, research-backed weight health monitor.
Based on Glorot & Bengio (2010) and He et al. (2015) initialization theory.
Args:
weights: List of weight matrices
Returns:
Tuple of (health_score, status)
"""
if not weights or len(weights) == 0:
return 0.0, "WARN"
health_scores = []
for w in weights:
if w.size == 0:
continue
w_flat = w.flatten()
# Initialization theory: He for ReLU, Glorot for others
fan_in = w.shape[1] if len(w.shape) == 2 else w.shape[0]
he_std = np.sqrt(2.0 / (fan_in + 1e-8))
actual_std = np.std(w_flat)
std_ratio = actual_std / (he_std + 1e-8)
# Healthy if std within 0.5x to 2x theoretical
init_health = 1.0 if 0.5 <= std_ratio <= 2.0 else 0.0
# Dead weights: too many near zero
dead_ratio = np.mean(np.abs(w_flat) < 1e-8)
dead_health = 1.0 if dead_ratio < 0.1 else 0.0
# Numerical stability
finite_health = 1.0 if np.all(np.isfinite(w_flat)) else 0.0
health = (init_health + dead_health + finite_health) / 3.0
health_scores.append(health)
if not health_scores:
return 0.0, "🟡"
avg_health = np.mean(health_scores)
if avg_health >= 0.8:
status = "🟢"
elif avg_health >= 0.5:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🔴"
return avg_health, status
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def monitor_learning_progress(
self, current_loss: float, val_loss: Optional[float] = None
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Research-accurate learning progress monitor.
Based on optimization literature: Bottou (2010), Goodfellow et al. (2016), Smith (2017).
Key insights:
- Progress = consistent loss reduction + convergence stability + generalization health
- Uses exponential moving averages and plateau detection from literature
Args:
current_loss: Current training loss
val_loss: Optional validation loss
Returns:
Tuple of (progress_score, emoji_status)
"""
self.history["loss"].append(current_loss)
if val_loss is not None:
self.history["val_loss"].append(val_loss)
if len(self.history["loss"]) < 5:
return 0.7, "🟢"
losses = np.array(list(self.history["loss"]))
recent_window = min(20, len(losses))
recent_losses = losses[-recent_window:]
progress_score = 0.0
# Method 1: Exponential decay trend (Bottou 2010 optimization theory)
# Healthy SGD shows exponential loss decay in early stages
if len(recent_losses) >= 10:
# Fit exponential decay: loss = a * exp(-b * epoch) + c
epochs = np.arange(len(recent_losses))
try:
# Log-linear fit to detect exponential decay
log_losses = np.log(recent_losses + 1e-8)
slope = np.polyfit(epochs, log_losses, 1)[0]
# Negative slope = decreasing loss = good progress
if slope < -0.01: # Strong decay
decay_score = 0.4
elif slope < -0.001: # Moderate decay
decay_score = 0.25
elif slope < 0.001: # Slow but steady
decay_score = 0.1
else: # Increasing or flat
decay_score = 0.0
progress_score += decay_score
except:
progress_score += 0.1
# Method 2: Plateau detection (Research standard)
# Check if stuck in plateau vs making progress
if len(recent_losses) >= 5:
recent_5 = recent_losses[-5:]
loss_range = np.max(recent_5) - np.min(recent_5)
relative_range = loss_range / (np.mean(recent_5) + 1e-8)
# Small relative range = plateau, large = instability
if relative_range < 0.01: # Plateau detected
plateau_score = 0.0
elif relative_range < 0.05: # Slow progress
plateau_score = 0.1
elif relative_range < 0.2: # Good progress
plateau_score = 0.3
else: # Too unstable
plateau_score = 0.1
progress_score += plateau_score
# Method 3: Generalization gap (Goodfellow et al. 2016)
if val_loss is not None and len(self.history["val_loss"]) >= 3:
gap = val_loss - current_loss
relative_gap = gap / (current_loss + 1e-8)
# Healthy gap: 0.1-0.3, concerning >0.5
if relative_gap < 0.3:
gap_score = 0.3
elif relative_gap < 0.5:
gap_score = 0.1
else:
gap_score = 0.0
progress_score += gap_score
else:
if len(self.history["loss"]) < 10:
progress_score += 0.3
else:
progress_score += 0.15
if progress_score > 0.5:
status = "🟢"
elif progress_score > 0.25:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🔴"
return progress_score, status
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def monitor_overfitting(
self, train_loss: float, val_loss: Optional[float] = None
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Research-accurate overfitting detection.
Based on Prechelt (1998), Goodfellow et al. (2016), and Caruana et al. (2001).
Key insights:
- Overfitting = increasing generalization gap + validation curve deterioration
Args:
train_loss: Training loss
val_loss: Validation loss
Returns:
Tuple of (overfitting_score, emoji_status)
"""
self.history["loss"].append(train_loss)
if val_loss is not None:
self.history["val_loss"].append(val_loss)
if val_loss is None or len(self.history["val_loss"]) < 5:
return 0.0, "🟡"
val_losses = np.array(list(self.history["val_loss"]))
train_losses = np.array(list(self.history["loss"]))
min_len = min(len(val_losses), len(train_losses))
val_losses = val_losses[-min_len:]
train_losses = train_losses[-min_len:]
overfitting_score = 0.0
# Method 1: Generalization Gap Analysis (Goodfellow et al. 2016)
current_gap = val_loss - train_loss
relative_gap = current_gap / (train_loss + 1e-8)
if relative_gap > 0.5: # Severe overfitting
gap_score = 0.4
elif relative_gap > 0.2: # Moderate overfitting
gap_score = 0.25
elif relative_gap > 0.1: # Mild overfitting
gap_score = 0.1
else: # Healthy generalization
gap_score = 0.0
overfitting_score += gap_score
# Method 2: Validation Curve Analysis (Prechelt 1998)
# Classic early stopping: validation loss starts increasing
if len(val_losses) >= 10:
recent_window = min(10, len(val_losses))
recent_val = val_losses[-recent_window:]
# Check for validation loss increase trend
epochs = np.arange(len(recent_val))
try:
slope = np.polyfit(epochs, recent_val, 1)[0]
# Positive slope = validation loss increasing = overfitting
if slope > 0.01: # Strong validation increase
curve_score = 0.35
elif slope > 0.005: # Moderate increase
curve_score = 0.2
elif slope > 0.001: # Mild increase
curve_score = 0.1
else: # Stable or decreasing
curve_score = 0.0
overfitting_score += curve_score
except:
overfitting_score += 0.05
# Method 3: Training-Validation Divergence (Caruana et al. 2001)
# Healthy training: both losses decrease together
if len(train_losses) >= 5 and len(val_losses) >= 5:
recent_train = train_losses[-5:]
recent_val = val_losses[-5:]
# Calculate trends
train_trend = (recent_train[-1] - recent_train[0]) / (
recent_train[0] + 1e-8
)
val_trend = (recent_val[-1] - recent_val[0]) / (recent_val[0] + 1e-8)
# Divergence: train decreasing, validation increasing
if train_trend < -0.01 and val_trend > 0.01: # Strong divergence
divergence_score = 0.25
elif train_trend < 0 and val_trend > 0: # Moderate divergence
divergence_score = 0.15
else: # No concerning divergence
divergence_score = 0.0
overfitting_score += divergence_score
if overfitting_score < 0.15:
status = "🟢"
elif overfitting_score < 0.4:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🔴"
return min(1.0, overfitting_score), status
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def monitor_gradient_snr(self, gradients: List[np.ndarray]) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Calculate Gradient Signal-to-Noise Ratio (GSNR) for optimization health.
- Signal: RMS gradient magnitude (update strength)
- Noise: Coefficient of variation (relative inconsistency)
- GSNR = RMS_magnitude / (std_magnitude + ε)
This measures gradient update consistency.
Args:
gradients: List of gradient arrays from each layer
Returns:
Tuple of (gsnr_score, emoji_status)
"""
if not gradients or len(gradients) == 0:
return 0.0, "🟡"
grad_magnitudes = []
for grad in gradients:
if grad.size > 0:
grad_flat = grad.flatten()
magnitudes = np.abs(grad_flat)
grad_magnitudes.extend(magnitudes)
if len(grad_magnitudes) == 0:
return 0.0, "🟡"
grad_magnitudes = np.array(grad_magnitudes)
if np.all(grad_magnitudes < 1e-10):
return 0.0, "🟡"
# RESEARCH-VALIDATED GSNR: Two approaches with literature analysis
# CLASSICAL SNR (μ²/σ²) - from ICCV 2023 papers (Michalkiewicz et al., Sun et al.)
# Problem: Always ≈0 in healthy SGD where mean≈0 is normal
# mean_grad = np.mean(grad_magnitudes)
# variance_grad = np.var(grad_magnitudes)
# classical_gsnr = (mean_grad**2) / (variance_grad + 1e-10)
# PRACTICAL SNR (mean|g|/std|g|) - Gradient magnitude consistency
# Advantage: Non-zero values for meaningful training monitoring
mean_magnitude = np.mean(grad_magnitudes)
std_magnitude = np.std(grad_magnitudes)
if mean_magnitude < 1e-10:
return 0.0, "🟡"
gsnr = mean_magnitude / (std_magnitude + 1e-10)
# Based on actual SGD training data (your values: 0.6-0.9 are healthy!)
# - GSNR > 1.5: Very consistent gradient magnitudes
# - GSNR 0.4-1.5: Normal SGD consistency
# - GSNR < 0.4: High variance/problematic gradients
if gsnr > 1.5:
status = "🟢"
elif gsnr > 0.4:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🔴"
return gsnr, status
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def monitor_activation_saturation(
self, activations: List[np.ndarray], activation_functions: List[str] = None
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Research-accurate activation saturation detection.
Based on Glorot & Bengio (2010), Hochreiter (1991), and He et al. (2015).
Key insights:
- Saturation = extreme activation values + poor gradient flow + skewed distributions
- Uses function-specific thresholds and statistical distribution analysis
- Tracks saturation propagation through network layers
Args:
activations: List of activation arrays from each layer
activation_functions: List of activation function names for each layer
Returns:
Tuple of (saturation_score, emoji_status)
"""
if not activations or len(activations) == 0:
return 0.0, "🟡"
layer_saturations = []
# Analyze each hidden layer for saturation
for i, activation in enumerate(activations[:-1]):
if activation.size == 0:
continue
activation_flat = activation.flatten()
activation_func = (
activation_functions[i]
if activation_functions and i < len(activation_functions)
else "unknown"
)
layer_saturation = 0.0
# Method 1: Function-specific extreme value analysis (Glorot & Bengio 2010)
if activation_func.lower() == "tanh":
# Tanh: saturated at ±1, research threshold: ±0.9
extreme_high = np.mean(activation_flat > 0.9)
extreme_low = np.mean(activation_flat < -0.9)
extreme_saturation = extreme_high + extreme_low
elif activation_func.lower() == "sigmoid":
# Sigmoid: saturated at 0/1, research threshold: <0.1 or >0.9
extreme_high = np.mean(activation_flat > 0.9)
extreme_low = np.mean(activation_flat < 0.1)
extreme_saturation = extreme_high + extreme_low
elif activation_func.lower() in ["relu", "leakyrelu"]:
# High activation values indicate potential saturation
extreme_saturation = np.mean(activation_flat > 10.0)
else:
q01, q99 = np.percentile(activation_flat, [1, 99])
if q99 - q01 < 0.1: # Very narrow range = likely saturated
extreme_saturation = 0.8
else:
extreme_saturation = 0.0
# Method 2: Statistical distribution analysis (Hochreiter 1991)
# Healthy activations should be well-distributed
try:
activation_var = np.var(activation_flat)
# Low variance indicates saturation
if activation_func.lower() == "tanh":
# Tanh should have variance around 0.1-0.3 when healthy
if activation_var < 0.05: # Very low variance
distribution_score = 0.4
elif activation_var < 0.1: # Low variance
distribution_score = 0.2
else:
distribution_score = 0.0
elif activation_func.lower() == "sigmoid":
# Sigmoid should have variance around 0.05-0.25 when healthy
if activation_var < 0.02: # Very low variance
distribution_score = 0.4
elif activation_var < 0.05: # Low variance
distribution_score = 0.2
else:
distribution_score = 0.0
else:
# General case: very low variance indicates problems
if activation_var < 0.01:
distribution_score = 0.3
else:
distribution_score = 0.0
except:
distribution_score = 0.0
# Method 3: Gradient flow estimation (inferred from activation patterns)
# If activations are at extremes, gradients will be near zero
if activation_func.lower() in ["tanh", "sigmoid"]:
# Count neurons in "gradient-dead zones"
if activation_func.lower() == "tanh":
# Tanh derivative ≈ 0 when |x| > 2.5, very small when |x| > 1.5
gradient_dead = np.mean(np.abs(activation_flat) > 1.5)
else: # sigmoid
# Sigmoid derivative ≈ 0 when x < -3 or x > 3 (pre-activation)
# Post-activation: very small when close to 0 or 1
gradient_dead = np.mean(
(activation_flat < 0.05) | (activation_flat > 0.95)
)
gradient_score = gradient_dead
else:
gradient_score = 0.0
layer_saturation = (
extreme_saturation * 0.5
+ distribution_score * 0.3
+ gradient_score * 0.2
)
layer_saturations.append(layer_saturation)
if not layer_saturations:
return 0.0, "🟡"
# Method 4: Layer propagation analysis (He et al. 2015)
# Early layer saturation is more problematic than late layer saturation
weighted_saturations = []
for i, sat in enumerate(layer_saturations):
# Earlier layers get higher weight (more impact on gradient flow)
weight = 1.0 + (len(layer_saturations) - i) * 0.1
weighted_saturations.append(sat * weight)
avg_saturation = np.mean(weighted_saturations) / 1.5 # Normalize for weighting
self.history["saturation"].append(avg_saturation)
if avg_saturation < 0.1: # <10% saturation
status = "🟢" # Healthy activation distribution
elif avg_saturation < 0.25: # 10-25% saturation
status = "🟡" # Moderate saturation
else: # >25% saturation
status = "🔴" # Severe saturation
return min(1.0, avg_saturation), status
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def monitor_plateau(
self,
current_loss: float,
val_loss: Optional[float] = None,
current_gradients: Optional[List[np.ndarray]] = None,
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Research-accurate training plateau detection.
Based on Prechelt (1998), Bengio (2012), and Smith (2017).
Key insights:
- Plateau = statistical stagnation + loss of learning momentum + gradient analysis
- Uses multi-scale analysis and statistical significance testing
- Integrates validation correlation and gradient magnitude trends
Args:
current_loss: Current training loss
val_loss: Optional validation loss for correlation analysis
current_gradients: Optional gradient arrays for gradient-based detection
Returns:
Tuple of (plateau_score, emoji_status)
"""
self.history["loss"].append(current_loss)
if val_loss is not None:
self.history["val_loss"].append(val_loss)
if len(self.history["loss"]) < 15:
return 0.0, "🟢"
losses = np.array(list(self.history["loss"]))
plateau_score = 0.0
# Method 1: Multi-scale stagnation analysis (Prechelt 1998)
# Check different time horizons for plateau patterns
short_window = losses[-5:] # Short-term (5 epochs)
medium_window = losses[-10:] # Medium-term (10 epochs)
long_window = losses[-15:] # Long-term (15 epochs)
stagnation_scores = []
for window, name in [
(short_window, "short"),
(medium_window, "medium"),
(long_window, "long"),
]:
if len(window) < 3:
continue
# Statistical stagnation test
window_var = np.var(window)
window_mean = np.mean(window)
relative_var = window_var / (window_mean**2 + 1e-8)
# Trend analysis using linear regression
epochs = np.arange(len(window))
try:
slope, intercept = np.polyfit(epochs, window, 1)
# Normalize slope by initial loss value
normalized_slope = slope / (window[0] + 1e-8)
# Stagnation indicators
var_stagnant = relative_var < 1e-4 # Very low relative variance
trend_stagnant = abs(normalized_slope) < 1e-4 # Near-zero trend
if name == "short":
weight = 0.2 # Short-term stagnation less concerning
elif name == "medium":
weight = 0.4 # Medium-term more important
else: # long
weight = 0.4 # Long-term most concerning
stagnation = (var_stagnant + trend_stagnant) / 2.0
stagnation_scores.append(stagnation * weight)
except:
stagnation_scores.append(0.0)
plateau_score += sum(stagnation_scores)
# Method 2: Statistical significance testing (Prechelt 1998)
# Test if recent performance is significantly different from earlier
if len(losses) >= 20:
early_window = losses[-20:-10] # Earlier period
recent_window = losses[-10:] # Recent period
# Perform statistical test (simplified t-test concept)
early_mean = np.mean(early_window)
recent_mean = np.mean(recent_window)
# Combined variance estimate
early_var = np.var(early_window)
recent_var = np.var(recent_window)
pooled_var = (early_var + recent_var) / 2.0
if pooled_var > 1e-10:
# Effect size calculation
effect_size = abs(early_mean - recent_mean) / np.sqrt(pooled_var)
# Small effect size indicates no significant change (plateau)
if effect_size < 0.2: # Small effect (Cohen's d)
significance_score = 0.3
elif effect_size < 0.5: # Medium effect
significance_score = 0.1
else: # Large effect - no plateau
significance_score = 0.0
plateau_score += significance_score
# Method 3: Gradient-based plateau detection (Smith 2017)
if current_gradients is not None and len(current_gradients) > 0:
# Calculate current gradient magnitude
current_grad_norm = 0.0
for grad in current_gradients:
if grad.size > 0:
current_grad_norm += np.sum(grad**2)
current_grad_norm = np.sqrt(current_grad_norm)
# Store gradient history
if not hasattr(self, "_gradient_history"):
self._gradient_history = []
self._gradient_history.append(current_grad_norm)
# Keep last 10 gradient norms
if len(self._gradient_history) > 10:
self._gradient_history = self._gradient_history[-10:]
# Analyze gradient plateau
if len(self._gradient_history) >= 5:
grad_norms = np.array(self._gradient_history)
grad_var = np.var(grad_norms)
grad_mean = np.mean(grad_norms)
# Low gradient variance + low absolute gradients = plateau
relative_grad_var = grad_var / (grad_mean**2 + 1e-8)
if relative_grad_var < 1e-3 and grad_mean < 1e-3:
gradient_score = 0.25
elif relative_grad_var < 1e-2:
gradient_score = 0.15
else:
gradient_score = 0.0
plateau_score += gradient_score
# Method 4: Validation-training correlation (Huang et al. 2017)
if val_loss is not None and len(self.history["val_loss"]) >= 10:
val_losses = np.array(list(self.history["val_loss"])[-10:])
train_losses = losses[-10:]
# Both should plateau together for true learning plateau
val_var = np.var(val_losses)
train_var = np.var(train_losses[-10:])
val_mean = np.mean(val_losses)
train_mean = np.mean(train_losses[-10:])
val_rel_var = val_var / (val_mean**2 + 1e-8)
train_rel_var = train_var / (train_mean**2 + 1e-8)
# Both metrics stagnant = true plateau
if val_rel_var < 1e-3 and train_rel_var < 1e-3:
correlation_score = 0.2
elif val_rel_var < 1e-2 and train_rel_var < 1e-2:
correlation_score = 0.1
else:
correlation_score = 0.0
plateau_score += correlation_score
plateau_score = min(1.0, plateau_score)
if plateau_score < 0.2:
status = "🟢" # Healthy learning progress
elif plateau_score < 0.5:
status = "🟡" # Possible platea
else:
status = "🔴" # Plateau detected
return plateau_score, status
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def monitor_weight_update_ratio(
self, weights: List[np.ndarray], weight_updates: List[np.ndarray]
) -> Tuple[float, str]:
"""
Monitor Weight Update to Weight magnitude Ratios (WUR) for learning rate validation.
Research-based implementation using:
- Smith (2015): Learning rate should produce WUR ~10^-3 to 10^-2 for stable training
- Zeiler (2012): Update magnitude should be proportional to weight magnitude
Formula: WUR = ||weight_update|| / ||weight|| per layer
Args:
weights: Current weight matrices
weight_updates: Weight update matrices (gradients * learning_rate)
Returns:
Tuple of (median_wur, status)
"""
if not weights or not weight_updates or len(weights) != len(weight_updates):
return 0.0, "WARN"
wurs = []
for w, dw in zip(weights, weight_updates):
if w.size == 0 or dw.size == 0:
continue
weight_norm = np.linalg.norm(w.flatten())
update_norm = np.linalg.norm(dw.flatten())
if weight_norm > 1e-10:
wur = update_norm / weight_norm
wurs.append(wur)
if not wurs:
return 0.0, "🟡"
# Use median for robustness (research standard)
median_wur = np.median(wurs)
# Research-based thresholds from Smith (2015)
if 1e-3 <= median_wur <= 1e-2:
status = "🟢"
elif 1e-4 <= median_wur <= 5e-2:
status = "🟡"
else:
status = "🔴"
return median_wur, status
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def monitor_step(
self,
epoch: int,
train_loss: float,
val_loss: Optional[float] = None,
activations: Optional[List[np.ndarray]] = None,
gradients: Optional[List[np.ndarray]] = None,
weights: Optional[List[np.ndarray]] = None,
weight_updates: Optional[List[np.ndarray]] = None,
activation_functions: Optional[List[str]] = None,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Perform one monitoring step and return all metrics.
Args:
epoch: Current epoch number
train_loss: Training loss
val_loss: Validation loss (optional)
activations: Layer activations (optional)
gradients: Layer gradients (optional)
weights: Layer weights (optional)
weight_updates: Weight updates (optional)
activation_functions: List of activation function names (optional)
Returns:
Dictionary containing all monitoring results
"""
self.epoch_count = epoch
results = {}
if activations:
dead_pct, dead_status = self.monitor_relu_dead_neurons(
activations, activation_functions
)
saturation_score, saturation_status = self.monitor_activation_saturation(
activations, activation_functions
)
results["dead_neurons"] = {"value": dead_pct, "status": dead_status}
results["saturation"] = {
"value": saturation_score,
"status": saturation_status,
}
else:
results["dead_neurons"] = {"value": 0.0, "status": "🟡"}
results["saturation"] = {"value": 0.0, "status": "🟡"}
if gradients:
vgp, vgp_status = self.monitor_vanishing_gradients(gradients)
egp, egp_status = self.monitor_exploding_gradients(gradients)
snr, snr_status = self.monitor_gradient_snr(gradients)
results["vgp"] = {"value": vgp, "status": vgp_status}
results["egp"] = {"value": egp, "status": egp_status}
results["snr"] = {"value": snr, "status": snr_status}
else:
results["vgp"] = {"value": 0.0, "status": "🟡"}
results["egp"] = {"value": 0.0, "status": "🟡"}
results["snr"] = {"value": 0.0, "status": "🟡"}
if weights:
weight_health, health_status = self.monitor_weight_health(weights)
results["weight_health"] = {"value": weight_health, "status": health_status}
else:
results["weight_health"] = {"value": 0.0, "status": "🟡"}
if weights and weight_updates:
wur, wur_status = self.monitor_weight_update_ratio(weights, weight_updates)
results["wur"] = {"value": wur, "status": wur_status}
else:
results["wur"] = {"value": 0.0, "status": "🟡"}
progress, progress_status = self.monitor_learning_progress(train_loss, val_loss)
overfitting, overfit_status = self.monitor_overfitting(train_loss, val_loss)
plateau, plateau_status = self.monitor_plateau(train_loss, val_loss, gradients)
results["progress"] = {"value": progress, "status": progress_status}
results["overfitting"] = {"value": overfitting, "status": overfit_status}
results["plateau"] = {"value": plateau, "status": plateau_status}
return results
def _align_banner(self, lines: List[str], sep="|", padding=1) -> str:
rows = [[cell.strip() for cell in line.split(sep)] for line in lines]
max_cols = max(len(r) for r in rows)
for r in rows:
while len(r) < max_cols:
r.append("")
col_widths = []
for c in range(max_cols):
maxw = max(wcswidth(rows[r][c]) or 0 for r in range(len(rows)))
col_widths.append(maxw)
out_lines = []
for r in rows:
parts = []
for i, cell in enumerate(r):
cur = wcswidth(cell) or 0
pad = col_widths[i] - cur
parts.append(cell + " " * (pad + padding))
out_lines.append((" " + sep + " ").join(parts).rstrip())
return "\n".join(out_lines)