Rule extraction from trained neural networks via formal concept analysis

Proceedings of the Eighth IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 334-337

  Vimieiro, Renato ^a   Zárate, Luis E ^a   Silva, João Paulo D ^a   Pereira, Elizabeth M D ^a   Diniz, Antonia S Cardoso ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Energy Company of Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Formal Concept Analysis; Neural Networks; Rule Extraction; Solar Energy

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; LOGIC PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLAR ENERGY;

DATA SETS; FORMAL CONCEPT ANALYSIS (FCA); RULE BASED SYSTEM (RBS); RULE EXTRACTION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 10444258044     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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