Encog Machine Learning Framework

This is the March 2011 update for the Encog project. In these monthly updates I will outline what I’ve been working on for the past month. Encog 3.0 EG Files read more

Encog currently makes use of the Java and C# type double. The double type is used for all weight matrixes, training data and calculations. I frequently get forum posts and emails asking if maybe float might be a better choice. Just to review the two types. read more

More and more social media is how I release information about articles and Encog advances. Facebook has become very important for this. I decided to create a "Linked-In Group" for Encog. You can access it here. ... [More] http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=3824966&csrfToken=ajax%3A4... I will be expanding this more in the future. For now, it does automatically post a notification for each new article posted here. [Less]

IBM has completed another feat of man against machine. In 1997 IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov. Now, in Febuary 2011 IBM has defeated Jeopardy champions Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings using a supercomputer named Watson. read more

Encog Analyst is one of the most important features of Encog 3.0. The Analyst is very central to future Encog direction. In this article I will give you a brief introduction to the Encog Analyst, and how it interfaces to the Encog Workbench. The ... [More] Encog Workbench is a GUI that allows you to access the Encog framework. The Encog framework is available for Java, .Net and Silverlight. read more [Less]

This is a new series of articles that I am beginning. Every month I will review the commits into the Encog project and provide a brief update of where Encog is, and where Encog is going. Encog is an advanced machine learning framework for the Java ... [More] , .Net and Silverlight platforms. Encog provides support for many machine language techniques, such as neural networks, support vector machines, simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, clustering and self organizing maps. Encog also provides a GUI that allows users to tap Encog’s power without using a programming language. read more [Less]

I have not done UML diagrams for Encog in awhile. I know there have been some requests. I have yet to find a really good tool for doing this, that is not really really expensive. Most of the early Encog diagrams were done with Rational Rose. But ... [More] I have not kept my subscription current. Zoran Sevarac sent me a really nice diagram of some of the core classes of Encog. You can see it in this article. read more [Less]