ATF-MGIAM: Medically-guided interpretable attention mapping for robust pertussis cough sound recognition
Siheng Zhang, Yan Xu, Ying Xiao · 2026
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Description
Whooping cough has a bark a program can learn, and Siheng Zhang, Yan Xu, and Ying Xiao build a recognizer that also shows its reasoning, in work from twenty twenty-six. Their frame fuses sound across time and pitch at several scales. A medically guided attention part then ties the model's gaze to the sound traits doctors use.
On three public cough sets, scores ran near perfect, about two points past the best past methods. Under noise, scores sagged by less than three points. Part-removal tests credit both new parts. The frame is offered as a reusable pattern for medical sound work where trust needs a visible trail.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Siheng Zhang, Yan Xu, Ying Xiao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 67 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |