Applications of Soft Computing

I. Fuzzy, Neuro-Fuzzy and Rough Sets Applications

1. Fuzzy Group Decision Making for Management of Oil Spill Responses
Renato A. Krohling, Daniel Rigo

2. Sensor Fusion Map Building-Based on Fuzzy Logic Using Sonar and SIFT Measurements
Alfredo Chávez Plascencia, Jan Dimon Bendtsen

3. Rough Sets in Medical Informatics Applications
Aboul Ella Hassanien, Ajith Abraham, James F. Peters, Gerald Schaefer

4. A Real Estate Management System Based on Soft Computing
Carlos D. Barranco, Jesús R. Campaña, Juan M. Medina

5. Proportional Load Balancing Using Scalable Object Grouping Based on Fuzzy Clustering
Romeo Mark A. Mateo, Jaewan Lee

II. Neural Network Applications

6. Multilevel Image Segmentation Using OptiMUSIG Activation Function with Fixed and Variable Thresholding: A Comparative Study
Sourav De, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Paramartha Dutta

7. Artificial Neural Networks Modeling to Reduce Industrial Air Pollution
Zvi Boger

8. Wavelet Neural Network as a Multivariate Processing Tool in Electronic Tongues
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, Laura Moreno-Barón, Lorenzo Leija, Roberto Muñoz, Manel Valle

9. Design of ANFIS Networks Using Hybrid Genetic and SVD Method for the Prediction of Coastal Wave Impacts
Ahmad Bagheri, Nader Nariman-Zadeh, Ali Jamali, Kiarash Dayjoori

10. A Neuro-Fuzzy Control for TCP Network Congestion
S. Hadi Hosseini, Mahdieh Shabanian, Babak N. Araabi

11. Use of Remote Sensing Technology for GIS Based Landslide Hazard Mapping
S. Prabu, S. S. Ramakrishnan, Hema A. Murthy, R. Vidhya

12. An Analysis of the Disturbance on TCP Network Congestion
Mahdieh Shabanian, S. Hadi Hosseini, Babak N. Araabi

III. Applications of Evolutionary Computations

13. RAM Analysis of the Press Unit in a Paper Plant Using Genetic Algorithm and Lambda-Tau Methodology
Komal, S. P. Sharma, Dinesh Kumar

14. A Novel Approach to Reduce High-Dimensional Search Spaces for the Molecular Docking Problem
Dimitri Kuhn, Robert Günther, Karsten Weicker

15. GA Inspired Heuristic for Uncapacitated Single Allocation Hub Location Problem
Vladimir Filipović, Jozef Kratica, Dušan Tošić, Djordje Dugošija

16. Evolutionary Constrained Design of Seismically Excited Buildings: Sensor Placement
Alireza Rowhanimanesh, Abbas Khajekaramodin, Mohammad-Reza Akbarzadeh-T.

17. Applying Evolution Computation Model to the Development and Transition of Virtual Community under Web2.0
Huang Chien-hsun, Tsai Pai-yung

18. Genetic Algorithms in Chemistry: Success or Failure Is in the Genes
Clifford W. Padgett, Ashraf Saad

IV. Other Soft Computing Applications

19. Multi-objective Expansion Planning of Electrical Distribution Networks Using Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimization
Sanjib Ganguly, N. C. Sahoo, D. Das

20. Prediction of Compressive Strength of Cement Using Gene Expression Programming
Priyanka Thamma, S. V. Barai

21. Fault-Tolerant Nearest Neighbor Classifier Based on Reconfiguration of Analog Hardware in Low Power Intelligent Sensor Systems
Kuncup Iswandy, Andreas König

22. Text Documents Classification by Associating Terms with Text Categories
V. Srividhya, R. Anitha

23. Applying Methods of Soft Computing to Space Link Quality Prediction
Bastian Preindl, Lars Mehnen, Frank Rattay, Jens Dalsgaard Nielsen

24. A Novel Multicriteria Model Applied to Cashew Chestnut Industrialization Process
Isabelle Tamanini, Ana Lisse Carvalho, Ana Karoline Castro, Plácido Rogério Pinheiro

V. Design of Fuzzy, Neuro-Fuzzy and Rough Sets Techniques

25. Selection of Aggregation Operators with Decision Attitudes
Kevin Kam Fung Yuen

26. A New Approach Based on Artificial Neural Networks for High Order Bivariate Fuzzy Time Series
Erol Egrioglu, V. Rezan Uslu, Ufuk Yolcu, M. A. Basaran, Aladag C. Hakan

27. A Genetic Fuzzy System with Inconsistent Rule Removal and Decision Tree Initialization
Pietari Pulkkinen, Hannu Koivisto

28. Robust Expectation Optimization Model Using the Possibility Measure for the Fuzzy Random Programming Problem
Takashi Hasuike, Hiroaki Ishii

29. Improving Mining Fuzzy Rules with Artificial Immune Systems by Uniform Population
Edward Mȩżyk, Olgierd Unold

30. Incremental Locally Linear Fuzzy Classifier
Armin Eftekhari, Mojtaba Ahmadieh Khanesar, Mohamad Forouzanfar, Mohammad Teshnehlab

31. On Criticality of Paths in Networks with Imprecise Durations and Generalized Precedence Relations
Siamak Haji Yakhchali, Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour, Seyed Mohamad Taghi Fatemi Ghomi

VI. Design of Evolutionary Computation Techniques

32. Parallel Genetic Algorithm Approach to Automated Discovery of Hierarchical Production Rules
K. K. Bharadwaj, Saroj

33. Two Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for Solving the Super-Peer Selection Problem
Jozef Kratica, Jelena Kojić, Dušan Tošić, Vladimir Filipović, Djordje Dugošija

34. A Genetic Algorithm for the Constrained Coverage Problem
Mansoor Davoodi, Ali Mohades, Jafar Rezaei

35. Using Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in the Optimization of Polymer Injection Molding
Célio Fernandes, António J. Pontes, Júlio C. Viana, A. Gaspar-Cunha

36. A Multiobjective Extremal Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Mapping in Grids
Ivanoe Falco, Antonio Cioppa, Domenico Maisto, Umberto Scafuri, Ernesto Tarantino

37. Interactive Incorporation of User Preferences in Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms
Johannes Krettek, Jan Braun, Frank Hoffmann, Torsten Bertram

38. Improvement of Quantum Evolutionary Algorithm with a Functional Sized Population
Tayarani Mohammad, Akbarzadeh Toutounchi Mohammad Reza

39. Optimal Path Planning for Controllability of Switched Linear Systems Using Multi-level Constrained GA
Alireza Rowhanimanesh, Ali Karimpour, Naser Pariz

VII. Design for Other Soft Computing Techniques

40. Particle Swarm Optimization for Inference Procedures in the Generalized Gamma Family Based on Censored Data
Mauro Campos, Renato A. Krohling, Patrick Borges

41. SUPER-SAPSO: A New SA-Based PSO Algorithm
Majid Bahrepour, Elham Mahdipour, Raman Cheloi, Mahdi Yaghoobi

42. Testing of Diversity Strategy and Ensemble Strategy in SVM-Based Multiagent Ensemble Learning
Lean Yu, Shouyang Wang, Kin Keung Lai

43. Probability Collectives: A Decentralized, Distributed Optimization for Multi-Agent Systems
Anand J. Kulkarni, K. Tai

VIII. Computer Graphics, Imaging, Vision and Signal Processing

44. Shape from Focus Based on Bilateral Filtering and Principal Component Analysis
Muhammad Tariq Mahmood, Asifullah Khan, Tae-Sun Choi

45. Detecting Hidden Information from Watermarked Signal Using Granulation Based Fitness Approximation
Mohsen Davarynejad, Saeed Sedghi, Majid Bahrepour, Chang Wook Ahn, Mohammad-Reza Akbarzadeht, Carlos Artemio Coello Coello

46. Fuzzy Approaches for Colour Image Palette Selection
Gerald Schaefer, Huiyu Zhou

47. Novel Face Recognition Approach Using Bit-Level Information and Dummy Blank Images in Feedforward Neural Network
David Boon Liang Bong, Kung Chuang Ting, Yin Chai Wang

48. ICA for Face Recognition Using Different Source Distribution Models
Dinesh Kumar, C. S. Rai, Shakti Kumar

49. Object Recognition Using Particle Swarm Optimization on Moment Descriptors
Muhammad Sarfraz, Ali Taleb Ali Al-Awami

50. Perceptual Shaping in Digital Image Watermarking Using LDPC Codes and Genetic Programming
Imran Usman, Asifullah Khan, Rafiullah Chamlawi, Tae-Sun Choi

51. Voice Conversion by Mapping the Spectral and Prosodic Features Using Support Vector Machine
Rabul Hussain Laskar, Fazal Ahmed Talukdar, Rajib Bhattacharjee, Saugat Das

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