The "Root_Jetnet" package providea an interface that allows users to apply artificial neural net techniques to HEP analyses in a quick and easy way. The package contains a framework within the ROOT environment that accesses the JETNET package, a widely used neural network development tool. The Root_Jetnet interface provides for easy training, validation and utilization of neural networks.

Relevant links:

• Download the Root_Jetnet package. CDF users can/should get the package via CVS - see CDF 5434 Section 3.
  
• Read some documentation on the Root_Jetnet package
  
• Go through a quick tutorial - under construction - see Sect 3 of 5434 instead, as outlined in the above documentation.
  
• Some old talks on Root_Jetnet (some info outdated):
  • Phil Koehn, Top Thinkshop - 11/2000
    
  • Catalin Ciobanu, Run2 Advanced Analysis Mini-Workshop, 2/2001
• Directions on how to use another NN package, MLPFit, to easily cross check results from using the Root_Jetnet package. Untar, and then follow the instructions in instructions.txt.

Useful other links:

• Really useful background documentation:
  • The JETNET 3.0 manual
    
  • C. Peterson and T. Rvgnvaldsson, "An Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks", Proc. 1991 CERN Summer School of Computing" CERN Yellow Report 92-02,113-170 (1992)
    
  • J. Hertz, A. Krogh, R. Palmer,"Introduction to the Theory of Neural Computation", Chapters 1, 5, 6.
  • The "Introduction to ANN" chapter of Cata's thesis