Treffer: Convolutional neural network optimization using genetic algorithms

Title:
Convolutional neural network optimization using genetic algorithms
Source:
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Publisher Information:
eCommons
Publication Year:
2017
Collection:
University of Dayton: eCommons
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift text
Language:
unknown
Rights:
Copyright © 2017, author
Accession Number:
edsbas.DEA2F439
Database:
BASE

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This thesis proposes the use of a genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize the accuracy of a convolutional neural network (CNN). The GA modifies the structure of the CNN such as the number of convolutional filters, strides, kernel size, nodes, learning parameters, etc. Each modification of the network is trained and evaluated. Mutation of evolved networks create more successful networks over multiple generations. The final evolved network is 4.77% more accurate than a network proposed in the previous literature. Additionally, the evolved network is 13.4% less computationally complex.