Dear Patrick,
there is an almost finished pull request for multilayer perceptrons from
last years GSoC by Issam Laradji:
https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/pull/3204
Michael
On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Patrick Urbanke <
patrick-axel.urba...@wiwi.uni-goettingen.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> I'm writing, because I would like to contribute a multilayer perceptron
> module to scikit-learn. On your website it says that I should contact
> you to avoid duplicating work, so here I am.
>
> I'm a research associate and PhD candidate at the University of
> Göttingen, Germany. All of my research is related to machine learning
> and I often use scikit-learn to benchmark my own algorithms. I also use
> scikit-learn for teaching, so thank you for all for your great work.
>
> I've noticed that scikit-learn still lacks a multilayer perceptron.
> Since this is a very popular algorithm, I've decided that it would be a
> good idea to have one of my students develop such a module for his
> Bachelor's thesis under my supervision. He is very talented and I have
> no doubt that he can do it. Also, he can build on some code I have have
> already written.
>
> Here are the functionalities we would implement:
> - Classifier and regressor
> - Trained using SGD with minibatch updating
> - One hidden layer
> - Different activation functions (sigmoid, tanh, Gaussian RBM,
> multiquadric RBM, linear) and the ability to mix them (so you could have
> a neural network with 5 sigmoid functions, 10 Gaussian RBM and 5
> multiquadric RBM)
> - L2 regularization
>
> Nice to have:
> - Support for scipy sparse matrices
>
> We would develop the main functionalities in C++ and then write an
> interface using Cython. Obviously, we would adhere to the coding
> guidelines
> (http://scikit-learn.org/stable/developers/index.html#coding-guidelines).
>
> Anything else we should consider?
>
>
> Greetings,
> Patrick Urbanke
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website,
> sponsored
> by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for
> all
> things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs
> to
> news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the
> conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/
> _______________________________________________
> Scikit-learn-general mailing list
> Scikit-learn-general@lists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scikit-learn-general
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored
by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all
things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to
news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the
conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/
_______________________________________________
Scikit-learn-general mailing list
Scikit-learn-general@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scikit-learn-general
