Parallel algorithms for modules of learning automata

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-33

  Thathachar, M A L ^a,b   Arvind, M T ^b  

^a IEEE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

LEARNING AUTOMATA;

PARALLEL ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0032002784     PISSN: 10834419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3477.658575     Document Type: Article

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