RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical Evolution

Radial basis function networks are considered a machine learning tool that can be applied on a wide series of classification and regression problems proposed in various research topics of the modern world. However, in many cases, the initial training method used to fit the parameters of these models...

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Main Authors: Ioannis G. Tsoulos, Ioannis Varvaras, Vasileios Charilogis
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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description Radial basis function networks are considered a machine learning tool that can be applied on a wide series of classification and regression problems proposed in various research topics of the modern world. However, in many cases, the initial training method used to fit the parameters of these models can produce poor results either due to unstable numerical operations or its inability to effectively locate the lowest value of the error function. The current work proposed a novel method that constructs the architecture of this model and estimates the values for each parameter of the model with the incorporation of Grammatical Evolution. The proposed method was coded in ANSI C++, and the produced software was tested for its effectiveness on a wide series of datasets. The experimental results certified the adequacy of the new method to solve difficult problems, and in the vast majority of cases, the error in the classification or approximation of functions was significantly lower than the case where the original training method was applied.
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spelling doaj-art-6116ec9d836c4255b1ff91fe3d429e7c2025-08-20T02:43:49ZengMDPI AGSoftware2674-113X2024-12-013454956810.3390/software3040027RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical EvolutionIoannis G. Tsoulos0Ioannis Varvaras1Vasileios Charilogis2Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceRadial basis function networks are considered a machine learning tool that can be applied on a wide series of classification and regression problems proposed in various research topics of the modern world. However, in many cases, the initial training method used to fit the parameters of these models can produce poor results either due to unstable numerical operations or its inability to effectively locate the lowest value of the error function. The current work proposed a novel method that constructs the architecture of this model and estimates the values for each parameter of the model with the incorporation of Grammatical Evolution. The proposed method was coded in ANSI C++, and the produced software was tested for its effectiveness on a wide series of datasets. The experimental results certified the adequacy of the new method to solve difficult problems, and in the vast majority of cases, the error in the classification or approximation of functions was significantly lower than the case where the original training method was applied.https://www.mdpi.com/2674-113X/3/4/27neural networksgenetic programmingGrammatical Evolutionevolutionary algorithms
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RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical Evolution
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neural networks
genetic programming
Grammatical Evolution
evolutionary algorithms
title RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical Evolution
title_full RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical Evolution
title_fullStr RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical Evolution
title_full_unstemmed RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical Evolution
title_short RbfCon: Construct Radial Basis Function Neural Networks with Grammatical Evolution
title_sort rbfcon construct radial basis function neural networks with grammatical evolution
topic neural networks
genetic programming
Grammatical Evolution
evolutionary algorithms
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