[Semi-OT] ANN: cSVM software

This is almost off-topic here, but maybe there is someone
interested in neural network software written in fortran.
-- Davide.

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cSVM 3.0.0
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cSVM 3.0.0 implements the training and model selection of a
Support Vector Machine for classification tasks (two-classes).

People familiar with our MBP package for training Multi Layer
Perceptrons should find cSVM easy to use.

This software has been developed in Fortran95 and binaries have
been successfully tested on x86-based PCs running Windows XP or
Red Hat Linux 8, but should run faultlessly on any x86-based
Win32 or Linux system.

The package can be downloaded from the web pages of our
laboratory:

http://www.smartlab.dibe.unige.it

under the section "software".

cSVM is provided "as-is" and is intended for research purposes
only. For any other use, information request or comments, please
contact one of the authors.

D.Anguita*,
A.Boni**,
S.Ridella*,
F.Rivieccio*,
D.Sterpi*.

*  DIBE - Dept. of Biophysical and Electronic Engineering
University of Genoa
Via Opera Pia 11A, 16145, Genoa
ITALY
{anguita, ridella, rivieccio, sterpi} AT dibe DOT unige DOT it

** DIT - Dept. of Information and Communication Technology
University of Trento,
Via Sommarive 14, 38050, Povo (TN),
ITALY
boni AT dit DOT unitn DOT it

What is MBP?
and
How is cSVM different from MBP?

Ernesto

MBP = Matrix Back Propagation
an implementation of the backpropagation algorithm using matrix
multiplications (that means you can use optimized BLAS 3 routines)

cSVM = Support Vector Machine classifier
SVM is considered the state-of-the-art algorithm for Machine Learning/Data
Mining/Pattern Recognition tasks

Both are (in a broad sense) artificial neural networks. BP was proposed in
the '80s and SVM in the '90s.

-- Davide.

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