MODIFIED DEEP LEARNING MODELS WITH DECISION TREE LAYERS

Disclosed are techniques for modifying deep learning models (such as neural networks) to run more efficiently in computing environments with limited floating point computation resources. A deep learning model is trained using a set of training data. Input and output values are then recorded from the layers of the trained model when supplied with the training data, which are then used to generate deep forest decision tree models corresponding to individual layers of the trained model. Experimental versions of the trained model are then generated with different layers of the trained model replaced with their corresponding deep forest decision tree models. These experimental versions are then ranked according to the accuracy of their results compared to the results of the trained model. An updated trained model is then generated with one or more layers replaced with their corresponding deep forest decision tree models.