Lifelong Learning with Spiking Neural Networks
Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Computer Science & Mathematics; College of Arts & Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Vitaly Ford
Abstract
A long-standing challenge in machine learning has been the ability of lifelong learning. This supports machines that retain continually learned knowledge and apply it to new and different tasks. In an effort to address this problem, some recent work has moved toward more biologically-inspired computational methods. Methods such as spiking neural networks have proven to be a promising solution, especially when equipped with unsupervised synaptic-timing-dependent plasticity learning rules. Here, we compare existing learning rules through an experiment implemented using the BindsNET Python library, and highlight a new direction towards a more generalized artificial intelligence.
Recommended Citation
Malinsky, Andy, "Lifelong Learning with Spiking Neural Networks" (2020). Capstone Showcase. 17.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/showcase/2020/comp_sci_math/17
Lifelong Learning with Spiking Neural Networks
A long-standing challenge in machine learning has been the ability of lifelong learning. This supports machines that retain continually learned knowledge and apply it to new and different tasks. In an effort to address this problem, some recent work has moved toward more biologically-inspired computational methods. Methods such as spiking neural networks have proven to be a promising solution, especially when equipped with unsupervised synaptic-timing-dependent plasticity learning rules. Here, we compare existing learning rules through an experiment implemented using the BindsNET Python library, and highlight a new direction towards a more generalized artificial intelligence.