Ant Colony Optimization Applied to the Training of a High Order Neural Network with Adaptable Exponential Weights

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Author(s): Ashraf M. Abdelbar (Brandon University, Canada), Islam Elnabarawy (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA), Donald C. Wunsch II (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA)and Khalid M. Salama (University of Kent, UK)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 14
Source title: Deep Learning and Neural Networks: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0414-7.ch006

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science & IT / Engineering Science Reference / Neural Networks

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High order neural networks (HONN) are neural networks which employ neurons that combine their inputs non-linearly. The HONEST (High Order Network with Exponential SynapTic links) network is a HONN that uses neurons with product units and adaptable exponents. The output of a trained HONEST network can be expressed in terms of the network inputs by a polynomial-like equation. This makes the structure of the network more transparent and easier to interpret. This study adapts ACOℝ, an Ant Colony Optimization algorithm, to the training of an HONEST network. Using a collection of 10 widely-used benchmark datasets, we compare ACOℝ to the well-known gradient-based Resilient Propagation (R-Prop) algorithm, in the training of HONEST networks. We find that our adaptation of ACOℝ has better test set generalization than R-Prop, though not to a statistically significant extent.

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