ITMS23EX2 Soft Computing

Elective: Elective, Semester: III, Credits: 3

Module 1
Introduction: Introduction to soft computing, introduction to biological and artificial neural networks, introduction
to fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic systems
Module 2
Artificial Neural Networks and Applications: Different artificial neural network models, learning in artificial neural
networks, neural network applications in control systems
Module 3
Fuzzy Systems and Applications: Fuzzy sets, fuzzy reasoning, fuzzy inference systems, fuzzy control, fuzzy
clustering, applications of fuzzy systems
Module 4
Neuro-fuzzy systems: Neuro-fuzzy modeling, neuro-fuzzy control, Genetic algorithms: Simple GA, crossover
and mutation, genetic algorithms in search and optimization, Introduction to Ant Colony Optimization method
and Swam Intelligence
Module 5
Applications of soft computing: Pattern recognitions, image processing, biological sequence alignment and
drug design, robotics and sensors, information retrieval systems, share market analysis, natural language
processing
Text Books
1. M. Friedman and A. Kandal, Introduction to Pattern Recognition Statistical, Structural,
Neural and Fuzzy Logic Approaches, (Series in Machine Perception and Artificial Intelligence) World
Scientific Pub Co Inc (December 1999).
2. Neural and Fuzzy Logic Approaches, World Scientific, 2005
3. Timothy J. Ross, Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications, McGraw Hill, 1997.
Reference:

4. Melanie Mitchell, An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms, Prentice Hall of India, 2004.

5. David E. Goldberg, Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning, AddisonWesley Professional, 1989.