
We study the use of the Euler characteristic for multiparameter topological data analysis. Euler characteristic is a classical, well-understood topological invariant that has appeared in numerous applications, including in the context of random fields. The goal of this paper is to present the extension of using the Euler characteristic in higher-dimensional parameter spaces. While topological data analysis of higher-dimensional parameter spaces using stronger invariants such as homology continues to be the subject of intense research, Euler characteristic is more manageable theoretically and computationally, and this analysis can be seen as an important intermediary step in multi-parameter topological data analysis. We show the usefulness of the techniques using artificially generated examples, and a real-world application of detecting diabetic retinopathy in retinal images.
multiparameter filtrations, Computational Geometry (cs.CG), FOS: Computer and information sciences, Topological data analysis, Persistent homology and applications, topological data analysis, Computational aspects of data analysis and big data, Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis, topological data analysis, Euler character-istic, FOS: Mathematics, Computer Science - Computational Geometry, Algebraic Topology (math.AT), Euler characteristic, Euler characteristic curves, Mathematics - Algebraic Topology, image classification
multiparameter filtrations, Computational Geometry (cs.CG), FOS: Computer and information sciences, Topological data analysis, Persistent homology and applications, topological data analysis, Computational aspects of data analysis and big data, Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis, topological data analysis, Euler character-istic, FOS: Mathematics, Computer Science - Computational Geometry, Algebraic Topology (math.AT), Euler characteristic, Euler characteristic curves, Mathematics - Algebraic Topology, image classification
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