scholarly journals A Novel Homogenous Hybridization Scheme for Performance Improvement of Support Vector Machines Regression in Reservoir Characterization

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabiru O. Akande ◽  
Taoreed O. Owolabi ◽  
Sunday O. Olatunji ◽  
AbdulAzeez Abdulraheem
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machines ◽  
Reservoir Characterization ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Prediction Ability ◽  
Intelligent Algorithms ◽  
Vector Machines

Hybrid computational intelligence is defined as a combination of multiple intelligent algorithms such that the resulting model has superior performance to the individual algorithms. Therefore, the importance of fusing two or more intelligent algorithms to achieve better performance cannot be overemphasized. In this work, a novel homogenous hybridization scheme is proposed for the improvement of the generalization and predictive ability of support vector machines regression (SVR). The proposed and developed hybrid SVR (HSVR) works by considering the initial SVR prediction as a feature extraction process and then employs the SVR output, which is the extracted feature, as its sole descriptor. The developed hybrid model is applied to the prediction of reservoir permeability and the predicted permeability is compared to core permeability which is regarded as standard in petroleum industry. The results show that the proposed hybrid scheme (HSVR) performed better than the existing SVR in both generalization and prediction ability. The outcome of this research will assist petroleum engineers to effectively predict permeability of carbonate reservoirs with higher degree of accuracy and will invariably lead to better reservoir. Furthermore, the encouraging performance of this hybrid will serve as impetus for further exploring homogenous hybrid system.

scholarly journals Linear Support Vector Machines for Prediction of Student Performance in School-Based Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Nalindren Naicker ◽  
Timothy Adeliyi ◽  
Jeanette Wing
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Support Vector Machines ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
The State ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Vector Machines

Educational Data Mining (EDM) is a rich research field in computer science. Tools and techniques in EDM are useful to predict student performance which gives practitioners useful insights to develop appropriate intervention strategies to improve pass rates and increase retention. The performance of the state-of-the-art machine learning classifiers is very much dependent on the task at hand. Investigating support vector machines has been used extensively in classification problems; however, the extant of literature shows a gap in the application of linear support vector machines as a predictor of student performance. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of linear support vector machines with the performance of the state-of-the-art classical machine learning algorithms in order to determine the algorithm that would improve prediction of student performance. In this quantitative study, an experimental research design was used. Experiments were set up using feature selection on a publicly available dataset of 1000 alpha-numeric student records. Linear support vector machines benchmarked with ten categorical machine learning algorithms showed superior performance in predicting student performance. The results of this research showed that features like race, gender, and lunch influence performance in mathematics whilst access to lunch was the primary factor which influences reading and writing performance.

Seamless INS/GPS Integration Based on Support Vector Machines

2013 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 277-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Lai Xu
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machines ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Navigation System ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Integrated Navigation ◽  
Positioning Accuracy ◽  
Integrated Navigation System ◽  
Vector Machines ◽  
Global Positioning

The combination of Inertial Navigation System (INS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) provides superior performance in comparison with either a stand-alone INS or GPS. However, the positioning accuracy of INS/GPS deteriorates with time in the absence of GPS signals. A least squares support vector machines (LS-SVM) regression algorithm is applied to INS/GPS integrated navigation system to bridge the GPS outages to achieve seamless navigation. In this method, LS-SVM is trained to model the errors of INS when GPS is available. Once the LS-SVM is properly trained in the training phase, its prediction can be used to correct the INS errors during GPS outages. Simulations in INS/GPS integrated navigation showed improvements in positioning accuracy when GPS outages occur.

scholarly journals Correlation Kernels for Support Vector Machines Classification with Applications in Cancer Data

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Jiang ◽  
Wai-Ki Ching
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machines ◽  
Positive Semidefinite ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Svm Classifier ◽  
Classification Problems ◽  
Correlation Kernel ◽  
Cancer Data ◽  
Tumor Tissues ◽  
Vector Machines

High dimensional bioinformatics data sets provide an excellent and challenging research problem in machine learning area. In particular, DNA microarrays generated gene expression data are of high dimension with significant level of noise. Supervised kernel learning with an SVM classifier was successfully applied in biomedical diagnosis such as discriminating different kinds of tumor tissues. Correlation Kernel has been recently applied to classification problems with Support Vector Machines (SVMs). In this paper, we develop a novel and parsimonious positive semidefinite kernel. The proposed kernel is shown experimentally to have better performance when compared to the usual correlation kernel. In addition, we propose a new kernel based on the correlation matrix incorporating techniques dealing with indefinite kernel. The resulting kernel is shown to be positive semidefinite and it exhibits superior performance to the two kernels mentioned above. We then apply the proposed method to some cancer data in discriminating different tumor tissues, providing information for diagnosis of diseases. Numerical experiments indicate that our method outperforms the existing methods such as the decision tree method and KNN method.

Parametric Identification of Ship Maneuvering Models by Using Support Vector Machines

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. L. Luo ◽  
Z. J. Zou
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machines ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Parametric Identification ◽  
Inner Product ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Identification Algorithm ◽  
Hydrodynamic Coefficients ◽  
Ship Maneuvering ◽  
Vector Machines ◽  
Maneuvering Motion

System identification combined with free-running model tests or full-scale trials is one of the effective methods to determine the hydrodynamic coefficients in the mathematical models of ship maneuvering motion. By analyzing the available data, including rudder angle, surge speed, sway speed, yaw rate, and so forth, a method based on support vector machines (SVM) to estimate the hydrodynamic coefficients is proposed for conventional surface ships. The coefficients are contained in the expansion of the inner product of a linear kernel function. Predictions of maneuvering motion are conducted by using the parameters identified. The results of identification and simulation demonstrate the validity of the identification algorithm proposed. The simultaneous drift and multicollinearity are diminished by introducing an additional ramp signal to the training samples. Comparison between the simulated and predicted motion variables from different maneuvers shows good predictive ability of the trained SVM.

scholarly journals Semiphysical Modelling of the Nonlinear Dynamics of a Surface Craft with LS-SVM

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moreno-Salinas ◽  
Dictino Chaos ◽  
Eva Besada-Portas ◽  
José Antonio López-Orozco ◽  
Jesús M. de la Cruz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Nonlinear Mathematical Model ◽  
Prediction Ability ◽  
Experimental Systems ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Vector Machines ◽  
Rudder Angle ◽  
Real Experimental Data

One of the most important problems in many research fields is the development of reliable mathematical models with good predictive ability to simulate experimental systems accurately. Moreover, in some of these fields, as marine systems, these models play a key role due to the changing environmental conditions and the complexity and high cost of the infrastructure needed to carry out experimental tests. In this paper, a semiphysical modelling technique based on least-squares support vector machines (LS-SVM) is proposed to determine a nonlinear mathematical model of a surface craft. The speed and steering equations of the nonlinear model of Blanke are determined analysing the rudder angle, surge and sway speeds, and yaw rate from real experimental data measured from a zig-zag manoeuvre made by a scale ship. The predictive ability of the model is tested with different manoeuvring experimental tests to show the good performance and prediction ability of the model computed.

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