Kernel functions are often cited as a mechanism to encode prior knowledge of a learning task. But it can be difficult to capture prior knowledge effectively. For example, we know that image pixels of a handwritten character result from a few strokes from a single writing implement; it is not clear how to express this in a kernel function. We investigate an explanation based learning (EBL) paradigm to generate specialized kernel functions. These embody novel high-level features that are automatically constructed from the interaction of prior knowledge and training examples. Our empirical results showed that the performance of the resulting SVM surpasses that of a conventional SVM on the challenging task of classifying handwritten Chinese characters.


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    Title :

    Feature kernel functions: improving SVMs using high-level knowledge


    Contributors:
    Sun, Q. (author) / DeJong, G. (author)


    Publication date :

    2005-01-01


    Size :

    173125 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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