INFLUENCE OF INITIALIZATION STATISTICS ON THE ACCURACY OF RESERVOIR COMPUTATIONS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17308/sait/1995-5499/2025/4/145-154

Keywords:

machine learning, statistical models, reservoir computers, Monte Carlo method, Mackay — Glass model

Abstract

Modern machine learning-based solutions usually employ rather complex and timeconsuming computer algorithms. For many practical applications designed for use in mobile devices remote from high-performance computer systems, it is preferable to have more easily implemented and fast-acting methods and procedures that allow achieving results comparable to large and resource-intensive models. One of the solutions to this problem is reservoir computers that allow training based on efficient linear optimization procedures. The paper considers the influence of statistics of random initializations the reservoir weights on the quality of time series forecasting and the possibility of additional tuning the reservoir parameters with the Monte Carlo method. The test problem was data generated by the nonlinear dynamic MacKay — Glass model. Large-scale numerical experiments allowed us to found the boundaries of the leakage hyperparameters and the spectral radius of the weight matrix that provide the best reproduction of the simulated time series. Further improvements to reservoir computers can be achieved by evolutionary optimization algorithms to quickly adjust reservoir weights.

Author Biographies

  • Pavel A. Golovinski, Voronezh State University

    DSc in Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Professor of the Department of Information Processing and Protection Technologies

  • Stanislav V. Perelygin, Voronezh State University

    2nd year master’s student of the Department of Information Processing and Protection Technologies

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Published

2025-12-11

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Intelligent Information Systems, Data Analysis and Machine Learning

How to Cite

INFLUENCE OF INITIALIZATION STATISTICS ON THE ACCURACY OF RESERVOIR COMPUTATIONS. (2025). Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Series: Systems Analysis and Information Technologies, 4, 145-154. https://doi.org/10.17308/sait/1995-5499/2025/4/145-154

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