Transcript Introduction to Neural Networks

Introduction to Neural
Networks
John Paxton
Montana State University
Summer 2003
Commercial Application
• Neural networks were involved in more
than 1 billion U.S. dollars in 1997!
Business
• Marketing
– Microsoft. Direct mail marketing.
– Albertsons. Determine the connection
between buying diapers and buying beer.
– BehavHeuristics Inc. Forecasts demand of
airline flights.
• Real Estate
– HNC. Automated Real Estate Appraisal.
Document and Form Processing
• Machine Printed Form Processing
– Caere Corporation. Optical character
recognition (FoxMaster).
– Synaptics. Check reader.
• Hand Written Character Recognition.
– Eastman Kodak. Forms processing for UK
motor vehicle registration.
– Fujitsu. Input to pen based computers.
Document and Form Processing
• Cursive Handwriting Character
Recognition
– Apple Newton 120. Input to PDA.
• Graphic Recognition
– Fein-Marquet Associates, Inc. Converts a
hand drawn chemistry picture into a table.
Food Industry
• Odor/Aroma Analysis
– Sharp. Cooking control via an electronic nose
in a microwave oven.
• Produce Development
– M&M/Mars. Improved chemical formulations
of products.
Food Industry
• Quality Assurance
– Anheuser-Busch. Beer testing.
– Florida Department of Citrus. Pulp wash
detection.
– Frito-Lay. Potato chip testing.
Financial Industry
• Market Trading
– Gerber Baby Foods. Cattle futures trading.
– John Deere. Pension management.
– Walkrich Investment Advisors. Stock
valuation.
• Credit Rating
– Chase Financial. Forecast credit worthiness.
Financial Industry
• Fraud Detection
– Dunn and Bradstreet. Check approval.
– HNC. Credit card fraud detection (Falcon).
– Mastercard. Deviations in spending habits.
Energy
• Electrical Load Forecasting
– Bayernwerk AG.
• Hydroelectric Dam Operation
– Tauernkraftwerke. Dam displacement
prediction.
• Natural Gas
– Northern Natural Gas. Predict gas index
prices.
Manufacturing
• Process Controllers
– Nippon Steel. Continuous casting.
– Siemans. Rolling mill.
• Quality Control Systems
– Dunlop. Tires.
– Intel. Computer chips.
– Volvo. Diesel knock testing. Paint inspection.
Medical and Health Care
• Image Analysis
– NeuroMedical Systems, Inc. Pap smears.
• Drug Development
– Vysis Inc. Protein analysis
• Resource Allocation
– Anderson Memorial Hospital. Predict use of
hospital resources.
Science and Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
– StellarNet Inc. Spectroscopy.
• Electrical Engineering
– NeuroCad Inc. Optimized circuit routing.
• Weather
– National Weather Service.
Transportation and Communication
• Transportation
– London Underground. Fault detection.
– Rolls Royce. Fault detection.
• Communication
– AT&T/Lucent. Echo cancellation systems
(more than 20 years).