Genetic Algorithm-Neural Network (GANN): A study of neural network activation functions and depth of genetic algorithm search applied to feature selection

International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics

Volumn 1, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 75-87

  Tong, Dong Ling ^a   Mintram, Robert ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activation function; Artificial Neural Network (ANN); Feature selection; GA evaluation; GA population; Genetic Algorithm (GA)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION FUNCTIONS; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; FEATURE SELECTION; GA EVALUATION; GA POPULATION;

BIOLOGY; CHROMOSOMES; FEATURE EXTRACTION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; NEURAL NETWORKS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 79952313704     PISSN: 18688071     EISSN: 1868808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13042-010-0004-x     Document Type: Article

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