Technical Interests

My technical interests are primarily in the area of computational intelligence: neural networks, genetic algorithms, and their applications. I also have an active interest in OO technology, software development on small, mobile platforms, and a secondary interest in databases. Listed below are links to my publications in these areas.

S. Narayan and J. Tompkins, ``Using Robotics to Enhance Learning in Introductory Computer Science Courses,'' Proceedings of the 41st ACM Southeast Regional Conference (ACMSE'03), (Savannah, GA), pp. 412-415, March 2003.

S. Narayan, ``Using Genetic Algorithms to Adapt Neuron Functional Forms,'' Proceedings of the Sixth IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, (Banff, Canada), pp. 299-302, July 2002.

S. Narayan and

A. Abdelbar, D. Hassan, G. A. Tagliarini, S. Narayan, ``Three heuristics for receptive field optimization for ensemble encoding,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2003), (Portland, OR), July 2003.

S. Narayan, ``Enhancing incremental learning in MLP networks using ensemble encoding of network inputs,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'99), (Washington D.C), July 1999.

S. Narayan, B. Wray, R. Mathieu, ``Artificial neural networks for predicting the optimal number of kanbans in a JIT manufacturing environment,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'99), (Washington D.C), July 1999.

A. Abdelbar and S. Narayan, ``Using Simulated Annealing to optimize receptive fields for MLP networks with ensemble encoding,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'99), (Washington D.C), July 1999.

S. Narayan, ``On signal classification, wavelets, and neural networks,'' Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Neurosciences, (Research Triangle Park, NC), Vol. II, pp. 241-244, October 1998.

S. Narayan, ``Identification of dolphin signature whistles using artificial neural networks,'' Proc. Science and Applications of Artificial Neural Networks, SPIE's 11th Annual International Symposium on Aerospace/Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, Orlando, FL, pp. 319-322, April 1997.

S. Narayan, ``The Generalized Sigmoid Activation Function: Competitive Supervised Learning,'' Information Sciences, Vol. 99, Issue 1-2, pp. 69-82, June 1997.

S. Narayan, ``On the behavior of K-out-of-N Hopfield networks,'' Intelligent Systems, Vol. 96, Issue 3-4, pp. 183-191, February 1997.

S. Narayan, G. A. Tagliarini, and E. W. Page, ``Enhancing MLP networks using a distributed data representation,'' IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 143-149, February 1996.

	S. Narayan and J. Tompkins, ``Using Robotics to Enhance Learning in Introductory Computer Science Courses,'' Proceedings of the 41st ACM Southeast Regional Conference (ACMSE'03), (Savannah, GA), pp. 412-415, March 2003.
	S. Narayan, ``Using Genetic Algorithms to Adapt Neuron Functional Forms,'' Proceedings of the Sixth IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, (Banff, Canada), pp. 299-302, July 2002.
	S. Narayan and
	A. Abdelbar, D. Hassan, G. A. Tagliarini, S. Narayan, ``Three heuristics for receptive field optimization for ensemble encoding,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2003), (Portland, OR), July 2003.
	S. Narayan, ``Enhancing incremental learning in MLP networks using ensemble encoding of network inputs,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'99), (Washington D.C), July 1999.
	S. Narayan, B. Wray, R. Mathieu, ``Artificial neural networks for predicting the optimal number of kanbans in a JIT manufacturing environment,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'99), (Washington D.C), July 1999.
	A. Abdelbar and S. Narayan, ``Using Simulated Annealing to optimize receptive fields for MLP networks with ensemble encoding,'' Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN'99), (Washington D.C), July 1999.
	S. Narayan, ``On signal classification, wavelets, and neural networks,'' Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Neurosciences, (Research Triangle Park, NC), Vol. II, pp. 241-244, October 1998.
	S. Narayan, ``Identification of dolphin signature whistles using artificial neural networks,'' Proc. Science and Applications of Artificial Neural Networks, SPIE's 11th Annual International Symposium on Aerospace/Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, Orlando, FL, pp. 319-322, April 1997.
	S. Narayan, ``The Generalized Sigmoid Activation Function: Competitive Supervised Learning,'' Information Sciences, Vol. 99, Issue 1-2, pp. 69-82, June 1997.
	S. Narayan, ``On the behavior of K-out-of-N Hopfield networks,'' Intelligent Systems, Vol. 96, Issue 3-4, pp. 183-191, February 1997.
	S. Narayan, G. A. Tagliarini, and E. W. Page, ``Enhancing MLP networks using a distributed data representation,'' IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 143-149, February 1996.