An introduction to kernel-based learning algorithms

K R Müller; S Mika; G Rätsch; K Tsuda; B Schölkopf

doi:10.1109/72.914517

An introduction to kernel-based learning algorithms

IEEE Trans Neural Netw. 2001;12(2):181-201. doi: 10.1109/72.914517.

Authors

K R Müller¹, S Mika, G Rätsch, K Tsuda, B Schölkopf

Affiliation

¹ GMD FIRST, 12489 Berlin, Germany. klaus@first.gmd.de

PMID: 18244377
DOI: 10.1109/72.914517

Abstract

This paper provides an introduction to support vector machines, kernel Fisher discriminant analysis, and kernel principal component analysis, as examples for successful kernel-based learning methods. We first give a short background about Vapnik-Chervonenkis theory and kernel feature spaces and then proceed to kernel based learning in supervised and unsupervised scenarios including practical and algorithmic considerations. We illustrate the usefulness of kernel algorithms by discussing applications such as optical character recognition and DNA analysis.