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In this paper, we are concerned with the finite-time synchronization of a class of inertial neural networks with time delays. Without applying some finite-time stability theorems, which are widely applied to studying the finite-time synchronization for neural networks, by constructing two Lyapunov functions and using integral inequality method, two sufficient conditions on the finite-time synchronization for a class of inertial neural networks with time delays are derived. Considering that the method and research results of the finite-time synchronization are different from some existing works, this paper extends the works on the finite-time synchronization of neural networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper, we first address the dynamics of the elegant multivalued quaternionic Hopfield neural network (MV-QHNN) proposed by Minemoto et al. Contrary to what was expected, we show that the MV-QHNN, as well as one of its variation, does not always come to rest at an equilibrium state under the usual conditions. In fact, we provide simple examples in which the network yields a periodic sequence of quaternionic state vectors. Afterward, we turn our attention to the continuous-valued quaternionic Hopfield neural network (CV-QHNN), which can be derived from the MV-QHNN by means of a limit process. The CV-QHNN can be implemented more easily than the MV-QHNN model. Furthermore, the asynchronous CV-QHNN always settles down into an equilibrium state under the usual conditions. Theoretical issues are all illustrated by examples in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Hyperdimensional (HD) computing is a promising paradigm for future intelligent electronic appliances operating at low power. This paper discusses tradeoffs of selecting parameters of binary HD representations when applied to pattern recognition tasks. Particular design choices include density of representations and strategies for mapping data from the original representation. It is demonstrated that for the considered pattern recognition tasks (using synthetic and real-world data) both sparse and dense representations behave nearly identically. This paper also discusses implementation peculiarities which may favor one type of representations over the other. Finally, the capacity of representations of various densities is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The stability property of delayed neural networks (NNs) along the whole delay axis is studied in this paper. Such a complete stability problem with respect to the delay parameter has not been addressed in the community of NNs. Most of the existing studies focus on the stability interval of delay starting from zero and are not applicable for the complete stability problem. In this paper, we will present some examples to show that there are various types of stability intervals for NNs, demonstrating the necessity of the complete stability analysis. We will adopt a frequency-sweeping approach to study delayed NNs in this paper. As a result, the complete stability problem with respect to delay for NNs can be systematically solved. The approach is applicable in the general case and simple to implement. Finally, some representative examples illustrate the approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Neural networks (NNs) in the stochastic environment were widely modeled as stochastic differential equations, which were driven by white noise, such as Brown or Wiener process in the existing papers. However, they are not necessarily the best models to describe dynamic characters of NNs disturbed by nonwhite noise in some specific situations. In this paper, general noise disturbance, which may be nonwhite, is introduced to NNs. Since NNs with nonwhite noise cannot be described by Itô integral equation, a novel modeling method of stochastic NNs is utilized. By a framework in light of random field approach and Lyapunov theory, the global asymptotic stability and stabilization in probability or in the mean square of NNs with general noise are analyzed, respectively. Criteria for the concerned systems based on linear matrix inequality are proposed. Some examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the obtained results. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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This paper provides the stability analysis for a model-free action-dependent heuristic dynamic programing (HDP) approach with an eligibility trace long-term prediction parameter ($\lambda $). HDP($\lambda $) learns from more than one future reward. Eligibility traces have long been popular in Q-learning. This paper proves and demonstrates that they are worthwhile to use with HDP. In this paper, we prove its uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB) property under certain conditions. Previous works present a UUB proof for traditional HDP [HDP($\lambda =0$)], but we extend the proof with the $\lambda $ parameter. By using Lyapunov stability, we demonstrate the boundedness of the estimated error for the critic and actor neural networks as well as learning rate parameters. Three case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of HDP($\lambda $). The trajectories of the internal reinforcement signal nonlinear system are considered as the first case. We compare the results with the performance of HDP and traditional temporal difference [TD($\lambda $)] with different $\lambda $ values. The second case study is a single-link inverted pendulum. We investigate the performance of the inverted pendulum by comparing HDP($\lambda $) with regular HDP, with different levels of noise. The third case study is a 3-D maze navigation benchmark, which is compared with state action reward state action, Q($\lambda $), HDP, and HDP($\lambda $). All these simulation results illustrate that HDP($\lambda $) has a competitive performance; thus this contribution is not only UUB but also useful in comparison with traditional HDP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Deep learning (DL) is a new machine learning (ML) methodology that has found successful implementations in many application domains. However, its usage in communications systems has not been well explored. This paper investigates the use of the DL in modulation classification, which is a major task in many communications systems. The DL relies on a massive amount of data and, for research and applications, this can be easily available in communications systems. Furthermore, unlike the ML, the DL has the advantage of not requiring manual feature selections, which significantly reduces the task complexity in modulation classification. In this paper, we use two convolutional neural network (CNN)-based DL models, AlexNet and GoogLeNet. Specifically, we develop several methods to represent modulated signals in data formats with gridlike topologies for the CNN. The impacts of representation on classification performance are also analyzed. In addition, comparisons with traditional cumulant and ML-based algorithms are presented. Experimental results demonstrate the significant performance advantage and application feasibility of the DL-based approach for modulation classification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neurons in a network can be both active or inactive. Given a subset of neurons in a network, is it possible for the subset of neurons to evolve to form an active oscillator by applying some external periodic stimulus? Furthermore, can these oscillator neurons be observable, that is, is it a stable oscillator? This paper explores such possibility, finding that an important property: any subset of neurons can be intermittently co-activated to form a stable oscillator by applying some external periodic input without any condition. Thus, the existing of intermittently active oscillator neurons is an essential property possessed by the networks. Moreover, this paper shows that, under some conditions, a subset of neurons can be fully co-activated to form a stable oscillator. Such neurons are called selectable oscillator neurons. Necessary and sufficient conditions are established for a subset of neurons to be selectable oscillator neurons in linear threshold recurrent neuron networks. It is proved that a subset of neurons forms selectable oscillator neurons if and only if the real part of each eigenvalue of the associated synaptic connection weight submatrix of the network is not larger than one. This simple condition makes the concept of selectable oscillator neurons tractable. The selectable oscillator neurons can be regarded as memories stored in the synaptic connections of networks, which enables to find a new perspective of memories in neural networks, different from the equilibrium-type attractors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the integration of reinforcement learning-based differential evolution (DE) with the cooperative coevolution (R-CCDE) method in a compensatory neuro-fuzzy controller (CNFC). The CNFC model employs compensatory fuzzy operations, which increase the adaptability and effectiveness of the controller. The R-CCDE method was used to determine an adequate control policy for nonlinear system problems. The evolution of a population involved the use of DE with cooperative coevolution to adjust CNFC parameters, and the fitness function of the R-CCDE method is used by a reinforcement signal to determine the controller that can be used to solve the control problem. This paper identified the best performing controller to solve nonlinear system problems. The simulation results of the proposed R-CCDE method were compared with those of various DE methods and the performance of the proposed R-CCDE method was superior to that of the other methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper develops a new method for solving the optimal control tracking problem for networked control systems (NCSs), where network-induced dropout can occur and the system dynamics are unknown. First, a novel dropout Smith predictor is designed to predict the current state based on historical data measurements over the communication network. Then, it is shown that the quadratic form of the performance index is preserved even with dropout, and the optimal tracker solution with dropout is given based on a novel dropout generalized algebraic Riccati equation. New algorithms for off-line policy iteration (PI), online PI, and Q-learning PI are presented for NCS with dropout. The Q-learning algorithm adaptively learns the optimal control online using data measured over the communication network based on reinforcement learning, including dropout, without requiring any knowledge of the system dynamics. Simulation results are provided to show that the proposed approaches give proper optimal tracking performance for the NCS with unknown dynamics and dropout. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a novel method for learning the cyclic contents of stochastic time series: the deep time-growing neural network (DTGNN). The DTGNN combines supervised and unsupervised methods in different levels of learning for an enhanced performance. It is employed by a multiscale learning structure to classify cyclic time series (CTS), in which the dynamic contents of the time series are preserved in an efficient manner. This paper suggests a systematic procedure for finding the design parameter of the classification method for a one-versus-multiple class application. A novel validation method is also suggested for evaluating the structural risk, both in a quantitative and a qualitative manner. The effect of the DTGNN on the performance of the classifier is statistically validated through the repeated random subsampling using different sets of CTS, from different medical applications. The validation involves four medical databases, comprised of 108 recordings of the electroencephalogram signal, 90 recordings of the electromyogram signal, 130 recordings of the heart sound signal, and 50 recordings of the respiratory sound signal. Results of the statistical validations show that the DTGNN significantly improves the performance of the classification and also exhibits an optimal structural risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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