{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2107587492","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ijcnn.2008.4634271","title":"Towards using neural networks to perform object-oriented function approximation","display_name":"Towards using neural networks to perform object-oriented function approximation","publication_year":2008,"publication_date":"2008-06-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2107587492","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ijcnn.2008.4634271","mag":"2107587492"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/ijcnn.2008.4634271","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ijcnn.2008.4634271","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2008 IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5036431135","display_name":"Dennis Taylor","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149919469","display_name":"California Polytechnic State University","ror":"https://ror.org/001gpfp45","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Dennis Taylor","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis, USA","Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Polytech. State Univ. in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Polytech. State Univ. in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5041684878","display_name":"Brett Bojduj","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149919469","display_name":"California Polytechnic State University","ror":"https://ror.org/001gpfp45","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Brett Bojduj","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis, USA","Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Polytech. State Univ. in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Polytech. State Univ. in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5016719307","display_name":"Franz Kurfe\u00df","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1418-7198"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149919469","display_name":"California Polytechnic State University","ror":"https://ror.org/001gpfp45","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Franz Kurfess","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis, USA","Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Polytech. State Univ. in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Polytech. State Univ. in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5036431135"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149919469"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.5866,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.79038243,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"3697","issue":null,"first_page":"3331","last_page":"3337"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10320","display_name":"Neural Networks and Applications","score":0.9977999925613403,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10320","display_name":"Neural Networks and Applications","score":0.9977999925613403,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10820","display_name":"Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems","score":0.9753999710083008,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12072","display_name":"Machine Learning and Algorithms","score":0.9666000008583069,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7882406711578369},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/connectionism","display_name":"Connectionism","score":0.6953833103179932},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-neural-network","display_name":"Artificial neural network","score":0.6147105097770691},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/representation","display_name":"Representation (politics)","score":0.5945239067077637},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.5731250643730164},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simple","display_name":"Simple (philosophy)","score":0.4747734069824219},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/object","display_name":"Object (grammar)","score":0.4733450710773468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/function-approximation","display_name":"Function approximation","score":0.44448259472846985},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/theoretical-computer-science","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","score":0.436581015586853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scalar","display_name":"Scalar (mathematics)","score":0.4278659224510193},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/function-representation","display_name":"Function representation","score":0.42053523659706116},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/function","display_name":"Function (biology)","score":0.4123142957687378},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/machine-learning","display_name":"Machine learning","score":0.3991495668888092},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.10701730847358704}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7882406711578369},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C8521452","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203790","display_name":"Connectionism","level":3,"score":0.6953833103179932},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50644808","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192776","display_name":"Artificial neural network","level":2,"score":0.6147105097770691},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776359362","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2145286","display_name":"Representation (politics)","level":3,"score":0.5945239067077637},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.5731250643730164},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780586882","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520643","display_name":"Simple (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.4747734069824219},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781238097","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175026","display_name":"Object (grammar)","level":2,"score":0.4733450710773468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C91873725","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3445816","display_name":"Function approximation","level":3,"score":0.44448259472846985},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C80444323","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2878974","display_name":"Theoretical computer science","level":1,"score":0.436581015586853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C57691317","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1289248","display_name":"Scalar (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.4278659224510193},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C167528306","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5508776","display_name":"Function representation","level":3,"score":0.42053523659706116},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C14036430","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3736076","display_name":"Function (biology)","level":2,"score":0.4123142957687378},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.3991495668888092},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.10701730847358704},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94625758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7163","display_name":"Politics","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78458016","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840400","display_name":"Evolutionary biology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":5,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/ijcnn.2008.4634271","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ijcnn.2008.4634271","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2008 IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:csse_fac-1024","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/csse_fac/22","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196328","display_name":"DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I98947143","host_organization_name":"California State Polytechnic University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I98947143"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Computer Science and Software Engineering","raw_type":"text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.169.9457","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.169.9457","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.304.1444","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.304.1444","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.457.1149","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.457.1149","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":19,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W82661287","https://openalex.org/W641262814","https://openalex.org/W1488378957","https://openalex.org/W1591339381","https://openalex.org/W1604404086","https://openalex.org/W1935337053","https://openalex.org/W1977835227","https://openalex.org/W2019333729","https://openalex.org/W2020275177","https://openalex.org/W2022290342","https://openalex.org/W2030527137","https://openalex.org/W2060108852","https://openalex.org/W2117812871","https://openalex.org/W2121710583","https://openalex.org/W2150161574","https://openalex.org/W2151974325","https://openalex.org/W2166681504","https://openalex.org/W6603362747","https://openalex.org/W6629215626"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4205841273","https://openalex.org/W4205525690","https://openalex.org/W1761388607","https://openalex.org/W1997922073","https://openalex.org/W350032239","https://openalex.org/W2604685715","https://openalex.org/W2412160900","https://openalex.org/W2136453575","https://openalex.org/W1596913645","https://openalex.org/W2221169169"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Many":[0],"computational":[1],"methods":[2],"are":[3],"based":[4,23],"on":[5,24],"the":[6,53,74,102,118,127],"manipulation":[7],"of":[8,55,76,95,106,120,129],"entities":[9],"with":[10,30],"internal":[11],"structure,":[12],"such":[13,31],"as":[14,109,111],"objects,":[15],"records,":[16],"or":[17],"data":[18,51,96],"structures.":[19],"Most":[20],"conventional":[21],"approaches":[22],"neural":[25,107],"networks":[26],"have":[27],"problems":[28],"dealing":[29],"structured":[32],"entities.":[33],"The":[34],"algorithms":[35,79],"presented":[36],"in":[37,52,82],"this":[38],"paper":[39],"represent":[40],"a":[41,61,121],"novel":[42],"approach":[43],"to":[44,57,60],"neural-symbolic":[45],"integration":[46],"that":[47,64,80,89,97],"allows":[48],"for":[49,101],"symbolic":[50],"form":[54],"objects":[56,90],"be":[58,67],"translated":[59],"scalar":[62],"representation":[63,94],"can":[65],"then":[66],"used":[68],"by":[69],"connectionist":[70],"systems.":[71],"We":[72,87],"present":[73],"implementation":[75],"two":[77],"translation":[78],"aid":[81],"performing":[83],"object-oriented":[84],"function":[85],"approximation.":[86],"argue":[88],"provide":[91],"an":[92],"abstract":[93],"is":[98],"well":[99,110],"suited":[100],"input":[103],"and":[104],"output":[105],"networks,":[108],"other":[112],"statistical":[113],"learning":[114],"techniques.":[115,131],"By":[116],"examining":[117],"results":[119],"simple":[122],"sorting":[123],"example,":[124],"we":[125],"illustrate":[126],"efficacy":[128],"these":[130]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-04-05T17:49:38.594831","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}