Artificial Neural Nets and Genetic Algorithms: Proceedings of the International Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, 2001

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
What Can a Neural Network Do without Scaling Activation Function?....Pages 1-6
Ratio Scales are Critical for Modeling Neural Synthesis in the Brain....Pages 7-15
Hypermatrix of the Brain....Pages 16-21
The Computational Capabilities of Neural Networks....Pages 22-26
Activation Functions....Pages 27-30
A Simulation of Spiking Neurons by Sigmoid Neurons....Pages 31-34
Tightness of Upper Bounds on Rates of Neural-Network Approximation....Pages 35-38
Incremental Function Approximation Based on Gram-Schmidt Orthonormalisation Process....Pages 39-42
Wavelet Based Smoothing in Time Series Prediction with Neural Networks....Pages 43-46
Fitting Densities and Hazard Functions with Neural Networks....Pages 47-50
Optimization of Expensive Functions by Surrogates Created from Neural Network Ensembles....Pages 51-54
Local-Global Neural Networks for Interpolation....Pages 55-58
Improving the Competency of Classifiers through Data Generation....Pages 59-62
Graded Rescaling in Hopfield Networks....Pages 63-66
Principles of Associative Computation....Pages 67-69
An Experimental Assessment of the Performance of Several Associative Memory Models....Pages 70-73
Recall Time in Densely Encoded Hopfield Network: Results from KFS Theory and Computer Simulation....Pages 74-77
On-Line Identification and Rule Extraction of Finite State Automata with Recurrent Neural Networks....Pages 78-81
Using Decision Surface Mapping in the Automatic Recognition of Images....Pages 82-85
Competitive Learning and Its Convergence Analysis....Pages 86-89
Structural Information Control for Flexible Competitive Learning....Pages 90-93
Recursive Learning Scheme for Recurrent Neural Networks Using Simultaneous Perturbation and Its Application....Pages 94-97
Reinforcement Learning for Rule Generation....Pages 98-101
Learning Feed-Forward Multi-Nets....Pages 102-105
Unlearning in Feed-Forward Multi-Nets....Pages 106-109
Context Neural Network for Temporal Correlation and Prediction....Pages 110-113
A Pruning Self-Organizing Algorithm to Select Centers of Radial Basis Function Neural Networks....Pages 114-117
Modular Clustering by Radial Basis Function Network for Complexity Reduction in System Modeling....Pages 118-121
A Fuzzy Approach to Sociodynamical Interactions....Pages 122-125
An Immunological Approach to Initialize Feedforward Neural Network Weights....Pages 126-129
How Certain Characteristics of Cortical Frequency Representation May Influence our Perception of Sounds....Pages 130-133
Long Short-Term Memory Learns Context Free and Context Sensitive Languages....Pages 134-137
An Artificial Neural Network Model Based on Neuroscience: Looking Closely at the Brain....Pages 138-141
STARBRAIN and EUROBRAIN Starlab’s and Europe’s Artificial Brain Projects An Overview....Pages 142-144
Application of Feature Extraction in Text-to-Speech Processing....Pages 145-148
Gaussian Synapse Networks for Handwritten Character Recognition....Pages 149-152
A Generic Pretreatment for Spiking Neuron Application on Lipreading with STANN (Spatio-Temporal Artificial Neural Networks)....Pages 153-156
A Comparison of a Neural Network and an Observer Approach for Detecting Faults in a Benchmark System....Pages 157-160
A Neuro-Fuzzy Image Analysis System for Biomedical Imaging Applications....Pages 161-164
Real Time Identification and Control of a DC Motor Using Recurrent Neural Networks....Pages 165-168
Recurrent Neural Networks in a Mobile Robot Navigation Task....Pages 169-172
Angular Memory and Supervisory Modules in a Neural Architecture for Navigating NOMAD....Pages 173-176
A Recurrent Neural Network for Controlling a Fed-Batch Fermentation of B. t.....Pages 177-180
A Draft on Modelling The Behaviour of Bioreactor Landfill Using Neural Nets....Pages 181-184
Neural Network Combustion Optimisation in Naantali Power Plant....Pages 185-188
Control Sensitivity SVM for Imbalanced Data A Case Study on Automotive Material....Pages 189-192
Analysis of Defectoscopy Data to Be Used by Neural Classifier....Pages 193-196
NeuroHough: A Neural Network for Computing the Hough Transform....Pages 197-200
Fast Iris Detection Using Cooperative Modular Neural Nets....Pages 201-204
Symbolic Representation of a Multi-Layer Perceptron....Pages 205-208
Software Generation of Random Numbers by Using Neural Network....Pages 209-211
FPGA implementation of a Spike-Based Sound Localization System....Pages 212-215
A Simulator to Parallelise Large Biologically-Inspired Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 216-219
Time Perception and Reinforcement Learning — a Neural Network Model of Animal Experiments....Pages 220-223
ADFs: An Evolutionary Approach to Predicate Invention....Pages 224-227
The Convergence Behavior of the PBIL Algorithm: A Preliminary Approach....Pages 228-231
Information Dimension of a Population’s Attractor a Binary Genetic Algorithm....Pages 232-235
An Evolutionary Approach to the Zero/One Knapsack Problem: Testing Ideas from Biology....Pages 236-239
An Evolutionary Approach to Identification of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems....Pages 240-243
Measures for Non-Stationary Optimization Tasks....Pages 244-247
The True Nature of Multi-Dimensional Gaussian Mutation....Pages 248-251
Multimodal Function Optimization Using Species Conservation....Pages 252-255
Automatic Feature Selection by Genetic Algorithms....Pages 256-259
Feature Subset Selection Problems: A Variable-Length Chromosome Perspective....Pages 260-263
Mining Numeric Association Rules with Genetic Algorithms....Pages 264-267
Takeover Times of Noisy Non-Generational Selection Rules that Undo Extinction....Pages 268-271
Evolutionary Algorithms Aided by Sensitivity Information....Pages 272-275
Ants and Graph Coloring....Pages 276-279
Evolutionary Optimization of a Wavelet Classifier for the Categorization of Beat-to-Beat Variability Signals....Pages 280-283
Genetic Implementation of a Classifier Based on Data Separation by Means of Hyperspheres....Pages 284-287
Evolving Order Statistics Filters for Image Enhancement....Pages 288-291
GA-Based Non-Linear Harmonic Estimation....Pages 292-295
Scheduling Multiprocessor Tasks with Correlated Failures Using Population Learning Algorithm....Pages 296-299
Fuzzy Availability Agent in a Virtual Environment....Pages 300-303
The Flowering of Fuzzy CoCo: Evolving Fuzzy Iris Classifiers....Pages 304-307
Genetic Algorithm Based Parameters Identification for Power Transformer Thermal Overload Protection....Pages 308-311
Optimal Municipal Bus Routing Using a Genetic Algorithm....Pages 312-315
Rostering with a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm....Pages 316-319
Design of Discrete Non-Linear Two-Degrees-of-Freedom PID Controllers Using Genetic Algorithms....Pages 320-323
Modification of the Particle Swarm Optimizer for Locating All the Global Minima....Pages 324-327
Computational Issues in Model Predictive Control....Pages 328-331
Motor Control using Adaptive Time-Delay Learning....Pages 332-335
Computer Aided Prototyping of Repetitive Distributed Control....Pages 336-339
On Structure of Local Models for Hybrid Controllers....Pages 340-343
Cerebellar Climbing Fibers Anticipate Error in Motor Performance....Pages 344-347
Model of Neurocontrol of Anthropomorphic Systems....Pages 348-351
A Neural Model for Animats Brain....Pages 352-355
A Fuzzy Logic System Applied in Lightning Models....Pages 356-358
Multi-Agent Environment for Hybrid AI Models....Pages 359-362
Using Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms as Building Blocks for Artificial Life Simulations....Pages 363-366
A Hybrid Intelligent System for Image Matching, Used as Preprocessing for Signature Verification....Pages 367-370
A GA-ANN for the Eulerian Cycle Problem....Pages 371-374
Design of RBF Networks by Cooperative/Competitive Evolution of Units....Pages 375-378
Avoiding Local Minima in ANN by Genetic Evolution....Pages 379-382
A Genetic Designed Beta Basis Function Neural Network for Approximating Multi-Variables Functions....Pages 383-386
Optimization with Implicitly Known Objective Functions Using RBF Networks and Genetic Algorithms....Pages 387-390
Hybrid Model of Cooling Tower Based on First Principles and Neural Networks....Pages 391-393
Dynamic Handwriting Recognition Based on an Evolutionary Neural Classifier....Pages 394-397
Initial Description of Multi-Modal Dynamic Models....Pages 398-401
Factorized EM Algorithm for Mixture Estimation....Pages 402-405
Number of Components and Initialization in Gaussian Mixture Model for Pattern Recognition....Pages 406-409
Parallel Factorised Algorithms for Mixture Estimation....Pages 410-413
Method for Artefact Detection and Suppression Using Alpha-Stable Distributions....Pages 414-417
Model Selection with Small Samples....Pages 418-421
A Data-Reusing Stochastic Approximation Algorithm for Neural Adaptive Filters....Pages 422-425
Robust On-Line Statistical Learning....Pages 426-429
Efficient Sequential Minimal Optimisation of Support Vector Classifiers....Pages 430-433
Model Selection for Support Vector Machines via Adaptive Step-Size Tabu Search....Pages 434-437
Data Clustering Based on a New Objective Function....Pages 438-441
Dynamical Cluster Analysis for the Detection of Microglia Activation....Pages 442-445
Interpretation of Event-Related fMRI Using Cluster Analysis....Pages 446-448
A Special-Purpose Neural Network Recogniser to Detect Non-Random Pattern on Control Charts....Pages 449-452
Data Mining and Automation of Experts Decision Process Applied to Machine Design for Furniture Production....Pages 453-456
Estimating Hourly Solar Radiation on Tilted Surface via ANNs....Pages 457-460
On the Typology of Daily Courses of Tropospheric Ozone Concentrations....Pages 461-464
GUHA Analysis of Air Pollution Data....Pages 465-468
Application of the Surrogate Test to Detect Dynamic Non-Linearity in Ground-Level Ozone Time-Series from Berlin....Pages 469-472
Nonlinearity and Prediction of Air Pollution....Pages 473-476
On Nonlinear Processing of Air Pollution Data....Pages 477-480
On Predictability of Atmospheric Pollution Time Series....Pages 481-484
Estimating the Costs Associated with Worthwhile Predictions of Poor Air Quality....Pages 485-488
Modelling Air Pollution Time-Series by Using Wavelet Functions and Genetic Algorithms....Pages 489-492
Predicting Daily Average SO 2 Concentrations in the Industrial Area of Syracuse (Italy)....Pages 493-496
Forecasting of Air Pollution at Unmonitored Sites....Pages 497-500
Applications of Neural Networks in Processing and Regionalization of Radiation Data....Pages 501-504
Back Matter....Pages 505-506