Soft Computing In Humanities And Social Sciences

Author : Rudolf Seising,Veronica Sanz González
Publisher : Springer
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642246722

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Soft Computing in Humanities and Social Sciences by Rudolf Seising,Veronica Sanz González Pdf

The field of Soft Computing in Humanities and Social Sciences is at a turning point. The strong distinction between “science” and “humanities” has been criticized from many fronts and, at the same time, an increasing cooperation between the so-called “hard sciences” and “soft sciences” is taking place in a wide range of scientific projects dealing with very complex and interdisciplinary topics. In the last fifteen years the area of Soft Computing has also experienced a gradual rapprochement to disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and also in the field of Medicine, Biology and even the Arts, a phenomenon that did not occur much in the previous years. The collection of this book presents a generous sampling of the new and burgeoning field of Soft Computing in Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing together a wide array of authors and subject matters from different disciplines. Some of the contributors of the book belong to the scientific and technical areas of Soft Computing while others come from various fields in the humanities and social sciences such as Philosophy, History, Sociology or Economics. Rudolf Seising received a Ph.D. degree in philosophy of science and a postdoctoral lecture qualification (PD) in history of science from the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. He is an Adjoint Researcher at the European Centre for Soft Computing in Mieres (Asturias), Spain. Veronica Sanz earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain). At the moment she is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Science, Technology and Society Center in the University of California at Berkeley. Veronica Sanz earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain). At the moment she is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Science, Technology and Society Center in the University of California at Berkeley.

Author : Pradip Debnath,S. A. Mohiuddine
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781000409819

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Soft Computing Techniques in Engineering, Health, Mathematical and Social Sciences by Pradip Debnath,S. A. Mohiuddine Pdf

Soft computing techniques are no longer limited to the arena of computer science. The discipline has an exponentially growing demand in other branches of science and engineering and even into health and social science. This book contains theory and applications of soft computing in engineering, health, and social and applied sciences. Different soft computing techniques such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms and hybrid systems are discussed. It also contains important chapters in machine learning and clustering. This book presents a survey of the existing knowledge and also the current state of art development through original new contributions from the researchers. This book may be used as a one-stop reference book for a broad range of readers worldwide interested in soft computing. In each chapter, the preliminaries have been presented first and then the advanced discussion takes place. Learners and researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds will find several useful tools and techniques to develop their soft computing skills. This book is meant for graduate students, faculty and researchers willing to expand their knowledge in any branch of soft computing. The readers of this book will require minimum prerequisites of undergraduate studies in computation and mathematics.

Author : Raúl Trujillo-Cabezas,José Luis Verdegay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030254322

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Integrating Soft Computing into Strategic Prospective Methods by Raúl Trujillo-Cabezas,José Luis Verdegay Pdf

This book discusses how to build optimization tools able to generate better future studies. It aims at showing how these tools can be used to develop an adaptive learning environment that can be used for decision making in the presence of uncertainties. The book starts with existing fuzzy techniques and multicriteria decision making approaches and shows how to combine them in more effective tools to model future events and take therefore better decisions. The first part of the book is dedicated to the theories behind fuzzy optimization and fuzzy cognitive map, while the second part presents new approaches developed by the authors with their practical application to trend impact analysis, scenario planning and strategic formulation. The book is aimed at two groups of readers, interested in linking the future studies with artificial intelligence. The first group includes social scientists seeking for improved methods for strategic prospective. The second group includes computer scientists and engineers seeking for new applications and current developments of Soft Computing methods for forecasting in social science, but not limited to this.

Author : Dan E. Tamir,Naphtali D. Rishe,Abraham Kandel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319196831

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Fifty Years of Fuzzy Logic and its Applications by Dan E. Tamir,Naphtali D. Rishe,Abraham Kandel Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive report on the evolution of Fuzzy Logic since its formulation in Lotfi Zadeh’s seminal paper on “fuzzy sets,” published in 1965. In addition, it features a stimulating sampling from the broad field of research and development inspired by Zadeh’s paper. The chapters, written by pioneers and prominent scholars in the field, show how fuzzy sets have been successfully applied to artificial intelligence, control theory, inference, and reasoning. The book also reports on theoretical issues; features recent applications of Fuzzy Logic in the fields of neural networks, clustering, data mining and software testing; and highlights an important paradigm shift caused by Fuzzy Logic in the area of uncertainty management. Conceived by the editors as an academic celebration of the fifty years’ anniversary of the 1965 paper, this work is a must-have for students and researchers willing to get an inspiring picture of the potentialities, limitations, achievements and accomplishments of Fuzzy Logic-based systems.

Author : Robert Sher Tannenbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Humanities
ISBN : LCCN:87033848

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Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences by Robert Sher Tannenbaum Pdf

Author : Orville Vernon Burton
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0252026853

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Computing in the Social Sciences and Humanities by Orville Vernon Burton Pdf

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Author : Pradip Debnath,S. A. Mohiuddine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Soft computing
ISBN : 0367750686

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Soft Computing Techniques in Engineering, Health, Mathematical and Social Sciences by Pradip Debnath,S. A. Mohiuddine Pdf

The book contains theory and applications of soft computing in engineering, health, social and applied sciences. Different soft computing techniques such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms and hybrid systems are discussed. It also contains important chapters in machine learning and clustering.

Author : Vesa A Niskanen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540364214

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Soft Computing Methods in Human Sciences by Vesa A Niskanen Pdf

An in-depth look at soft computing methods and their applications in the human sciences, such as the social and the behavioral sciences. Soft computing methods - including fuzzy systems, neural networks, evolutionary computing and probabilistic reasoning - are state-of-the-art methods in theory formation and model construction. The powerful application areas of these methods in the human sciences are demonstrated, including the replacement of statistical models by simpler numerical or linguistic soft computing models and the use of computer simulations with approximate and linguistic constituents. "Dr. Niskanen's work opens new vistas in application of soft computing, fuzzy logic and fuzzy set theory to the human sciences. This book is likely to be viewed in retrospect as a landmark in its field" (Lotfi A. Zadeh, Berkeley)

Author : Enric Trillas,Piero P. Bonissone,Luis Magdalena,Janusz Kacprzyk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642246661

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Combining Experimentation and Theory by Enric Trillas,Piero P. Bonissone,Luis Magdalena,Janusz Kacprzyk Pdf

The unexpected and premature passing away of Professor Ebrahim H. "Abe" Mamdani on January, 22, 2010, was a big shock to the scientific community, to all his friends and colleagues around the world, and to his close relatives. Professor Mamdani was a remarkable figure in the academic world, as he contributed to so many areas of science and technology. Of great relevance are his latest thoughts and ideas on the study of language and its handling by computers. The fuzzy logic community is particularly indebted to Abe Mamdani (1941-2010) who, in 1975, in his famous paper An Experiment in Linguistic Synthesis with a Fuzzy Logic Controller, jointly written with his student Sedrak Assilian, introduced the novel idea of fuzzy control. This was an elegant engineering approach to the modeling and control of complex processes for which mathematical models were unknown or too difficult to build, yet they could effectively and efficiently be controlled by human operators. This ground-breaking idea has found innumerable applications and can be considered as one of the main factors for the proliferation and adoption of fuzzy logic technology. Professor Mamdani's own life and vital experience are illustrative of his “never surrendering” attitude while facing adversaries, which is normal for a person proposing any novel solution, and represent a great example for everybody. His subtle sense of humor, his joy for life, and his will to critically help people, especially young people, were characteristics deeply appreciated by all the people who enjoyed and benefited from his friendship and advice. This book constitutes a posthumous homage to Abe Mamdani. It is a collection of original papers related in some way to his works, ideas and vision, and especially written by researchers directly acquainted with him or with his work. The underlying goal of this book will be fulfilled if, in the very spirit of Mamdani's legacy, the papers will trigger a scientific or philosophical debate on the issues covered, or contribute to a cross-fertilization of ideas in the various fields.

Author : Eyke Hüllermeier,Rudolf Kruse,Frank Hoffmann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642140587

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Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems by Eyke Hüllermeier,Rudolf Kruse,Frank Hoffmann Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, held in Dortmund, Germany, in June 2010.

Author : Luis Argüelles Méndez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319186061

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Accuracy and Fuzziness. A Life in Science and Politics by Luis Argüelles Méndez Pdf

This book, which goes far beyond a traditional collection of technical articles, is dedicated to Enric Trillas, a fuzzy systems pioneer but also an internationally renowned researcher in other areas of science, such as mathematics and aerospace, and an outstanding manager of scientific affairs in Spain. Some of the contributions in this book develop technical, state-of-the-art themes obviously related to fuzzy logic, while others resemble popular-science articles that shed light on complex mathematical concepts. There are also chapters that highlight the authors’ personal relationships and experiences working with Enric Trillas. While planning this book project, the editors decided to give contributors absolute freedom of thought and expression in preparing their chapters. The result is a colorful and inspiring mixture of styles and topics, which perfectly reflects Enric Trillas’s multifaceted contributions to research and his outstanding role in promoting education and technological transfer in the field of soft computing. This Festschrift to Enric Trillas, published on the occasion of his 75th birthday, is not only intended as an exemplary source of information for young scientists dealing with uncertainty, imprecision and accuracy of models, but also as an inspiring guide to the role of scientists in education, politics and communication.

Author : Rudolf Seising,Marco Elio Tabacchi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642365270

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Fuzziness and Medicine: Philosophical Reflections and Application Systems in Health Care by Rudolf Seising,Marco Elio Tabacchi Pdf

This book is a collection of contributions written by philosophers and scientists active in different fields, such as mathematics, logics, social sciences, computer sciences and linguistics. They comment on and discuss various parts of and subjects and propositions introduced in the Handbook of Analytical Philosophy of Medicine from Kadem Sadegh-Zadeh, published by Springer in 2012. This volume reports on the fruitful exchange and debate that arose in the fuzzy community upon the publication of the Handbook. This was not only very much appreciated by the community but also seen as a critical starting point for beginning a new discussion. The results of this discussion, which involved many different perspectives from science and the humanities and was warmly encouraged by Kadem Sadegh-Zadeh himself, are accurately reported in this volume, which is intended to be a critical companion to Kadem Sadegh-Zadeh ́s handbook. Rudolf Seising is currently an adjunct researcher at the European Centre for Soft Computing in Mieres, Asturias (Spain) and a college lecturer at the Faculty of History and Arts, at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (Germany). Marco Elio Tabacchi is currently the Scientific Director of the Italian National Research & Survey Organization Demopolis, and a research assistant in the Soft Computing Group at University of Palermo (Italy).

Author : Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401795791

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Handbook of Analytic Philosophy of Medicine by Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh Pdf

Medical practice is practiced morality, and clinical research belongs to normative ethics. The present book elucidates and advances this thesis by: 1. analyzing the structure of medical language, knowledge, and theories; 2. inquiring into the foundations of the clinical encounter; 3. introducing the logic and methodology of clinical decision-making, including artificial intelligence in medicine; 4. suggesting comprehensive theories of organism, life, and psyche; of health, illness, and disease; of etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and therapy; and 5. investigating the moral and metaphysical issues central to medical practice and research. Many systems of (classical, modal, non-classical, probability, and fuzzy) logic are introduced and applied. Fuzzy medical deontics, fuzzy medical ontology, fuzzy medical concept formation, fuzzy medical decision-making and biomedicine and many other techniques of fuzzification in medicine are introduced for the first time.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 2081 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781522505723

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Medical Imaging: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

Medical imaging has transformed the ways in which various conditions, injuries, and diseases are identified, monitored, and treated. As various types of digital visual representations continue to advance and improve, new opportunities for their use in medical practice will likewise evolve. Medical Imaging: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents a compendium of research on digital imaging technologies in a variety of healthcare settings. This multi-volume work contains practical examples of implementation, emerging trends, case studies, and technological innovations essential for using imaging technologies for making medical decisions. This comprehensive publication is an essential resource for medical practitioners, digital imaging technologists, researchers, and medical students.

Author : Slimane Hammoudi,Michał Śmiałek,Olivier Camp,Joaquim Filipe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030261696

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Enterprise Information Systems by Slimane Hammoudi,Michał Śmiałek,Olivier Camp,Joaquim Filipe Pdf

This book constitutes extended, revised and selected papers from the 20th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS 2018, held in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in March 2018. The 19 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this book from a total of 242 submissions. They deal with topics such as data science and databases; ontologies; social networks; knowledge management; software development; human-computer interaction, and multimedia.