Synaptic Input Consolidation (SIC) and Artificial Neurogenesis (ANG)

Build Process

• Create a build folder in the repo root directory and switch to the folder

  mkdir build
  cd build

• Generate a Makefile through CMake using the following command

  cmake ..

• Run the build process using Makefile

  make -j

  This should generate the binary sic in the build directory.

Datasets

• Use the provided script to fetch the MNIST .bin files into data/.

  From the /data/MNIST folder:

  ./mnist_download.sh

Running SIC

• The sic binary requires a configuration file (.cfg) and a mode as input arguments.

  ./sic -config ../config_files/MNIST_Small_CNN.cfg -mode 0

  Use -mode <id> to select behavior:

  Value	Mode name	Effect
  0	BUILD_COMPLETE_NETWORK	Build/train a full seed network from scratch.
  1	REBUILD_COMPLETE_NETWORK	Reload an existing full network and continue/evaluate.
  2	BUILD_CLASS_LEVEL_NETWORK	Build per-class networks from scratch.
  3	REBUILD_CLASS_LEVEL_NETWORK	Reload per-class networks and continue/evaluate.
  4	NEUROGENESIS	Run the ANG growth phase on the seed network.
  5	REBUILD_NEUROGENESIS	Resume/reevaluate a saved ANG growth run.

• Configure SIC/pruning by adding one of these keys to the .cfg.

  Key in .cfg	Printed banner	Effect	Example line in .cfg
  SIC	----- SIC -----	SIC only	SIC;
  SIC_PRUNE	----- SIC Prune -----	SIC then prune	SIC_PRUNE;
  PRUNE_SIC	----- Prune SIC -----	Prune then SIC	PRUNE_SIC;
  PRUNE	----- Prune -----	Prune only	PRUNE;