<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<eprints xmlns='http://eprints.org/ep2/data/2.0'>
  <eprint id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/3610'>
    <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
    <rev_number>14</rev_number>
    <documents>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794'>
        <docid>28794</docid>
        <rev_number>5</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60252'>
            <fileid>60252</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28794</objectid>
            <filename>Alrodan12PhD.pdf</filename>
            <mime_type>application/pdf</mime_type>
            <hash>a2fb670fd4fde7f8e6f0e7267398426d</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>1256848</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:35:39</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/1/Alrodan12PhD.pdf</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>1</pos>
        <placement>1</placement>
        <mime_type>application/pdf</mime_type>
        <format>application/pdf</format>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>public</security>
        <main>Alrodan12PhD.pdf</main>
        <content>accepted</content>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVolatileVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28798</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28798</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hassmallThumbnailVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28798</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVolatileVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28799</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28799</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/haspreviewThumbnailVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28799</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVolatileVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28800</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28800</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasIndexCodesVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28800</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795'>
        <docid>28795</docid>
        <rev_number>5</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60255'>
            <fileid>60255</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28795</objectid>
            <filename>Decl_IS_Alrodan12PhD.pdf</filename>
            <mime_type>application/pdf</mime_type>
            <hash>7bade29b067594471c60599f9de8556f</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>116516</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:35:46</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/2/Decl_IS_Alrodan12PhD.pdf</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>2</pos>
        <placement>2</placement>
        <mime_type>application/pdf</mime_type>
        <format>application/pdf</format>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>staffonly</security>
        <main>Decl_IS_Alrodan12PhD.pdf</main>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVolatileVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28796</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28796</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hassmallThumbnailVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28796</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVolatileVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28797</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28797</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/haspreviewThumbnailVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28797</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVolatileVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28801</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28801</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/hasIndexCodesVersion</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28801</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28796'>
        <docid>28796</docid>
        <rev_number>2</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60261'>
            <fileid>60261</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28796</objectid>
            <filename>small.png</filename>
            <mime_type>image/png</mime_type>
            <hash>9c2d29810bcd7ad537662299ef1da440</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>9958</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:38:42</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/3/small.png</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>3</pos>
        <placement>3</placement>
        <mime_type>image/png</mime_type>
        <format>thumbnail_small</format>
        <formatdesc>Thumbnail Documents conversion from application/pdf to thumbnail_small</formatdesc>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>staffonly</security>
        <main>small.png</main>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/issmallThumbnailVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28797'>
        <docid>28797</docid>
        <rev_number>2</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60262'>
            <fileid>60262</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28797</objectid>
            <filename>preview.jpg</filename>
            <mime_type>image/jpeg</mime_type>
            <hash>09a674082a860bd031847d11d79a3d60</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>41460</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:38:43</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/4/preview.jpg</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>4</pos>
        <placement>4</placement>
        <mime_type>image/jpeg</mime_type>
        <format>image/jpeg</format>
        <formatdesc>Thumbnail Documents conversion from application/pdf to thumbnail_preview</formatdesc>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>staffonly</security>
        <main>preview.jpg</main>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/ispreviewThumbnailVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28798'>
        <docid>28798</docid>
        <rev_number>2</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60263'>
            <fileid>60263</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28798</objectid>
            <filename>small.png</filename>
            <mime_type>image/png</mime_type>
            <hash>22c2b44f22e5a3d795bbbbe2bdb05910</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>2817</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:38:43</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/5/small.png</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>5</pos>
        <placement>5</placement>
        <mime_type>image/png</mime_type>
        <format>thumbnail_small</format>
        <formatdesc>Thumbnail Documents conversion from application/pdf to thumbnail_small</formatdesc>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>public</security>
        <main>small.png</main>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/issmallThumbnailVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28799'>
        <docid>28799</docid>
        <rev_number>2</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60264'>
            <fileid>60264</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28799</objectid>
            <filename>preview.jpg</filename>
            <mime_type>image/jpeg</mime_type>
            <hash>fe05107ba1522a85181898d533b99b3b</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>9705</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:38:44</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/6/preview.jpg</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>6</pos>
        <placement>6</placement>
        <mime_type>image/jpeg</mime_type>
        <format>image/jpeg</format>
        <formatdesc>Thumbnail Documents conversion from application/pdf to thumbnail_preview</formatdesc>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>public</security>
        <main>preview.jpg</main>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/ispreviewThumbnailVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28800'>
        <docid>28800</docid>
        <rev_number>2</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60266'>
            <fileid>60266</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28800</objectid>
            <filename>indexcodes.txt</filename>
            <mime_type>text/plain</mime_type>
            <hash>ecf6a6bc0a44fa07f3e0b09192a321ff</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>23620</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:38:46</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/7/indexcodes.txt</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>7</pos>
        <placement>7</placement>
        <mime_type>text/plain</mime_type>
        <format>indexcodes</format>
        <formatdesc>Generate index codes conversion from application/pdf to indexcodes</formatdesc>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>public</security>
        <main>indexcodes.txt</main>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28794</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
      <document id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28801'>
        <docid>28801</docid>
        <rev_number>2</rev_number>
        <files>
          <file id='http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/file/60267'>
            <fileid>60267</fileid>
            <datasetid>document</datasetid>
            <objectid>28801</objectid>
            <filename>indexcodes.txt</filename>
            <mime_type>text/plain</mime_type>
            <hash>b19910c928c0c4706382b6caed940ddf</hash>
            <hash_type>MD5</hash_type>
            <filesize>1502</filesize>
            <mtime>2013-04-29 13:38:46</mtime>
            <url>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3610/8/indexcodes.txt</url>
          </file>
        </files>
        <eprintid>3610</eprintid>
        <pos>8</pos>
        <placement>8</placement>
        <mime_type>text/plain</mime_type>
        <format>indexcodes</format>
        <formatdesc>Generate index codes conversion from application/pdf to indexcodes</formatdesc>
        <language>en</language>
        <security>staffonly</security>
        <main>indexcodes.txt</main>
        <relation>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
          <item>
            <type>http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf</type>
            <uri>http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/28795</uri>
          </item>
        </relation>
      </document>
    </documents>
    <eprint_status>archive</eprint_status>
    <userid>4031</userid>
    <dir>disk0/00/00/36/10</dir>
    <datestamp>2013-04-29 13:38:40</datestamp>
    <lastmod>2019-01-23 09:56:39</lastmod>
    <status_changed>2013-04-29 13:38:40</status_changed>
    <type>thesis</type>
    <metadata_visibility>show</metadata_visibility>
    <item_issues_count>0</item_issues_count>
    <creators>
      <item>
        <name>
          <family>Rodan</family>
          <given>Ali</given>
        </name>
      </item>
    </creators>
    <supervisors>
      <item>
        <name>
          <family>Tino</family>
          <given>Peter</given>
        </name>
      </item>
    </supervisors>
    <corp_creators>
      <item>University of Birmingham</item>
    </corp_creators>
    <title>Architectural designs of Echo State Network</title>
    <ispublished>unpub</ispublished>
    <subjects>
      <item>QA75</item>
    </subjects>
    <divisions>10col_ephy</divisions>
    <suggestions>Student&apos;s registered name is Alrodan, but publishes as RODAN, Ali</suggestions>
    <abstract>It investigates systematically the reservoir construction of Echo State Network (ESN). This thesis proposes two very simple deterministic ESN organisation (Simple Cycle reservoir (SCR) and Cycle Reservoir with Jumps (CRJ). Simple Cycle reservoir (SCR) is sufficient to obtain performances comparable to those of the classical ESN. While Cycle Reservoir with Jumps (CRJ) significantly outperform the those of the classical ESN.

This thesis also studies and discusses three reservoir characterisations - short-term memory capacity (MC), eigen-spectrum of the reservoir weight matrix and Lyapunov Exponent with their relation to the ESN performance. It also designs and utilises an ensemble of ESNs with diverse reservoirs whose collective readout is obtained through Negative Correlation Learning (NCL) of ensemble of Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLP), where each individual MPL realises the readout from a single ESN.

Finally, this thesis investigates the relation between two quantitative measures characterising short term memory in input driven dynamical systems, namely the short term memory capacity (MC), and the Fisher memory curve (FMC).

</abstract>
    <date>2012-12</date>
    <date_tp>2012-05</date_tp>
    <date_type>graduation</date_type>
    <ub_pri_lang>eng</ub_pri_lang>
    <ub_doc_source>author</ub_doc_source>
    <ub_doc_source_spot>unchecked</ub_doc_source_spot>
    <copyright_status>This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties.
The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation.  Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged.
Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder.</copyright_status>
    <full_text_status>public</full_text_status>
    <pages>147</pages>
    <institution>University of Birmingham</institution>
    <department>School of Computer Science</department>
    <thesis_type>d_ph</thesis_type>
    <funders>
      <item>na</item>
    </funders>
    <dates>
      <item>
        <date>2012-12</date>
        <date_type>graduation</date_type>
      </item>
    </dates>
  </eprint>
</eprints>
