Support Vector Machines for Pattern Classification / Edition 2

by Shigeo Abe

Overview

A guide on the use of SVMs in pattern classification, including a rigorous performance comparison of classifiers and regressors. The book presents architectures for multiclass classification and function approximation problems, as well as evaluation criteria for classifiers and regressors. Features: Clarifies the characteristics of two-class SVMs; Discusses kernel methods for improving the generalization ability of neural networks and fuzzy systems; Contains ample illustrations and examples; Includes performance evaluation using publicly available data sets; Examines Mahalanobis kernels, empirical feature space, and the effect of model selection by cross-validation; Covers sparse SVMs, learning using privileged information, semi-supervised learning, multiple classifier systems, and multiple kernel learning; Explores incremental training based batch training and active-set training methods, and decomposition techniques for linear programming SVMs; Discusses variable selection for support vector regressors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447125488
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	05/03/2012
Series:	Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2010
Pages:	473
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Two-Class Support Vector Machines.- Multiclass Support Vector Machines.- Variants of Support Vector Machines.- Training Methods.- Kernel-Based Methods Kernel@Kernel-based method .- Feature Selection and Extraction.- Clustering.- Maximum-Margin Multilayer Neural Networks.- Maximum-Margin Fuzzy Classifiers.- Function Approximation.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"This broad and deep … book is organized around the highly significant concept of pattern recognition by support vector machines (SVMs). … The book is praxis and application oriented but with strong theoretical backing and support. Many … details are presented and discussed, thereby making the SVM both an easy-to-understand learning machine and a more likable data modeling (mining) tool. Shigeo Abe has produced the book that will become the standard … . I like it and therefore highly recommend this book … ." (Vojislav Kecman, SIAM Review, Vol. 48 (2), 2006)

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