EUFIT '99

Detailed Programme

Opening and Introduction to the Conference
Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann, Germany
Fuzzy Information Engineering - Background and Applications
Didier Dubois, Henri Prade, France
Data Mining with Fuzzy Methods: Status and Perspectives
Rudolf Kruse, Detlef Nauck, Christian Borgelt, Germany
Award to the Winners of the ERUDIT Competition
Neil Cade, Jens Strackeljan, United Kingdom

Characterising and Searching Fitness Landscapes
Colin Reeves, United Kingdom

Cluster Analysis and Data Mining Applications
Thomas A. Runkler, Germany

Fuzzy Control vs. Conventional Control
Lotfi A. Zadeh, Michael Athans, USA

Stability of Fuzzy Systems Based on an Approximation Argument
Thomas Möllers, Oliver van Laak, Sigurdur F. Marinosson, Hans-Jörg Wenz, Germany
The Evaluation of Disturbed Control Systems by Means of Fuzzy Supervision
Ralf Mikut, Georg Bretthauer, Germany
Stability Analysis of Dynamic Fuzzy Systems
Elmar Schäfers, Germany
The Method of Convex Decomposition for Stability Analysis with Stepwise Mapping
Rainer Knicker, Peter Krause, Germany

Self-Organizing Local Models for Nonlinear Systems Modelling
Dimitrios Moshou, Bart de Ketelaere, Josse De Baerdemaeker, Herman Ramon, Belgium
Adaptive Observer and Control Design for a Class of Nonlinear Systems
Martin Rau, Dierk Schröder, Germany
Power System Stabilization by an ANN-Based PSS for Load Model and Operating Point Variations
Mojtaba Khederzadeh, Iran
Piecewise Affine Neural Networks and Nonlinear Control: Stability Results
Charles-Albert Lehalle, Robert Azencott, France

Fault Diagnosis in Rotating Machinery Using Rough Sets and Rosetta: Extended Abstract
Jan Komorowski, Marte S. Bjanger, Torgeir R. Hvidsten, Maurice F. White, Bai Guanglai, Norway
Finding Compact Models Using Rough Modeling
Terje Loeken, Jan Komorowski, Norway
Analysis of Ovarian Tumor Data: Extended Summary
Dyre Tjeldvoll, Jan Komorowski, Lil Valentin, Dirk Timmermann, Norway
Knowledge Extraction from Process Data: A Rough Set Approach to Data Mining on Time Series
Charlotte Skourup, Jan Komorowski, Norway

Generalisation of Uncertain Concepts
Carla Hill, Jim F. Baldwin, Trevor P. Martin, United Kingdom
Toward Models of Case-Based Decision Making
Eyke Hüllermeier, France
An Approach to Linguistic Negation of Fuzzy Property Combinations
Daniel Pacholczyk, France

Fuzzy Weighting of SPC Procedures
Kimmo Latva-Käyrä, Heimo Ihalainen, Juko Halttunen, Finland
Building a Fuzzy Expert System for Solder Joint X-Ray Inspection From On-Line Data
Xu Wei, Matti Verkasalo, Kauko Lappalainen, Esko Juuso, Kauko Leiviskä, Finland

Analysis of Non-Linear Dependencies Using the Lambda-Test
Ingo Möller, Thorsten Poddig, Kerstin Petersmeier, Germany
Yield Curve Forecasting by Neural Networks
Hans-Georg Zimmermann, Germany
Optimizing the Multilayer Perceptron - Problems, Tools and Strategies
Matthias Kerling, Germany
'AMTAS' - The Tactical Stock Analysis and Portfolio Monitoring System of Allfonds Management
Markus Miksa, Germany

Retrieval Strategy of Fuzzy Prolog LbFP
Hiroyuki Yasui, Masano Mukaidono, Japan
Graph Method for Criteria Evaluation of the Fuzzy Sub-Relation
Nicu Bizon, Radian Raducu, Romania
Problems of the Decision Stability in Fuzzy Productions Systems
Sergey V. Astanin, Tatyana G. Kalashnikova, Russia

Mechanism of the Fuzzy Choice
V. I. Finaev, V. V. Besshaposhnikov, Russia
Global Models of Society of Neuronet Type with Anticipatory Property
Alexander Makarenko, Ukraine
Supervising the Behaviour of the Condition-State of the Neural Nets by their Phase-Space-Flow-Behaviour
Matthias Reuter, Germany
Probabilistic Neural Networks With Competitive Learning Algorithm
Mohammad Bagher Menhaj, Farshid Delgosha, Iran
Selforganizing Neural Networks to Supervise the Content of Water in Biological Filtration Plants
Klaus-Dietrich Kramer, Steffen Patzwahl, Thomas Nacke, Germany
The Concept of the Declarative Incomplete and Fuzzy Knowledge Representation Language Construction
Sergey V. Astanin, Vladimir Omelnitskiy, Russia
A Low Cost Temperature Conditioning System
Bruno Ando, Salvatore Baglio, Giuseppe Giuffrida, Salvatore Graziani, Nicola Pitrone, Italy
Some Consideration About Using Fuzzy Logic for Speed Control of Electrical Drives
Constantin Volosencu, Romania
Neuro-Fuzzy Control of a Two-Input Two-Output Fluid Mixer
Ricardo Tanscheit, A. Iriarte Lanas, M. A. Pacheco, M. M. Vellasco, Brazil
An Interpretation of a Medical Score Test as a Basic Probability Assignment
Ewa Straszecka, Joanna Straszecka, Poland
Optimization of Measurement Systems Using Soft Computing
Frank Wieland, Germany
Fuzzy Set Representations for Image Processing and Hough Transform
Alexander N. Karkishchenko, Andrei G. Bronevitch, Natalie S. Andonova, Russia
A Two-Level Sub-Optimal Fuzzy-Based Prediction Control and its Application into PSS Design
Mohammad Bagher Menhaj, Mehdi Karrari, Mohammad Hosein Kazemi, Iran
Time Manufacturing Prediction: Preprocess Model in Neuro Fuzzy Expert System
Sergio Gallo, Teresa Murino, L. C. Santillo, Italy
Optimization of Structure of Portfolio Under Conditions Unknown Probability Distribution
Valdemar Vitlinsky, Ukraine
Optimized Fuzzy Logic Based on Algorithm for a Mobile Robot Collision Avoidance in an Unknown Environment
Carole Fayad, Phil Webb, United Kingdom

A New Direction in Fuzzy Logic - - Towards a Computational Theory of Perception
Lotfi A. Zadeh, USA

Panel Discussion: A methodology in Soft Computing, viz. Fuzzy Logic, Neurocomputing, Evolutionary Computing, Probabilistic Computing and Machine Learning
Lotfi A. Zadeh, USA

A Parallel Hardware Multiple Microprocessor Asynchronous Neural Network Architecture for Control Applications
James Shippen, Ronald Westra, Nicholas Freear, United Kingdom
Printing Quality Control Using Template Independent NeuroFuzzy Defect Classification
Ronald L. Westra, Nicholas Freear, J. M. Shippen, The Netherlands
Applying Neural Networks to Fault Classification in Image Data
Nicholas Freear, Ronald L. Westra, James M. Shippen, United Kingdom

Comparison of Neuro/Fuzzy Methods for Toxicity Evaluation
Adolf Grauel, L. A. Ludwig, I. Renners, Germany
A Multi-Resolution Principal Component Analysis Neural Network for the Detection of Foetal Heart Rate Patterns
Amparo Alonso-Betanzos, Oscar Fontenla-Romero, Bertha Guijarro-Berdinas, Jose Carlos Principe, Spain
Recognizing of Partial Discharges with Neural Network
Joze Pihler, Slovenia
Automatic Target Recognition of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images Using ART Neural Networks
Peter Saddington, Tanya Vladimirova, United Kingdom
Neurons' Arrays as Noise-Addressable Memory and Noise-Controlled Multi-States Switches
Marc Thuillard, Switzerland

Conflict Analysis
Rafal Deja, Poland
Errors and Anomalies in Rule Knowledge Bases
Alicja Wakulicz-Deja, Roman Siminski, Poland
An Application of Template Analysis and Reducts for Association Rule Generation
Nguyen Hung Son, Poland
Decision Information Functions for Inconsistent Decision Tables Analysis
Dominik Slezak, Poland

Generating Decision Trees and Membership Functions by Fuzzy Clustering
Thomas A. Runkler, Shounak Roychowdhury, Germany
Fractal Noise Synthesis from Fuzzy Splines
Giovanni Gallo, Salvatore Riccobene, Salvatore Spinello, Italy
Statistical Decisions in Reliability Testing - A Fuzzy Approach
Olgierd Hryniewicz, Poland
The Cascade - Correlation Neural Network Architecture in Classification and Forecasting Tasks
Ilona Magdisyuk, Arkady Borisov, Latvia
Modelling and Forecasting with Kohonen Networks and Linguistic Equations
Esko Juuso, Sejia Juuso, Finland

Identification of State-Space Models with RGO
Santiago Garrido, Luis Moreno, Miguel Angel Salichs, Spain
Dynamic Fitness Function for Parallel Evolutionary Partitioning Algorithms in the Context of Parallel Logic Simulation
Hendrik Schulze, Reiner Haupt, Klaus Hering, Germany
The Human Immune System and Network Intrusion Detection
Jungwon Kim, Peter Bentley, United Kingdom
An Artificial Immune Model for Network Intrusion Detection
Jungwon Kim, Peter Bentley, United Kingdom

Ozone Concentration Modelling Using a Multiple Model Approach
Komi Gasso, Gilles Mourot, Jose Ragot, France
Systems Approach to Industrial Pollution Prevention with the Application of Fuzzy Set Methods
Wayne E. Woldt, Bruce I. Dvorak, Jack Sheng, USA
Experimental Validation of Artificial Neural Network-Based Leak Detection System in Pipelines
Salvatore Belsito, Paolo Andreussi, Italy
Neural Networks Tracking Large-Diameter Pipes: Intelligent Image Processing in a Rough Industrial Environment
Volker Breuer, Germany

Representation of Multi-Dimensional Operation Spaces in Diagnosis Applications
Bernhard Krause, Britta Franken, Constantin von Altrock, Germany
Signal-Based Feature Extraction in a Vibration Monitoring Microsystem
Ingo Jossa, Uwe Marschner, H. Wittkopf, Wolf-Joachim Fischer, Germany
Intelligent Image Processing for Liquid Etching Processes
Matthias Koch, Jens Knobloch, Germany
Automated Measurement and Control on a Rotary Evaporator
Christian Kuhn, Germany

Genetic Modelling and Control Optimisation of Cryogenic Cooling Plant
Maysam F. Abbod, Derek Arthur Linkens, Mahdi Mahfouf, Neil Cade, J. Holland, United Kingdom
On a Hybrid PI-Neuro-Fuzzy Controller Meant for a Class of Non-Minimum Phase Systems
Radu-Emil Precup, Stefan Preitl, Romania
Extraction of Local Linear Models form Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Model with Application to Model-Based Predictive Control
Stanimir Mollov, P. van der Veen, Robert Babuska, J. Abonyi, J. A. Roubos, Henk B. Verbruggen, The Netherlands
An Experimental Study of Gradient Descent Learning of Fuzzy Rule Bases Aimed at the Approximation of One Variable Functions
Patrick Siarry, Mohand Si-Fodil, Jean-Luc Tyran, France

Validity of Fuzzy Choice
V.V. Besshaposhnikov, E. V. Finaeva, Russia
Noise Reduction in Chaotic Attractors
Nejib Smaoui, Kuwait
On Weight Initialization in Multilayer Perceptron Networks
Mikko Lehtokangas, Finland
Review on Neural Networks in Building Type Analysis
Nicola Maiellaro, Italy
Muscle Fibre Conduction Velocity Determination Using Neural Networks
Mohammad Bagher Menhaj, H. Sajedi, Iran
A Fuzzy Neural Network (FNN) for Fingerprint Classification
Le Hoai Bac, Le Hoang Thai, Hoang Kiem, Vietnam
RBF Neuro-Fuzzy System with Non-Singleton Fuzzifier and Hybrid Learning Procedure
Danuta Rutkowska, Poland
A Robust Control System for Tentacle Robots in Cooperative Tasks
Viorel Stoian, Mircea Ivanescu, Nicu Bizdoaca, Nirvana Alina Popescu, Decebal Popescu, Romania
Soft-Computing Based Methods in Analysing Nanometric Scaled Topograghic Patterns
Matthias Reuter, Christian Zemke, W. Schade, Germany
TDNN-Based Speech Recognition for Dental Unit Control, Part I: Speaker Persian Words Recognition
Mohammad Bagher Menhaj, Majid Namnabat, Mohammad Ahadi, Iran
Routing Time Evaluation FIS-ANFIS Technique of a Mechanical Component
Sergio Gallo, Teresa Murino, L. C. Santillo, Italy
Scheduling with Fuzzy Processing Times in a Flow Shop
Milos Seda, Jiri Dvorak, Petr Majer, Czech Republic
A Soft Computing Control Approach for Future Processbus-Systems
Frank Wieland, Bodo Seifert, Germany
Generation of Relevant Fuzzy Rules from Newborn Breathing Parameters
Jerzy A. Moczko, Lucyna Kramer, Marta Szymankiewicz, Poland

Triangular Norms - what they are and what they are good for
Erich Peter Klement, Austria

Fuzzy Set Theory and Fuzzy Logic in Medicine
Klaus-Peter Adlassnig, Austria

Multirelational Data Mining
Stefan Wrobel, Germany

Extended Triangular Norms in Type 2 Fuzzy Logic
Mayuka F. Kawaguchi, Masaaki Miyakoshi, Japan
Generated t-norms and the Archimedean Property
Peter Vicenik, Slovakia
Limit Theorems for Quasi-Arithmetic Means
Anna Kolesarova, Slovakia
On Some Properties of S-Decomposable Measures
Beloslav Riecan, Czech Republic

On Weight Initialization in Constructive Backpropagation Learning
Mikko Lehtokangas, Finland
Constructive Transparent Radial Basis Function Network Learning for Non-Linear Control
Carlos Pereira, Antonio Dourado, Portugal
Vector Quantization with Growing Cell Structures Applied in Speaker Verification
Bogdan Sabac, Inge Gavat, Romania
Hierarchical Look-Up Tables
Susanne Ernst, Germany

Guarded Transitions in Rough Petri Nets
James F. Peters, Z. Suraj, S. Ramanna, Andrzej Skowron, Canada
Rough Sets and Relational Learning
Jaroslaw Stepaniuk, Poland
Rule Induction Using Screening Strategy
Shusaku Tsumoto, Japan
Finding Small High-Performance Subset of Induced Rule Sets: Extended Summary
Thomas Agotnes, Jan Komorowski, Aleksander Oehrn, Norway

A Naive Bayes Style Possibilistic Classifier
Christian Borgelt, Jörg Gebhard, Germany
Different Approaches for Fuzzy Cluster Analysis with Missing Values
Heiko Timm, Frank Klawonn, Germany
Determination of Elastodynamic Model Parameters Using a Recurrent Neuro-Fuzzy System
Andreas Nürnberger, Arne Radetzky, Rudolf Kruse, Germany

A Crossover Operation for an Evolutionary Method Using Extended Binary Decision Diagrams
Atsuko Mutoh, Satoru Oono, Kousuke Moriwaki, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Nobuhiro Inuzuka, Hidenori Itoh, Japan
Buf-PGA: A Butterfly Topology Parallel GA as a Function Optimizer
Fattaneh Taghiyareh, Hiroshi Nagahashi, Japan
Comparison Between Genetic Algorithms and Ant Algorithms
Urszula Boryczka, Poland
Evolutionary Techniques for Constrained Optimization Problems
Fernando Jimenez Barrionuevo, Jose L. Verdegay, Spain
Process and Story Evolution by Genetic Programming, Insight Mechanism and Rudimentary Natural Language Text Understanding
Dieter W. Vetterkind, Germany
Adaptive Spectral Peak Estimation with Aid of Genetic Algorithm
Norikazu Ikoma, Hiroshi Maeda, Japan

An Intelligent Approach for a Network Management System: Architecture and Design Issues for ATM Computer Networks
Mariana Hentea, Martha Evens, USA
The Application of Fuzzy Methods to Sustainable Decision Making
Marion A. Hersh, United Kingdom
Database for Thyroid Gland Diseases Research
Ewa Straszecka, Pawel Kostka, Sylwia Pospiech, Arkadiusz Gertych, Poland
Dempster-Shafer Theory in Medical Diagnosis Support
Ewa Straszecka, Joanna Straszecka, Poland
Management of the Practice of an Olfactory Panel
Edith Di Crescenzo, Philippe Bernadet, France

Creation and Application of Fuzzy Rules to Access the Creditworthiness of Enterprises
Judith Eigermann, Stefan Blochwitz, Germany
Application of Fuzzy Clustering to Comparing Economic Situation of Industrial Enterprises
Miroslawa Lasek, Poland
Predicting Corporate Bankruptcy Using Inter-Connected Artificial Neural Networks
Mohammed Lateef Nasir, R.I. John, S. C. Bennett, United Kingdom

Use of Artificial Neural Network for Wall Temperatures Monitoring in Blast Furnace
Marco Falzetti, Ugo Chiarotti, Italy
Investigation on Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks to Forecast Hot Metal Temperature in a Blast Furnace: Fancim Experiences
Javier Mochon, I. Varela, J. Jimenez, M. A. Romero, A. Formoso, Spain
Neural Network Model of Blast Furnace Burden Distribution
Henrik Saxen, Jan Hinnelä, Ove Holm, Finland

Strong and Weak Stability in Possibilistic Linear Programming
Alexander V. Yazenin, Vladimir A. Rybkin, Russia
Neural Networks Implemented on Fixed Point Digital Signal Processors
Adrian Spilca, Germany
Comparison of Neuron Specific and Fully Connected Centroid Layers in Hybrid Multilayer Perceptron Networks
Mikko Lehtokangas, Finland
Architecture Optimisation of a Network of Dynamic Neurons Using the A-Algorithm
Andrzej Obuchowicz, Poland
PID Robust Control via Genetic Algorithms: Disturbance Rejection
Catalin Nicolae Calistru, Romania
Cascade-Correlation Learning with Optimal Hyperplane Constraints
Mikko Lehtokangas, Finland
Structured Neuro-Fuzzy Classifier for Medical Decision Support
Marian B. Gorzalczany, Piotr Gradzki, Poland
Stabilization of Bus Voltage and Reduction of Power Transmission Loss Based on the Fuzzy Reasoning
Masahiro Inui, Du Hong, Makoto Ohki, Masaaki Ohkita, Japan
Fuzzy-Logic Based Anti-Sway Control Design for Overhead Cranes
Mahdi Mahfouf, C. H. Kee, Maysam F. Abbod, Derek Arthur Linkens, United Kingdom
Preliminary Classification of Consonants Using Fuzzy Inference
Masahide Yoneyama, Akihiro Yamamoto, Fumihiro Yato, Shogo Nakamura, Japan
LC-Conceptual Algorithm: Characterization Using Typical Testors by Class
Jose Francisco Martinez-Trinidad, Jose Ruiz-Shulcloper, Mexico
Fuzzy Models for Intellectual Industrial Regulators in Control Systems of Thermal Power Stations
Gennady Krokhin, Vadim Manusov, Margarita Glaser, Russia
Application of Soft Computing Method to Parkinson' s Disease Therapy
Jerzy Honczarenko, Krystyna Honczarenko, Andrzej Jardzioch, Andrzej Piegat, Poland
Predictive Toxicology with Optimized Neural Networks
Lars A. Ludwig, Germany

Upper and Lower Bounds in the Class of Continuous Archimedean T-Norms
Radko Mesiar, Slovakia
Discrete T-Norms Versus Discretizations of T-Norms
Bernard De Baets, Radko Mesiar, Belgium
Concepts in Fuzzy Scaling Theory: Order and Granularity
Karl Erich Wolff, Germany

Predictive Control with Neuro-Compensation for a Class of Nonlinear Processes
Furong Gao, Fuli Wang, Mingzhong Li, Hong Kong
Local Model Networks for Nonlinear Predictive Control
George W. Irwin, Shane Townsend, United Kingdom
Development of Intelligent Supervisory Technique for Temperature Profile of a Chemical Reactor by Using Neural Networks and a Physical Model
Takeshi Fujiwara, Nobuo Takeda, Yukihiro Watanuma, Fumikazu Oka, Kinji Hashimoto, Japan
Optimal Control of a Batch Emulsion Copolymerisation Reactor based on Recurrent Neural Network Models
Jie Zhang, Yuan Tian, Julian Morris, United Kingdom

Fuzzy Rule Learning with Symbolic Variables
Detlef Nauck, Germany
Clustering with Volume Adaptation for Rule Learning
Annette Keller, Frank Klawonn, Germany
Applying Boolean Transformations to Fuzzy Rule Bases
Aljoscha Klose, Andreas Nürnberger, Germany
Approaches for the Integration of a Priori Knowledge into an Autonomously Learning Control Architecture
Martin Spott, Ralf Schoknecht, Martin Riedmiller, Germany

Evolutionary Variable Identification
Fernando Jimenez Barrionuevo, Antonio Gomez-Skarmeta, Jesus Ibanez, Santiago Paredes, Spain
An Effective Local Search Operation of Genetic Algorithm for Fuzzy Modeling
Makoto Ohki, Naruhito Kishimoto, Shigehiko Hasegawa, Masaaki Ohkita, Japan
Adaptive Variable Parameter Selection Probability of Genetic Algorithm for Fuzzy Modeling
Makoto Ohki, Shigehiko Hasegawa, Naruhito Kishimoto, Masaaki Ohkita, Japan
A Multi-Operator Self-Tuning Genetic Algorithms
Chin-Chih Hsu, Shin-ichi Yamada, Hideji Fujikawa, Masaki Imagawa, Japan

Comparison of Different Fuzzy Control Laws of an Inverted Pendulum in Real Time
Laurent Vermeiren, Thierry Marie Guerra, Yann Morere, France
Stability Analysis of a Fuzzy Speed Control System for DC Drives
Constantin Volosencu, Romania
Stability Analysis of a Sliding-Mode Fuzzy Logic Controller Using Petri Net Modeling and Learning Automata Theory
Spyros Tzafestas, G. G. Rigatos, Greece
Globally Stable Fuzzy Adaptive Control
Igor Skrjanc, Drago Matko, Slovenia
Control Laws for Continuous TSK Fuzzy Models Using a Simultaneous Stabilization of a Collection of SIMO Models
Laurent Vermeiren, Thierry Marie Guerra, Yann Morere, France

Semi-Automatic Knowledge Acqisition of Fuzzy Symptom-Diagnose-Relationships with Hepatitides
Michael Schürz, Klaus-Peter Adlassnig, Charles Lagor, Barbara Schneider, Georg Grabner, Austria
Prognosis of Diseases Number Using Fuzzy Logic
Alexander P. Rotshtein, Eugene Loiko, Denis Katelnikov, Ukraine
A Software Package for EXG Analysis
Roman Golubovski, Tatjana Petkovska-Boshkova, Goran Trajkovski, Macedonia
Mapping of Inclination of Central Nervous Fiber Tracts in Polarized Light Microscopic Images Using Fuzzy Logic
Hubertus Axer, Graf von Keyserlingk, Germany

On-Line Monitoring and Estimation of the Koji Making Process in Japanese Sake Brewing
Hiroyuki Shiba, Kazuhiko Ohbuchi, Masaaki Hamachi, Chieko Kumagai, Japan
Control Strategies of a Fed-Batch Production of Sterols in Yeasts
Mojmir Rychtera, Jan Nahlik, Pavel Hrncirik, Michael Hanus, Miroslav Hrachovec, Jaroslav Votruba, Josef Cermak, Karel Melzoch, Christopher A. Kent, Czech Republic
Data Mining to Investigate Relations Between Seed and Main Culture Performance
Dominik Driesch, Michael Pfaff, Reinhard Guthke, Germany
Cognitive Computing in Brewing Technology
T. Kurz, Thomas Becker, M. Fellner, Marcus Schmitz, A. Delgado, E. Murnleitner, Germany

Computational Intelligence Methods for the Optimization of Thermal Waste Treatment
Hubert B. Keller, Andreas Fick, Eugen Kugele, Bernd Müller, Germany
Fuzzy Control of the Sintering of Sewage Sludge in a High Temperature Fluidized Bed System
Steffen Nicolai, Mario Koch, Manfred Richter, Germany
Fuzzy Control of Nitrification and Denitrification Processes of the Sewage Plants
Norbert Merkel, Germany
Fuzzy Control of the Neutralization Plants for Chemical Sewage
S. Schmoranzer, M. Eichhorn, J. Wernstedt, Germany

Applications of Rough Sets and Neural Nets to Noisy Audio Enhancement
Rafal Krolikowski, Andrzej Czyzewski, Poland
Approximate Spatial Reasoning via Rough Mereology
Lech T. Polkowski, Poland
Rough Set Approach to Approximate Reasoning via Calculus of Standards
Adam Szmigielski, Poland
Computational Approach to Spatial Filtering
Andrzej Czyzewski, Jacek Lasecki, Bozena Kostek, Poland

Fuzzy Logic Identification and Control for Above-the-Knee Prosthesis
Kamal Hennou, Jean-Claude Lafont, France
Automatic Control of Anaesthetic Drug Delivery in a Closed-Loop Control System with Prediction
J. K. Backory, Derek Arthur Linkens, United Kingdom
Intelligent Interface of Biomedical Systems
Lenka Lhotska, Vladimir Eck, Marcela Fejtova, Jana Hlavkova, Ladislava Janku, Bohdan Nejedly, Milan Sorf, Petr Zavadil, Czech Republic
The Use of Fuzzy Sets for Brain Description
Georg Berks, Diedrich Graf von Keyserlingk, Germany

A Matching Algorithm Based on the Fuzzy Integral
Ludovic Evrard, Andre Bigand, France
Help to Decision by Belief Theory Application to a Sequence MRI
Laurent Gautier, A. Taleb-Ahmed, E. Duquenoy, M. Rombaut, Jaques-Gerard Postaire, France
Fuzzy Integral Applied to Stereovision Matching
Thierry Bouwmans, Andre Bigand, France
Acutness of Vision Test by Fuzzy Logic, Application in Ophtamologic in Tele Medicine
Pierre-Marie Allioux, A. Taleb-Ahmed, C. Grabowski, J. C. Hache, France

Multi-Target Assignment Algorithm Using 'Soft' Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods
H. B. Mitchell, E. Dror-Rein, Israel
Optimization Problems in the Space of Fuzzy Vectors
Dan Butnariu, Israel
Extensions of a Qualitative Approach to Case-Based Decision Making: Uncertainty and Fuzzy Quantification in Act Evaluation: Uncertain observations and fuzzy quantifiers in act evaluation
Eyke Hüllermeier, Didier Dubois, Henri Prade, France
Aggregation Operator and Fuzzy Dynamic Equations: Different Dynamics for Different Operators. What is an Optimal Choice?
Uziel Sandler, Y. Friedman, Israel

Knowledge-Based Recognition of Security Attacks in Telecommunication Networks
Sebastian Abeck, Jodok Batlogg, Robert Scholderer, Germany
Applications of Neural Networks to Telecommunications Systems
Ray Frank, S. P. Hunt, N. Davey, United Kingdom
Modelling Intelligent Agents and Assistants in a Call Center Environment
Guy Saward, United Kingdom
Computational Intelligence in Management of ATM Networks: A Survey of Current State of Research
Ahmet Sekercioglu, Andreas Pitsilides, Anasthasios Vasilakos, Australia

Regression Through Genetic Algorithm Driven Clustering
Dirk Devogelaere, Patrick Van Bael, Marcel Rijckaert, Belgium
A Real-World Genetic Algorithms Case Study: Optimising Daily Production in a Gold Mine
Charles Tonkinson, Stephen Greig, Karl van Olden, South Africa
Genetic Algorithm for Assembly Line Balancing with Compatibility Constraints Using a Control Mechanism Based on Information Energy
Octav Brudaru, Romania

Reinforcement Learning on Neural Networks to Play Games from Experience
Gulnara Bikesheva, Arkady Borisov, Latvia
A Larger Familiy of Objective Functions to which Hopfield Neural Networks can give Globally Optimal Solutions
Yoshinori Uesaka, Japan
A Modified Neural Gas Network Learns Online Unevently Distributed Data from an Accumulator Without Training Sets
Daniel Kray, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Germany
Investigation of a Classifier System for Robot Movement Control on the Plane
Arkady Borisov, Igors Nikitenko, Latvia
How Soft Games can be Played
Philippe De Wilde, United Kingdom
Neuro-Fuzzy Adaptive Modelling of Air Conditioning Systems
Alexander E. Gegov, Gurvinder S. Virk, D. Azzi, B. P. Haynes, K. I. Alkadhimi, Ian Matthews, United Kingdom
Fuzzy Reactive Motion Control Among Dynamic Obstacles for Robot Manipulators
Jean Bosco Mbede, Xinhan Huang, Min Wang, China
Designing a Fuzzy Controller for a Multi-Story Frame Tested on a Shaking Table
Lucia Faravelli, Roberto Rossi, Guido Torelli, Italy
Geological Log Analysis with Neural Networks
Rüdiger Prick, Klaus Nitsche, Ulrich Wolff, Martin Fritsch, Germany
Hand Shape has Sufficient Information for Personal Verification
Takashi Nagano, Seiji Ishihara, Hideo Eguchi, Japan
Making Use of Fuzzy Sets of Triangle Memebership Function for Locating the Hipocentre of a Group of Tremors in a Mine
Stanislaw Kowalik, Poland
Financial Management in the Conditions of Uncertainty
Anatoly Zmitrovich, A. Couturier, B. Fioleau, D. Zhurov, Belarussia

Consensus with Ordinal Data
Marc Roubens, Jean-Luc Marichal, Belgium

Fuzzy Approach to Ecological Modelling and Data Analysis
Arkadiusz Salski, Germany

Qualitative Modeling and Controller Design Using Dynamic Fuzzy Systems
Klaus Schmid, Volker Krebs, Germany
Multiple Criteria Fuzzy Supported On-Line Optimization for Process Control
Thomas Rauschenbach, Jürgen Wernstedt, Germany
Tree-Oriented Hypothesis Generation for Interpretable Fuzzy Rules
Jens Jäkel, Lutz Gröll, Ralf Mikut, Germany
Stability Analysis for Advanced Fuzzy Systems
Harro Kiendl, Germany

Basic Belief Assignment in the Framework of Information Theory
Oliver Colot, Erick Lefevre, Patric Vannoorenberghe, France
Regression on Heterogeneous Fuzzy Data
Vassilis G. Kaburlasos, Vassilios Petridis, Greece
Multiobjective Transportation Problem with Linguistic Variables
Tatyana A. Dziouba, Russia

Fuzzy Q-Learning in Nonstationary Environments
Martin Appl, Rainer Palm, Germany
Comparison of Two Construction Algorithms for Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Models
Alexander Fink, Oliver Nelles, Robert Babuska, Magne Setnes, Germany
Identification of Rule-Based Fuzzy Models
Manfred Männle, Germany
B-Spline Neuro-Fuzzy Systems for Toxicity Prediction
Ingo Renners, Adolf Grauel, L. A. Ludwig, Germany

Toward Text Understanding - Comparison of Text Documents by Sentence Map
Ari Visa, Jarmo Toivonen, Barbro Back, Hannu Vanharanta, Finland
A Texture Classification System with Automatic Feature Vector Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms
Alexander Stolpmann, Laurence S. Dooley, Germany
A Local Expert Structure Using Support Vector Machines
Matthias Rychetsky, Stefan Ortmann, Manfred Glesner, Germany
Fuzzy Logic Detection Parameters for Plant Species Identification
George E. Meyer, Tim Hindman, USA

On Independant Biobjective Decision Problems
Christer Carlsson, Robert Fuller, Finland
A Fuzzy Multiattribute Evaluation Method
Cengiz Kahraman, Ehem Tolga, Turkey
On Enumeration of Possibly Optimal Extreme Points in Linear Programming Problems with Interactive Possibilistic Variables
Masahiro Inuiguchi, Hidetaka Higashitani, Tetsuzo Tanino, Japan
Strategic Decision Processes in Information Technology Using Fuzzy Composite Programming
David Jones, Cheryl L. Jones, USA
Modeling Uncertainty in a Decision Support System for Business Process Planning
Brigitte Werners, Peer Völkner, Germany

Fuzzy Wave-Nets: An Adaptive, Multiresolution, Neurofuzzy Learning Scheme
Marc Thuillard, Switzerland
Variables and Softcomputing
Ossi Taipale, Finland
Model-Based Methods in Fuzzy Systems
Tapio Rauma, Kari Haataja, Finland
Linguistic Equation Based Data Analysis for Fault Diagnosis and Forecasting
Esko Juuso, Finland

On Incomplete Data in a Fuzzy Temporal Database Model
Werasak Kurutach, Thailand
Clustering Significant Words Using Their Co-occurrence in Document Sub-Collections
Tamás D. Gedeon, Australia
Fuzzy Relational Maps in Intellignet Information Retrieval
Laszlo T. Koczy, Hungary
Fast Document Indexing Based on the Estimation of Word Frequencies
Péter Baranyi, Hungary
Imperfect Data in Geographic Information Retrieval
Gergely Lukacs, Germany

Classification of States for a Possibilistic Markov Process
Hugo Janssen, Belgium
Different Approaches Towards Fuzzy Mathematical Morphology
Mike Nachtegael, Etienne E. Kerre, Belgium
Fuzzy Rough Sets Revisited
Anna Maria Radzikowska, Etienne E. Kerre, Poland
Fuzzy Mathematical Morphology Based on the Fuzzy Inclusion in Kitainik's Sense
Carol van der Donck, Etienne E. Kerre, Belgium

A Genetic Algorithm to Transit from Fuzzy Environment to Evidential Environment
Montaceur Zaghdoud, Belgacem Raggad, Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Tunisia
Testing Fuzzy Hypotheses with Vague Date
Przemyslaw Grzegorzewski, Poland
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Events and Their Real-Valued Probabilities
Janusz Kacprzyk, Eulalia Szmidt, Poland
A Deductive System Based on the Force Implication
Nicole Vincent, Christiane Dujet, France
Data Fusion System Evaluation in Possibility Theory
Gilles Zunino, A. M. Jolly-Desodt, D. Jolly, France

Fuzzy Quantified Dependencies in Relational Databases
Miguel Delgado, Daniel Sanchez, Maria-Amparo Vila, Spain
FUDEM: A Fuzzy Deductive Model
Ana Isabel Aguilera Faraco, Leonid Jose Tineo Rodriguez, Venezuela
Fuzzy Intelligent Queries on the 500 Biggest Portuguese Companies
Rita Almeida Ribeiro, Claudia S. Castelhano, Susana R. Barros, Ana M. Moreira, Portugal
Efficient Preprocessing for Information Retrieval with Neural Networks
Thomas Mandl, Germany

A Simulation-Based Decision Support System SBDSS for Manufacturing Enterprise
Shan Feng, Huang Jinping, Cen Ling, Zhang Jilie, China
New Simple Measures for Inductive Learning
Gonzalo Ramos-Jimenez, Rafael Morales-Bueno, A. Villalba-Soria, Spain
Diagnosing and Curing Business Problems: A Fuzzy Decision Support Model
Cemil Albayrak, Turkey

Emerging Behaviors in Fuzzy Evolutionary Agents
Antonio Di Nola, Antonio Gisolfi, Vincenzo Loia, Salvatore Sessa, Italy
A Decision Making Module for Multi-Agent Systems Architechtures
Vicenc Torra, Spain
A User Centered Approach to Content-Based Retrieval of Medical Images
Ernesto Damiani, Giovanni Righini, Rajiv Khosla, Italy

Logical Representation and Generalization of Discrete Choquet Integral
Dragan Radojevic, Yugoslavia
Logical Representation of Order Weight Aggregation (OWA) Operator
Dragan Radojevic, Bratislav Petrovic, Yugoslavia
Application of Generalized Discrete Choquet Integral in Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Davor Radenovic, Goran Dimic, Dragan Radojevic, Yugoslavia
System Reliability Analysis and Multiplicative Choquet Integral
Dusko Letic, Dragan Radojevic, Yugoslavia

Genetic Algorithms for Optimal Weight Design Problem of Frame Structure
Takao Yokota, Takeaki Taguchi, Mitsuo Gen, Japan
Genetic Algorithm for the Capacitated Plant Location Problem with Single Source Constraints
Mitsuo Gen, Juno Choi, Yasuhiro Tsujimura, Japan
A Bi-Level Hierarchical Genetic Algorithm for Reliable Network Topology Design
Mitsuo Gen, Jong Ryul Kim, Mitsuo Yamashiro, Japan

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