ELM-SOM+: A continuous mapping for visualization

Renjie Hu, Karl Ratner, Edward Ratner, Yoan Miche, Kaj Mikael Björk, Amaury Lendasse

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel dimensionality reduction technique based on ELM and SOM: ELM-SOM+. This technique preserves the intrinsic quality of Self-Organizing Map (SOM): it is nonlinear and suitable for big data. It also brings continuity to the projection using two Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) models, the first one to perform the dimensionality reduction and the second one to perform the reconstruction. ELM-SOM+ is tested successfully on nine diverse datasets. Regarding reconstruction error, the new methodology shows considerable improvement over SOM and brings continuity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)147-156
Number of pages10
JournalNeurocomputing
Volume365
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 6 2019

Keywords

  • Dimensionality reduction techniques
  • Extreme Learning Machines
  • Machine learning
  • Neural networks
  • Self-Organizing Maps
  • Visualization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Artificial Intelligence

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