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Optimizing Neural Network Weights using Nature-Inspired Algorithms

Machine Learning 2021-05-24 v1 Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

This study aims to optimize Deep Feedforward Neural Networks (DFNNs) training using nature-inspired optimization algorithms, such as PSO, MTO, and its variant called MTOCL. We show how these algorithms efficiently update the weights of DFNNs when learning from data. We evaluate the performance of DFNN fused with optimization algorithms using three Wisconsin breast cancer datasets, Original, Diagnostic, and Prognosis, under different experimental scenarios. The empirical analysis demonstrates that MTOCL is the most performing in most scenarios across the three datasets. Also, MTOCL is comparable to past weight optimization algorithms for the original dataset, and superior for the other datasets, especially for the challenging Prognostic dataset.

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@article{arxiv.2105.09983,
  title  = {Optimizing Neural Network Weights using Nature-Inspired Algorithms},
  author = {Wael Korani and Malek Mouhoub and Samira Sadaoui},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.09983},
  year   = {2021}
}

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15 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables

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