TY - JOUR AU - Athira Pradeep K AU - Cherla Lavanya Kumari AU - RamaRao Gose PY - 2025 DA - 2025/06/27 TI - Performance Analysis of Meta-Learning Algorithms in Few-Shot Learning Scenarios JO - Global Journal of Engineering Innovations and Interdisciplinary Research VL - 5 IS - 5 AB - In this study, we investigate the performance of various meta-learning algorithms in the context of few-shot learning scenarios. Specifically, we evaluate Model-Agnostic Meta-Learning (MAML), Prototypical Networks, and Matching Networks across three benchmark datasets: Mini-ImageNet, Omniglot, and CIFAR-FS. The evaluation focuses on classification accuracy at 1-shot, 5-shot, and 10- shot learning settings. Our results demonstrate that Prototypical Networks generally outperform both MAML and Matching Networks, achieving the highest accuracy across most datasets and shot levels. MAML shows strong adaptability with competitive performance but exhibits variability depending on the dataset complexity. Matching Networks offer a balanced performance with effective memory mechanisms and similarity functions. These findings underscore the strengths and limitations of each algorithm and highlight the importance of choosing an appropriate meta-learning approach based on task requirements and dataset characteristics. SN - 3066-1226 UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.33425/3066-1226.1160 DO - 10.33425/3066-1226.1160