Multidisciplinary approaches to neural computing

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Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Redefining Information Processing Through Neural Computing Models  (Anna Esposito, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Francesco Carlo Morabito, Eros Pasero)....Pages 3-7
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 A Neural Approach for Hybrid Events Discrimination at Stromboli Volcano  (Antonietta M. Esposito, Flora Giudicepietro, Silvia Scarpetta, Sumegha Khilnani)....Pages 11-21
 Fully Automatic Multispectral MR Image Segmentation of Prostate Gland Based on the Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Algorithm  (Leonardo Rundo, Carmelo Militello, Giorgio Russo, Davide D’Urso, Lucia Maria Valastro, Antonio Garufi et al.)....Pages 23-37
 Integrating QuickBundles into a Model-Guided Approach for Extracting “Anatomically-Coherent” and “Symmetry-Aware” White Matter Fiber-Bundles  (Francesco Cauteruccio, Claudio Stamile, Giorgio Terracina, Domenico Ursino, Dominique Sappey-Marinier)....Pages 39-46
 Accurate Computation of Drude-Lorentz Model Coefficients of Single Negative Magnetic Metamaterials Using a Micro-Genetic Algorithm Approach  (Annalisa Sgrò, Domenico De Carlo, Giovanni Angiulli, Francesco Carlo Morabito, Mario Versaci)....Pages 47-55
 Effective Blind Source Separation Based on the Adam Algorithm  (Michele Scarpiniti, Simone Scardapane, Danilo Comminiello, Raffaele Parisi, Aurelio Uncini)....Pages 57-66
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 Depth-Based Hand Pose Recognizer Using Learning Vector Quantization  (Domenico De Felice, Francesco Camastra)....Pages 69-75
 Correlation Dimension-Based Recognition of Simple Juggling Movements  (Francesco Camastra, Francesco Esposito, Antonino Staiano)....Pages 77-84
 Cortical Phase Transitions as an Effect of Topology of Neural Network  (Ilenia Apicella, Silvia Scarpetta, Antonio de Candia)....Pages 85-96
 Human Fall Detection by Using an Innovative Floor Acoustic Sensor  (Diego Droghini, Emanuele Principi, Stefano Squartini, Paolo Olivetti, Francesco Piazza)....Pages 97-107
 An Improved Hilbert-Huang Transform for Non-linear and Time-Variant Signals  (Cesare Alippi, Wen Qi, Manuel Roveri)....Pages 109-117
 Privacy-Preserving Data Mining for Distributed Medical Scenarios  (Simone Scardapane, Rosa Altilio, Valentina Ciccarelli, Aurelio Uncini, Massimo Panella)....Pages 119-128
 Rule Base Reduction Using Conflicting and Reinforcement Measures  (Luca Anzilli, Silvio Giove)....Pages 129-137
 An Application of Internet Traffic Prediction with Deep Neural Network  (Sanam Narejo, Eros Pasero)....Pages 139-149
 Growing Curvilinear Component Analysis (GCCA) for Dimensionality Reduction of Nonstationary Data  (Giansalvo Cirrincione, Vincenzo Randazzo, Eros Pasero)....Pages 151-160
 Convolutional Neural Networks with 3-D Kernels for Voice Activity Detection in a Multiroom Environment  (Paolo Vecchiotti, Fabio Vesperini, Emanuele Principi, Stefano Squartini, Francesco Piazza)....Pages 161-170
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 A Hybrid Variable Selection Approach for NN-Based Classification in Industrial Context  (Silvia Cateni, Valentina Colla)....Pages 173-180
 Advanced Neural Networks Systems for Unbalanced Industrial Datasets  (Marco Vannucci, Valentina Colla)....Pages 181-189
 Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization for a Dynamic Production Scheduling Approach  (Maurizio Fiasché, Diego E. Liberati, Stefano Gualandi, Marco Taisch)....Pages 191-201
 A Neural Network-Based Approach for Steam Turbine Monitoring  (Stefano Dettori, Valentina Colla, Giuseppe Salerno, Annamaria Signorini)....Pages 203-211
 A Predictive Model of Artificial Neural Network for Fuel Consumption in Engine Control System  (Khurshid Aliev, Sanam Narejo, Eros Pasero, Jamshid Inoyatkhodjaev)....Pages 213-222
 SOM-Based Analysis to Relate Non-uniformities in Magnetic Measurements to Hot Strip Mill Process Conditions  (Gianluca Nastasi, Claudio Mocci, Valentina Colla, Frenk Van Den Berg, Willem Beugeling)....Pages 223-231
 Vision-Based Mapping and Micro-localization of Industrial Components in the Fields of Laser Technology  (C. Theoharatos, D. Kastaniotis, D. Besiris, N. Fragoulis)....Pages 233-243
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 Artificial Neural Network Analysis and ERP in Intimate Partner Violence  (Sara Invitto, Arianna Mignozzi, Giulia Piraino, Gianbattista Rocco, Irio De Feudis, Antonio Brunetti et al.)....Pages 247-257
 Investigating the Brain Connectivity Evolution in AD and MCI Patients Through the EEG Signals’ Wavelet Coherence  (Cosimo Ieracitano, Nadia Mammone, Fabio La Foresta, Francesco C. Morabito)....Pages 259-269
 On the Classification of EEG Signal by Using an SVM Based Algorithm  (Valeria Saccá, Maurizio Campolo, Domenico Mirarchi, Antonio Gambardella, Pierangelo Veltri, Francesco Carlo Morabito)....Pages 271-278
 Preprocessing the EEG of Alzheimer’s Patients to Automatically Remove Artifacts  (Nadia Mammone)....Pages 279-287
 Smell and Meaning: An OERP Study  (Sara Invitto, Giulia Piraino, Arianna Mignozzi, Simona Capone, Giovanni Montagna, Pietro Aleardo Siciliano et al.)....Pages 289-300
 Automatic Detection of Depressive States from Speech  (Aditi Mendiratta, Filomena Scibelli, Antonietta M. Esposito, Vincenzo Capuano, Laurence Likforman-Sulem, Mauro N. Maldonato et al.)....Pages 301-314
 Effects of Gender and Luminance Backgrounds on the Recognition of Neutral Facial Expressions  (Vincenzo Capuano, Gennaro Cordasco, Filomena Scibelli, Mauro Maldonato, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Anna Esposito)....Pages 315-325
 Semantic Maps of Twitter Conversations  (Angelo Ciaramella, Antonio Maratea, Emanuela Spagnoli)....Pages 327-338
 Preliminary Study on Implications of Cursive Handwriting Learning in Schools  (Andreu Comajuncosas, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Jordi Solé-Casals, Marta Portero-Tresserra)....Pages 339-344
 Italian General Elections of 2006 and 2008: Testing the Direct and Indirect Impact of Implicit and Explicit Attitudes on Voting Behaviour  (Angiola Di Conza, Maria Di Marco, Francesca Tanganelli, Ida Sergi, Vincenzo Paolo Senese, Augusto Gnisci)....Pages 345-352
 Are the Gambler’s Fallacy or the Hot-Hand Fallacy due to an Erroneous Probability Estimate?  (Olimpia Matarazzo, Michele Carpentieri, Claudia Greco, Barbara Pizzini)....Pages 353-368
 When Intuitive Decisions Making, Based on Expertise, May Deliver Better Results than a Rational, Deliberate Approach  (Mauro Maldonato, Silvia Dell’Orco, Raffaele Sperandeo)....Pages 369-377
 Artificial Entities or Moral Agents? How AI is Changing Human Evolution  (Mauro Maldonato, Paolo Valerio)....Pages 379-388