• DocumentCode
    305385
  • Title

    A stochastic approach to layered neural networks

  • Author

    Pedreira, C.E. ; Parente, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    14-17 Oct 1996
  • Firstpage
    1947
  • Abstract
    We propose a stochastic framework to backpropagation. The network inputs are random variables, and thus a stochastic output is produced. The application range of this new approach goes from medical to financial problems. In this paper, a classification method for a two-group discriminant problem based on the interval algebra is proposed. This approach is limited to classification problems, and can not be directly extended to more than two groups
  • Keywords
    backpropagation; decision support systems; feedforward neural nets; medical diagnostic computing; pattern classification; backpropagation; decision support system; feedforward neural networks; interval algebra; medical diagnostic system; multilayer neural networks; pattern classification; stochastic neural networks; stochastic output; two-group discriminant problem; Algebra; Backpropagation; Cost function; Feedforward neural networks; Joining processes; Medical diagnostic imaging; Neural networks; Random variables; Stochastic processes; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1996., IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • ISSN
    1062-922X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3280-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSMC.1996.565419
  • Filename
    565419