Overview of Crisp sets and fuzzy sets : Basic concepts of crisp sets and fuzzy sets, Basic types
of fuzzy sets, Fuzzy sets verses crisp sets, Representation and extension principle for fuzzy sets,
Operations on Fuzzy sets
Fuzzy Relations and Fuzzy Logic: Crisp versus Fuzzy relations, Binary relations on fuzzy sets,
Equivalence, compatibility and ordering relations, Morphisms and compositions of relations,
Fuzzy relations equations, Fuzzy measures and possibility theory, Classical logic and
multivalued logics, Fuzzy propositions and approximate reasoning
Fuzzy systems and neuro fuzzy systems : Relevance of integration between fuzzy sets and
neural networks – pros and cons, Fuzzy neurons, Fuzzy neural networks, Neuro fuzzy systems,
Fuzzy associative memories
Introduction to Genetic Algorithms : What are genetic algorithms?, Robustness of traditional
optimisation and search methods, The Goals of optimisation, How are genetic algorithms
different from traditional methods?, A simple genetic algorithm, Genetic algorithms at work – a
Simulation by hand, Grist for the Search Mill – Important Similarities, Similarity Templates
(Schemata), Learning the Lingo.
Genetic Algorithms Revisited : Mathematical Foundations, Who shall live and who shall die?
The fundamental Theorem, Schema processing at work: An example by hand revisited. The
two-armed and k-armed bandit problem, How many schemata are processed usefully?, The
building block hypothesis, Another perspective: The minimal deceptive problem, Schemata
revisited: similarity templates as hyper planes.
Computer Implementation of A Genetic Algorithm : Data Structures, Reproduction,
Crossover, and mutation, A Time to reproduce, a time to cross, Get with the main program,
How well does it work?, Mapping objective functions to fitness form, Fitness scaling, Codings,
A multiparameter, Mapped, Fixed-Point coding, Discretization, Constraints
Introduction To Genetic-Based Machine Learning : Genetics-Based machine learning: whence
it came, What is a classifier system?, Rule and message system, Apportionment of credit: The
bucket brigade, Genetic algorithm, A simple classifier system in Pascal, Results using the simple
classifier system