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Knowledge processing and decision making in agent-based systems constitute the key components of intelligent machines. The contributions included in the book are: Innovations in Knowledge Processing and Decision Making in Agent-Based Systems Towards Real-World HTN Planning Agents Mobile Agent-Based System for Distributed Software Maintenance Software Agents in New Generation Networks: Towards the Automation of Telecom Processes Multi-agent Systems and Paraconsistent Knowledge An Agent-based Negotiation Platform for Collaborative Decision-Making in Construction Supply Chain An Event-Driven Algorithm for Agents at the Web A Generic Mobile Agent Framework Toward Ambient Intelligence Developing Actionable Trading Strategies Agent Uncertainty Model and Quantum Mechanics Representation Agent Transportation Layer Adaptation System Software Agents to Enable Service Composition through Negotiation Advanced Technology Towards Developing Decentralized Autonomous Flexible Manufacturing Systems

System designers are faced with a large set of data which has to be analysed and processed efficiently. Advanced computational intelligence paradigms present tremendous advantages by offering capabilities such as learning, generalisation and robustness. These capabilities help in designing complex systems which are intelligent and robust. The book includes a sample of research on the innovative applications of advanced computational intelligence paradigms. The characteristics of computational intelligence paradigms such as learning, generalization based on learned knowledge, knowledge extraction from imprecise and incomplete data are the extremely important for the implementation of intelligent machines. The chapters include architectures of computational intelligence paradigms, knowledge discovery, pattern classification, clusters, support vector machines and gene linkage analysis. We believe that the research on computational intelligence will simulate great interest among designers and researchers of complex systems. It is important to use the fusion of various constituents of computational intelligence to offset the demerits of one paradigm by the merits of another.

Evolutionary computing paradigms offer robust and powerful adaptive search mechanisms for system design. This book includes thirteen chapters covering a wide area of topics in evolutionary computing and applications including: Introduction to evolutionary computing in system design; evolutionary neuro-fuzzy systems; evolution of fuzzy controllers; genetic algorithms for multi-classifier design; evolutionary grooming of traffic; evolutionary particle swarms; fuzzy logic systems using genetic algorithms; evolutionary algorithms and immune learning for neural network-based controller design; distributed problem solving using evolutionary learning; evolutionary computing within grid environment; evolutionary game theory in wireless mesh networks; hybrid multiobjective evolutionary algorithms for the sailor assignment problem; evolutionary techniques in hardware optimization. This book will be useful to researchers in intelligent systems with interest in evolutionary computing, application engineers and system designers. The book can also be used by students and lecturers as an advanced reading material for courses on evolutionary computing.

Teaching and learning paradigms have gained significant attention recently due to improved access to high-speed Internet and the growing popularity of online resources. This book explores the evolution of these paradigms within intelligent environments, presenting contemporary ideas in educational pedagogy. The authors highlight the importance of constructivist thinking and the need for diverse mental resources to foster cognitive growth among students. E-learning is rapidly reshaping the educational landscape in tertiary institutions, aligning pedagogical approaches with the digital communication preferences of today's youth. Educators must understand that while technology can enhance learning, it is crucial to address educational issues during the design and analysis of these technologies for specific learning objectives. Recent developments in e-learning stress the significance of personalized learning ontologies, which involve tailoring learning materials and activities to create individualized environments. This customization includes adapting content, sequencing, and aspects of the learning process to accommodate various users with different abilities. The emphasis on personalized learning also calls for improvements in data mining techniques to effectively classify e-learning challenges.

Intelligent agents are one of the most promising business tools in our information rich world. An intelligent agent consists of a software system capable of performing intelligent tasks within a dynamic and unpredictable environment. They can be characterised by various attributes including: autonomous, adaptive, collaborative, communicative, mobile, and reactive. Many problems are not well defined and the information needed to make decisions is not available. These problems are not easy to solve using conventional computing approaches. Here, the intelligent agent paradigm may play a major role in helping to solve these problems. This book, written for application researchers, covers a broad selection of research results that demonstrate, in an authoritative and clear manner, the applications of agents within our information society.

Learning is a key issue in the analysis and design of all kinds of intelligent systems. In recent time many new paradigms of automated (machine) learning have been proposed in the literature. Soft computing, that has proved to be an effective and efficient tool in so many areas of science and technology, seems to offer new qualities in the realm of machine learning too. The purpose of this volume is to present some new learning paradigms that have been triggered, or at least strongly influenced by soft computing tools and techniques, mainly related to neural networks, fuzzy logic, rough sets, and evolutionary computations.

Presented are innovative teaching and learning techniques for the teaching of knowledge-based paradigms. The main knowledge-based intelligent paradigms are expert systems, artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems and evolutionary computing. Expert systems are designed to mimic the performance of biological systems. Artificial neural networks can mimic the biological information processing mechanism in a very limited sense. Evolutionary computing algorithms are used for optimization applications, and fuzzy logic provides a basis for representing uncertain and imprecise knowledge.

In the last two decades the artificial neural networks have been refined and widely used by the researchers and application engineers. We have not witnessed such a large degree of evolution in any other artificial neural network as in the Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) neural network. The ART network remains plastic, or adaptive, in response to significant events and yet remains stable in response to irrelevant events. This stability-plasticity property is a great step towards realizing intelligent machines capable of autonomous learning in real time environment. The main aim of this book is to report a very small sample of the research on the evolution of ART neural network and its applications. Interested readers may refer literature for many more innovations in ART such as Fuzzy ART, ART2, ART2-a, ARTMAP, ARTMAP-PI, ARTMAP-DS, Gaussian ARTMAP, EXACT ART, and ART-EMAP.

Research results using some of the most advanced soft computing techniques in intelligent robotic systems are presented. The main purpose of this book is to show how the power of soft computing techniques can be exploited in intelligent robotic systems. The main emphasis is on control system for a mobile robot, behavior arbitration for a mobile robot, reinforcement learning of a robot, manipulation of a robot, collision avoidance and automatic design of robots. This book will be useful for application engineers, scientists and researchers who wish to use some of the most advanced soft computing techniques in robotics.

Presented are the theory and applications of soft computing paradigms including knowledge-based techniques, neural networks, fuzzy systems and genetic algorithms in engineering system design. The book contains 11 chapters. The first four provide an introduction to to the knowledge-based systems, neural networks, fuzzy systems and evolutionary computing techniques. The last 7 chapters include the applications of knowledge-based systems in engineering: productivity, quality and technology transfer; knowledge-based sytems in real-time applications; logic grammer in electronic circuit representation; applications of neural networks; evolution of neural structure based on cellular automata; application of ART and ARTMAP in self-organising learning, recognition and production; and applications of fuzzy systems.