Noise-Robust Topology Estimation of 2D Image Data via Neural Networks and Persistent Homology

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09140v1
• Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 04:21:24 GMT
• Title: Noise-Robust Topology Estimation of 2D Image Data via Neural Networks and Persistent Homology
• Authors: Dylan Peek, Matthew P. Skerritt, Stephan Chalup,
• Abstract summary: Persistent Homology (PH) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) offer contrasting approaches to inferring topological structure from data.<n>In this study, we examine the noise robustness of a supervised neural network trained to predict Betti numbers in 2D binary images.
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• Abstract: Persistent Homology (PH) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) offer contrasting approaches to inferring topological structure from data. In this study, we examine the noise robustness of a supervised neural network trained to predict Betti numbers in 2D binary images. We compare an ANN approach against a PH pipeline based on cubical complexes and the Signed Euclidean Distance Transform (SEDT), which is a widely adopted strategy for noise-robust topological analysis. Using one synthetic and two real-world datasets, we show that ANNs can outperform this PH approach under noise, likely due to their capacity to learn contextual and geometric priors from training data. Though still emerging, the use of ANNs for topology estimation offers a compelling alternative to PH under structural noise.

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