OCR using Genetically Trained ANN
Submitted by bolfak on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 17:42
Please, i will like an implementation of the OCR application by training the Neural Network Genetically? The sharpest response will be appreciated. Thanks.
GA and OCR
Yes, that is the kind of thing i am looking for. Training the Backward propagation NN using GA. Thanks for your sharpest reply.
Okay... adding it to the list
Okay, I am adding it to the list of examples I will do for Encog 1.0. I am right in the middle of releasing two books currently, so it will probably be a month or two before I release any new examples. But it is on the list!
That would make for a good example
I am in the middle of working on Encog 1.0, which is our neural network framework for Java/C#.
The example that I provided of the OCR application uses a SOM(self organizing map), which is a type of neural network usually used for classification. My GA algorithm is not currently compatible with a SOM. I really have not seen a GA used on a SOM, not to say that it could not be done.
However, I have though of applying the feedforward neural network to OCR, and then using a GA to train it. Is that the sort of architecture that you are looking for? Its been on my list to create such an example.
Jeff