ICANN 98: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, Skövde, Sweden, 2–4 September 1998

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
(Back) Towards Diagrammatic Representation and Reasoning in a Connectionist Framework (Extended Abstract)....Pages 3-12
Variational Learning in Graphical Models and Neural Networks....Pages 13-22
Synchronization: The Computational Currency of Cognition....Pages 23-40
Applications of Vapnik’s Theory for Prediction....Pages 41-50
Brains, Gases and Robots....Pages 51-63
Self-Organization of Very Large Document Collections: State of the Art....Pages 65-74
Silicon Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 75-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Efficient Top-Down Jacobian Evaluation of Tree-Structured Neural Networks....Pages 87-92
Tractable Undirected Approximations for Graphical Models....Pages 93-98
Convex Cost Functions for Support Vector Regression....Pages 99-104
Asymptotically Optimal Choice of ε-Loss for Support Vector Machines....Pages 105-110
Support Vector Regression with Automatic Accuracy Control....Pages 111-116
Queuing theory for spike driven synaptic dynamics....Pages 117-122
The Deformable Feature Map — Adaptive Plasticity for Function Approximation....Pages 123-128
Asymptotic Behavior of a Neural Network with Dynamic External Input....Pages 129-134
Independent Component Analysis for Time-dependent Stochastic Processes....Pages 135-140
Denoising of Sensory Data by Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Sparse Components....Pages 141-146
Kernel PCA Pattern Reconstruction via Approximate Pre-Images....Pages 147-152
The Pearson Mixture Model for Cluster Analysis and Data Visualisation....Pages 153-158
Why feed-forward networks are in a bad shape....Pages 159-164
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Transients and Asymptotics of Natural Gradient Learning....Pages 165-170
An Analysis of Convergence in Generalized LVQ....Pages 171-176
Ultrametric Structure in Autoencoder Error Surfaces....Pages 177-182
The Dynamics of Matrix Momentum....Pages 183-188
Dynamics of Batch Learning in Multilayer Neural Networks....Pages 189-194
An asymptotic analysis of AdaBoost in the binary classification case....Pages 195-200
Least Absolute Shrinkage is Equivalent to Quadratic Penalization....Pages 201-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Neural Network Modelling of Ore Grade Spatial Variability....Pages 209-214
Neural Virtual Sensors — Estimation of Combustion Quality in SI Engines using the Spark Plug....Pages 215-220
Real-time ion temperature profiles in the JET nuclear fusion experiment....Pages 221-226
Detection of Spatio-Temporal Ultrasonic Transient Families Using Filter Banks and Neural Nets....Pages 227-232
Object Recognition with Multiple Feature Types....Pages 233-238
Learning Gestures with Time-Delay RBF Networks....Pages 239-244
Comparison of Adaptive Strategies for On-Line Character Recognition....Pages 245-250
A Binary Correlation Matrix Memory k -NN Classifier....Pages 251-256
Multinet: A New Connectionist Architecture for Speech Recognition....Pages 257-262
Simulation Support and ATM Performance Prediction....Pages 263-268
TDNN Approach to Measuring Raindrop Sizes and Velocities....Pages 269-274
Optimizing the Evidence....Pages 275-280
Adapting an Ensemble Approach for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer....Pages 281-286
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Independent Component Analysis in Wave Decomposition of Auditory Evoked Fields....Pages 287-292
Experiments in Gait Pattern Classification with Neural Networks of Adaptive Architecture....Pages 293-298
Using Feature Selection to Find Inputs that Work Better as Extra Outputs....Pages 299-304
Analysis of Multi-Choice Questionnaires through Self-Organizing Maps....Pages 305-310
A Niching Genetic Algorithm for Selecting Features for Neural Network Classifiers....Pages 311-316
The Wavelet Transform for Time Series Prediction....Pages 317-322
Empirical Evaluation of Bayesian Sampling for Neural Classifiers....Pages 323-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
State-dependent Spatio-temporal Restructuring of Receptive Fields in the Primary Visual Pathway....Pages 331-336
Frequency Spectrum of Coupled Stochastic Neurons with Refractoriness....Pages 337-342
Analysing the Context Dependence of Receptive Fields in Visual Cortex....Pages 343-348
A Neural Model of Stereopsis....Pages 349-354
Continuous Dynamics of Neuronal Delay Adaptation....Pages 355-360
The Critical Synaptic Number for Rhythmogenesis and Synchronization in a Network Model of the Cerebellar Granular Layer....Pages 361-366
A Model of Cortical Plasticity: Integration and Segregation based on Temporal Input Patterns....Pages 367-372
Self-Organisation and Cortical Dynamics....Pages 373-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Continuous Time Recurrent Neural Networks for Grammatical Induction....Pages 381-386
Encoding Structure in Boolean Space....Pages 387-392
Non-compositional Representation in Connectionist Networks....Pages 393-398
A connectionist model for categorical perception and symbol grounding....Pages 399-404
Enriched lexical representations, large corpora, and the performance of SRNs....Pages 405-410
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
Using Focus to Direct Environmental Mapping....Pages 413-418
A biologically inspired adaptive control architecture based on neural networks for a four-legged walking machine....Pages 419-424
2-D Pole Balancing with Recurrent Evolutionary Networks....Pages 425-430
GripSee: A Robot for Visually-Guided Grasping....Pages 431-436
Dynamics of a Classical Conditioning Model....Pages 437-442
CMAC Models Learn to Play Soccer....Pages 443-448
Pseudo-Parametric Q-Learning using Feedforward Neural Networks....Pages 449-454
Continuous Q-Learning Resource Allocation Network....Pages 455-460
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Sparse Distributed Memory Mapping on Partial Tree Shape Neurocomputer....Pages 463-468
PRESENCE, a hardware implementation of binary neural networks....Pages 469-474
Analog VLSI implementation of a spike driven stochastic dynamical synapse....Pages 475-480
Neural Dynamics in Real-Time for Large Scale Biomorphic Neural Networks....Pages 481-486
Front Matter....Pages 491-491
A Study on Functional-Link Neural Units with Maximum Entropy Response....Pages 493-498
Mean Field Theory based on Belief Networks for Approximate Inference....Pages 499-504
On the Use of Local RBF Networks to Approximate Multivalued Functions and Relations....Pages 505-510
Learning Higher Order Boltzmann Machines using Linear Response....Pages 511-516
Order Parameters for Self-Organizing Maps....Pages 517-522
Slope Centering: Making Shortcut Weights Effective....Pages 523-528
Constrained Second-Order Recurrent Networks for Finite-State Automata Induction....Pages 529-534
Exact Learning Curves for EKF Training....Pages 535-540
Front Matter....Pages 491-491
Sparse Regression: Utilizing the Higher-order Structure of Data for Prediction....Pages 541-546
A Linear Programming Neural Circuit Model....Pages 547-553
Learning Invariance Manifolds....Pages 555-560
Developmental Evolution of an Edge Detecting Retina....Pages 561-566
Activity Driven Update in the Neural Abstraction Pyramid....Pages 567-572
Jacobian Neural Network Learning Algorithms....Pages 573-578
Quadratic Concepts....Pages 579-584
Complexity of Boolean Computations for a Spiking Neuron....Pages 585-590
Unsupervised Time Series Segmentation by Predictive Modular Neural Networks....Pages 591-596
ICE — an Incremental Hybrid System for Continuous Learning....Pages 597-602
Synthesis of Probabilistic Automata in p RAM Neural Networks....Pages 603-608
Neural Modeling of Nonlinear Differential Equations with Discrete Measurements A Lagrangian Approach....Pages 609-614
Simple Synchrony Networks : Learning to Parse Natural Language with Temporal Synchrony Variable Binding....Pages 615-620
Gaussian Processes for Switching Regimes....Pages 621-626
Artificial Neural Networks as Approximators of Stochastic Processes....Pages 627-632
Piecewise Affine Neural Networks and Nonlinear Control....Pages 633-638
Some Complexity Results for Perceptron Networks....Pages 639-644
Multilayer Neural Networks for Classification: A Pedagogical Theorem....Pages 645-650
An Experimental Comparison of Neural ICA Algorithms....Pages 651-656
The Principal Independent Components of Images....Pages 657-662
Front Matter....Pages 491-491
Pattern Formation in Locally Connected Oscillatory Networks....Pages 663-668
LOCOCODE versus PCA and ICA....Pages 669-674
TDSEP — an efficient algorithm for blind separation using time structure....Pages 675-680
Optimal Cross-Validation Split Ratio: Experimental Investigation....Pages 681-686
On the Convergence Properties of the Temporal Kohonen Map and the Recurrent Self-Organizing Map....Pages 687-692
Multivariate Linear Regression on Classifier Outputs: a Capacity Study....Pages 693-698
Front Matter....Pages 699-699
Automated Statistical Recognition of Partial Discharges in Insulation Systems....Pages 701-706
A Radar System with Phase-Sensitive Millimetric Wave Circuitry and Complex-Amplitude Neural Processing....Pages 707-712
Chances and Risks of Sensor Fusion with Neural Networks: An Application Example....Pages 713-718
Support objects for domain approximation....Pages 719-724
A Comparison of Traditional and Soft-Computing Methods in a Real-Time Control Application....Pages 725-730
Efficient Local Subspace Construction for Neural Data Modeling....Pages 731-736
Edge Detection of Multispectral Images Using the 1-D Self-Organizing Map....Pages 737-742
Design of Cellular Neural Networks for Binary and Gray Level Image Processing....Pages 743-748
Adaptive Illuminant Estimation Using Neural Networks....Pages 749-754
Automatic neural generalized font identification....Pages 755-760
An Approach to Blind Source Separation of Speech Signals....Pages 761-766
Data Fusion for Diagnosis in a Telecommunication Network....Pages 767-772
Creating an Order in Distributed Digital Libraries by Integrating Independent Self-Organizing Maps....Pages 773-778
Competitive Learning for Binary Valued Data....Pages 779-784
Front Matter....Pages 699-699
Neural Network-Based Inferential Sensing....Pages 785-790
Retina Encoder Inversion for Retina Implant Simulation....Pages 791-796
The Automated Identification of Tubercle Bacilli using Image Processing and Neural Computing Techniques....Pages 797-802
Black-Box Software Sensor Design for Environmental Monitoring....Pages 803-808
Classifying Regional Seismic Signals Using TDDN-alike Neural Networks....Pages 809-814
A hierarchical self-organizing map model for sequence recognition....Pages 815-820
Discrete Time Backpropagation and Synaptic Delay Based Artificial Neural Networks in Chaotic Time Series Prediction....Pages 821-826
A Learning Method of Fuzzy Inference Rules Using Vector Quantization....Pages 827-832
Mixed Fuzzy-system and Artificial Neural Network Approach to the Automated Recognition of Mouth Expressions....Pages 833-838
COMVIS: A communication framework for computer vision....Pages 839-844
Implementing a Hybrid Architecture for Artificial Neural Network Applications....Pages 845-850
Application of ANN to the Selection of a Valve from the Catalogue....Pages 851-856
A Neural Network Approach to Functional MRI Pattern Analysis — Clustering of Time-Series by Hierarchical Vector Quantization....Pages 857-862
Penalized Training for Serially Correlated Data....Pages 863-868
Gaussian Mixture and Kernel Based Approaches to Blind Separation of Sources Using Neural Nets....Pages 869-874
The Adaptive Setback Thermostat....Pages 875-880
Architecture Optimization in Feedforward Connectionist Models....Pages 881-886
Neural Velocity Force Control for Industrial Manipulators Contacting Rigid Surfaces....Pages 887-892
Neural Trajectory Optimization (NTO) for Manipulator Tracking of Unknown Surfaces....Pages 893-898
Computer Network User Behaviour Visualisation Using Self Organising Maps....Pages 899-904
Front Matter....Pages 699-699
Neural Control of a Virtual Prosthesis....Pages 905-910
Adaptive Clustering and Multidimensional Scaling of Large and Highdimensional Data Sets....Pages 911-916
Behavior of the Weights of a Support Vector Machine as a function of the Regularization Parameter C ....Pages 917-922
Convergence Properties of a Modified Temporal Anti-Hebbian Model....Pages 923-928
Volatility Prediction with Mixture Density Networks....Pages 929-934
Introducing a Clustering Technique into Recurrent Neural Networks for Solving Large-Scale Traveling Salesman Problems....Pages 935-940
Front Matter....Pages 941-941
Comparing Different Measures of Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Neural Activity....Pages 943-948
Influence of Recurrent Excitation and Inhibition on Receptive Field Size and Contrast Sensitivity in Layer 4C of Macaque Striate Cortex....Pages 949-954
Self-Organization of Shift-Invariant Receptive Fields through Pre- and Post-Synaptic Competition....Pages 955-960
A Cortical Interpretation of ASSOMs....Pages 961-966
Decoding Population Responses in Short Epochs....Pages 967-972
Modeling Reward Dependent Activity Pattern of Caudate Neurons....Pages 973-978
Neural Signalling: It’s a Gas!....Pages 979-984
Fast Learning of Dynamic Compensation in Motor Control....Pages 985-990
A One-dimensional Frequency Map Implemented using a Network of Integrate-and-fire Neurons....Pages 991-996
The role of spatio-temporal neural response characteristics in the formation of synchrony....Pages 997-1002
Three-Layered Neural Model between Cortical areas V1 and IT....Pages 1003-1008
An Interruptible Connectionist Model for Real-Time Pattern Recognition....Pages 1009-1013
Implementation of Tunable Receptive Field (RF) Filters for Learning Retina Implants....Pages 1015-1020
Rate and Temporal Coding with a Neural Oscillator....Pages 1021-1026
Front Matter....Pages 941-941
Phase Transitions in Even Cyclic Inhibitory Networks....Pages 1027-1032
The Basal Ganglia viewed as an Action Selection Device....Pages 1033-1038
Parameters Estimation in the Diffusion Model for Multidimensional Neural Data....Pages 1039-1044
Asynchronous simulation of large networks of spiking neurons and dynamical synapses....Pages 1045-1050
Novelty Learning in a Discrete Time Chaotic Network....Pages 1051-1056
Spike-Based Hebbian Learning for Stimulus Discrimination....Pages 1057-1062
Front Matter....Pages 1063-1063
What Type of Finite Computations Do Recurrent Neural Networks Perform?....Pages 1065-1070
Statistical Estimation in Conceptual Spaces....Pages 1071-1076
A Connectionist account of Spanish determiner production....Pages 1077-1082
Learning Decompositional Structures in a Network of Max-Π Units with Exponents as Connection Strengths....Pages 1083-1088
Fuzzy Heterogeneous Neural Networks for Signal Forecasting....Pages 1089-1094
Front Matter....Pages 1095-1095
Behavioural Coordination in Acoustically Coupled Agents....Pages 1097-1102
Self-Localization by Hidden Representations....Pages 1103-1108
Reinforcement Learning of Collision-free Motions for a Robot Arm with a Sensing Skin....Pages 1109-1114
Multitask Pattern Recognition for Vision-Based Autonomous Robots....Pages 1115-1120
Three Principles of Hierarchical Task Composition in Reinforcement Learning....Pages 1121-1126
On-line EM Algorithm and Reinforcement Learning....Pages 1127-1132
Embedding Knowledge in Reinforcement Learning....Pages 1133-1138
Multistage STM in a Multilayer Hebbian Learning Architecture for Local Navigation....Pages 1139-1144
Diploid Robots Adapting to Fast Changing Environments....Pages 1145-1150
Front Matter....Pages 1095-1095
Dynamical Adaptation of a Neural-Net Based Agent....Pages 1151-1156
Front Matter....Pages 1157-1157
A Reconfigurable Neuroprocessor with On-chip Pruning....Pages 1159-1164
Laser Neural Network Demonstrates Data Switching Functions....Pages 1165-1170
A New Stochastic Learning Algorithm for Analog Hardware Implementation....Pages 1171-1176
An Analog Neural Signal Processor for Embedded Applications....Pages 1177-1182
The NeuroAccess System....Pages 1183-1188
Recognizing Handwritten Digits with a Dedicated Analog VLSI Feature Extractor....Pages 1189-1194
Back Matter....Pages 1195-1198