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Master of DonNTU Yatsuk Dmitriy

Yatsuk Dmitriy

Faculty: Computer information technologies and automation
Speciality: Information control systems and technologies
Department: Automated control systems

Theme of master's work

Computer decision support systems in the allocation of funds in terms of insurance company

Scientific adviser: p.h.d. Victoria Svetlichnaya


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Abstract

masters qualification work

“Computer decision support systems in the allocation of funds in terms of insurance company”

Scientific adviser: Victoria Svetlichnaya



Introduction
Relevance of Themes
Relationship of academic programs, plans, themes
The purpose and objectives of development and research
The planned scientific novelty
The practical significance of the results
Review of research and development on
Description developed subsystems
    Artificial neural networks
    Architecture of artificial neural network
    Training of artificial neural network
Conclusion
References




Introduction

    During the economic crisis, most people do not want to leave their money in banks. Therefore, under the law in the case of payments for more than five per cent of bank capital, they have the right not to pay the full amount, but only the one set the current legislation.
    Insurance Company UASK «ASKA» is a legal entity which is engaged in insurance, other than life insurance. The main source of compulsory insurance which is the liability insurance of vehicle owners. Under the legislation each insurance company must have an insurance margin - the money to cover insurance claims, and the remaining money the company may use at their discretion. Most often, companies invest the money on deposit accounts for more than six months. For the calculation of this reserve is used gross revenue insurance payments (inputs).
    In a crisis, these revenues are increasingly vidklonyayutsya of the type of linear functions - the functions of the first order, and moved to a type of functions of higher orders.
    A significant impact on the insurance activity is the factor that the market is almost satisfied with the automotive products of large corporations. This conclusion can be drawn from the statements made on television the owner of one of these companies. According to him, for the fourth quarter of 2008, the purchase of vehicles has decreased three times according to the first index in January 2008. On the reduction of vehicle is also the factor that the banking structure to a large extent of damage suffered in connection with the crisis. To reduce the resulting harm, the banks increased their loan interest on loans already issued almost doubled, and temporarily suspended the issuance of loans for the purchase of a dwelling or vehicle.
    In such a situation is not stable outlook VNSP and insurance payments, as well as the calculation of insurance reserves, which should override all insurance payments (reimbursement) for the insurance company did not have to withdraw funds from deposit accounts and thus lose the deposit charge is a very topical subject. < br>     This work will be analyzed magistorskoy Methods of contributions and benefits under the insurance company UASK «ASKA». Also analyzed the methods of calculation of insurance reserves and the choice of more profitable for the company.
    One of the goals is also a maintenance system and a decision on the issue of profitability and further development of certain types of insurance.

Relevance of Themes

    Search the most accurate and precise prediction of profit is the most essential task. The main source of income for the insurance company contributions and expenditures - payments. The forecast of these two parameters will allow more precisely calculate the potential revenue.
    Then you can determine how much and for how long you can invest. What more than that, the more profit can be obtained, but also greater risk.
    Due to the projection methods can accurately calculate how much you can put on deposit and on which date. Among the many methods of predicting prognosis allocated using neural networks, which provide fairly accurate predictions and can be adapted to the rapidly zmiyuyuchim parameters.

Relationship of academic programs, plans, themes

    This work is carried out during 2008-2009, under the direction of the department of ASU. The work is related to scientific program for optimizing the processes of forecasting and planning at the enterprise.

The purpose and objectives of development and research

    Main objectives:
    1. Analysis of existing methods of forecasting,
    2. Analysis of software,
    3. Determination of their shortcomings,
    4. The choice of forecasting method,
    5. Development of a software product.
    The idea of work is to create a computer system to support decision-making, which makes adequate findings to existing data and their evolution.
    Analyzed and identified the main factors influencing the contributions and payments can be inferred which factors are most influential. Vidilivshy their evolution can be inferred podalschi changing contributions and benefits.
    Then make a profit and an insurance reserve. And based on these data we can conclude how much and for how long recommended to invest in deposit accounts.

The planned scientific novelty

    In UASK “ASKA” for the solution of the zadchi was not designed such a system. The analogue of such a system in other companies is the 1C: Enterprise, or other software products that use traditional methods to calculate the projection.
    Software products that use traditional methods of prediction have been widely disseminated in 80 years. These shortcomings can be attributed a greater error, as well as the need to use for calculations of all previous values of input variables.
    Planned novelty lies in the creation of such a system which will use modern methods of forecasting (artificial neural networks), which are adaptive to any changes in the external environment (season, average earnings and other). Artificial neural networks for forecasting will help make learning without a teacher, which will not interfere with the work of the subsystem. Also, the estimated time and the error will be very small.

The practical significance of the results

    The practical significance of the work is to create a sub-decision support in the allocation of funds under the insurance company UASK «ASKA». This subsystem will be taken into account seasonality, the dynamics of changes in market automotive products, the average wage population, the demand for automobiles and other factors.

Review of research and development on

At the local level

    Researched investment and foresight in their work magistorskoy Bodnya Dmitri N. “Development of expert system of evaluating the effectiveness of investment projects to test discount rate”

At the national level

    Bankers tempered generosity (comment Krapivina Paul, Vice-Chairman of the Board of OJSC TFB “Contract”) / / Case. - 2009. - 30 April.
    “Tuning” deposits (comment Catherine Gorbach, Chief of the client's policy of OAO TFB “Contract”) / / Banki.ua. - 2009. - 15 April.
    Why do banks in Ukraine are increasing capital (commentary Krapivina Paul, Vice-Chairman of the Board of OJSC TFB “Contract”) / / Case. - 2009. - 13 March.

At the global level

    The growth of deposits in Russian banks amounted to 3.6% in January. Source: www.willbe.ru.
    Structural analysis of financial flows in Russia in the post. Author: Moscow Public Science Foundation
    The Russian market of bank deposits and deposits. December. 2007. Source: http://www.businessvision.ru/

Description developed subsystems

    Artificial neural networks

    The human brain works more efficiently and the other way, than any computer. That led scientists to study the brain, and in particular the work of a neuron of the brain - the smallest particle of human brain.

    The first to reveal the secret of the high efficiency of the brain can be attributed Ramon-and-cajal (1911) [1], in his work, he suggested as a neuron structural unit of the brain, but research on the neuron is 5-6 orders of magnitude less than the speed of operation than a semiconductor logic gate. High performance achieved by a large number of neurons and connections between them.

    The network of neurons, forming the human brain, is a highly efficient, integrated, non-linear, essentially parallel system Information processing [2]. It can organize its neurons in a manner to realize the perception of the image, the recognition or traffic management, many times faster than these problems will be solved-the-art Computers [3].

    Artificial neural network is a simplified model of the brain. It is based on the artificial neurons, which have a plasticity. Plasticity allows the artificial neural network to become a universal information processing system. In general, artificial neural network - this machine simulating the way the brain. Usually iskusttvennaya neural network realized in the form of electronic devices or computer programs. Among the many can be the definition of an artificial neural network as adaptive machine given in [4]: artificial neural network - this is essentially parallel distributed processor that has a natural tendency to maintain an experienced knowledge and opportunity Provide it to us. It is similar to the brain in two aspects: knowledge acquired the network in the learning process, to preserve the knowledge is power mezhneyronnyh compounds, also known as synaptic weights.

    The procedure used for the implementation of the learning process is called Learning algorithm. Its function is to modify the synaptic weights artificial neural network in some way so that it has acquired Necessary properties. The modification of weights is a traditional way of learning artificial neural network. This approach close to the theory of adaptive linear filters, which have a long and successful Applied to management. However, the artificial neural networks, there even the possibility of modifying its topology based on the fact that in living neurons in the brain may appear to die and change their relationships with other neurons.

    It can be concluded that neural networks have the widely disseminated and opportunities because of their ability to Learning (Knowledge), as well as through its distributed Structure.

    Architecture of artificial neural network

Neuron is the basic functional modules, which is analogous to the transformation of functions (actions) of the neuron Brain. There are various models of neurons, among which three main: logical, continuous and pulsed. In the structure of a neuron can be divided into three main parts:

  • The adaptive adder, which computes the scalar product of vectors input signal on a vector of parameters.
  • Nonlinear signal - receives a scalar input signal and converts it accordingly.
  • Branch point is used to dispatch a signal to several directions, is mainly used for a large number of output Parameters.

        The structure of the neuron represented in Figure 1.

    Figure 1 - Neuron
    Figure 1 - Neuron

        Neuron implements the function provided below.

    formula 1
    (1)

       

        Neurons are united in a group or layer. One layer or more form the neural network. Input layer neurons receive signals, convert them and then transmit the hidden layer neurons. Further work next layer until the weekend. The output layer gives the signals to the user. Each conclusion of neurons of any layer is fed to the input of all neurons of the next layer. The number of neurons in the layer can be anything. Scheme of the neural network is presented in Figure 2.
    Figure 2 - The transfer function
    Figure 2 - The transfer function

        Training artificial neural networks

        ANNs can be trained, that is, to improve their work under the influence of environmental environment, modifying its parameters. There are many definitions of "training", but for the most suitable ANN follows, the Mendel and Maklarenom [5]: Learning - a process in which free parameters of the neural network being adapted as a result of its continuous stimulation external environment. Type of training is determined by the way, which made changes.

    In addition to the recent literature the term "training" is also used equitable concept of "Training Network" and "network settings".

    In addressing control problems commonly used supervised learning ANN which implies the existence of "teacher" who is watching the reaction of the network and sends a change in its parameters.

    There are two types of supervised learning: a direct-controlled teaching and learning driven. Since the first appearance came before the second and more common, they usually refer to it simply as a controlled teaching.

        ANN originally did not have any knowledge. In the process of learning "teacher" and network are exposed from the external environment, ie, their inputs received training signal, coinciding with one of the input patterns. "Teacher" tells the network what should be the correct (desired) response to standing the impact of issuing the corresponding output pattern. On the basis of magnitude error between the actual and desired outputs of the network by a particular rule a setting of its parameters. Repeat this process can be iteratively adjust the ANN so that it will emulate the "teacher", that is, his knowledge of the external environment will shift to it.

    Typical tasks using direct instruction are approximation of unknown function, described by a set of data, and identification dynamic object. These problems are known input signals and the correct reaction to them, that is a training set of patterns.

    The best known method of directly supervised learning layer pryamonapravlennyh ANN algorithm is back propagation of errors (backpropagation algorithm), which is a generalization of the method least squares.

        Driven instruction does not use the knowledge of "teacher" on the desired output of ANN instead, training is conducted on the evaluation of the network transformation of input-output. Score is the external environment after filing for login network of training impact. At the same settings ANN conducted so as to maximize the scalar index of this evaluation, called stimulus (reinforcement signal).

    The idea of this method is based on a real learning process, passing from living beings. In psychology it is known as a law action Thorndike. With respect to the stimulated train the ANN, this law can be rephrased as follows: if the action taken by the system of education, leads a satisfactory result, the tendency of the system to carry out this operation increases (the system is stimulated). Otherwise, the tendency to produce such action is reduced.

    The most typical example of a system driven learning is adaptive control system. It is the learning part of the controller, and facility management, external influences and tones of his foreign assignments were environment. As a result, the impact of that environment, the controller generates a certain control signal, which translates into a new facility management state. In doing so, the quality of governance can be assessed only on the signal output object. As required by the reaction of the controller to achieve state of the object is not known in advance, you can not create a training set of templates, and, therefore, to apply a direct-controlled study. In this case can only be stimulated by learning controller for the quality of work whole management system as a whole, ie to assess the state of the environment.

    There are two implementation driven learning: the direct incentives and encouragement to the prisoner. In the first case, the assessment work and corresponding settings INS conducted at each step of the learning systems. In the second case, when detained stimulating setting network is performed so as to maximize a cumulative assessment of the system in a certain sequence of steps.

    Although direct stimulation of a typical classical schemes adaptive management, in recent years much attention is being paid to detainee stimulation. For the convergence of the method of direct incentive needed for each subsequent position of the external environment identifies only its previous position and previous exposure rendered ANN. When detained teaching such a restriction is removed. On the other hand, is much easier to formulate a criterion for determining the optimal behavior management system as a whole, the results of any actions, than criteria guide its movement at each step. In general, you will notice that system, learning only as a result of its interaction with the external environment, is more intellectual than using additional information "teacher".

    There are many versions of a classical algorithm common mistake to use it as a method of direct or driven learning ANN. However, significant problems with its use and other methods of setting parameters ANN-based method of least squares and steepest descent, is their locality. In However, the target function (total error on the training set of templates or a cumulative assessment of the effectiveness of the learning system) is not unimodal. The number of local optimum for most practical problems of education millions in the dimension of the search space of the order of 100-1000. Consequently, the outcome of studies depends on the correct start point, and it is necessary to often-repeated procedure of setting ANN parameters.

    These problems can be solved with the use of global optimization. The most effective of these is a genetic algorithm (GA). Considering ANNs as a single set of parameters, the GA is able to carry out its optimum setting when the dimension of the search space enough to most of the practical tasks. In this range of consideration applications far exceeds the ability of algorithm back propagation of error.

    In the past ten years, developed many ways to controlled training ANN using GA. The results obtained prove the great potential this symbiosis. Sharing the ANN and the GA algorithm has ideological advantage because they relate to the methods of evolutionary model and develop within a paradigm of drawing techniques natural methods and tools as the most optimal.

    Conclusion

    As a result of this work was to analyze existing software packages, methods for forecasting in the context of the insurance company and their weaknesses. After a detailed analysis was chosen as the method of prediction based on neural networks, which gives the most accurate and optimal forecasts. Were also examined types of insurance. Of these, identified the main types of insurance and the factors that affect these types of insurance. The main types of insurance:
    • Insurance of ground transportation (except for rail);
    • Insurance against fire hazards and risks of natural disasters;
    • Property insurance;
    • Liability insurance of vehicle owners.
    Key factors:
    • Time;
    • Number of insurance claims;
    • The average earnings;
    • Percentage of credit;
    • Experience of drivers;
    • Change in value of machines;
    • The number of purchased machines;
    • Level;
    was analyzed by changes in these factors over the period 2004 - 2008 year.

        After a detailed analysis is the approximate structure of the neural network to solve the task. Thus providing the basic input and output variables were the neural network in Figure 3.

    	Figure 3 - Structure of neural networks   (animation consists of 4 shots, frequency of changing of which 2 Hertzs, has a continuous cycle of reiteration, volume - 22 847 byte)
    Figure 3 - Structure of neural networks
    (animation consists of 4 shots, frequency of changing of which 2 Hertzs, has a continuous cycle of reiteration, volume - 22 847 byte)

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    11. At writing of this abstract of thesis master's degree work is not yet completed. Final completion: December, 2009. Complete text of work and materials on the topic can be got for an author or his leader after the indicated date.