Encog 2.0 for Java Released to Beta

The beta version of Encog 2.0 for Java has been released. This is a major update to Encog, and includes many features. You can download Encog 2.0 from http://www.encog.org. I do not believe there are many bugs remaining. If you notice anything, please let me know. Some of the Encog 2.0 features are listed here:

Neural Network Architectures

• Feedforward Neural Network (Perceptron)
• Hopfield Neural Network
• Self Organizing Map (Kohonen)
• Radial Basis Function Network
• Elman Recurrent Neural Network
• Jordan Recurrent Neural Network

Training Techniques

• Backpropagation
• Resilient Propagation
• Manhattan Update Rule Propagation
• Competitive Learning
• Hopfield Learning
• Genetic Algorithm Training

Training Data Models

• Supervised
• Unsupervised
• Temporal (Prediction)
• Financial (downloads from Yahoo Finance)
• SQL
• XML
• CSV
• Image Downsampling

Activation Functions

• Sigmoid
• Hyperbolic Tangent
• Linear
• SoftMax
• Tangential
• Sin Wave
• Bipolar
• Gaussian