Presentation 2018-09-21
[Invited Talk] Reservoir Computing: Theory, Physical Implementations, and Applications
Kohei Nakajima,
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Abstract(in English) Reservoir Computing (RC) has been proposed as a framework for training recurrent neural networks. In this framework, low-dimensional input is projected to a high-dimensional dynamical system, which is referred to as a reservoir. If the dynamics of the reservoir involve enough nonlinearity and if enough memory is available, emulating nonlinear dynamical systems requires only the addition of a linear, static readout from the high-dimensional state space of the reservoir. Due to its generic nature, RC is not limited to digital simulations of neural networks. In fact, any high-dimensional dynamical system, including a system utilizing physical dynamics, can serve as a reservoir if it has the appropriate properties. In this talk, we will introduce the recent advancement of RC by presenting a number of new applications in the field of soft robotics. This short paper aims to introduce the basics of the framework by explaining a benchmark platform called the echo state network. The use of this example should help to clarify the advanced content in the talk from its very foundation.
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Keyword(in English) Reservoir computing / Physical reservoir computing / Recurrent neural network / Soft robotics / Soft robots / Nonlinear dynamics / Morphological computation
Paper # PRMU2018-60,IBISML2018-37
Date of Issue 2018-09-13 (PRMU, IBISML)

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Committee PRMU / IBISML / IPSJ-CVIM
Conference Date 2018/9/20(2days)
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Chair Shinichi Sato(NII) / Hisashi Kashima(Kyoto Univ.)
Vice Chair Yoshihisa Ijiri(Omron) / Toru Tamaki(Hiroshima Univ.) / Masashi Sugiyama(Univ. of Tokyo) / Koji Tsuda(Univ. of Tokyo)
Secretary Yoshihisa Ijiri(NEC) / Toru Tamaki(Osaka Univ.) / Masashi Sugiyama(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) / Koji Tsuda(AIST)
Assistant Go Irie(NTT) / Yoshitaka Ushiku(Univ. of Tokyo) / Tomoharu Iwata(NTT) / Shigeyuki Oba(Kyoto Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Pattern Recognition and Media Understanding / Technical Committee on Infomation-Based Induction Sciences and Machine Learning / Special Interest Group on Computer Vision and Image Media
Language JPN
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Title (in English) [Invited Talk] Reservoir Computing: Theory, Physical Implementations, and Applications
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Reservoir computing
Keyword(2) Physical reservoir computing
Keyword(3) Recurrent neural network
Keyword(4) Soft robotics
Keyword(5) Soft robots
Keyword(6) Nonlinear dynamics
Keyword(7) Morphological computation
1st Author's Name Kohei Nakajima
1st Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo(Univ. Tokyo)
Date 2018-09-21
Paper # PRMU2018-60,IBISML2018-37
Volume (vol) vol.118
Number (no) PRMU-219,IBISML-220
Page pp.pp.149-154(PRMU), pp.149-154(IBISML),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2018-09-13 (PRMU, IBISML)