Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing

art I: Neural Networks and Their Applications.-Neural Network-Based PCA: An Application to Approximation of a Distributed Parameter System.-Parallel Realisation of the Recurrent Multi Layer Perceptron Learning.-An Innovative Hybrid Neuro-wavelet Method for Reconstruction of Missing Data in Astronomical Photometric Surveys.-Speeding Up the Training of Neural Networks with CUDA Technology.-On the Uniform Convergence of the Orthogonal Series-Type Kernel Regression Neural Networks in a Time-Varying Environment.-On the Strong Convergence of the Orthogonal Series-Type Kernel Regression Neural Networks in a Non-stationary Environment.-On the Strong Convergence of the Recursive Orthogonal Series-Type Kernel Probabilistic Neural Networks Handling Time-Varying Noise.-Incidental Neural Networks as Nomograms Generators.-Selection of Activation Functions in the Last Hidden Layer of the Multilayer Perceptron.-Information Freedom and Associative Artificial Intelligence.-On the Application of the Parzen-Type Kernel Regression Neural Network and Order Statistics for Learning in a Non-stationary Environment.-On Learning in a Time-Varying Environment by Using a Probabilistic Neural Network and the Recursive Least Squares Method.-Binary Perceptron Learning Algorithm Using Simplex-Method.-Objects Auto-selection from Stereo-images Realised by Self-Correcting Neural Network.-On-Line Trajectory-Based Linearisation of Neural Models for a Computationally Efficient Predictive Control Algorithm.-Short Time Series of Website Visits Prediction by RBF Neural Networks and Support Vector Machine Regression.-Spectra of the Spike-Flow Graphs in Geometrically Embedded Neural Networks.-Weak Convergence of the Parzen-Type Probabilistic Neural Network Handling Time-Varying Noise.-Strong Convergence of the Recursive Parzen-Type Probabilistic Neural Network Handling Nonstationary Noise.-Improving Performance of Self-Organising Maps with Distance Metric Learning Method.-Robust Neural Network for Novelty Detection on Data Streams.-Solving Differential Equations by Means of Feed-Forward Artificial Neural Networks.-Practical Application of Artificial Neural Networks in Designing Parameters of Steel Heat Treatment Processes.-Part II: Fuzzy Systems and Their Applications.-A New Method for Dealing with Unbalanced Linguistic Term Set.-Fuzzy Clustering of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Data.-A New Method for Comparing Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Values.-The Use of Belief Intervals in Operations on Intuitionistic Fuzzy Values.-A Method of Fast Application of the Fuzzy PID Algorithm Using Industrial Control Device.-Implications on Ordered Fuzzy Numbers and Fuzzy Sets of Type Two.-Fuzzy Supervised Self-Organizing Map for Semi-supervised Vector Quantization.-Fuzzy Inference-Based Reliable Fall Detection Using Kinect and Accelerometer.-Defuzzification Functionals Are Homogeneous, Restrictive Additive and Normalized Functions.-Determining OWA Operator Weights by Mean Absolute Deviation Minimization.-Efficient MPC Algorithms Based on Fuzzy Wiener Models and Advanced Methods of Prediction Generation.-Evaluation of Health-Related Fitness Using Fuzzy Inference Elements.-Fuzzy Regression Compared to Classical Experimental Design in the Case of Flywheel Assembly.-A New Fuzzy Classifier for Data Streams.-Metasets: A New Approach to Partial Membership.-On an Enhanced Method for a More Meaningful Pearson's Correlation.-Coefficient between Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets.-Surface Area of Level-2 Fuzzy Regions: Unifying Possibilistic and Versitic Interpretations of Regions.-Fuzzy Neural Gas for Unsupervised Vector Quantization.-Fuzzy Epoch-Incremental Reinforcement Learning Algorithm.-Part III: Pattern Classification.-Statistically-Induced Kernel Function for Support Vector Machine Classifier.-Bandwidth Selection in Kernel Density Estimators for Multiple-Resolution Classification.-Competing Risks and Survival Tree Ensemble.-Sign Language Recognition Using Kinect.-Investigation of Rotation Forest Method Applied to Property Price Prediction.-Locally Optimized Kernels.-Application of Hierarchical Classifier to Minimal Synchronizing Word Problem.-Dimensionality Reduction Using External Context in Pattern Recognition Problems with Ordered Labels.-SVM with CUDA Accelerated Kernels for Big Sparse Problems.-Initialization of Nonnegative Matrix Factorization with Vertices of Convex Polytope.-Part IV: Computer Vision, Image and Speech Analysis.-Comparison of Corner Detectors for Revolving Objects Matching Task.-A Hierarchical Action Recognition System Applying Fisher.-Discrimination Dictionary Learning via Sparse Representation.-Do We Need Complex Models for Gestures? A Comparison of Data Representation and Preprocessing Methods for Hand Gesture Recognition.-Learning 3D AAM Fitting with Kernel Methods.-An Analytical Approach to the Image Reconstruction Problem Using EM Algorithm.-Recognition of Two-Dimensional Shapes Based on Dependence Vectors.-Ranking by K-Means Voting Algorithm for Similar Image Retrieval.-Shape Parametrization and Contour Curvature Using Method of Hurwitz-Radon Matrices.-Vision-Based Recognition of Fingerspelled Acronyms Using Hierarchical Temporal Memory.-Lip Tracking Method for the System of Audio-Visual Polish Speech Recognition.-Object Recognition Using Summed Features Classifier.-Novel Method for Parasite Detection in Microscopic Samples.-Lipreading Procedure Based on Dynamic Programming.-Meshes vs. Depth Maps in Face Recognition Systems.-Facial Expression Recognition for Detecting Human Aggression.-Combining Color and Haar Wavelet Responses for Aerial Image Classification.-Properties and Structure of Fast Text Search Engine in Context of Semantic Image Analysis.-Full Body Motion Tracking in Monocular Images Using Particle Swarm Optimization.-DriastSystem: A Computer Vision Based Device for Real Time Traffic Sign Detection and Recognition.-Real-Time Object Tracking Algorithm Employing On-Line Support Vector Machine and Multiple Candidate Regeneration.-Part V: The 4th International Workshop on.-Engineering Knowledge and Semantic Systems.-On the Complexity of Shared Conceptualizations.-Local Controlled Vocabulary for Modern Web Service Description.-Semantics and Reasoning for Control Application Engineering Models.-MapReduce Approach to Collective Classification for Network.-Semantic Wiki-Based Knowledge Management System by Interleaving Ontology Mapping Tool.-A Method for Tuning User Profiles Based on Analysis of User Preference Dynamics in Document Retrieval Systems.-A Term Normalization Method for Better Performance of Terminology Construction.-Stabilisation and Steering of Quadrocopters Using Fuzzy Logic Regulators.-