A role for neural networks in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence

Taylor, Douglas and Towsey, Michael W. and Finn, Gerard D. and Diederich, Joachim (1999) A role for neural networks in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. In Proceedings 6th International Bioastronomy Meeting, Kohala Coast, Hawaii.

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Abstract

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is an attempt to discover extraterrestrial intelligence by searching the microwave and optical regions of the electromagnetic spectrum for signals with a non-natural extraterrestrial signature. This is a complex, multi-dimensional problem with the probability of success dependent on the extent to which the dimensions of the search space are explored. In this paper we propose a neural network method to replace the standard signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) method used by project SERENDIP. Using simulated data we demonstrate that our method offers a modest improvement over the standard (SNR) method.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Status:	Published
Keywords:	SETI, neural networks, search for extra-terrestrial intelligence
Subjects:	280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280200 Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing > 280212 Neural Networks, Genetic Alogrithms and Fuzzy Logic 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280200 Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing > 280204 Signal Processing
ID Code:	7610
Deposited By:	Towsey, Michael W.
Deposited On:	16 May 2007
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 1999 Astronomical Society of the Pacific