Intelligent Techniques and Computational Intelligence

Abstract

The field of Intelligent Technologies (IT) or Computational Intelligence (CI) is mainly the result of an increasing merger of Fuzzy Systems(FS) or Fuzzy Logic (FL) Neural Network (NN) and Evolutionary C omputation (EC). These technologies are providing increasing benefit to business and industry. Most of the countries in the world have understood the important role of CI. Not only have governmental institutions support National Projects in this area, but a lot of private companies are also currently using intelligent technologies in a number of application areas. For example Siemens, Fisher & Paykel use FS in different intelligent controllers for household appliances and New Zealand Paraparaumu Sewage Plant uses NN for inflow prediction). These applications are not the consequence of fashionable, trendy ideas but a response to real world needs (Negoita 2002; Negoita 2003).