Diploma? Do you perhaps mean "Thesis?" or "Dissertation?"
Ian On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Marek Otahal <[email protected]> wrote: > hi fellow neurohackers ;) > > ...maybe you could see that coming, I'm working on my diploma on "ALife > agents' Behavior with HTM/CLA - NuPIC"; > From my schedule, I'm nearing what I(more like we) could have done > programming-wise, and I'm writing my text now. I am posting the outline > here, would be glad if you could give it a thought and let me know: > -some comments/suggestions on the structure/ordering? > -some topics I definitely must not miss out > -code, benchmarks,pictures,demos, videos are always welcome! > -anything else I'm missing, doin' wrong? > > Please try to keep it to the Requirements which I'm bound to focus on. > > This help is really appretiated! > > Thanks a ton, > Forever yours, breznak ;) > > PS: forgive the scarcity and cryptic sentences, it's just my notes to > "kick in the thought.." > > > > ===Architecture of Autonomous Agent Based on Cortical Learning > Algorithms=== > > Instructions & requirements: > *) Study the fundamental principles of Cortical Learning Algorithms (CLA) > inspired by mammalian brain. > *) Modify these algorithms to be able to produce also behaviour, aside of > learning. > *) Implement CLA (or augment a current implementation) with ability to > produce behaviour. This > implementation should support Robotic Operating System (ROS) communication > and should be as domain > independent as possible. > *) Compare the efficiency of resulting learning and behaviour of agent > controlled by this modification of > CLA with another today used learning and decision making techniques. > > ======================== > Abstract > > Intro > > Principles of mind & brains: > -intro > -approaches > --neurolevel - LIF, Hodg-Huxley, BlueBrain initiative, .., > POV-synapses/neurons/reqions/knowledge > --psychological - memories, emotions, un/supervised learning > --computional & hw - assumptions, domains, simplifications, HW > (memristor), processing power exp.. > --philosophical - what are memories, can machines think?/learn?/sense?, > how do we learn, perceive? > --future prognosis - AI domains conquered, being tackeled, still miles > away; IBM/Watson, (big)data-mining, memristors, > > Theory of HTM/CLA > (resources mostly Whitepaper, OnIntelligence, ML, videos, Fergal's blog) > -SDR > -CLA region > --column,cell,synapse > --SP > --TP > -HTM > --links > > Producing behavior: > (resources mostly Vitku, Kadlec, psychology) > -action learning - sensomotory behav - SDR-pattern-matching, compare with > planning (LISP) > -memory - short term, long term, compare with other AI approaches to > achieve that (LTST-Mem), HTM sequences, ?Q "how are memories stored in > brain?", neuron fields, deepnets > -emotions! - goal, drive, implementations (low level hardcoded), > -forgetting - automatic in CLA region, missing values, outliners, > -attention - anomaly detection! - "staring at crippled ppl", > -abstraction > -high level concepts > -language - CEPT, current SotA > > Implemention of CLA - NuPIC > (resources ML, community) > -my former experiments (htm java) > -why i ended up with NuPIC: > --comunity > --history > --implementations - other htm/cla-like projects > --projects! - hackatlons, all the cool stuff ppl do! > --ROS! - impl, connection to other research > --domain indipendence! - encoders, parameters (swarming), areas of what > can be done (see projects), what is problematic/incomplete currently > --things left TODO -hierarchy,vision domain, strip down impl, > --tools - swarming, cerebro, serialization, benchmarking, VMs > > Compare efficiency of CLA-based learning and behavior with another AI > technique used for that matter > (help, any practical benchmarks??) > -RL, NN, SOM, RNN, prerequisite&effect based programming(LISP), > -benchmarks - CLA resistance to noise (SDRs) > - sequences > - ability to generate behav in a natural sense > -where is CLA ruling at the time? > -where is it losing? > > Conclusion > -what has been achieved > -what's left > -possible future research directions > > Appendix A - Demos > "a (theoretical) proof-of-concept examples to sections above" > > > > -- > Marek Otahal :o) > > _______________________________________________ > nupic mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.numenta.org/mailman/listinfo/nupic_lists.numenta.org > >
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