A novel transfer learning model on complex fuzzy inference system

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Huong, Trieu Thu^{a; b} | Lan, Luong Thi Hong^{c; d; *} | Giang, Nguyen Long^e | Binh, NguyenThi My^f | Vo, Bay^g | Son, Le Hoang^c

Affiliations: [a] Faculty of Management Information Systems, Banking Academy, Hanoi, Vietnam | [b] Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam | [c] VNU Information Technology Institute, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam | [d] Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Thuyloi University, Hanoi, Vietnam | [e] Institute of Information Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam | [f] Faculty of Information Technology, Hanoi University of Industry, Hanoi, Vietnam | [g] Faculty of Information Technology, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Luong Thi Hong Lan. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected].

Abstract:  Transfer learning (TL) is further investigated in computer intelligence and artificial intelligence. Many TL methodologies have been suggested and applied to figure out the problem of practical applications, such as in natural language processing, classification models for COVID-19 disease, Alzheimer’s disease detection, etc. FTL (fuzzy transfer learning) is an extension of TL that uses a fuzzy system to pertain to the vagueness and uncertainty parameters in TL, allowing the discovery of predicates and their evaluation of unclear data. Because of the system’s increasing complexity, FTL is often utilized to further infer proper results without constructing the knowledge base and environment from scratch. Further, the uncertainty and vagueness in the daily data can arise and modify the process. It has been of great interest to design an FTL model that can handle the periodicity data with fast processing time and reasonable accuracy. This paper proposes a novel model to capture data related to periodical phenomena and enhance the quality of the existing inference process. The model performs knowledge transfer in the absence of reference or predictive information. An experimental stage on the UCI and real-life dataset compares our proposed model against the related methods regarding the number of rules, computing time, and accuracy. The experimental results validated the advantages and suitability of the proposed FTL model.

Keywords: Complex fuzzy set, mamdani complex fuzzy inference system, transfer learning, fuzzy transfer learning, complex fuzzy transfer learning

DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-222582

Journal: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 3733-3750, 2023