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COLT
2007
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Prediction by Categorical Features: Generalization Properties and Application to Feature Ranking
We describe and analyze a new approach for feature ranking in the presence of categorical features with a large number of possible values. It is shown that popular ranking criteria...
Sivan Sabato, Shai Shalev-Shwartz
ECML
2007
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Nondeterministic Discretization of Weights Improves Accuracy of Neural Networks
Abstract. The paper investigates modification of backpropagation algorithm, consisting of discretization of neural network weights after each training cycle. This modification, a...
Marcin Wojnarski
GECCO
2008
Springer
261views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
13 years 10 months ago
SSNNS -: a suite of tools to explore spiking neural networks
We are interested in engineering smart machines that enable backtracking of emergent behaviors. Our SSNNS simulator consists of hand-picked tools to explore spiking neural network...
Heike Sichtig, J. David Schaffer, Craig B. Laramee
COLT
2010
Springer
13 years 7 months ago
Open Loop Optimistic Planning
We consider the problem of planning in a stochastic and discounted environment with a limited numerical budget. More precisely, we investigate strategies exploring the set of poss...
Sébastien Bubeck, Rémi Munos
COLT
2010
Springer
13 years 7 months ago
Best Arm Identification in Multi-Armed Bandits
We consider the problem of finding the best arm in a stochastic multi-armed bandit game. The regret of a forecaster is here defined by the gap between the mean reward of the optim...
Jean-Yves Audibert, Sébastien Bubeck, R&eac...