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ML
2007
ACM
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15 years 19 days ago
Annealing stochastic approximation Monte Carlo algorithm for neural network training
We propose a general-purpose stochastic optimization algorithm, the so-called annealing stochastic approximation Monte Carlo (ASAMC) algorithm, for neural network training. ASAMC c...
Faming Liang
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ASPDAC
2000
ACM
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15 years 5 months ago
Dynamic weighting Monte Carlo for constrained floorplan designs in mixed signal application
Simulated annealing has been one of the most popular stochastic optimization methods used in the VLSI CAD field in the past two decades for handling NP-hard optimization problems...
Jason Cong, Tianming Kong, Faming Liang, Jun S. Li...
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ICML
1999
IEEE
16 years 1 months ago
Monte Carlo Hidden Markov Models: Learning Non-Parametric Models of Partially Observable Stochastic Processes
We present a learning algorithm for non-parametric hidden Markov models with continuous state and observation spaces. All necessary probability densities are approximated using sa...
Sebastian Thrun, John Langford, Dieter Fox
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CEC
2007
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Improving generalization capability of neural networks based on simulated annealing
— This paper presents a single-objective and a multiobjective stochastic optimization algorithms for global training of neural networks based on simulated annealing. The algorith...
Yeejin Lee, Jong-Seok Lee, Sun-Young Lee, Cheol Ho...
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NIPS
1998
15 years 2 months ago
Global Optimisation of Neural Network Models via Sequential Sampling
We propose a novel strategy for training neural networks using sequential Monte Carlo algorithms. This global optimisation strategy allows us to learn the probability distribution...
João F. G. de Freitas, Mahesan Niranjan, Ar...