III B.E. (Information Technology)

VII SEMESTER

7 IT 6.4 NEURAL NETWORKS

  1. Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks: Elementary Neurophysiology, Neural Circuits for computation and Hibbing learning. Artificial neurons as processing elements, perception. Neural Network simulation and data structures.

  2. Back Propagation: Back propagation network (BPN) approach and operation. Generalized data rule-updates of output layer weights and hidden layer weights,. BPN implementation issue. Training data, network sizing, weights and learning parameters. BP Applications – Data compression and paint quality inspection. Back propagation simulation for signal propagation-BPN data structure, signal propagation algorithms and error-propagation.

  3. Neural Network Memories: Introduction to Associative memory –Hamming distance, linear associate, Bi- directional Associative memory (BAM) Architecture, Processing, Mathematics and Energy Function. Hopfield memory – Discrete Hopfield Memory. Continuous Hopfield Model Traveling – sales person problem. BAM simulation – Bidirectional connections, data structures initialization algorithms and signal propagation.

  4. Simulated Annealing: Information theory and statistical mechanic concepts, Real and Simulated Annealing. Boltzman machine-Basic, Architecture and processing, learning in Boltzman simulator-Modified. Boltzman Networks its data structure and algoritm.

  5. Counter Propagation Networks (CPN) : Counter propagator Network building Blocks- Input Layer, Instar, competitive Networks and outstare CPN data processing – Forward mapping, Training CPN and its completed implementation the CPN simulator –Data structure, Algorithms and completed simulator.

  6. Self-Organizing Maps (SOM): SOM Data processing, data structure and learning algorithms.

1        James A Freeman – Neural Networks Algorithms Applications an Programming Techniques, Pearson Education Asia.

2        Simon Haykin – Neural Networks 2/e, Pearson Education Asia.

3        Yagya Narayan – Artificial Neural Networks, Prentice Hall India, 1999.