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Computing with Structured Connectionist Networks Jerome A. Feldman, Mark A. Fanty, Nigel Goddard and Kenton Lynne Department of Computer Science The Uni versity of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627 TR213 April 1987

Abstract Massively parallel (connectionist) computation is receivin~ widespread attention. Both the theory of connectionist computation and its applications to a broad range of problems are advancing rapidly. Somewhat less attention has been paid to the experimental methodologies of designing and testing massively parallel networks. This paper describes a coordinated set of specification, simulation and monitoring tools that have proven to be quite useful in our research. Also included are an overview of the structured connectionist paradigm and several sample applications.

This work was supported in part by NSF/CER grant No. DCR-8320136, in part by ONR/DARPA research contract No. N00014-82-K-0193 and in part by ONR research contract No. N00014-84-K-0655. The Xerox Corporation University Grants Program provided equipment used in the preparation of this paper.

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