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Probabilistic Neural Networks with rotated kernel functions

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Artificial Neural Networks — ICANN'97 (ICANN 1997)

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For the automatical determination of the “smoothing pararmeter” and the enhancement of the generalization ability of the standard Probabilistic Neural Network(PNN), a method to construct the covariance matrix of the Gaussian kernel functions of the training pattern is proposed. Based on the minimization of the local error, the constant potential surface of the Gaussian function provides two matrices: a rotation matrix and a matrix of variances, which are both combined to calculate the desired covariance matrix. The new approach was applied to the two spiral problem, where training was done with a reduced pattern set. The efectiveness is demonstrated in a comparison between the PNN and the new model on the generalization to the entire set.

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Wulfram Gerstner Alain Germond Martin Hasler Jean-Daniel Nicoud

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Galleske, I., Castellanos, J. (1997). Probabilistic Neural Networks with rotated kernel functions. In: Gerstner, W., Germond, A., Hasler, M., Nicoud, JD. (eds) Artificial Neural Networks — ICANN'97. ICANN 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1327. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0020184

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