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In the field of pattern recognition, multiple classifier systems based on the combination of outputs of a set of different classifiers have been proposed as a method for the development of high performance classification systems. In this paper, the problem of design of multiple classifier system is discussed. Six design methods based on the so-called “overproduce and choose“ paradigm are described and compared by experiments. Although these design methods exhibited some interesting features, they do not guarantee to design the optimal multiple classifier system for the classification task at hand. Accordingly, the main conclusion of this paper is that the problem of the optimal MCS design still remains open.
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Roli, F., Giacinto, G., Vernazza, G. (2001). Methods for Designing Multiple Classifier Systems. In: Kittler, J., Roli, F. (eds) Multiple Classifier Systems. MCS 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2096. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48219-9_8
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