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Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems Design

Author : Fakhreddine O. Karray
Publisher : Addison Wesley Longman
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems Design by : Fakhreddine O. Karray

Download or read book Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems Design written by Fakhreddine O. Karray and published by Addison Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2004 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are based around mathematical techniques of symbolic logic, with programming in languages such as Prolog and LISP invented in the 1960s. These are referred to as "crisp" techniques by the soft computing community. The new wave of AI methods seeks inspiration from the world of biology, and is being used to create numerous real-world intelligent systems with the aid of soft computing tools. These new methods are being increasingly taught at the upper end of the curriculum, sometimes as an adjunct to traditional AI courses, and sometimes as a replacement for them. Where a more radical approach is taken and the course is being taught at an introductory level, we have recently published Negnevitsky's book. Karray and Silva will be suitable for the majority of courses which will be found at an advanced level. Karray and de Silva cover the problem of control and intelligent systems design using soft-computing techniques in an integrated manner. They present both theory and applications, including industrial applications, and the book contains numerous worked examples, problems and case studies. Covering the state-of-the-art in soft-computing techniques, the book gives the reader sufficient knowledge to tackle a wide range of complex systems for which traditional techniques are inadequate.

Intelligent Systems and Soft Computing

Author : Behnam Azvine
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540449175
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Systems and Soft Computing written by Behnam Azvine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-12-30 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artificial intelligence has, traditionally focused on solving human-centered problems like natural language processing or common-sense reasoning. On the other hand, for a while now soft computing has been applied successfully in areas like pattern recognition, clustering, or automatic control. The papers in this book explore the possibility of bringing these two areas together. This book is unique in the way it concentrates on building intelligent software systems by combining methods from diverse disciplines, such as fuzzy set theory, neuroscience, agent technology, knowledge discovery, and symbolic artificial intelligence. The first part of the book focuses on foundational aspects and future directions; the second part provides the reader with an overview of recently developed software tools for building flexible intelligent systems; the final section studies developed applications in various fields.

Soft Computing Applications

Author : Valentina Emilia Balas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642339417
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Book Synopsis Soft Computing Applications by : Valentina Emilia Balas

Download or read book Soft Computing Applications written by Valentina Emilia Balas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the Proceedings of the 5thInternational Workshop on Soft Computing Applications (SOFA 2012). The book covers a broad spectrum of soft computing techniques, theoretical and practical applications employing knowledge and intelligence to find solutions for world industrial, economic and medical problems. The combination of such intelligent systems tools and a large number of applications introduce a need for a synergy of scientific and technological disciplines in order to show the great potential of Soft Computing in all domains. The conference papers included in these proceedings, published post conference, were grouped into the following area of research: · Soft Computing and Fusion Algorithms in Biometrics, · Fuzzy Theory, Control andApplications, · Modelling and Control Applications, · Steps towards Intelligent Circuits, · Knowledge-Based Technologies for Web Applications, Cloud Computing and Security Algorithms, · Computational Intelligence for Biomedical Applications, · Neural Networks and Applications, · Intelligent Systems for Image Processing, · Knowledge Management for Business Process and Enterprise Modelling. The combination of intelligent systems tools and a large number of applications introduce a need for a synergy of scientific and technological disciplines in order to show the great potential of Soft Computing in all domains.

Soft Computing for Intelligent Systems

Author : Nikhil Marriwala
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811610487
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Soft Computing for Intelligent Systems written by Nikhil Marriwala and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Soft Computing for Intelligent Systems (SCIS 2020), held during 18–20 December 2020 at University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. The book encompasses all branches of artificial intelligence, computational sciences and machine learning which is based on computation at some level such as AI-based Internet of things, sensor networks, robotics, intelligent diabetic retinopathy, intelligent cancer genes analysis using computer vision, evolutionary algorithms, fuzzy systems, medical automatic identification intelligence system and applications in agriculture, health care, smart grid and instrumentation systems. The book is helpful for educators, researchers and developers working in the area of recent advances and upcoming technologies utilizing computational sciences in signal processing, imaging, computing, instrumentation, artificial intelligence and their applications.

Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Pattern Recognition Using Soft Computing

Author : Patricia Melin
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783642063251
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (632 download)

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Book Synopsis Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Pattern Recognition Using Soft Computing by : Patricia Melin

Download or read book Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Pattern Recognition Using Soft Computing written by Patricia Melin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph describes new methods for intelligent pattern recognition using soft computing techniques including neural networks, fuzzy logic, and genetic algorithms. Hybrid intelligent systems that combine several soft computing techniques are needed due to the complexity of pattern recognition problems. Hybrid intelligent systems can have different architectures, which have an impact on the efficiency and accuracy of pattern recognition systems, to achieve the ultimate goal of pattern recognition. This book also shows results of the application of hybrid intelligent systems to real-world problems of face, fingerprint, and voice recognition. This monograph is intended to be a major reference for scientists and engineers applying new computational and mathematical tools to intelligent pattern recognition and can be also used as a textbook for graduate courses in soft computing, intelligent pattern recognition, computer vision, or applied artificial intelligence.

Soft Computing Based Modeling in Intelligent Systems

Author : Valentina Emilia Balas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642004474
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis Soft Computing Based Modeling in Intelligent Systems by : Valentina Emilia Balas

Download or read book Soft Computing Based Modeling in Intelligent Systems written by Valentina Emilia Balas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book “Soft Computing Based Modeling in Intelligent Systems”contains the - tended works originally presented at the IEEE International Workshop SOFA 2005 and additional papers. SOFA, an acronym for SOFt computing and Applications, is an international wo- shop intended to advance the theory and applications of intelligent systems and soft computing. Lotfi Zadeh, the inventor of fuzzy logic, has suggested the term “Soft Computing.” He created the Berkeley Initiative of Soft Computing (BISC) to connect researchers working in these new areas of AI. Professor Zadeh participated actively in our wo- shop. Soft Computing techniques are tolerant to imprecision, uncertainty and partial truth. Due to the large variety and complexity of the domain, the constituting methods of Soft Computing are not competing for a comprehensive ultimate solution. Instead they are complementing each other, for dedicated solutions adapted to each specific pr- lem. Hundreds of concrete applications are already available in many domains. Model based approaches offer a very challenging way to integrate a priori knowledge into procedures. Due to their flexibility, robustness, and easy interpretability, the soft c- puting applications will continue to have an exceptional role in our technologies. The applications of Soft Computing techniques in emerging research areas show its mat- ity and usefulness. The IEEE International Workshop SOFA 2005 held Szeged-Hungary and Arad- Romania in 2005 has led to the publication of these two edited volumes. This volume contains Soft Computing methods and applications in modeling, optimisation and prediction.

Intelligent Systems and Computer Technology

Author : D.J. Hemanth
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1643681036
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Systems and Computer Technology written by D.J. Hemanth and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent developments in soft-computation techniques have paved the way for handling huge volumes of data, thereby bringing about significant changes and technological advancements. This book presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Emerging Current Trends in Computing & Expert Technology (COMET 2020), held at Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, India on 6 and 7 March 2020. The aim of the book is to disseminate cutting-edge developments taking place in the technological fields of intelligent systems and computer technology, thereby assisting researchers and practitioners from both institutions and industry to upgrade their knowledge of the latest developments and emerging areas of study. It focuses on technological innovations and trendsetting initiatives to improve business values, optimize business processes and enable inclusive growth for corporates, industries and education alike. The book is divided into two sections; ‘Next Generation Soft Computing’ is a platform for scientists, researchers, practitioners and academics to present and discuss their most recent innovations, trends and concerns, as well as the practical challenges encountered in the field. The second section, ‘Evolutionary Networking and Communications’ focuses on various aspects of 5G communications systems and networking, including cloud and virtualization solutions, management technologies, and vertical application areas. It brings together the latest technologies from all over the world, and also provides an excellent international forum for the sharing of knowledge and results from theory, methodology and applications in networking and communications. The book will be of interest to all those working in the fields of intelligent systems and computer technology.

Soft Computing In Systems And Control Technology

Author : Spyros Tzafestas
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981449643X
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Book Synopsis Soft Computing In Systems And Control Technology by : Spyros Tzafestas

Download or read book Soft Computing In Systems And Control Technology written by Spyros Tzafestas and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999-05-21 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soft computing is a branch of computing which, unlike hard computing, can deal with uncertain, imprecise and inexact data. The three constituents of soft computing are fuzzy-logic-based computing, neurocomputing, and genetic algorithms. Fuzzy logic contributes the capability of approximate reasoning, neurocomputing offers function approximation and learning capabilities, and genetic algorithms provide a methodology for systematic random search and optimization. These three capabilities are combined in a complementary and synergetic fashion.This book presents a cohesive set of contributions dealing with important issues and applications of soft computing in systems and control technology. The contributions include state-of-the-art material, mathematical developments, fresh results, and how-to-do issues. Among the problems studied via neural, fuzzy, neurofuzzy and genetic methodologies are: data fusion, reinforcement learning, approximation properties, multichannel imaging, signal processing, system optimization, gaming, and several forms of control.The book can serve as a reference for researchers and practitioners in the field. Readers can find in it a large amount of useful and timely information, and thus save considerable effort in searching for other scattered literature.

Soft Computing Applications

Author : Valentina Emilia Balas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319625217
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Soft Computing Applications written by Valentina Emilia Balas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These two volumes constitute the Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Soft Computing Applications (SOFA 2016), held on 24–26 August 2016 in Arad, Romania. This edition was organized by Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania, University of Belgrade, Serbia, in conjunction with the Institute of Computer Science, Iasi Branch of the Romanian Academy, IEEE Romanian Section, Romanian Society of Control Engineering and Technical Informatics (SRAIT) - Arad Section, General Association of Engineers in Romania - Arad Section, and BTM Resources Arad. The soft computing concept was introduced by Lotfi Zadeh in 1991 and serves to highli ght the emergence of computing methodologies in which the accent is on exploiting the tolerance for imprecision and uncertainty to achieve tractability, robustness and lower costs. Soft computing facilitates the combined use of fuzzy logic, neurocomputing, evolutionary computing and probabilistic computing, leading to the concept of hybrid intelligent systems. The rapid emergence of new tools and applications calls for a synergy of scientific and technological disciplines in order to reveal the great potential of soft computing in all domains. The conference papers included in these proceedings, published post-conference, were grouped into the following areas of research: • Methods and Applications in Electrical Engineering • Knowledge-Based Technologies for Web Applications, Cloud Computing, Security Algorithms and Computer Networks • Biomedical Applications • Image, Text and Signal Processing • Machine Learning and Applications • &nb sp; Business Process Management • Fuzzy Applications, Theory and Fuzzy Control • Computational Intelligence in Education • Soft Computing & Fuzzy Logic i n Biometrics (SCFLB) • Soft Computing Algorithms Applied in Economy, Industry and Communication Technology • Modelling and Applications in Textiles The book helps to disseminate advances in selected active research directions in the field of soft computing, along with current issues and applications of related topics. As such, it provides valuable information for professors, researchers and graduate students in the area of soft computing techniques and applications.

Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems

Author : Madan M. Gupta
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080541334
Total Pages : 639 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems written by Madan M. Gupta and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999-10-28 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of soft computing is emerging from the cutting edge research over the last ten years devoted to fuzzy engineering and genetic algorithms. The subject is being called soft computing and computational intelligence. With acceptance of the research fundamentals in these important areas, the field is expanding into direct applications through engineering and systems science. This book cover the fundamentals of this emerging filed, as well as direct applications and case studies. There is a need for practicing engineers, computer scientists, and system scientists to directly apply "fuzzy" engineering into a wide array of devices and systems.

Soft Computing Applications and Intelligent Systems

Author : Shahrul Azman Noah
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642405673
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Soft Computing Applications and Intelligent Systems written by Shahrul Azman Noah and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Second International Multi-Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology, M-CAIT 2013, held in Shah Alam, in August 2013. The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 110 submissions. M-CAIT 2013 hosted four special tracks in a single event: Intelligence Computation on Pattern Analysis and Robotics (ICPAIR 2013), Data Mining and Optimization (DMO 2013), Semantic Technology and Information Retrieval (STAIR 2013) and Industrial Computing & Applied Informatics (IComp 2013). The papers address issues of state-of-the-art research, development, implementation and applications within the four focus areas in CAIT: pattern recognition, data mining and optimization, knowledge technology and industrial computing.

Soft Computing Applications

Author : Valentina Emilia Balas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319184164
Total Pages : 1381 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Soft Computing Applications written by Valentina Emilia Balas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 1381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These volumes constitute the Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Soft Computing Applications, or SOFA 2014, held on 24-26 July 2014 in Timisoara, Romania. This edition was organized by the University of Belgrade, Serbia in conjunction with Romanian Society of Control Engineering and Technical Informatics (SRAIT) - Arad Section, The General Association of Engineers in Romania - Arad Section, Institute of Computer Science, Iasi Branch of the Romanian Academy and IEEE Romanian Section. The Soft Computing concept was introduced by Lotfi Zadeh in 1991 and serves to highlight the emergence of computing methodologies in which the accent is on exploiting the tolerance for imprecision and uncertainty to achieve tractability, robustness and low solution cost. Soft computing facilitates the use of fuzzy logic, neurocomputing, evolutionary computing and probabilistic computing in combination, leading to the concept of hybrid intelligent systems. The combination of such intelligent systems tools and a large number of applications introduce a need for a synergy of scientific and technological disciplines in order to show the great potential of Soft Computing in all domains. The conference papers included in these proceedings, published post conference, were grouped into the following area of research: · Image, Text and Signal Processing Intelligent Transportation Modeling and Applications Biomedical Applications Neural Network and Applications Knowledge-Based Technologies for Web Applications, Cloud Computing, Security, Algorithms and Computer Networks Knowledge-Based Technologies Soft Computing Techniques for Time Series Analysis Soft Computing and Fuzzy Logic in Biometrics Fuzzy Applications Theory and Fuzzy Control Business Process Management Methods and Applications in Electrical Engineering The volumes provide useful information to professors, researchers and graduated students in area of soft computing techniques and applications, as they report new research work on challenging issues.

Engineering Applications of Soft Computing

Author : Margarita-Arimatea Díaz-Cortés
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319578138
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Book Synopsis Engineering Applications of Soft Computing by : Margarita-Arimatea Díaz-Cortés

Download or read book Engineering Applications of Soft Computing written by Margarita-Arimatea Díaz-Cortés and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book bridges the gap between Soft Computing techniques and their applications to complex engineering problems. In each chapter we endeavor to explain the basic ideas behind the proposed applications in an accessible format for readers who may not possess a background in some of the fields. Therefore, engineers or practitioners who are not familiar with Soft Computing methods will appreciate that the techniques discussed go beyond simple theoretical tools, since they have been adapted to solve significant problems that commonly arise in such areas. At the same time, the book will show members of the Soft Computing community how engineering problems are now being solved and handled with the help of intelligent approaches. Highlighting new applications and implementations of Soft Computing approaches in various engineering contexts, the book is divided into 12 chapters. Further, it has been structured so that each chapter can be read independently of the others.

Soft Computing and Its Applications

Author : Rafik Aziz ogly Aliev
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789810247003
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Soft Computing and Its Applications written by Rafik Aziz ogly Aliev and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of soft computing is still in its initial stages of crystallization. Presently available books on soft computing are merely collections of chapters or articles about different aspects of the field. This book is the first to provide a systematic account of the major concepts and methodologies of soft computing, presenting a unified framework that makes the subject more accessible to students and practitioners. Particularly worthy of note is the inclusion of a wealth of information about neuro-fuzzy, neuro-genetic, fuzzy-genetic and neuro-fuzzy-genetic systems, with many illuminating applications and examples.

New Concepts and Applications in Soft Computing

Author : Valentina Emilia Balas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642289592
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book New Concepts and Applications in Soft Computing written by Valentina Emilia Balas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a sample of research on the innovative theory and applications of soft computing paradigms. The idea of Soft Computing was initiated in 1981 when Professor Zadeh published his first paper on soft data analysis and constantly evolved ever since. Professor Zadeh defined Soft Computing as the fusion of the fields of fuzzy logic (FL), neural network theory (NN) and probabilistic reasoning (PR), with the latter subsuming belief networks, evolutionary computing including DNA computing, chaos theory and parts of learning theory into one multidisciplinary system. As Zadeh said the essence of soft computing is that unlike the traditional, hard computing, soft computing is aimed at an accommodation with the pervasive imprecision of the real world. Thus, the guiding principle of soft computing is to exploit the tolerance for imprecision, uncertainty and partial truth to achieve tractability, robustness, low solution cost and better rapport with reality. In the final analysis, the role model for soft computing is the human mind. We hope that the reader will share our excitement and find our volume both useful and inspiring.

Soft Computing for Hybrid Intelligent Systems

Author : Oscar Castillo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540708111
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Soft Computing for Hybrid Intelligent Systems written by Oscar Castillo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We describe in this book, new methods and applications of hybrid intelligent systems using soft computing techniques. Soft Computing (SC) consists of several intelligent computing paradigms, including fuzzy logic, neural networks, and evolutionary al- rithms, which can be used to produce powerful hybrid intelligent systems. The book is organized in five main parts, which contain a group of papers around a similar subject. The first part consists of papers with the main theme of intelligent control, which are basically papers that use hybrid systems to solve particular problems of control. The second part contains papers with the main theme of pattern recognition, which are basically papers using soft computing techniques for achieving pattern recognition in different applications. The third part contains papers with the themes of intelligent agents and social systems, which are papers that apply the ideas of agents and social behavior to solve real-world problems. The fourth part contains papers that deal with the hardware implementation of intelligent systems for solving particular problems. The fifth part contains papers that deal with modeling, simulation and optimization for real-world applications.

Advances in Soft Computing

Author : Rajkumar Roy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447108191
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Soft Computing written by Rajkumar Roy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Soft Computing contains the most recent developments in the field of soft computing in engineering design and manufacture. The book comprises a selection of papers that were first presented in June 1998 at the 3rd On-line World Conference on Soft Computing in Engineering Design and Manufacturing. Amongst these are four invited papers by World-renowned researchers in the field. Soft computing is a collection of methodologies which aim to exploit tolerance for imprecision, uncertainty and partial truth to achieve tractability, robustness and low solution cost. The area of applications of soft computing is extensive. Principally the constituents of soft computing are: fuzzy computing, neuro-computing, genetic computing and probabilistic computing. The topics in this book are well focused on engineering design an d manufacturing. This broad collection of 43 research papers, has been arranged into nine parts by the editors. These include: Design Support Systems, Intelligent Control, Data Mining and New Topics in EA basics. The papers on evolutionary design and optimisation are of particular interest. Innovative techniques are explored and the reader is introduced to new, highly advanced research results. The editors present a unique collection of papers that provide a comprehensive overview of current developments in soft computing research around the world.