Applications of Soft Computing

Part I. Computer Graphics, Imaging and Vision

1. Efficient Genetic Algorithms for Arabic Handwritten Characters Recognition
Laheeb M. Al-zoubaidy

2. Generic Black Box Optimisation Algorithms for Colour Quantisation
Gerald Schaefer, Lars Nolle

3. Neural Network Combined with Fuzzy Logic to Remove Salt and Pepper Noise in Digital Images
A. Faro, D. Giordano, C. Spampinato

4. Computing Optimized NURBS Curves using Simulated Evolution on Control Parameters
Muhammad Sarfraz, Sadiq M. Sait, Mohmmed Balah, M. Humayun Baig

Part II. Control and Robotics

5. Design of A Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Compensator for Inverted Pendulum Control Using Bode Plots
Xiaojun Ban, X. Z. Gao, Xianlin Huang, H. S. Lin

6. Soft Computing in Accuracy Enhancement of Machine Tools
Y. Liu, X. Z. Gao, X. Wang

7. Mobile Robot Navigation: Potential Field Approach Vs. Genetic-Fuzzy System
Nirmal Baran Hui, Dilip Kumar Pratihar

8. Intelligent Tuning and Application of a PID Controller Using Universal Model
Rodrigo R. Sumar, Antonio A. R. Coelho, Leandro dos Santos Coelho

Part III. Design

9. Dynamic Reconfiguration Algorithm for Field Programmable Analog Scalable Device Array (FPADA) with Fixed Topology
Peter Tawdross, Andreas König

10. Advances in the Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Drug Discovery, Design and Development
S. J. Barrett, W. B. Langdon

11. A Review on Design Optimisation and Exploration with Interactive Evolutionary Computation
Alexandra Melike Brintrup, Jeremy Ramsden, Ashutosh Tiwari

Part IV. Pattern Recognition

12. Mapping of Natural Patterns by Liquid Architectures Implementing Neural Cliques
Karina Odinaev, Igal Raichelgauz, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi

13. Pattern Recognition Using Modular Neural Networks and Fuzzy Integral as Method for Response Integration
Patricia Melin, Gabriela Martinez, Claudia Gonzalez, Diana Bravo, Felma Gonzalez

14. Genetic Algorithm-Evolved Bayesian Network Classifier for Medical Applications
Matthew Wiggins, Ashraf Saad, Brian Litt, George Vachtsevanos

15. A Real-Time Hand Gesture Interface for Medical Visualization Applications
Juan Wachs, Helman Stern, Yael Edan, Michael Gillam, Craig Feied, Mark Smith, Jon Handler

Part V. Classification

16. A Hybrid Intelligent System and Its Application to Fault Detection and Diagnosis
Chee Siong Teh, Chee Peng Lim

17. Evolutionary Multidimensional Scaling for Data Visualization and Classification
Kuncup Iswandy, Andreas König

18. Extended Genetic Algorithm for Tuning a Multiple Classifier System
Soto C. Ramon, Waissman V. Julio

19. Development of Fuzzy Expert System for Customer and Service Advisor Categorisation within Contact Centre Environment
Satya Shah, Rajkumar Roy, Ashutosh Tiwari

20. Soft Computing for Intelligent Information Management
Ben Azvine, Trevor Martin, Marcus Thint

21. Soft Computing in Intelligent Data Analysis
Ben Azvine, Detlef Nauck, Martin Spott

Part VI. Identification and Forecasting

22. Neural Network-Based Expert System to Predict the Results of Finite Element Analysis
Onkar Pradeeprao Bhise, Dilip Kumar Pratihar

23. Modular Neural Networks with Fuzzy Integration Applied to Time Series Prediction
Patricia Melin, Ileana Leal, Valente Ochoa, Luis Valenzuela, Gabriela Torres, Daniel Clemente

24. Fuzzy Model Identification for Rapid Nickel-Cadmium Battery Charger through Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Arun Khoslal, Shakti Kumar, K. K. Aggarwal, Jagatpreet Singh

25. Fuzzy Association Rule Mining for Model Structure Identification
F. P. Pach, A. Gyenesei, P. Arval, J. Abonyi

26. Modeling Public Transport Trips with General Regression Neural Networks; A Case Study for Istanbul Metropolitan Area
Hilmi Berk Celikoglu

Part VII. Optimization Problems: Assignment, Partitioning and Ordering

27. Use of Genetic Algorithm to Optimum Test Frequency Selection
Bartlomiej Puchalski, Lukasz Zielinski, Jerzy Rutkowski

28. Performance Analysis of Parallel Strategies for Bi-objective Network Partitioning
R. Baños, C. Gil, J. Gómez, J. Ortega

29. A Guided Rule Reduction System for Prioritization of Failures in Fuzzy FMEA
Kai Meng Tay, Chee Peng Lim

30. A Hybrid Method of Differential Evolution and SQP for Solving the Economic Dispatch Problem with Valve-Point Effect
Leandro dos Santos Coelho, Viviana Cocco Mariani

31. Multiobjective Prioritization in the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Evolutionary Computing
Ludmil Mikhailov

32. Evolutionary and Heuristic Algorithms for Multiobjective 0–1 Knapsack Problem
Rajeev Kumar, P. K. Singh, A. P. Singhal, Atul Bhartia

33. The Assignment of Referees to WSC10 Submissions: An Evolutionary Approach
Joshua Knowles

Part VIII. Optimization Methods: Development and Analysis

34. Robustness using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
A. Gaspar-Cunha, J. A. Covas

35. Genetic Programming, Probabilistic Incremental Program Evolution, and Scalability
Radovan Ondas, Martin Pelikan, Kumara Sastry

36. Adaptive Parameter Control of Evolutionary Algorithms Under Time Constraints
Sandip Aine, Rajeev Kumar, P. P. Chakrabarti

37. Role of Chaos in Swarm Intelligence — A Preliminary Analysis
Hongbo Liu, Ajith Abraham, Yonggang Li, Xiujin Yang

38. Multi-parent Recombination Operator with Multiple Probability Distribution for Real Coded Genetic Algorithm
M. M. Raghuwanshi, G. G. Kakde

Part IX. Tutorials

39. Special Tutorial — State of the Art Face Detection: Cascade Boosting Approaches
Rodrigo Verschae, Javier Ruiz-del-Solar

40. Special Tutorial — Particle Swarms for Fuzzy Models Identification
K. K. Aggarwal, Shakti Kumar, Arun Khosla, Jagatpreet Singh

41. Special Tutorial — Project Management: Issues in Computer Based Monitoring and Control with Soft Computing Approaches
Gautam Vasappanavara, Anand Vasappanavara, D Ravi, Ramesh Vasappanavara

Keywords: Engineering, Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics), Applications of Mathematics, Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)