Applications of Soft Computing: From Theory to Praxis

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Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Fuzzy Group Decision Making for Management of Oil Spill Responses....Pages 3-12
Sensor Fusion Map Building-Based on Fuzzy Logic Using Sonar and SIFT Measurements....Pages 13-22
Rough Sets in Medical Informatics Applications....Pages 23-30
A Real Estate Management System Based on Soft Computing....Pages 31-40
Proportional Load Balancing Using Scalable Object Grouping Based on Fuzzy Clustering....Pages 41-50
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Multilevel Image Segmentation Using OptiMUSIG Activation Function with Fixed and Variable Thresholding: A Comparative Study....Pages 53-62
Artificial Neural Networks Modeling to Reduce Industrial Air Pollution....Pages 63-71
Wavelet Neural Network as a Multivariate Processing Tool in Electronic Tongues....Pages 73-81
Design of ANFIS Networks Using Hybrid Genetic and SVD Method for the Prediction of Coastal Wave Impacts....Pages 83-92
A Neuro-Fuzzy Control for TCP Network Congestion....Pages 93-101
Use of Remote Sensing Technology for GIS Based Landslide Hazard Mapping....Pages 103-113
An Analysis of the Disturbance on TCP Network Congestion....Pages 115-123
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RAM Analysis of the Press Unit in a Paper Plant Using Genetic Algorithm and Lambda-Tau Methodology....Pages 127-137
A Novel Approach to Reduce High-Dimensional Search Spaces for the Molecular Docking Problem....Pages 139-148
GA Inspired Heuristic for Uncapacitated Single Allocation Hub Location Problem....Pages 149-158
Evolutionary Constrained Design of Seismically Excited Buildings: Sensor Placement....Pages 159-169
Applying Evolution Computation Model to the Development and Transition of Virtual Community under Web2.0....Pages 171-180
Genetic Algorithms in Chemistry: Success or Failure Is in the Genes....Pages 181-189
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Multi-objective Expansion Planning of Electrical Distribution Networks Using Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimization....Pages 193-202
Prediction of Compressive Strength of Cement Using Gene Expression Programming....Pages 203-212
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Fault-Tolerant Nearest Neighbor Classifier Based on Reconfiguration of Analog Hardware in Low Power Intelligent Sensor Systems....Pages 213-222
Text Documents Classification by Associating Terms with Text Categories....Pages 223-231
Applying Methods of Soft Computing to Space Link Quality Prediction....Pages 233-242
A Novel Multicriteria Model Applied to Cashew Chestnut Industrialization Process....Pages 243-252
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Selection of Aggregation Operators with Decision Attitudes....Pages 255-264
A New Approach Based on Artificial Neural Networks for High Order Bivariate Fuzzy Time Series....Pages 265-273
A Genetic Fuzzy System with Inconsistent Rule Removal and Decision Tree Initialization....Pages 275-284
Robust Expectation Optimization Model Using the Possibility Measure for the Fuzzy Random Programming Problem....Pages 285-294
Improving Mining Fuzzy Rules with Artificial Immune Systems by Uniform Population....Pages 295-303
Incremental Locally Linear Fuzzy Classifier....Pages 305-314
On Criticality of Paths in Networks with Imprecise Durations and Generalized Precedence Relations....Pages 315-324
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Parallel Genetic Algorithm Approach to Automated Discovery of Hierarchical Production Rules....Pages 327-336
Two Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for Solving the Super-Peer Selection Problem....Pages 337-346
A Genetic Algorithm for the Constrained Coverage Problem....Pages 347-356
Using Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in the Optimization of Polymer Injection Molding....Pages 357-365
A Multiobjective Extremal Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Mapping in Grids....Pages 367-377
Interactive Incorporation of User Preferences in Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 379-388
Improvement of Quantum Evolutionary Algorithm with a Functional Sized Population....Pages 389-398
Optimal Path Planning for Controllability of Switched Linear Systems Using Multi-level Constrained GA....Pages 399-408
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Particle Swarm Optimization for Inference Procedures in the Generalized Gamma Family Based on Censored Data....Pages 411-422
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
SUPER-SAPSO: A New SA-Based PSO Algorithm....Pages 423-430
Testing of Diversity Strategy and Ensemble Strategy in SVM-Based Multiagent Ensemble Learning....Pages 431-440
Probability Collectives: A Decentralized, Distributed Optimization for Multi-Agent Systems....Pages 441-450
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Shape from Focus Based on Bilateral Filtering and Principal Component Analysis....Pages 453-462
Detecting Hidden Information from Watermarked Signal Using Granulation Based Fitness Approximation....Pages 463-472
Fuzzy Approaches for Colour Image Palette Selection....Pages 473-482
Novel Face Recognition Approach Using Bit-Level Information and Dummy Blank Images in Feedforward Neural Network....Pages 483-490
ICA for Face Recognition Using Different Source Distribution Models....Pages 491-498
Object Recognition Using Particle Swarm Optimization on Moment Descriptors....Pages 499-508
Perceptual Shaping in Digital Image Watermarking Using LDPC Codes and Genetic Programming....Pages 509-518
Voice Conversion by Mapping the Spectral and Prosodic Features Using Support Vector Machine....Pages 519-528
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