Developments In Soft Computing (advances In Intelligent And Soft Computing)

Soft Computing has come of age. In particular, Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Evolutionary Computing now play an important role in many domains where traditional techniques have been found wanting. As this volume confirms, hybrid solutions that combine more than one of the Soft Computing approaches are particularly successful in many problem areas. This volume contains papers presented at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Soft Computing 2000 at De Montfort University in Leicester. The contributions cover both theoretical developments and practical applications in the various areas of Soft Computing. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Front Matter....Pages 1-1 How Intelligent Can a Mobile Robot Be?....Pages 3-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Hybrid Heuristics for Optimal Design of Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 15-22 Efficient Image Sequence Analysis Using Fuzzy Techniques....Pages 23-30 Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Rule-based Models from Data by Genetic Algorithms....Pages 31-40 Resemblance Relations and Fuzzy Weak Orderings....Pages 41-47 Fuzzy Control System with B -operations....Pages 48-55 Roughness Indicator Fuzzy Set....Pages 56-61 Dynamic Recognition States for Chaotic Neural Networks....Pages 62-72 A Neural Network Phoneme Classification Based on Wavelet Features....Pages 73-78 Fuzzy Symptoms and a Decision Support Index for the Early Diagnosis of Confusable Diseases....Pages 79-91 Finding Diverse Examples Using Genetic Algorithms....Pages 92-99 Evolving User Profiles to Reduce Internet Information Overload....Pages 100-107 Learning Fuzzy Classification Rules from Data....Pages 108-115 Increasing Diversity in Genetic Algorithms....Pages 116-123 Modelling Non-Numeric Linguistic Variables....Pages 124-131 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 A Preliminary Fuzzy Model to Identify Abnormal Cervical Smears Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 135-142 Application of Soft-Computing Techniques in Modelling of Buildings....Pages 143-150 Neuro-Fuzzy Adaptive Strategies Applied to Power System Stabilization....Pages 151-158 Using Genetic Algorithms to Incorporate Taste into Diets....Pages 159-166 The Application of Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms to Oil Exploration....Pages 167-174 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Symbolic and Numerical Regression: Experiments and Applications....Pages 175-182 G.A. Optimisation of PID Controllers — Optimal Fitness Functions....Pages 183-190 Fuzzy Logic for Behaviour Co-ordination and Multi-Agent Formation in RoboCup....Pages 191-198 A Hierarchical Fuzzy Genetic Multi-Agent Architecture for Intelligent Buildings Sensing and Control....Pages 199-206 The Use of Evolutionary and Fuzzy Models for Oncological Prognosis....Pages 207-215 Evolving Protein Similarity Scoring Matrices Using Differential Evolution....Pages 216-223 A Machine Process Cost Estimate Utilising Genetic Algorithms....Pages 224-232 "This volume contains papers presented at the International Conference on Recent Advances in Soft Computing 2000 at De Montfort University in Leicester. The contributions cover both theoretical developments and practical applications in various areas of Soft Computing."--Jacket