Feature Selection using Associative Memory Paradigm and Parallel Computing

Abstract: Performance of most pattern classifiers is improved when redundant or irrelevant features are removed. Nevertheless, this is mainly achieved by highly demanding computational methods or successive classifiers’ construction. This paper shows how the associative memory paradigm and parallel...

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Autores: Mario, Aldape-Pérez, Cornelio, Yáñez-Márquez, Oscar, Camacho-Nieto, Ángel, Ferreira-Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital del IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/14596
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/14596
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Keywords: Feature selection, associative memory, pattern classification.
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Sumario:Abstract: Performance of most pattern classifiers is improved when redundant or irrelevant features are removed. Nevertheless, this is mainly achieved by highly demanding computational methods or successive classifiers’ construction. This paper shows how the associative memory paradigm and parallel computing can be used to perform Feature Selection tasks. This approach uses associative memories in order to get a mask value which represents a subset of features which clearly identifies irrelevant or redundant information for classification purposes. The performance of the proposed associative memory algorithm is validated by comparing classification accuracy of the suggested model against the performance achieved by other well-known algorithms. Experimental results show that associative memories can be implemented in parallel computing infrastructure, reducing the computational costs needed to find an optimal subset of features which maximizes classification performance.