LOCALIZING TREE-BASED CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS

In an approach to localizing tree-based convolutional neural networks, a method includes creating a first tree-based convolution layer (TBCL) corresponding to a tree, where the tree includes a first plurality of nodes and a node that has been indicated to be a first pivotal node. The first TBCL includes a second plurality of nodes and a second pivotal node having a feature vector based on node data from the first pivotal node. The method also includes creating a second TBCL corresponding to the tree. The second TBCL may include a third plurality of nodes. The method further includes determining a feature vector a third pivotal node in the third plurality of nodes based on the feature vectors from: (i) the second pivotal node, (ii) a parent node of the second pivotal node, and (iii) a child node of the second pivotal node.