relates to algorithms that are "trained" by some data set.
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Is there any efficient Java solution/Algorithm to find values in a text field based on key string with delimiter? [migrated]
Is there any efficient Java solution/Algorithm to find values in a text field based on key string with delimiter?
Example:
Rules:
I. Key: username Start-Delimiter: ; End-Delimiter: ;
Need to find ...
0
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0answers
49 views
Categorize websites based on URL [closed]
I am trying to categorize websites based on the URL. I am creating two tables. One of them will contained the URLs captured from the http packets and the other will contain categories such as sports, ...
1
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0answers
162 views
Machine Learning Algorithm for Heating/Lighting Optimization
I'm working on a project where I'm developing an interface that learns how you typically use a space, and tries to create the most appropriate control strategy for heating/lighting. I've done some ...
2
votes
1answer
202 views
Machine Learning with sample data set
I have a question regarding Machine Learning in general. Consider the following scenario:
Given a piece of text, we want a program to know whether the text is 'abusive' or not.
To do this we can ...
6
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3answers
365 views
Can a neural network provide more than “yes” or “no” answers?
Every example neural network for image recognition I've read about produces a simple "yes" or "no" answer. One exit node corresponds to "Yes, this is a human face," and one corresponds to "No, this ...
3
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2answers
94 views
Clustering algorithm that doesn't require predefining the number of clusters required
I have a set of user queries from a search engine that I want to cluster. The only clustering algorithm I have come across so far is the K-means clustering algorithm, which requires defining the ...
3
votes
2answers
121 views
Machine Learning With Categorical and Continuous Data
This question could go here or on S.O. perhaps...
Suppose that your training dataset contains both categorical and continuous data such as this setup:
Animal, breed, sex, age, weight, ...
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1answer
194 views
Teaching English Grammar to a computer/software? [closed]
This Q may seem wierd, but I was stumbling by a thought of how can I teach a Computer a particular human language?? I am planning on a project where in a computer would, like any small human kid, be ...
3
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1answer
93 views
Tasks incorrectly categorized with online text classifiers
Context: Finding company to do the job
The use case of an application I want to write is that a user will describe a task to be performed by some company, e.g.,
I want to move 10 boxes ...
24
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5answers
8k views
R vs Python for data analysis
I have been programming for about a year and I am really interested in data analysis and machine learning. I am taking part in a couple of online courses and am reading a couple of books.
Everything ...
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votes
1answer
175 views
How do you go about understanding the source code of an Open source project? [closed]
I am planning to contribute code through patches to some open source organisations to become more aware of open source development. I have chosen some organisations but when I download their source ...
6
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2answers
432 views
What math skills are required to learn machine learning?
I am interested in taking this online course on machine learning. As it stands my math is very elementary, and I am basically learning math from scratch on khan academy. Programming-wise I have a ...
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1answer
150 views
How, in addition to backpropagation, are neural networks trained? [closed]
Backpropagation is perhaps the most famous method for training neural networks. What are some other alternative methods for training neural networks and how do they compare to backpropagation?
9
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4answers
457 views
Using machine learning to aim mirrors in a solar array?
I've been thinking about solar collectors where several independent mirrors to focus the light on a solar collector, similar to the following design from Energy Innovations.
Because there will be ...
4
votes
1answer
216 views
What's the normal way machine-learning algorithms are integrated into normal programs?
I'm currently taking a machine learning course for fun, and the course heavily focuses on Matlab/Octave to write the code. One thing mentioned in the course is that, while Matlab/Octave are great for ...
5
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1answer
1k views
Decision trees vs. Neural Networks
I'm implementing a machine learning structure to try and predict fraud on financial systems like banks, etc... This means that there is a lot of different data that can be used to train the model eg. ...
3
votes
3answers
412 views
Separating words in a string
How do I separate words in a string?
In the following I have a random sample of words in a string extracted from text file with over a million words.
Here's the string:
"intervene Pockets ...
1
vote
2answers
334 views
How to create a Semantic Network like wordnet based on Wikipedia?
I am an undergraduate student and I have to create a Semantic Network based on Wikipedia. This Semantic Network would be similar to Wordnet(except for it is based on Wikipedia and is concerned with ...
5
votes
3answers
639 views
What algorithm(s) can be used to achieve reasonably good next word prediction?
What is a good way of implementing "next-word prediction"? For example, the user types "I am" and the system suggests "a" and "not" (or possibly others) as the next word. I am aware of a method that ...
1
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4answers
119 views
Possible applications of algorithm devised for differentiating between structured vs random text
I have written a program that can rapidly (within 5 sec on a 2GB RAM desktop, 2.33 Ghz CPU) differentiate between structured text (e.g English text) and random alphanumeric strings. It can also ...
3
votes
2answers
118 views
Learning system instead of using sed/replace for reviewing test results
For every build of my software I run it through a series of tests that execute a number of commands on a command line and captures the results.
Most of the time the output is a combination of:
- ...
0
votes
1answer
198 views
Network programming language for machine learning [closed]
I am working on a project to classify network traffic. Since it would involve machine learning and large, complex computation, I have decided to work with octave.
Which network programming language ...
9
votes
1answer
264 views
what do programmers dealing with data driven/machine learning related programming need?
Given the increasing amount of data generated through different web services ( social network, etc), there are must be more and more programmers who are familiar with machine learning and/or ...
8
votes
3answers
2k views
what techniques can be used to implement Facebook's People You May Know feature?
I'm curious to learn from a technical perspective what techniques can be used to make recommendations for e.g. Facebook's "People You May Know" (what algorithm do they use, etc.)?
One of the things ...
1
vote
1answer
289 views
Is Agile Development used in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing?
I've been developing web apps for a while now and it is standard practice in our team to use agile development techniques and principles to implement the software.
Recently, I've also become involved ...
3
votes
2answers
689 views
What is the required background to apply Machine Learning to Finance?
I'm interested in machine learning in relations to the stock market (predicting future values of stocks etc).
What topics would I need to learn - e.g. what branch of AI to look into etc?
and what ...
2
votes
1answer
128 views
What machine learning algorithm[s?] would be applicable here?
I have documents that contain an arbitrary amount of key/value fields. The value can be a primitive or a list.
Completed documents all have an associated state (such as passed, failed, halted, etc.).
...
10
votes
5answers
2k views
What's the best way to learn image processing?
I'm a senior in college that hasn't done much image processing before (except for some basic image compression on smartphones). I'm starting a research project on machine learning next semester that ...
8
votes
2answers
341 views
Is there a good Cognitive Architecture for implementing intelligent software agents?
So, I like dabbling in intelligent agent design (mainly video-game 'bots' but also some general task automation), but as a budding psychologist, I'd be really interested in a platform for developing ...
6
votes
2answers
311 views
How to trim emails for just the body, when using email as input to an external system?
When an application allows emails to be sent to it to either reply to comments or add todos, trimming those emails for just the relevant text becomes a problem, since there are many different ...
7
votes
3answers
4k views
Industry jobs in artificial intelligence
As a relatively new computer science student, I am trying to find my niche within this broader field. My main goal is not academia but, well, a job. As such, I want to choose a specialization or two ...
4
votes
3answers
253 views
Implementing a machine learning algorithm to detect the region of an address
I have 10,000 addresses from a city, which all have a region field in the database.
When a new address is entered, then I want my software to automatically detect the region of the address .
I think ...
6
votes
1answer
232 views
Using grammars to extract bibliographic citations
My task lays in the area of text mining / labelling, more particular extraction of bibliographic citations (references) from the plain text, as shown here:
Basically, for the input text the ...
9
votes
9answers
619 views
Learning the rules of chess
A similar question asks whether a computer can learn to play optimally in chess by analyzing thousands of games.
If a machine can look at the state of the board for a few games of chess (or a few ...
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27answers
5k views
Simple method for reliably detecting code in text?
GMail has this feature where it will warn you if you try to send an email that it thinks might have an attachment.
Because GMail detected the string see the attached in the email, but no actual ...
2
votes
1answer
146 views
Modern approaches to retrieve useful content from a web page?
What are the modern ways to (effectively) determine which part of page contains useful text, data tables, etc. and which are not (e.g. ads, navigation, etc.)?
What were the last valuable ...
7
votes
5answers
3k views
What skills are needed for machine learning jobs?
I posted this question on Quora, but didn't get enough responses. reposting it here.
I am a learner sitting at home and learning linear algebra, very interested on working in Machine Learning ...
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1answer
216 views
Adaptative interface with Open GL and machine learning in C#
For my Semester project I have to go for any Adaptative Interface Design.
My language is C# and I have to Use OpenTK (wrapper for OpenGL).
I have an idea that I should show two points and some ...
3
votes
1answer
230 views
Can symbolic AI 'learn' a data model?
Perceptrons, a simple form of supervised machine learning, must be trained with a set of known good inputs before they can "learn" by adjusting internal weights assigned to inputs, based on the ...
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vote
2answers
276 views
Good article on Bayesian analysis of fault logs to diagnose errors?
I am interested in the problem of analyzing voluminous logs and correlating that with user-submitted errors. There was a good article on that not long ago -- maybe in the CACM? Can anyone help?
P.S. ...
7
votes
4answers
2k views
Switching to a career in Machine Learning [closed]
My day job is plain old software development. I am also doing my Masters in CS (part time, course based). I took a course on AI and found machine learning quite fascinating but like most courses it ...
2
votes
3answers
377 views
Computer Science or Computer Engineering for Data Science and Machine Learning
I'm a 25 year old data consultant who is considering returning to school to get a second bachelors degree in computer science or engineering. My interest is data science and machine learning. I use ...
2
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6answers
284 views
What applications for self-adaptive programs can you think of? [closed]
Hey everyone!
By self-adaptive programs, I mean the programs which are able to adapt to specific situations. For example they are able to repair them selves or are able to change their behavior ...
