Handbook of Neural Computation

Handbook of Neural Computation explores neural computation applications, ranging from conventional fields of mechanical and civil engineering, to electronics, electrical engineering and computer science. This book covers the numerous applications of artificial and deep neural networks and their uses in learning machines, including image and speech recognition, natural language processing and risk analysis. Edited by renowned authorities in this field, this work is comprised of articles from reputable industry and academic scholars and experts from around the world.

Each contributor presents a specific research issue with its recent and future trends. As the demand rises in the engineering and medical industries for neural networks and other machine learning methods to solve different types of operations, such as data prediction, classification of images, analysis of big data, and intelligent decision-making, this book provides readers with the latest, cutting-edge research in one comprehensive text.

• Features high-quality research articles on multivariate adaptive regression splines, the minimax probability machine, and more
• Discusses machine learning techniques, including classification, clustering, regression, web mining, information retrieval and natural language processing
• Covers supervised, unsupervised, reinforced, ensemble, and nature-inspired learning methods

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1. Gravitational Search Algorithm With Chaos
Seyedali Mirjalili, Amir H. Gandomi
2. Textures and Rough Sets
Murat Diker
3. Hydrological time series forecasting using three different heuristic regression techniques
Ozgur Kisi, Jalal Shiri, Vahdettin Demir
4. A reflection on image classifications for forest ecology management: Towards landscape mapping and monitoring
Anusheema Chakraborty, Kamna Sachdeva, P.K. Joshi
5. An Intelligent Hybridization of ABC and LM Algorithms with Constraint Engineering Applications
Erdem Dilmen, Selim Yilmaz, Selami Beyhan
6. Network Intrusion Detection Model based on Fuzzy-Rough Classifiers
Ashalata Panigrahi, Manas Ranjan Patra
7. Efficient System Reliability Analysis of Earth Slopes Based on Support Vector Machine Regression Models
S. Metya, T. Mukhopadhyay, S. Adhikari , G. Bhattacharya
8.  Predicting Short-Term Congested Traffic Flow on Urban Motorway Networks
Taiwo Adetiloye and Anjali Awasthi
9. Object Categorization Using Adaptive Graph-based Semi-supervised Learning
F. Dornaika, A. Bosaghzadeh, H. Salmane, and Y. Ruichek
10. Hemodynamic Model Inversion by Iterative Extended Kalman Smoother
Serdar Aslan
11. Improved Sparse Approximation Models for Stochastic Computations
Tanmoy Chatterjee, Rajib Chowdhury
12. Symbol Detection in Multiple Antenna Wireless Systems via Ant Colony Optimization
Manish Mandloi, Vimal Bhatia
13. Application of particle swarm optimization to solve robotic assembly line balancing problems
J Mukund Nilakantan, S.G. Ponnambalam, Peter Nielsen
14. The cuckoo optimization algorithm and its applications
Mohamed Arezki Mellal, Edward J. Williams
15. Hybrid Intelligent Model Based on Least Squared Support Vector Regression and Artificial Bee Colony Optimization for Time Series Modeling and Forecasting Horizontal Displacement of Hydropower Dam
Tien Bui, Kien-Trinh Thi Bui, Quang-Thanh Bui, Chinh Van Doan, Nhat-Duc Hoang
16. Modelling the axial capacity of bored piles using multi-objective feature selection, functional network and multivariate adaptive regression spline
Ranajeet Mohanty, Shakti Suman, Sarat Kumar Das
17. Transient stability constrained optimal power flow using chaotic whale optimization algorithm
Dharmbir Prasad, Aparajita Mukherjee, V. Mukherjee
18. Slope Stability Evaluation Using Radial Basis Function Neural Network, Least Squares Support Vector Machines, and Extreme Learning Machine
Nhat-Duc Hoang, Dieu Tien Bui
19. Alternating Decision Trees
Melanie Po-Leen Ooi, Hong Kuan Sok, Ye Chow Kuang, Serge Demidenko
20. Scene Understanding Using Deep Learning
Farzad Husain, Babette Dellen, Carme Torras
21. Deep Learning for Coral Classification
Ammar Mahmood, Mohammed Bennamoun, Senjian An, Ferdous Sohel, Farid Boussaid, Renae Hovey, Gary Kendrick, Robert B. Fisher
22. A Deep Learning Framework for Classifying Mysticete Sounds
Stavros Ntalampiras
23. Unsupervised deep learning for data-driven reliability and risk analysis of engineered systems
Peng Jiang, Mojtaba Maghrebi, Alan Crosky, Serkan Saydam
24. Applying Machine Learning Algorithms in Landslide Susceptibility Assessments
Paraskevas Tsangaratos, Ioanna Ilia
25. MDHS-LPNN: A hybrid FOREX predictor model using a Legendre polynomial Neural Network with a Modified Differential Harmony Search technique
Rajashree Dash, Pradipta Kishore Dash
26. A Neural Model of Attention and Feedback for Computing Perceived Brightness in Vision
Ashish Bakshi, Kuntal Ghosh
27. Support Vector Machine: Principles, Parameters and Applications
Raoof Gholami, Nikoo Fakhari
28. Evolving Radial Basis Function Networks using Moth-Flame Optimizer
Hossam Faris, Ibrahim Aljarah, Seyedali Mirjalili
29. Application of Fuzzy Methods in Power system Problems
Sajad Madadi, Morteza Nazari-Heris, Behnam Mohammdi-Ivatloo
30. Application of Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm in Power system Problems
Milad Zamani-Gargari, Morteza Nazari-Heris, Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo
31. Optimum Design of Composite Steel-Concrete Floors Based on a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm
Mohamed G. Sahab, Vassili V. Toropov, Amir H. Gandomi
32. A Comparative Study of Image Segmentation Algorithms and Descriptors for Building Detection
F. Dornaika, A. Moujahid, Y. El Merabet, Y. Ruichek
33. Object-Oriented Random Forest for High Resolution Land Cover Mapping Using Quickbird-2 Imagery
Taskin Kavzoglu