Cognitive Informatics and Soft Computing

1. Malware Architectural View with Performance Analysis in Network at Its Activation State

   • Sisira Kumar Kapat, Satya Narayan Tripathy

   Pages 207-216

2. Non-linear Analysis of Time Series Generated from the Freeman K-Set Model

   • F. Anitta, R. Sunitha, N. Pradhan, A. Sreedevi

   Pages 217-225

3. Novel Approach to Segment the Pectoral Muscle in the Mammograms

   • Vaishali Shinde, B. Thirumala Rao

   Pages 227-237

4. Performance Analysis of TCP Variants Using Routing Protocols of MANET in Grid Topology

   • Namita Das, Sukant Kishoro Bisoy, Sanjukta Tanty

   Pages 239-245

5. An Ensemble Feature Selection Framework of Sonar Targets Using Symmetrical Uncertainty and Multi-Layer Perceptron (SU-MLP)

   • Sai Prasad Potharaju, M. Sreedevi, Shanmuk Srinivas Amiripalli

   Pages 247-256

6. Autonomous Path Guiding Robot for Visually Impaired People

   • Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Souraj Vishnu, Vishnu Sasikumar, Sajikumar Sreekumar

   Pages 257-266

7. Analysis of Diabetes for Indian Ladies Using Deep Neural Network

   • Saumendra Kumar Mohapatra, Mihir Narayan Mohanty

   Pages 267-279

8. Deep Neural Network Based Speech Enhancement

   • Rashmirekha Ram, Mihir Narayan Mohanty

   Pages 281-287

9. Wind Power Forecasting Using Support Vector Machine Model in RStudio

   • Archana Pawar, V. S. Jape, Seema Mathew

   Pages 289-298

10. A Survey: Classification of Big Data

    • Dinesh Kumar, Mihir Narayan Mohanty

    Pages 299-306

11. Review Paper: Licence Plate and Car Model Recognition

    • R. Akshayan, S. L. Vishnu Prashad, S. Soundarya, P. Malarvezhi, R. Dayana

    Pages 307-314

12. Adoption of Big Data Streaming Techniques for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in IoT-Aided Robotics Devices

    • Nyasha Fadzai Thusabantu, G. Vadivu

    Pages 315-320

13. A Proposed Framework for Evaluating the Performance of Government Initiatives Through Sentiment Analysis

    • P. S. Dandannavar, S. R. Mangalwede, S. B. Deshpande

    Pages 321-330

14. The Extent Analysis Based Fuzzy AHP Approach for Relay Selection in WBAN

    • Subarnaduti Paul, Arpita Chakraborty, Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee

    Pages 331-341

15. Fingerprint Classification by Filter Bank Approach Using Evolutionary ANN

    • Annapurna Mishra, Satchidananda Dehuri

    Pages 343-351

16. A Sequence-Based Cellular Manufacturing System Design Using Genetic Algorithm

    • C. R. Shiyas, B. Radhika, G. R. Vineetha

    Pages 353-359

17. Multimodal Biometrics Authentication Using Multiple Matching Algorithm

    • Govindharaju Karthi, M. Ezhilarasan

    Pages 361-369

18. Kinship Verification from Facial Images Using Feature Descriptors

    • Aarti Goyal, T. Meenpal

    Pages 371-380

19. A Feature Averaging Method for Kinship Verification

    • Niharika Yadav, Aarti Goyal, T. Meenpal

    Pages 381-391

20. An Artificial Intelligence Technique for Low Order Harmonic Elimination in Multilevel Inverters

    • Ritika Yadav, Birinderjit Singh

    Pages 393-401

The book presents new approaches and methods for solving real-world problems. It offers, in particular, exploratory research that describes novel approaches in the fields of Cognitive Informatics, Cognitive Computing, Computational Intelligence, Advanced Computing, Hybrid Intelligent Models and Applications. New algorithms and methods in a variety of fields are also presented, together with solution-based approaches. The topics addressed include various theoretical aspects and applications of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Automation Control Theory and Software Engineering.

• Cognitive Informatics
• Cognitive Computing
• Conference Proceedings
• Computational Intelligence
• Advanced Computing
• Hybrid Intelligent Models and Applications
• CISC 2017

• Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

  Pradeep Kumar Mallick

• Faculty of Engineering, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Romania

  Valentina Emilia Balas

• Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Rangpo, India

  Akash Kumar Bhoi

• Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom

  Ahmed F. Zobaa

Pradeep Kumar Mallick is Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India. He has completed his doctorate from Siksha Ó’Anusandhan University, India in 2016. His area of research includes Algorithm Design and Analysis, and Data Mining. He has published more than 30 research papers in National and international journals and conference proceedings.


Valentina E. Balas is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Automatics and Applied Software at the Faculty of Engineering, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad (Romania). She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Electronics and Telecommunications from Polytechnic University of Timisoara (Romania). She is the author of more than 160 research papers in refereed journals and international conferences. Her research interests are in Intelligent Systems, Fuzzy Control, Soft Computing, Smart Sensors, Information Fusion, Modeling and Simulation. She is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms (IJAIP), member in Editorial Board of several national and international journals and is evaluator expert for national and international projects.


Akash Kumar Bhoi completed his B.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering) from the Trident Academy of Technology (TAT), Bhubaneswar, India and M.Tech. (Biomedical Instrumentation) from Karunya University, Coimbatore, India in the years 2009 and 2011, respectively. He is pursuing his Ph.D. (in Biomedical Signal Processing) at Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim, India. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) and also Faculty Associate in the R&D Section of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), Sikkim Manipal University. He has published book chapters and several papers in national and international journals and conferences.


Ahmed Faheem Zobaa received his B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Power and Machines from Cairo University, Egypt. Also, he received a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from the University of Exeter, U.K. He was an instructor, a teaching assistant, and an assistant professor at Cairo University during 1992–2007. He moved to the UK as a Senior Lecturer in Renewable Energy at the University of Exeter in 2007. He was Associate Professor (on leave) at Cairo University during 2008–2013. He was promoted to Full Professor (on leave) at Cairo University in 2013. Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Power Systems, an MSc Course Director – Sustainable Electrical Power and a Full Member of the Institute of Energy Futures at Brunel University London, U.K. His main areas of expertise are power quality, (marine) renewable energy, smart grids, energy efficiency, and lighting applications.

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