MLP Neural Network with Backpropagation

A Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Neural Network Implementation with Backpropagation Learning
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An implementation for Multilayer Perceptron Feed Forward Fully Connected Neural Network with a Sigmoid activation function. The training is done using the Backpropagation algorithm with options for Resilient Gradient Descent, Momentum Backpropagation, and Learning Rate Decrease. The training stops when the Mean Square Error (MSE) reaches zero or a predefined maximum number of epochs is reached.
For more details and results discussion, visit my blog post: http://heraqi.blogspot.com.eg/2015/11/mlp-neural-network-with-backpropagation.html.
The code configuration parameters are as follows:
1- Numbers of hidden layers and neurons per hidden layer. It’s represented by the variable nbrOfNeuronsInEachHiddenLayer. To have a neural network with 3 hidden layers with number of neurons 4, 10, and 5 respectively; that variable is set to [4 10 5].
2- Number of output layer nits. Usually the number of output units is equal to the number of classes, but it still can be less (≤ log2(nbrOfClasses)). It’s represented by the variable nbrOfOutUnits. The number of input layer units is obtained from the training samples dimension.
3- The selection if the sigmoid activation function is unipolar or polar. It’s represented by the variable unipolarBipolarSelector.
4- The learning rate η.
5- The maximum number of epochs at which the training stops unless MSE reaches zero. It’s represented by the variable nbrOfEpochs_max.
6- Option to enable or disable Momentum Backpropagation. It’s represented by the variable enable_learningRate_momentum.
7- The Momentum Backpropagation rate α. It’s represented by the variable momentum_alpha.
8- Option to enable or disable Resilient Gradient Descent. It’s represented by the variable enable_resilient_gradient_descent.
9- The Resilient Gradient Descent parameters: η+, η-, Δmin, Δmax, represented by the variables learningRate_plus, learningRate_negative, deltas_min, and deltas_max.
10- Option to enable or disable Learning Rate Decrease. It’s represented by the variable enable_decrease_learningRate.
11- The Learning Rate Decrease parameters: and . It’s represented by the variables learningRate_decreaseValue and min_learningRate.
The code also contains a parameter for drawing the decision boundary separating the classes and the MSE curve. The number of epochs after which a figure is drawn and saved on the machine is specified. The figures are saved in a folder named Results besides the m files. This parameter is represented by the variable draw_each_nbrOfEpochs. The variable dataFileName takes the Sharky input points file name as string.

Cite As

Hesham Eraqi (2024). MLP Neural Network with Backpropagation (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/54076-mlp-neural-network-with-backpropagation), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2008b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0

Updated Description.

- Converted 7z to zip.
Added Thumbnail
Description Updated.
- Corrected project name: MLP instead of RBM.
- Now code runs correctly.
Added an "if" condition on the line "Weights{i}(:,1) = 0" to handle special case of the last layer.