What the hell is that ? - Evaluation

The problem is a multiclass classification problem. Each sample (an image) is characterized by 256 features obtained by a Convonlution Neural Network (CNN). You must recognized what is on the picture. 

You are given for training a data matrix X_train of dimension num_training_samples x num_features and an array y_train of labels of dimension num_training_samples. You must train a model which predicts the labels for two test matrices X_valid and X_test. 

To prepare your submission, remember to use predict_proba, which provides a matrix of prediction scores scaled between 0 and 1. The dimension of the matrix is 1 x num_classes. Each line represents the probabilities of class membership, which sum up to one. Preparing your submission with the starting kit is the easiest. 

There are 2 phases:

• Phase 1: development phase. We provide you with labeled training data and unlabeled validation and test data. Make predictions for both datasets. However, you will receive feed-back on your performance on the validation set only. The performance of your LAST submission will be displayed on the leaderboard.
• Phase 2: final phase. You do not need to do anything. Your last submission of phase 1 will be automatically forwarded. Your performance on the test set will appear on the leaderboard when the organizers finish checking the submissions.

This sample competition allows you to submit either:

• Only prediction results (no code).
• A pre-trained prediction model.
• A prediction model that must be trained and tested.

The submissions are evaluated using the bac_multiclass metric. This metric computes the balanced accuracy (that is the average of the per class accuracies). The metric is re-scaled linearly between 0 and 1, 0 corresponding to a random guess and 1 to perfect predictions.

What the hell is that ? - Rules

Submissions must be made before the end of phase 1. You may submit 5 submissions every day and 100 in total.

This challenge is governed by the general ChaLearn contest rules.

This competition is organized solely for test purposes. No prizes will be awarded.

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