Generalized backpropagation algorithm for training second-order neural networks.

Journal: International journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering
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Abstract

The artificial neural network is a popular framework in machine learning. To empower individual neurons, we recently suggested that the current type of neurons could be upgraded to second-order counterparts, in which the linear operation between inputs to a neuron and the associated weights is replaced with a nonlinear quadratic operation. A single second-order neurons already have a strong nonlinear modeling ability, such as implementing basic fuzzy logic operations. In this paper, we develop a general backpropagation algorithm to train the network consisting of second-order neurons. The numerical studies are performed to verify the generalized backpropagation algorithm.

Authors

  • Fenglei Fan
    Biomedical Imaging Center, BME/CBIS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA.
  • Wenxiang Cong
    Biomedical Imaging Center, BME/CBIS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA.
  • Ge Wang
    Biomedical Imaging Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA.