Fast Dempster-Shafer clustering using a neural network structure

dc.creatorSchubert, Johan
dc.date2003-05-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:19:41Z
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dc.descriptionIn this article we study a problem within Dempster-Shafer theory where 2**n - 1 pieces of evidence are clustered by a neural structure into n clusters. The clustering is done by minimizing a metaconflict function. Previously we developed a method based on iterative optimization. However, for large scale problems we need a method with lower computational complexity. The neural structure was found to be effective and much faster than iterative optimization for larger problems. While the growth in metaconflict was faster for the neural structure compared with iterative optimization in medium sized problems, the metaconflict per cluster and evidence was moderate. The neural structure was able to find a global minimum over ten runs for problem sizes up to six clusters.
dc.description12 pages, 6 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0305026
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0305026
dc.identifierin Information, Uncertainty and Fusion, B. Bouchon-Meunier, R.R. Yager, L.A. Zadeh (Eds.), pp. 419-430, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1999
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/31562
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectNeural and Evolutionary Computing
dc.subjectI.2.3; I.2.6; I.5.3
dc.titleFast Dempster-Shafer clustering using a neural network structure
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