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ArticleNature communications2016

Unsupervised learning in probabilistic neural networks with multi-state metal-oxide memristive synapses.

Alexander Serb, Johannes Bill, Ali Khiat, Radu Berdan, Robert Legenstein, Themis Prodromakis

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Alexander SerbElectronics and Computer Science Department, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Johannes BillInstitute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Ali KhiatElectronics and Computer Science Department, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Radu BerdanDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Robert LegensteinInstitute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Themis ProdromakisElectronics and Computer Science Department, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In an increasingly data-rich world the need for developing computing systems that cannot only process, but ideally also interpret big data is becoming continuously more pressing. Brain-inspired concepts have shown great promise towards addressing this need. Here we demonstrate unsupervised learning in a probabilistic neural network that utilizes metal-oxide memristive devices as multi-state synapses. Our approach can be exploited for processing unlabelled data and can adapt to time-varying clusters that underlie incoming data by supporting the capability of reversible unsupervised learning. The potential of this work is showcased through the demonstration of successful learning in the presence of corrupted input data and probabilistic neurons, thus paving the way towards robust big-data processors.

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