Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm with Product-Unit Neural Networks for Classification

In this paper we propose a classification method based on a special class of feed-forward neural network, namely product-unit neural networks, and on a dynamic version of a hybrid evolutionary neural network algorithm. The method combines an evolutionary algorithm, a clustering process, and a local...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Martínez Estudillo, Francisco José, Hervás Martínez, César, Martínez Estudillo, Alfonso Carlos, Gutiérrez Peña, Pedro Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/1018
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/1018
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Classification
Product-Unit Neural Networks
Evolutionary algorithms
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Sumario:In this paper we propose a classification method based on a special class of feed-forward neural network, namely product-unit neural networks, and on a dynamic version of a hybrid evolutionary neural network algorithm. The method combines an evolutionary algorithm, a clustering process, and a local search procedure, where the clustering process and the local search are only applied at specific stages of the evolutionary process. Our results with the product-unit models and the evolutionary approach show a very interesting performance in terms of classification accuracy, yielding a state-of-the-art performance.