Gradient-Based Neuroplastic Adaptation for Concurrent Optimization of Neuro-Fuzzy Networks

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Autori principali: Hostetter, John Wesley, Chi, Min
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author Hostetter, John Wesley
Chi, Min
author_facet Hostetter, John Wesley
Chi, Min
contents Neuro-fuzzy networks (NFNs) are transparent, symbolic, and universal function approximations that perform as well as conventional neural architectures, but their knowledge is expressed as linguistic IF-THEN rules. Despite these advantages, their systematic design process remains a challenge. Existing work will often sequentially build NFNs by inefficiently isolating parametric and structural identification, leading to a premature commitment to brittle and subpar architecture. We propose a novel application-independent approach called gradient-based neuroplastic adaptation for the concurrent optimization of NFNs' parameters and structure. By recognizing that NFNs' parameters and structure should be optimized simultaneously as they are deeply conjoined, settings previously unapproachable for NFNs are now accessible, such as the online reinforcement learning of NFNs for vision-based tasks. The effectiveness of concurrently optimizing NFNs is empirically shown as it is trained by online reinforcement learning to proficiently play challenging scenarios from a vision-based video game called DOOM.
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spellingShingle Gradient-Based Neuroplastic Adaptation for Concurrent Optimization of Neuro-Fuzzy Networks
Hostetter, John Wesley
Chi, Min
Machine Learning
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Neuro-fuzzy networks (NFNs) are transparent, symbolic, and universal function approximations that perform as well as conventional neural architectures, but their knowledge is expressed as linguistic IF-THEN rules. Despite these advantages, their systematic design process remains a challenge. Existing work will often sequentially build NFNs by inefficiently isolating parametric and structural identification, leading to a premature commitment to brittle and subpar architecture. We propose a novel application-independent approach called gradient-based neuroplastic adaptation for the concurrent optimization of NFNs' parameters and structure. By recognizing that NFNs' parameters and structure should be optimized simultaneously as they are deeply conjoined, settings previously unapproachable for NFNs are now accessible, such as the online reinforcement learning of NFNs for vision-based tasks. The effectiveness of concurrently optimizing NFNs is empirically shown as it is trained by online reinforcement learning to proficiently play challenging scenarios from a vision-based video game called DOOM.
title Gradient-Based Neuroplastic Adaptation for Concurrent Optimization of Neuro-Fuzzy Networks
topic Machine Learning
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21771