A training data selection in on-line training for multilayer neural networks

In this paper, a training data selection method for multilayer neural networks (MLNNs) in online training is proposed. Purpose of the reduction in training data is reducing the computation complexity of the training and saving the memory to store the data without losing generalization performance. This method uses a pairing method, which selects the nearest neighbor data by finding the nearest data in the different classes. The network is trained by the selected data. Since the selected data located along data class boundary, the trained network can guarantee generalization performance. Efficiency of this method for the online training is evaluated by computer simulation.