Advances in Intelligent andSoft Computing 58Editor-in-Chief: J. Kacprzyk

Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Janusz KacprzykSystems Research InstitutePolish Academy of Sciencesul. Newelska 601-447 WarsawPolandE-mail: kacprzyk@ibspan.waw.pl

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Preface

WSC 2008 Chair’s Welcome Message

Dear Colleague,

The World Soft Computing (WSC) conference is an annual internationalonline conference on applied and theoretical soft computing technology. ThisWSC 2008 is the thirteenth conference in this series and it has been a greatsuccess.

We received a lot of excellent paper submissions which were peer-reviewedby an international team of experts. Only 60 papers out of 111 submissionswere selected for online publication. This assured a high quality standardfor this online conference. The corresponding online statistics are a proof ofthe great world-wide interest in the WSC 2008 conference. The conferencewebsite had a total of 33, 367 different human user accesses from 43 countrieswith around 100 visitors every day, 151 people signed up to WSC to discusstheir scientific disciplines in our chat rooms and the forum. Also audio andslide presentations allowed a detailed discussion of the papers.

The submissions and discussions showed that there is a wide range of softcomputing applications to date. The topics covered by the conference rangefrom applied to theoretical aspects of fuzzy, neuro-fuzzy and rough sets overto neural networks to single and multi-objective optimisation. Contributionsabout particle swarm optimisation, gene expression programming, clustering,classification, support vector machines, quantum evolution and agent systemshave also been received. One whole session was devoted to soft computingtechniques in computer graphics, imaging, vision and signal processing.

This year WSC 2008 recognised the steadily increasing number of the-oretical papers, both theoretical papers as well as practical contributionscomplemented very well and made WSC 2008 an open and comprehensivediscussion forum.

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This proceeding is a compilation of selected papers from the WSC 2008conference now being available to the public in a printed format. We lookforward to meeting you again in Cyberspace at the WSC 2009 conference.

General ChairmanPriv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Inform. Jörn MehnenCranfield University, Cranfield, UK

Programme Co-ChairsMario Köppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, JapanAshraf Saad, Armstrong Atlantic State University, USA

23rd February 2009http://wsc-2008.softcomputing.org

Welcome Note by the World Federationon Soft Computing (WFSC) Chairman

On behalf of the World Federation on Soft Computing (WFSC) I would liketo thank you for your contribution to WSC 2008! The 13th online WorldConference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications provides a uniqueopportunity for soft computing researchers and practitioners to publish highquality papers and discuss research issues in detail without incurring a hugecost. The conference has established itself as a truly global event on theInternet. The quality of the conference has improved over the years. TheWSC 2008 conference has covered new trends in soft computing to state ofthe art applications. The conference has also added new features such asvirtual exhibition and online presentation.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the organisers for asuccessful conference. The quality of the papers is high and the conferencewas very selective in accepting the papers. Also many thanks to the authors,reviewers, sponsors and publishers of WSC 2008! I believe your hard workhas made the conference a true success.

Chairman of WFCSProfessor Rajkumar RoyWorld Federation on Soft Computing (WFSC)24th February 2009

WSC 2008 Organization

Honorary Chair

Hans-Paul Schwefel Technische Universität Dortmund,Dortmund, Germany

General Chair

Jörn Mehnen Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK

Programme Co-Chairs

Mario Köppen Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka,Japan

Ashraf Saad Armstrong Atlantic State University, USA

Finance Chair

Ashutosh Tiwari Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK

Web Coordination Chair

Lars Mehnen Technikum Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Award Chair

Xiao-Zhi Gao Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

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Publication Chair

Keshav Dahal University of Bradford, UK

Design Chair

Mike Goatman Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK

International Technical Program Committee (inalphabetic order)

Ajith Abraham University of Science and Technology,Norway

Janos Abonyi Pannon University, HungaryAkira Asano Hiroshima University, JapanErel Avineri University of the West of England, UKSudhirkumar Barai Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,

IndiaBernard de Baets Ghent University, BelgiumValeriu C. Beiu United Arab Emirates University, UAEAlexandra Brintrup University of Cambridge, UKZvi Boger OPTIMAL - Industrial Neural Systems,

IsraelOscar Castillo Tijuana Institute of Technology, MexicoSung-Bae Cho Yonsei University, KoreaLeandro dos Santos Coelho Pontifical Catholic University of Parana,

BrazilCarlos A. Coello Coello CINVESTAV-IPN, MexicoOscar Cordon European Centre for Soft Computing,

SpainKeshav Dahal University of Bradford, UKJustin Dauwels MIT Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, USASuash Deb C.V. Raman College of Enineering,

Bhubaneswar, IndiaGiuseppe Di Fatta The University of Reading Whiteknights,

UKMatjaz Gams Jozef Stefan Institute, SloveniaXiao-Zhi Gao Helsinki University of Technology, FinlandAntónio Gaspar-Cunha University of Minho Campus de Azurém,

PortugalBernard Grabot LGP-ENIT, FranceRoderich Gross Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,

Switzerland

Organization XI

Jerzy Grzymala-Busse University of Kansas, USAHani Hagras University of Essex, United KingdomIoannis Hatzilygeroudis University of Patras, GreeceFrancisco Herrera University of Granada, SpainFrank Hoffmann Technical University Dortmund, GermanyEvan Hughes Cranfield University, Shrivenham Campus,

UKSilviu Ionita University of Pitesti, RomaniaHisao Ishibuchi Osaka Prefecture University, JapanYaochu Jin Honda Research Institute Europe,

GermanyAkimoto Kamiya Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanRobert Keller Essex University, UKPetra Kersting Technical University Dortmund, GermanyFrank Klawonn University of Applied Sciences

Braunschweig, GermanyAndreas König Technische Universität Kaiserslautern,

GermanyRenato Krohling Federal University of Espirito Santo, BrazilWilliam Langdon Essex University, UKUwe Ligges Technical University Dortmund, GermanyLuis Magdalena European Centre for Soft Computing,

SpainChristophe Marsala Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, FranceLars Mehnen University of Applied Science Technikum

Wien, AustriaPatricia Melin Tijuana Institute of Technology, MexicoThomas Michelitsch Technical University Dortmund, GermanySanaz Mostaghim University of Karlsruhe, GermanyMehmet Kerem Müezzinoglu University of Louisville, USAZensho Nakao University of the Ryukyus, JapanJae C. Oh University Syracuse, NY, USAMarcin Paprzycki Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandPetrica Pop North University of Baia Mare, RomaniaRadu-Emil Precup University of Timisoara, RomaniaMike Preuss Technical University Dortmund, GermanyMuhammad Sarfraz Kuwait University, KuwaitDhish Saxena Cranfield University, UKAbhinav Saxena RIACS - NASA ARC, USAGiovanni Semeraro Universita’ di Bari, ItalyYos Sunitiyoso University of Southampton, UKRoberto Teti University of Naples, ItalyAshutosh Tiwari Cranfield University, UKHeike Trautmann Technical University Dortmund, GermanyGuy De Tré Ghent University, Belgium

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Eiji Uchino Yamaguchi University, JapanOlgierd Unold Wroclaw University of Technology, PolandBerend Jan van der Zwaag University of Twente, The NetherlandsMarley Maria B.R. Vellasco Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de

Janeiro, BrasilKostas Vergidis Cranfield University, UKMichael N. Vrahatis University of Patras, GreeceTobias Wagner Technial University Dortmund, GermanyMatthew Wiggins TIAX LLC, Cambridge, MA, USA

WSC 2008 Technical Sponsors

WSC 2008 was supported by:World Federation on Soft Computing (WFSC)

IEEE Industry Application SocietyIEEE UKRI SectionElsevier

Contents

Part I: Fuzzy, Neuro-Fuzzy and Rough Sets Applications

Fuzzy Group Decision Making for Management of Oil SpillResponses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Renato A. Krohling, Daniel Rigo

Sensor Fusion Map Building-Based on Fuzzy Logic UsingSonar and SIFT Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Alfredo Chavez Plascencia, Jan Dimon Bendtsen

Rough Sets in Medical Informatics Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Aboul Ella Hassanien, Ajith Abraham, James F. Peters,Gerald Schaefer

A Real Estate Management System Based on SoftComputing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Carlos D. Barranco, Jesus R. Campana, Juan M. Medina

Proportional Load Balancing Using Scalable ObjectGrouping Based on Fuzzy Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Romeo Mark A. Mateo, Jaewan Lee

Part II: Neural Network Applications

Multilevel Image Segmentation Using OptiMUSIGActivation Function with Fixed and Variable Thresholding:A Comparative Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Sourav De, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Paramartha Dutta

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Artificial Neural Networks Modeling to Reduce IndustrialAir Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Zvi Boger

Wavelet Neural Network as a Multivariate Processing Toolin Electronic Tongues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Juan Manuel Gutierrez, Laura Moreno-Baron, Lorenzo Leija,Roberto Munoz, Manel del Valle

Design of ANFIS Networks Using Hybrid Genetic andSVD Method for the Prediction of Coastal Wave Impacts . . . 83Ahmad Bagheri, Nader Nariman-Zadeh, Ali Jamali,Kiarash Dayjoori

A Neuro-Fuzzy Control for TCP Network Congestion . . . . . . . 93S. Hadi Hosseini, Mahdieh Shabanian, Babak N. Araabi

Use of Remote Sensing Technology for GIS Based LandslideHazard Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103S. Prabu, S.S. Ramakrishnan, Hema A. Murthy, R.Vidhya

An Analysis of the Disturbance on TCP NetworkCongestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Mahdieh Shabanian, S. Hadi Hosseini, Babak N. Araabi

Part III: Applications of Evolutionary Computations

RAM Analysis of the Press Unit in a Paper Plant UsingGenetic Algorithm and Lambda-Tau Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . 127Komal, S.P. Sharma, Dinesh Kumar

A Novel Approach to Reduce High-Dimensional SearchSpaces for the Molecular Docking Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Dimitri Kuhn, Robert Gunther, Karsten Weicker

GA Inspired Heuristic for Uncapacitated Single AllocationHub Location Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Vladimir Filipovic, Jozef Kratica, Dusan Tosic, Djordje Dugosija

Evolutionary Constrained Design of Seismically ExcitedBuildings: Sensor Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Alireza Rowhanimanesh, Abbas Khajekaramodin,Mohammad-Reza Akbarzadeh-T.

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Applying Evolution Computation Model to theDevelopment and Transition of Virtual Community underWeb2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Huang Chien-hsun, Tsai Pai-yung

Genetic Algorithms in Chemistry: Success or Failure Is inthe Genes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Clifford W. Padgett, Ashraf Saad

Part IV: Other Soft Computing Applications

Multi-objective Expansion Planning of ElectricalDistribution Networks Using Comprehensive LearningParticle Swarm Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Sanjib Ganguly, N.C. Sahoo, D. Das

Prediction of Compressive Strength of Cement Using GeneExpression Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Priyanka Thamma, S.V. Barai

Fault-Tolerant Nearest Neighbor Classifier Based onReconfiguration of Analog Hardware in Low PowerIntelligent Sensor Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Kuncup Iswandy, Andreas Konig

Text Documents Classification by Associating Terms withText Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223V. Srividhya, R. Anitha

Applying Methods of Soft Computing to Space LinkQuality Prediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233Bastian Preindl, Lars Mehnen, Frank Rattay, Jens Dalsgaard Nielsen

A Novel Multicriteria Model Applied to Cashew ChestnutIndustrialization Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Isabelle Tamanini, Ana Lisse Carvalho, Ana Karoline Castro,Placido Rogerio Pinheiro

Part V: Design of Fuzzy, Neuro-Fuzzy and Rough Sets Techniques

Selection of Aggregation Operators with DecisionAttitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Kevin Kam Fung Yuen

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A New Approach Based on Artificial Neural Networks forHigh Order Bivariate Fuzzy Time Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Erol Egrioglu, V. Rezan Uslu, Ufuk Yolcu, M.A. Basaran,Aladag C. Hakan

A Genetic Fuzzy System with Inconsistent Rule Removaland Decision Tree Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275Pietari Pulkkinen, Hannu Koivisto

Robust Expectation Optimization Model Using thePossibility Measure for the Fuzzy Random ProgrammingProblem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285Takashi Hasuike, Hiroaki Ishii

Improving Mining Fuzzy Rules with Artificial ImmuneSystems by Uniform Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Edward Mezyk, Olgierd Unold

Incremental Locally Linear Fuzzy Classifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Armin Eftekhari, Mojtaba Ahmadieh Khanesar,Mohamad Forouzanfar, Mohammad Teshnehlab

On Criticality of Paths in Networks with ImpreciseDurations and Generalized Precedence Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . 315Siamak Haji Yakhchali, Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour,Seyed Mohamad Taghi Fatemi Ghomi

Part VI: Design of Evolutionary Computation Techniques

Parallel Genetic Algorithm Approach to AutomatedDiscovery of Hierarchical Production Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327K.K. Bharadwaj, Saroj

Two Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for Solving the Super-PeerSelection Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Jozef Kratica, Jelena Kojic, Dusan Tosic, Vladimir Filipovic,Djordje Dugosija

A Genetic Algorithm for the Constrained CoverageProblem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347Mansoor Davoodi, Ali Mohades, Jafar Rezaei

Using Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in theOptimization of Polymer Injection Molding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357Celio Fernandes, Antonio J. Pontes, Julio C. Viana,A. Gaspar-Cunha

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A Multiobjective Extremal Optimization Algorithm forEfficient Mapping in Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367Ivanoe De Falco, Antonio Della Cioppa, Domenico Maisto,Umberto Scafuri, Ernesto Tarantino

Interactive Incorporation of User Preferences inMultiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379Johannes Krettek, Jan Braun, Frank Hoffmann, Torsten Bertram

Improvement of Quantum Evolutionary Algorithm with aFunctional Sized Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389Tayarani Mohammad, Akbarzadeh Toutounchi Mohammad Reza

Optimal Path Planning for Controllability of SwitchedLinear Systems Using Multi-level Constrained GA . . . . . . . . . . . 399Alireza Rowhanimanesh, Ali Karimpour, Naser Pariz

Part VII: Design for Other Soft Computing Techniques

Particle Swarm Optimization for Inference Procedures inthe Generalized Gamma Family Based on Censored Data . . . . 411Mauro Campos, Renato A. Krohling, Patrick Borges

SUPER-SAPSO: A New SA-Based PSO Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . 423Majid Bahrepour, Elham Mahdipour, Raman Cheloi, Mahdi Yaghoobi

Testing of Diversity Strategy and Ensemble Strategy inSVM-Based Multiagent Ensemble Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431Lean Yu, Shouyang Wang, Kin Keung Lai

Probability Collectives: A Decentralized, DistributedOptimization for Multi-Agent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441Anand J. Kulkarni, K. Tai

Part VIII: Computer Graphics, Imaging, Vision and SignalProcessing

Shape from Focus Based on Bilateral Filtering andPrincipal Component Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453Muhammad Tariq Mahmood, Asifullah Khan, Tae-Sun Choi

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Detecting Hidden Information from Watermarked SignalUsing Granulation Based Fitness Approximation . . . . . . . . . . . . 463Mohsen Davarynejad, Saeed Sedghi, Majid Bahrepour,Chang Wook Ahn, Mohammad-Reza Akbarzadeht,Carlos Artemio Coello Coello

Fuzzy Approaches for Colour Image Palette Selection . . . . . . . 473Gerald Schaefer, Huiyu Zhou

Novel Face Recognition Approach Using Bit-LevelInformation and Dummy Blank Images in FeedforwardNeural Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483David Boon Liang Bong, Kung Chuang Ting, Yin Chai Wang

ICA for Face Recognition Using Different SourceDistribution Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491Dinesh Kumar, C.S. Rai, Shakti Kumar

Object Recognition Using Particle Swarm Optimization onMoment Descriptors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499Muhammad Sarfraz, Ali Taleb Ali Al-Awami

Perceptual Shaping in Digital Image Watermarking UsingLDPC Codes and Genetic Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509Imran Usman, Asifullah Khan, Rafiullah Chamlawi, Tae-Sun Choi

Voice Conversion by Mapping the Spectral and ProsodicFeatures Using Support Vector Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519Rabul Hussain Laskar, Fazal Ahmed Talukdar, Rajib Bhattacharjee,Saugat Das

Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529

Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531

List of Contributors

Ajith AbrahamCenter for Quantifiable Quality ofService in Communication Systems,Norwegian University of Science andTechnology Trondheim, Norwayajith.abraham@ieee.org

Mojtaba Ahmadieh KhanesarK.N. Toosi University ofTechnology Shariati Ave.Tehran,16315-1355, Iranahmadieh@ee.kntu.ac.ir

Chang Wook AhnSchool of Information andCommunication Engineering,Sungkyunkwan University,300 Cheoncheon-dong,Jangan-gu, Suwon 440-746, Koreacwan@skku.edu

Mohammad-Reza AkbarzadehtFerdowsi University of Mashhad,Department of ElectricalEngineering, Cognitive ComputingLab Azadi Square Mashhad91775-1111, Iranakbarzadeh@ieee.org

Ali Taleb Ali Al-AwamiDepartment of ElectricalEngineering, King FahdUniversity ofPetroleum and MineralsDhahran, 31261 Saudi Arabiaaliawami@kfupm.edu.sa

R. AnithaDepartment of M.C.AK.S.R. College of TechnologyTiruchengode-637 215, Indiaaniraniraj@rediffmail.com

N. Araabi BabakTehran University, School ofElectrical and Computer Eng.North AmirabadTehran, 14395, Iran

Ahmad BagheriDepartment of MechanicalEngineering, Faculty ofEngineering,University of GuilanRasht, P.O. Box 3756, Iranbagheri@guilan.ac.ir

Majid BahrepourPervasive Systems Group,

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Twente UniversityZilverling 4013P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlandsm_bahrepour@ieee.org

S.V. BaraiIndian Institute ofTechnology, KharagpurKharagpur 721 302 Indiaskbarai@civil.iitkgp.ernet.in

Carlos D. BarrancoPablo de Olavide UniversityUtrera Rd. Km. 1Sevilla, 41013, Spaincbarranco@upo.es

M.A. BasaranNigde University,Department of MathematicsÜniveriste KampusuNigde, 51000, Turkeymuratalper@yahoo.com

Torsten BertramChair for Control andSystems Engineering,Technische UniversitätDortmund Otto-Hahn-Str. 444221 Dortmundtorsten.bertram@tu-dortmund.de

K.K. BharadwajSchool of Computer andSystems SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi 1100067, Indiakbharadwaj@gmail.com

Rajib BhattacharjeeNational Institute of Technology

Silchar, Assam 788010 Indiarajib13_nits@yahoo.co.in

Siddhartha BhattacharyyaUniversity Institute of Technology,The University of BurdwanGolapbag (North)Burdwan 713104, Indiasourav.de79@gmail.com

Zvi BogerOPTIMAL Industrial NeuralSystems Ltd.54 Rambam St.,Beer Sheva 84243 IsraelOptimal Neural Informatics LLC8203 Springbottom WayPikesville, MD, 21208, USAoptimal@peeron.com

David Boon Liang BongFaculty of Engineering,Universiti Malaysia SarawakKota Samarahan94300 Kota Samarahan,Malaysiadavidblbong@yahoo.com

Patrick BorgesFederal University ofEspírito Santo - UFESDepartment of Statistics,Av. Fernando Ferrari 514,Campus de GoiabeirasVitória - ES,CEP 29075-910, Brazilpatrick@cce.ufes.br

Jan BraunChair for Control andSystems Engineering,Technische Universität DortmundOtto-Hahn-Str. 444221 Dortmundjan.braun@tu-dortmund.de

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Jesús R. CampañaUniversity of GranadaDaniel Saucedo Aranda s/nGranada, 18071, Spainjesuscg@decsai.ugr.es

Mauro CamposFederal University ofEspírito Santo - UFESDepartment of StatisticsAv. Fernando Ferrari 514,Campus de GoiabeirasVitória - ES,CEP 29075-910, Brazilmaurocmc@cce.ufes.br

Ana Lisse CarvalhoGraduate Program inApplied Informatics,University of FortalezaAv. Washington Soares,1321 - Bl J Sl 30Fortaleza, 60.811-905, Brazilana.carvalho@serpro.gov.br

Ana Karoline CastroGraduate Program inApplied Informatics,University of FortalezaAv. Washington Soares,1321 - Bl J Sl 30Fortaleza, 60.811-905, Brazilakcastro@gmail.com

Rafiullah ChamlawiDCIS, Pakistan Instituteof Engineering andApplied SciencesP.O. Nilore45650, Islamabad, Pakistanchamlawi@gmail.com

Raman CheloiLeiden University

Leiden, The Netherlandsraman@oxcart.com

Huang Chien-hsunNational Chiao TungUniversity No. 1001,Ta Hsueh Road,Hsinchu 300Taiwan, ROCkatwin.huang@gmail.com

Tae-Sun ChoiGwangju Institute ofScience and Technology261 Cheomdan-gwagiro,Buk-gu Gwangju,500-712, Repulic of Koreatschoi@gist.ac.kr

Tae-Sun ChoiGwangju Institute ofScience and Technology261 Cheomdan-gwagiro,Buk-gu Gwangju,500-712, Repulic of Koreatschoi@gist.ac.kr

Alfredo Chávez PlascenciaAalborg UniversityFredrik bajers Vej 7C9229 Aalborg, Denmarkacp@es.aau.dk

Carlos Artemio Coello CoelloCINVESTAV-IPN, Depto.de ComputacionAv. Instituto PolitecnicoNacional No. 2508Col. San Pedro Zacatenco,Mexico, D.F. 07300ccoello@cs.cinvestav.mx

António CunhaUniversity of MinhoRua Capitão Alfredo

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Guimarães Guimarães,4800-058, Portugalagc@dep.uminho.pt

Saugat DasNational Institute of TechnologySilchar, Assam 788010Indiasaugat_nits@yahoo.co.in

D. DasIndian Institute ofTechnology KharagpurKharagpur, WestBengal-721302, Indiaddas@ee.iitkgp.ernet.in

Mohsen DavarynejadFaculty of Technology,Policy and Management,Delft Universityof TechnologyJaffalaan 5,2628 BX, Delft,The Netherlandsm.davarynejad@tudelft.nl

Mansoor DavoodiLaboratory of Algorithmsand Computational GeometryDepartment of Mathematicsand Computer ScienceAmirkabir Universityof Technology.Hafez, Tehran, Iranmansoorcom81@yahoo.com,mdmonfared@aut.ac.ir

Kiarash DayjooriDepartment of MechanicalEngineering, Facultyof Engineering,University of GuilanRasht, P.O. Box 3756, Irankia60day@yahoo.com

Sourav DeUniversity Institute ofTechnology, The Universityof Burdwan Golapbag (North)Burdwan 713104, Indiasourav.de79@gmail.com

Ivanoe De FalcoICAR - CNRVia P. Castellino 111Naples, 80131, Italyivanoe.defalco@na.icar.cnr.it

Antonio Della CioppaNatural Computation Lab,DIIIE, University of SalernoVia Ponte don Melillo 1Fisciano (SA), 84084, Italyadellacioppa@unisa.it

Jan Dimon BendtsenAalborg UniversityFredrik bajers Vej 7C9229 Aalborg, Denmarkdimon@es.aau.dk

Djordje DugošijaUniversity of Belgrade,Faculty of MathematicsStudentski trg 16/IV11 000 Belgrade, Serbiadugosija@matf.bg.ac.yu

Paramartha DuttaVisva-BharatiSantiniketan 721 325,India

Armin EftekhariK.N. Toosi Universityof Technology Shariati Ave.Tehran, 16315-1355, Irana.eftekhari@ee.kntu.ac.ir

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Erol EgriogluOndokuz Mayis University,Department of StatisticsKurupelit Samsun,55139, Turkeyerole@omu.edu.tr

Seyed Mohamad TaghiFatemi Ghomi

Department of IndustrialEngineering, AmirkabirUniversity of TechnologyNo 424, Hafez AveTehran, Iranfatemi@aut.ac.ir

Célio FernandesUniversity of MinhoRua Capitão AlfredoGuimarães Guimarães,4800-058, Portugalcbpf@dep.uminho.pt

Vladimir FilipovićUniversity of Belgrade,Faculty of MathematicsStudentski trg 16/IV11 000 Belgrade, Serbiavladaf@matf.bg.ac.yu

Mohamad ForouzanfarK.N. Toosi Universityof TechnologyShariati Ave. Tehran,16315-1355, Iranmohamad398@ee.kntu.ac.ir

Robert GüntherUniversity of Leipzig,Institute of Biochemistry,Faculty of Biosciences,Pharmacy and PsychologyBrüderstraße 34

04103 Leipzig, Germanyrobguent@uni-leipzig.de

Sanjib GangulyIndian Institute of TechnologyKharagpur Kharagpur,West Bengal-721302,Indiasanjib@ee.iitkgp.ernet.in

Seyed Hassan GhodsypourDepartment of IndustrialEngineering, AmirkabirUniversity of TechnologyNo 424, Hafez AveTehran, Iranghodsypo@aut.ac.ir

Juan Manuel GutiérrezSensors & Biosensors Group,Dept. of Chemistry.Universitat Autònomade BarcelonaEdifici Cn08193 Bellaterra,Barcelona, Spainjmgutier27@gmail.com

Siamak Haji YakhchaliDepartment of IndustrialEngineering, AmirkabirUniversity of TechnologyNo 424, Hafez AveTehran, Iranyakhchali@aut.ac.ir

Aladag C. HakanHacettepe University,Department of StatisticsBeytepe KampusuAnkara, 06800, Turkeychaldag@gmail.com.tr

Aboul Ella HassanienInformation TechnologyDepartment, FCI,

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Cairo UniversityCairo, Egyptabo@cba.edu.kw

Takashi HasuikeGraduate School ofInformation Scienceand Technology,Osaka University2-1 Yamadaoka, SuitaOsaka 565-0871, Uapanthasuike@ist.osaka-u.ac.jp

A. Murthy HemaDepartment of ComputerScience and EngineeringIndian Institute ofTechnology Madras, ChennaiTamil Nadu, Indiahema@lantana.tenet.res.in

Frank HoffmannChair for Control andSystems Engineering,Technische UniversitätDortmund Otto-Hahn-Str. 444221 Dortmundfrank.hoffmann@tu-dortmund.de

S. Hadi HosseiniIslamic Azad University,Science and Research branch30 Tir Iransh_hosseini@itrc.ac.ir

Hiroaki IshiiGraduate School ofInformation Science andTechnology, Osaka University2-1 Yamadaoka, SuitaOsaka 565-0871, Uapanishii@ist.osaka-u.ac.jp

Kuncup IswandyInstitute of IntegratedSensor Systems,

University of KaiserslauternErwin-Schrödinger-StrasseKaiserslautern 67663, Germanykuncup@eit.uni-kl.de

Ali JamaliDepartment of MechanicalEngineering, Facultyof Engineering,University of GuilanRasht, P.O. Box 3756, Iranalijamali_mech@yahoo.com

Andreas KönigInstitute of IntegratedSensor Systems,University of KaiserslauternErwin-Schroedinger-StrasseKaiserslautern 67663, Germanykoenig@eit.uni-kl.de

Ali KarimpourFerdowsi University ofMashhad, Departmentof Electrical EngineeringAzadi SquareMashhad, Irankarimpor@um.ac.ir

Abbas KhajekaramodinFerdowsi Universityof Mashhad,Department ofCivil EngineeringAzadi SquareMashhad, Irankaramodin@gmail.com

Asifullah KhanDCIS, Pakistan Instituteof Engineering andApplied Sciences PO Nilore45650, Islamabad, Pakistanasif@pieas.edu.pk

Asifullah KhanGwangju Institute of

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Science and Technology261 Cheomdan-gwagiro,Buk-gu Gwangju,500-712, Repulic of Koreaasifullah@gist.ac.kr

Hannu KoivistoTampere University of TechnologyP.O. Box 692FI-33101 Tampere, Finlandhannu.koivisto@tut.fi

Jelena KojićUniversity of Belgrade,Faculty of MathematicsStudentski trg 16/IV11 000 Belgrade, Serbiak_jelena@yubc.net

Indian Institute of TechnologyRoorkee (IITR) Komal

Department of MathematicsRoorkee (Uttarakhand),247667, Indiakaryadma.iitr@gmail.com

Jozef KraticaMathematical Institute,Serbian Academy ofSciences and ArtsKneza Mihajla 36/III11 001 Belgrade, Serbiajkratica@mi.sanu.ac.rs

Johannes KrettekChair for Control andSystems Engineering,Technische UniversitätDortmund Otto-Hahn-Str. 444221 Dortmundjohannes.krettek@tu-dortmund.de

Renato KrohlingFederal University ofEspírito Santo - UFESDepartment of Informatics,

PPGI Av. FernandoFerrari s/n. CT VIIVitória - ES,CEP 29060-970, Brazilkrohling.renato@gmail.com

Dimitri KuhnHTWK Leipzig Universityof Applied Science,Department of ComputerScience, Mathematicsand Natural SciencesKarl-Liebknecht-Straße 13204277 Leipzig, Germanydkuhn@imn.htwk-leipzig.de

Anand J. KulkarniNanyang Technological University50 Nanyang AvenueSingapore 639798, Singaporekulk0003@ntu.edu.sg

Shakti KumarInstitute of Scienceand Technology KlawadDistrict Yamuna NagarHaryana, Indiashakti@istk.org

Dinesh KumarDepartment of ComputerScience and EngineeringGuru JambheshwarUniversity of Scienceand Technology Hisar,Haryana, India - 125001dinesh_chutani@yahoo.com

Dinesh KumarIndian Institute ofTechnology Roorkee (IITR)Department of Mechanicaland Industrial EngineeringRoorkee (Uttarakhand),

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247667, Indiadinesfme@iitr.ernet.in

Kin Keung LaiCity University of Hong Kong83 Tat Chee AvenueKowloon, Hong Kong, Chinamskklai@cityu.edu.hk

Rabul Hussain LaskarNational Institute ofTechnology Silchar,Assam 788010Indialaskar_r@nits.ac.in

Jaewan LeeSchool of Electronicand InformationEngineering, KunsanNational UniversitySan 68 Miryong-dongKunsan city, Chonbuk573-701, South Koreajwlee@kunsan.ac.kr

Lorenzo LeijaBioelectronics Section,Department of ElectricalEngineering, CINVESTAVAv. IPN 250807360, México City,Méxicolleija@cinvestav.mx

Edward MeżykInstitute of ComputerEngineering, Controland Robotics, WroclawUniversity of TechnologyWyb. Wyspianskiego 27,50-370 Wroclaw, Polandedward.mezyk@pwr.wroc.pl

Elham MahdipourKhavaran University

Mashhad, Iranelham_mahdipour@yahoo.com

Muhammad Tariq MahmoodGwangju Institute of Scienceand Technology261 Cheomdan-gwagiro,Buk-gu Gwangju,500-712,Repulic of Koreatariq@gist.ac.kr

Domenico MaistoICAR - CNRVia P. Castellino 111Naples, 80131, Italydomenico.maisto@na.icar.cnr.it

Romeo Mark MateoSchool of Electronicand Information Engineering,Kunsan National UniversitySan 68 Miryong-dongKunsan city,Chonbuk 573-701,South Korearmmateo@kunsan.ac.kr

Juan M. MedinaUniversity of GranadaDaniel Saucedo Aranda s/nGranada, 18071, Spainmedina@decsai.ugr.es

Lars MehnenVienna TechnicalUniversity/Institute ofAnalysis and ScientificComputing Karlsplatz 13Vienna, 1030, Austriabastian@preindl.net

Ali MohadesLaboratory of Algorithmsand Computational GeometryDepartment of Mathematics

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and Computer ScienceAmirkabir University of Technology.Hafez, Tehran, Iranmohades@aut.ac.ir

Tayarani MohammadAzad University of MashhadDepartment of Computer ScienceMashhad, Irantayarani@ieee.org

Akbarzadeh ToutounchiMohammad Reza

Ferdowsi University ofMashhad Department ofElectrical Engineeringakbarzadeh@ieee.org

Laura Moreno-BarónSensors & Biosensors Group,Dept. of Chemistry.Universitat Autònomade BarcelonaEdifici Cn08193 Bellaterra,Barcelona, Spainlauramorenob@gmail.com

Roberto MuñozBioelectronics Section,Department of ElectricalEngineering, CINVESTAVAv. IPN 250807360, MéxicoCity, Méxicormunoz@cinvestav.mx

Nader Nariman-zadehDepartment of MechanicalEngineering, Facultyof Engineering,University of GuilanRasht, P.O. Box 3756, Irannnzadeh@guilan.ac.ir

Jens D. NielsenAalborg University/Departmentof Electronic Systems

Fredrik Bajers Vej 7C9220 Aalborg, Denmarkbastian@preindl.net

Clifford PadgettArmstrong Atlantic State University11935 Abercorn StreetSavannah, GA 31419-1997 USAclifford.padgett@armtrong.edu

Tsai Pai-yungNational Chiao TungUniversity No. 1001,Ta Hsueh Road,Hsinchu 300 Taiwan, ROChalohowau@gmail.com

Naser ParizFerdowsi Universityof Mashhad,Department of ElectricalEngineering Azadi SquareMashhad, Irann-pariz@um.ac.ir

James F. PetersComputational IntelligenceLaboratory, Departmentof Electrical andComputer Engineering,University of ManitobaWinnipeg, Canadajfpeters@ee.umanitoba.ca

Plácido Rogério PinheiroGraduate Program inApplied Informatics,University of FortalezaAv. Washington Soares,1321 - Bl J Sl 30Fortaleza, 60.811-905,Brazilplacido@unifor.br

António PontesUniversity of MinhoRua Capitão Alfredo Guimarães

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Guimarães, 4800-058, Portugalpontes@dep.uminho.pt

S. PrabuInstitute of Remote SensingCollege of Engineering GuindyAnna University, ChennaiTamil Nadu, Indiasevu_prabu@yahoo.co.in

Bastian PreindlVienna TechnicalUniversity/Institute ofAnalysis and ScientificComputing Karlsplatz 13Vienna, 1030, Austriabastian@preindl.net

Pietari PulkkinenTampere University ofTechnology P.O. Box 692FI-33101 Tampere, Finlandpietari.pulkkinen@tut.fi

C.S. RaiUniversity School ofInformation TechnologyGuru Gobind SinghIndraprastha UniversityKashmere Gate,Delhi, India - 110403csrai_ipu@yahoo.com

S.S RamakrishnanInstitute of Remote SensingCollege of Engineering GuindyAnna University, ChennaiTamil Nadu, Indiassramki@annauniv.edu

Frank RattayVienna TechnicalUniversity/Institute ofAnalysis and ScientificComputing Karlsplatz 13

Vienna, 1030, Austriabastian@preindl.net

Jafar RezaeiFaculty of Technology,Policy and ManagementDelft University ofTechnology P.O. Box5015, 2600GA Delft, The Netherlandsj.rezaei@tudelft.nl

Daniel RigoFederal Universityof EspíritoSanto - UFESDepartment ofEnvironmental Engineering,PPGEA Av. FernandoFerrari 514, Predio CTVitória - ES,CEP 29075-910, Brazilrigo@npd.ufes.br

Alireza RowhanimaneshFerdowsi University ofMashhad, Department ofElectrical Engineering,Cognitive Computing LabAzadi SquareMashhad, Iranrowhanimanesh@gmail.com

Ashraf SaadArmstrong AtlanticState University11935 Abercorn StreetSavannah, GA 31419-1997 USAashraf.saad@armstrong.edu

N.C. SahooIndian Institute of TechnologyKharagpur Kharagpur,West Bengal-721302, Indiancsahoo@ee.iitkgp.ernet.in

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Muhammad SarfrazDepartment of InformationScience, KuwaitUniversity, AdailiyahCampus P.O. Box 5969,Safat 13060, Kuwaitprof.m.sarfraz@gmail.com

Saroj SarojDepartment of ComputerScience and EngineeringGuru Jambheshwar Universityof Science and TechnologyHisar 125001, Haryana, Indiaratnoo.saroj@gmail.com

Umberto ScafuriICAR - CNRVia P. Castellino 111Naples, 80131, Italyumberto.scafuri@na.icar.cnr.it

Gerald SchaeferSchool of Engineeringand Applied Science,Aston UniversityBirmingham, UKg.schaefer@aston.ac.uk

Saeed SedghiDepartment of ComputerScience, University ofTwente, PO Box 217,7500 AE Enschede,The Netherlandss.sedghi@utwente.nl

Mahdieh ShabanianIslamic Azad University,Science and Research branch30 Tir Iranm_shabanian@itrc.ac.ir

S.P. SharmaIndian Institute ofTechnology Roorkee (IITR)

Department of MathematicsRoorkee (Uttarakhand),247667, Indiasspprfma@iitr.ernet.in

V. SrividhyaDepartment of ComputerScience AvinashilingamUniversity for WomenCoimbatore 641 043, Indiavidhyavasu@gmail.com

Kang TaiNanyang Technological University50 Nanyang AvenueSingapore 639798, Singaporemktai@ntu.edu.sg

Fazal Ahmed TalukdarNational Institute of TechnologySilchar, Assam 788010 Indiafazal@nits.ac.in

Isabelle TamaniniGraduate Program inApplied Informatics,University of FortalezaAv. Washington Soares,1321 - Bl J Sl 30Fortaleza, 60.811-905,Brazilisabelle.tamanini@gmail.com

Ernesto TarantinoICAR - CNRVia P. Castellino 111Naples, 80131, Italyernesto.tarantino@na.icar.cnr.it

Mohammad TeshnehlabK.N. Toosi University ofTechnology Shariati Ave.Tehran, 16315-1355, Iranteshnehlab@eetd.kntu.ac.ir

Priyanka ThammaIndian Institute of

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Technology, KharagpurKharagpur 721 302Indiapriyanka.t29@gmail.com

Kung Chuang TingFaculty of Engineering,Universiti Malaysia SarawakKota Samarahan 94300Kota Samarahan, Malaysiatkchuang2000@hotmail.com

Dušan TošićUniversity of Belgrade,Faculty of MathematicsStudentski trg 16/IV11 000 Belgrade, Serbiatdusan@mi.sanu.ac.rs

Olgierd UnoldInstitute of ComputerEngineering, Controland Robotics, WroclawUniversity of TechnologyWyb. Wyspianskiego 27,50-370 Wroclaw, Polandolgierd.unold@pwr.wroc.pl

V. Rezan UsluOndokuz Mayis University,Department of StatisticsKurupelitSamsun, 55139, Turkeyerole@omu.edu.tr

Imran UsmanDCIS,Pakistan Instituteof Engineering andApplied SciencesPO Nilore45650, Islamabad, Pakistanimran.usman@gmail.com

Júlio VianaUniversity of Minho

Rua Capitão AlfredoGuimarães Guimarães,4800-058, Portugaljcv@dep.uminho.pt

R. VidhyaInstitute of Remote SensingCollege of Engineering GuindyAnna University, ChennaiTamil Nadu, Indiarvidhya@annauniv.edu

Shouyang WangChinese Academy of Sciences55 Zhongguancun East RoadHaidian District,Beijing 100190,Chinasywang@amss.ac.cn

Yin Chai WangFaculty of ComputerScience and InformationTechnology, UniversitiMalaysia SarawakKota Samarahan94300 Kota Samarahan,Malaysia

Karsten WeickerHTWK Leipzig Universityof Applied Science,Department of ComputerScience, Mathematicsand Natural SciencesKarl-Liebknecht-Straße132 04277 Leipzig, Germanyweicker@imn.htwk-leipzig.de

Mahdi YaghoobiIslamic Azad Universityof Mashhad Mashhad, Iranyaghobi@mshdiau.ac.ir

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Ufuk YolcuOndokuz Mayis University,Department of StatisticsKurupelitSamsun, 55139, Turkeyerole@omu.edu.tr

Lean YuChinese Academy of Sciences55 Zhongguancun East RoadHaidian District,Beijing 100190, Chinayulean@amss.ac.cn

Kevin Kam Fung YuenThe Hong KongPolytechnic University,Hung Hom, Kowloon,

Hong Kong, Chinakevinkf.yuen@gmail.com

Huiyu ZhouSchool of Engineeringand Design, BrunelUniversity Uxbridge,UKhuiyu.zhou@brunel.ac.uk

Manel del ValleSensors & Biosensors Group,Dept. of Chemistry.Universitat Autònoma deBarcelona Edifici Cn08193 Bellaterra,Barcelona, Spainmanel.delvalle@uab.es