Committee machine Deep Learning
noun phrase
Definition: A committee machine is a multi-model neural or machine-learning architecture in which several expert models are combined to produce a single final output, typically to improve robustness or predictive accuracy [Vijouyeh et al. 2022].
Example in context: “The purpose of this study is to develop a robust committee machine model for estimating fast and slow shear wave velocities from petrophysical logs.” [Vijouyeh et al. 2022]
Synonyms: expert committee; committee model; in some modern contexts, mixture of experts is a related but not always fully equivalent term.
Related terms: expert network; ensemble learning; divide-and-conquer strategy; mixture of experts; model combination; decision fusion