Integrating Local and Global Frequency Attention for Multiteacher Knowledge Distillation

Knowledge distillation (KD), particularly in multiteacher settings, presents significant challenges in effectively transferring knowledge from multiple complex models to a more compact student model. Traditional approaches often fall short in capturing the full spectrum of useful information. In this paper, we propose a novel method that integrates local and global frequency attention mechanisms to enhance the multiteacher KD process. By simultaneously addressing both fine-grained local details and broad global patterns, our approach improves the student model’s ability to assimilate and generalize from the diverse knowledge provided by multiple teachers. Experimental evaluations on standard benchmarks demonstrate that our method consistently outperforms existing multiteacher distillation techniques, achieving superior accuracy and robustness. Our results suggest that incorporating frequency-based attention mechanisms can significantly advance the effectiveness of KD in multiteacher scenarios, offering new insights and techniques for model compression and transfer learning.