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Abstract:A novel hierarchical k-nearest neighbor classification method using the feature and observation space information is proposed. The present method performs a fine classification when a pair of the spatial coordinate of the observation data in the observation space and its corresponding feature vector in the feature space is provided.

SUMMARY In this paper we propose a novel classification method for the multiple k-nearest neighbor (MkNN) classifier and show its practical application to medical image processing. The proposed method performs fine classification when a pair of the spatial coordinate of the observation data in the observation space and its corresponding feature vector in the feature space is provided. The proposed MkNN classifier uses the continuity of the distribution of features of the same class not only in the feature space but also in the observation space. In order to validate the performance of the present method, it is applied to the tissue characterization problem of coronary plaque.

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In this paper, a new optimization method, which is effective for the problems that the optimum solution should be searched in several solution spaces, is proposed. The proposed method is an extension of Distributed Genetic Algorithm (DGA), in which each subpopulation searches a solution in the corresponding solution space. Through the competition between the sub-populations, population sizes are adequately and gradually changed. By the change of the population size, the appropriate sub-population attracts many individuals. The changing population size yield the efficient search for the problems of searching for solutions in multiple spaces. In order to evaluate the proposed method, it is applied to a polynomial curve fitting and signal source localization, in which the number of sources is preliminarily unknown. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.