VLab Forum Members,
The third Roebber Lecture Series
presentation will occur today, Thursday, April 14th at 11:00 –
12:00pm (EDT). The presentation features a talk by Dr. Paul Roebber
titled "Artificial Neural Networks and Evolutionary
Programs". We hope you can attend.
To participate in the lecture,
please register
for the webinar.
Abstract:
The National Weather Service (NWS)
has a long history of leveraging available data in support of
weather forecasting efforts. These efforts are ongoing and with the
advent of more advanced techniques (e.g., machine learning), the NWS
is in the process of determining where and how to apply them.
This series of four lectures is
designed to provide some background on these techniques. No
assumptions will be made regarding the statistical background of
participants. The third lecture in this series will cover a common
kind of artificial neural network (ANN), the multilayer perceptron
(MLP), and an advanced machine learning approach called evolutionary
programming. We will discuss the structure of ANN-MLPs, how the
technique of backpropagation assigns the network weights, the
variety of training choices, and provide some applications. Then we
will discuss evolutionary programs – the conceptual basis and how
they can be applied to a variety of problems, with some examples.
Agenda:
You can find the agenda for the
Forum at the following link:
Agenda
Slides:
You can find the presentation slide
for Dr. Roebber's talk on the following page:
Slides
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The Roebber Lectures
