reservoir-computing

What is this?

🎯 Simulator Tips

📚 Glossary

Reservoir

Fixed dynamical system transforming inputs

ESN

Echo State Network

LSM

Liquid State Machine

SpectralRadius

Largest eigenvalue magnitude of weight matrix

EchoState

Property where past inputs fade over time

Readout

Trained output layer

FadingMemory

Past inputs have diminishing effect

EdgeOfChaos

Boundary between stable and chaotic dynamics

PhysicalReservoir

Using physical system as reservoir

🏆 Key Figures

Herbert Jaeger

Echo State Networks (2001)

Wolfgang Maass

Liquid State Machines (2002)

Mantas Lukoševičius

ESN practical guide

💬 Message to Learners

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