• DocumentCode
    328240
  • Title

    An empirical comparison of node pruning methods for layered feedforward neural networks

  • Author

    Castellano, Giovanna ; Fanelli, Anna Maria ; Pelillo, Marcello

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento di Inf., Bari Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    25-29 Oct. 1993
  • Firstpage
    321
  • Abstract
    One popular approach to reduce the size of an artificial neural network is to prune off the hidden units after learning has taken place. This paper compares three different node pruning algorithms in terms of size and performance of the reduced network. Experimental results are reported and some useful conclusions are drawn.
  • Keywords
    feedforward neural nets; learning (artificial intelligence); performance evaluation; redundancy; hidden units; layered feedforward neural networks; learning; node pruning methods; redundant units; Artificial neural networks; Feedforward neural networks; Feedforward systems; Neural networks; Petroleum; Scattering; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Neural Networks, 1993. IJCNN '93-Nagoya. Proceedings of 1993 International Joint Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1421-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IJCNN.1993.713922
  • Filename
    713922