Locate the Bounding Box of Neural Networks with Intervals

A novel hybrid method is proposed for neural network training. The method consists of two phases: in the first phase the bounds for the neural network parameters are estimated using a genetic algorithm that uses intervals as chromosomes. In the second phase a genetic algorithm is used to train the neural network inside the bounding box located by the first phase. The proposed method is tested on a series of well-known datasets from the relevant literature and the results are reported.