Compensatory Genetic Fuzzy Neural Networks And Their Applications

This book presents a powerful hybrid intelligent system based on fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms and related intelligent techniques. The new compensatory genetic fuzzy neural networks have been widely used in fuzzy control, nonlinear system modeling, compression of a fuzzy rule base, expansion of a sparse fuzzy rule base, fuzzy knowledge discovery, time series prediction, fuzzy games and pattern recognition. This effective soft computing system is able to perform both linguistic-word-level fuzzy reasoning and numerical-data-level information processing. The book also proposes various novel soft computing techniques. Contents:Fuzzy Compensation PrinciplesNormal Fuzzy Reasoning MethodologyCompensatory Genetic Fuzzy Neural NetworksFuzzy Knowledge Rediscovery in Fuzzy Rule BasesFuzzy Cart-Pole Balancing Control SystemsFuzzy Knowledge Compression and ExpansionHighly Nonlinear System Modeling and PredictionFuzzy Moves in Fuzzy GamesGenetic Neuro-Fuzzy Pattern RecognitionConstructive Approach to Modeling Fuzzy Systems Readership: Graduate students, researchers and experts in fuzzy logic, neural networks and genetic algorithms, and their applications. Keywords:Neural Networks;Fuzzy Logic;Genetic Algorithms;Evolutionary Computation;Granular Computing;Pattern Recognition;Data Mining;Knowledge Discovery;Nonlinear System Modeling;Game Theory;Control;Uncertainty Management;Decision Making;Compensatory Genetic Fuzzy Neural Networks

The second edition of this book provides a comprehensive introduction to a consortium of technologies underlying soft computing, an evolving branch of computational intelligence, which in recent years, has turned synonymous to it. The constituent technologies discussed comprise neural network (NN), fuzzy system (FS), evolutionary algorithm (EA), and a number of hybrid systems, which include classes such as neuro-fuzzy, evolutionary-fuzzy, and neuro-evolutionary systems. The hybridization of the technologies is demonstrated on architectures such as fuzzy backpropagation network (NN-FS hybrid), genetic algorithm-based backpropagation network (NN-EA hybrid), simplified fuzzy ARTMAP (NN-FS hybrid), fuzzy associative memory (NN-FS hybrid), fuzzy logic controlled genetic algorithm (EA-FS hybrid) and evolutionary extreme learning machine (NN-EA hybrid) Every architecture has been discussed in detail through illustrative examples and applications. The algorithms have been presented in pseudo-code with a step-by-step illustration of the same in problems. The applications, demonstrative of the potential of the architectures, have been chosen from diverse disciplines of science and engineering. This book, with a wealth of information that is clearly presented and illustrated by many examples and applications, is designed for use as a text for the courses in soft computing at both the senior undergraduate and first-year postgraduate levels of computer science and engineering. It should also be of interest to researchers and technologists desirous of applying soft computing technologies to their respective fields of work.

This book is part of a three volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Neural Networks, ISNN 2007, held in Nanjing, China in June 2007. Coverage includes neural networks for control applications, robotics, data mining and feature extraction, chaos and synchronization, support vector machines, fault diagnosis/detection, image/video processing, and applications of neural networks.

The advent of the computer age has set in motion a profound shift in our perception of science -its structure, its aims and its evolution. Traditionally, the principal domains of science were, and are, considered to be mathe matics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and related disciplines. But today, and to an increasing extent, scientific progress is being driven by a quest for machine intelligence - for systems which possess a high MIQ (Machine IQ) and can perform a wide variety of physical and mental tasks with minimal human intervention. The role model for intelligent systems is the human mind. The influ ence of the human mind as a role model is clearly visible in the methodolo gies which have emerged, mainly during the past two decades, for the con ception, design and utilization of intelligent systems. At the center of these methodologies are fuzzy logic (FL); neurocomputing (NC); evolutionary computing (EC); probabilistic computing (PC); chaotic computing (CC); and machine learning (ML). Collectively, these methodologies constitute what is called soft computing (SC). In this perspective, soft computing is basically a coalition of methodologies which collectively provide a body of concepts and techniques for automation of reasoning and decision-making in an environment of imprecision, uncertainty and partial truth.

Evolutionary computing paradigms offer robust and powerful adaptive search mechanisms for system design. This book’s thirteen chapters cover a wide area of topics in evolutionary computing and applications, including an introduction to evolutionary computing in system design; evolutionary neuro-fuzzy systems; and evolution of fuzzy controllers. The book will be useful to researchers in intelligent systems with interest in evolutionary computing, as well as application engineers and system designers.

Understanding the advancement of sustainable development is critical to managing human activities to avoid the overexploitation of resources and pollution of the environment beyond tolerable levels. Sustainable development involves not only preservation and care of the environment, but also recognition of the complex relations between economic, social and living systems. Environmental Modeling for Sustainable Regional Development: System Approaches and Advanced Methods presents processing methods and their applications, which are practical for decision making and task management at the regional level as well as for scientific studies in sustainable development assessment. This book serves as a reference guide for post-graduate students in the field of management as well as a critical guide for managers, government officials, and information professionals.

This review volume introduces the novel intelligent Web theory called computational Web intelligence (CWI) based on computational intelligence (CI) and Web technology (WT). It takes an in-depth look at hybrid Web intelligence (HWI), which is based on artificial biological and computational intelligence with Web technology and is used to build hybrid intelligent Web systems that serve wired and wireless users more efficiently. The basic principles of CWI and various e-applications of CWI and HWI are discussed. For completeness, six major CWI techniques — fuzzy Web intelligence, neural Web intelligence, evolutionary Web intelligence, granular Web intelligence, rough Web Intelligence and probabilistic Web intelligence — are described. With the huge potential for intelligent e-business applications of CWI and HWI, these techniques represent the future of intelligent Web applications. Contents:Fuzzy Web Intelligence, Rough Web Intelligence and Probabilistic Web IntelligenceNeural Web Intelligence, Evolutionary Web Intelligence and Granular Web IntelligenceHybrid Web Intelligence and E-Applications Readership: Graduate students, researchers and professionals in artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic. Keywords:Computational Web Intelligence;Web Intelligence;Computational Intelligence;Soft Computing;Granular Computing;Fuzzy Logic;Neural Networks;Evolutionary Computation;Rough Sets;E-BusinessKey Features:Completely introduces the intelligent Web techniques based on soft computing, granular computing, computational intelligence, and Web technology for different intelligent Web applicationsFirst to introduce the novel intelligent Web theory (computational Web intelligence) with many potential intelligent Web applicationsIntroduces CWI techniques for currently hot and important applications such as Web security, Internet security, bioinformatics, Web search engines, Web mining, e-commerce, intelligent Web agents, etc.

Neural networks and fuzzy techniques are among the most promising approaches to pattern recognition. Neuro-fuzzy systems aim at combining the advantages of the two paradigms. This book is a collection of papers describing state-of-the-art work in this emerging field. It covers topics such as feature selection, classification, classifier training, and clustering. Also included are applications of neuro-fuzzy systems in speech recognition, land mine detection, medical image analysis, and autonomous vehicle control. The intended audience includes graduate students in computer science and related fields, as well as researchers at academic institutions and in industry. Contents: Methodology:Simultaneous Feature Analysis and System Identification in a Neuro-Fuzzy Framework (N R Pal & D Chakraborty)Neuro-Fuzzy Model for Unsupervised Feature Extraction with Real Life Applications (R K De et al.)A Computational-Intelligence-Based Approach to Decision Support (M B Gorzalczany)Clustering Problem Using Fuzzy C-Means Algorithms and Unsupervised Neural Networks (J-S Lin)Automatic Training of Min-Max Classifiers (A Rizzi)Granular Computing in Pattern Recognition (W Pedrycz & G Vukovich)ART-Based Model Set for Pattern Recognition: FasArt Family (G I Sainz Palmero et al.)Applications:A Methodology and a System for Adaptive Speech Recognition in a Noisy Environment Based on Adaptive Noise Cancellation and Evolving Fuzzy Neural Networks (N Kasabov & G Iliev)Neural Versus Heuristic Development of Choquet Fuzzy Integral Fusion Algorithms for Land Mine Detection (P D Gader et al.)Automatic Segmentation of Multi-Spectral MR Brain Images Using a Neuro-Fuzzy Algorithm (S Y Lee et al.)Vision-Based Neuro-Fuzzy Control of Autonomous Lane Following Vehicle (Y-J Ryoo) Readership: Graduate students, lecturers and researchers in computer science and computer engineering. Keywords:Neuro-Fuzzy;Fuzzy Logic;Neural Networks;Pattern Recognition;Classification;Clustering;Decision Making;Uncertainty Management