{
  "id": 611215,
  "title": "Is Test Time Augmentation (TTA) allowed for inference?",
  "url": "/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/611215",
  "author_name": "hikaggler",
  "post_date": "2025-10-09T12:35:30.526000",
  "votes": 0,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hi everyone,</p>\n<p>I have a quick question about the submission process.</p>\n<p>Is it generally permitted to use Test Time Augmentation (TTA) in our inference notebooks? For example, applying techniques like horizontal flips or rotations to the test images and then averaging the predictions.</p>\n<p>I understand that my notebook must run within the competition's time and memory limits. Assuming my TTA implementation is efficient enough to avoid a timeout, is this approach allowed?</p>\n<p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 3300384,
      "postDate": "2025-10-10T08:57:30.893Z",
      "content": "<p>Of course. TTA is just a part of model that you present as your solution.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Of course. TTA is just a part of model that you present as your solution."
    },
    {
      "id": 3300089,
      "postDate": "2025-10-09T13:42:10.043Z",
      "content": "<p>Why would it not be?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Why would it not be?"
    },
    {
      "id": 3300066,
      "postDate": "2025-10-09T12:35:30.527Z",
      "content": "<p>Hi everyone,</p>\n<p>I have a quick question about the submission process.</p>\n<p>Is it generally permitted to use Test Time Augmentation (TTA) in our inference notebooks? For example, applying techniques like horizontal flips or rotations to the test images and then averaging the predictions.</p>\n<p>I understand that my notebook must run within the competition's time and memory limits. Assuming my TTA implementation is efficient enough to avoid a timeout, is this approach allowed?</p>\n<p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi everyone,\n\nI have a quick question about the submission process.\n\nIs it generally permitted to use Test Time Augmentation (TTA) in our inference notebooks? For example, applying techniques like horizontal flips or rotations to the test images and then averaging the predictions.\n\nI understand that my notebook must run within the competition's time and memory limits. Assuming my TTA implementation is efficient enough to avoid a timeout, is this approach allowed?\n\nThanks in advance for your help!"
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3300384,
      "author_name": "Urazalinov Baurzhan",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-10-10T08:57:30.893000",
      "content": "<p>Of course. TTA is just a part of model that you present as your solution.</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 3300089,
      "author_name": "Ravon",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-10-09T13:42:10.043000",
      "content": "<p>Why would it not be?</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "3300384": "Of course. TTA is just a part of model that you present as your solution.",
    "3300089": "Why would it not be?",
    "3300066": "Hi everyone,\n\nI have a quick question about the submission process.\n\nIs it generally permitted to use Test Time Augmentation (TTA) in our inference notebooks? For example, applying techniques like horizontal flips or rotations to the test images and then averaging the predictions.\n\nI understand that my notebook must run within the competition's time and memory limits. Assuming my TTA implementation is efficient enough to avoid a timeout, is this approach allowed?\n\nThanks in advance for your help!"
  }
}