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A substrate-independent framework to characterize reservoir computers

The reservoir computing (RC) framework states that any nonlinear, input-driven dynamical system (the reservoir) exhibiting properties such as a fading memory and input separability can be trained to perform computational tasks. This broad inclusion of systems has led to many new physical substrates...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dale, Matthew, Miller, Julian F., Stepney, Susan, Trefzer, Martin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6598063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31293353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2018.0723
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Sumario:The reservoir computing (RC) framework states that any nonlinear, input-driven dynamical system (the reservoir) exhibiting properties such as a fading memory and input separability can be trained to perform computational tasks. This broad inclusion of systems has led to many new physical substrates for RC. Properties essential for reservoirs to compute are tuned through reconfiguration of the substrate, such as change in virtual topology or physical morphology. As a result, each substrate possesses a unique ‘quality’—obtained through reconfiguration—to realize different reservoirs for different tasks. Here we describe an experimental framework to characterize the quality of potentially any substrate for RC. Our framework reveals that a definition of quality is not only useful to compare substrates, but can help map the non-trivial relationship between properties and task performance. In the wider context, the framework offers a greater understanding as to what makes a dynamical system compute, helping improve the design of future substrates for RC.