Title
An incremental meta-cognitive-based scaffolding fuzzy neural network.
Abstract
The idea of meta-cognitive learning has enriched the landscape of evolving systems, because it emulates three fundamental aspects of human learning: what-to-learn; how-to-learn; and when-to-learn. However, existing meta-cognitive algorithms still exclude Scaffolding theory, which can realize a plug-and-play classifier. Consequently, these algorithms require laborious pre- and/or post-training processes to be carried out in addition to the main training process. This paper introduces a novel meta-cognitive algorithm termed GENERIC-Classifier (gClass), where the how-to-learn part constitutes a synergy of Scaffolding Theory – a tutoring theory that fosters the ability to sort out complex learning tasks, and Schema Theory – a learning theory of knowledge acquisition by humans. The what-to-learn aspect adopts an online active learning concept by virtue of an extended conflict and ignorance method, making gClass an incremental semi-supervised classifier, whereas the when-to-learn component makes use of the standard sample reserved strategy. A generalized version of the Takagi-Sugeno Kang (TSK) fuzzy system is devised to serve as the cognitive constituent. That is, the rule premise is underpinned by multivariate Gaussian functions, while the rule consequent employs a subset of the non-linear Chebyshev polynomial. Thorough empirical studies, confirmed by their corresponding statistical tests, have numerically validated the efficacy of gClass, which delivers better classification rates than state-of-the-art classifiers while having less complexity.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1016/j.neucom.2015.06.022
Neurocomputing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Evolving fuzzy systems,Fuzzy neural networks,Meta-cognitive learning,Sequential learning
Algorithmic learning theory,Stability (learning theory),Active learning,Learning theory,Computer science,Artificial intelligence,Computational learning theory,Artificial neural network,Sequence learning,Machine learning,Learning classifier system
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
171
C
0925-2312
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
41
1.17
53
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mahardhika Pratama170250.02
Jie Lu257838.78
Sreenatha G. Anavatti324939.07
Edwin Lughofer4194099.72
Chee Peng Lim51459122.04