IFSA 2007: Cancun, Mexico - Theoretical Advances
Oscar Castillo, Patricia Melin, Oscar Montiel, Roberto Sepúlveda, Witold Pedrycz, Janusz Kacprzyk (Eds.): Theoretical Advances and Applications of Fuzzy Logic and Soft Computing, Selection of Papers from IFSA 2007. Springer 2007 Advances in Soft Computing 42 ISBN 978-3-540-72433-9
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets and Their Applications
M. G. Karunambigai, Parvathi Rangasamy, Krassimir T. Atanassov, N. Palaniappan: An Intuitionistic Fuzzy Graph Method for Finding the Shortest Paths in Networks. 3-10
Ermir Rogova, Panagiotis Chountas: On Imprecision Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets & OLAP - The Case for KNOLAP. 11-20
The Application of Fuzzy Logic and Soft Computing in Flexible Quering
M. Shahriar Hossain, Rafal A. Angryk: Algorithm for Interpretation of Multi-valued Taxonomic Attributes in Similarity-Based Fuzzy Databases. 23-35
Gloria Bordogna, Marco Pagani, Gabriella Pasi, Giuseppe Psaila: Flexible Location-Based Spatial Queries. 36-45
Ludovic Lietard, Daniel Rocacher: Complex Quantified Statements Evaluated Using Gradual Numbers. 46-53
Jozo J. Dujmovic: Properties of Local Andness/Orness. 54-63
Leemon C. Baird III, Donald H. Kraft: A New Approach for Boolean Query Processing in Text Information Retrieval. 64-70
Antonio Gabriel López-Herrera, Enrique Herrera-Viedma, Francisco Herrera, Carlos Porcel, Sergio Alonso: Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms in the Automatic Learning of Boolean Queries: A Comparative Study. 71-80
Rudolf Felix: Interactions Between Decision Goals Applied to the Calculation of Context Dependent Re-rankings of Results of Internet Search Engines. 81-88
Micheline Lesaffre, Marc Leman: Using Fuzzy Logic to Handle the Users' Semantic Descriptions in a Music Retrieval System. 89-98
Philosophical and Human-Scientific Aspects of Soft Computing
Rudolf Seising: Between Empiricism and Rationalism: A Layer of Perception Modeling Fuzzy Sets as Intermediary in Philosophy of Science. 101-108
I. Burhan Türksen: Ontological and Epistemological Grounding of Fuzzy Theory. 109-118
Vesa A. Niskanen: Application of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to Business Planning Models. 119-127
Tero Joronen: Perceptions for Making Sense, Description Language for Meaning Articulation. 128-138
Search Engine and Information Processing and Retrieval
Vincent S. Tseng, Ja-Hwung Su, Wei-Jyun Huang: FCBIR: A Fuzzy Matching Technique for Content-Based Image Retrieval. 141-150
Shuhua Liu: Computing with Words Using Fuzzy Logic: Possibilities for Application in Automatic Text Summarization. 151-160
Masoud Nikravesh: Concept-Based Questionnaire System. 161-170
Francisco P. Romero, Andrés Soto, José A. Olivas: A Hybrid Model for Document Clustering Based on a Fuzzy Approach of Synonymy and Polysemy. 171-179

Perception Based Data Mining and Decision Making
Olgierd Hryniewicz: Looking for Dependencies in Short Time Series Using Imprecise Statistical Data. 201-208
Ildar Z. Batyrshin, Leonid Sheremetov: Perception Based Time Series Data Mining for Decision Making. 209-219
A. P. Velmisov, A. A. Stetsko, N. G. Yarushkina: Data Mining for Fuzzy Relational Data Servers. 220-229
Andriy Sadovnychyy, Sergiy Sadovnychiy, Volodymyr I. Ponomaryov: Computational Intelligence Models of the Distributed Technological Complexes. 230-239
Soft Computing in Medical Sciences
Rudolf Seising, Julia Limberg: Similarity and Distance-Their Paths from Crisp to Fuzzy Concepts and an Application in Medical Philosophy. 243-252
Elisabeth Rakus-Andersson, Claes Jogreus: The Choquet and Sugeno Integrals as Measures of Total Effectiveness of Medicines. 253-262
Christian Schuh: Managing Uncertainty with Fuzzy-Automata and Control in an Intensive Care Environment. 263-271
Joint Model-Based and Data-Based Learning: The Fuzzy Logic Approach
Joseph Aguilar-Martin, Claudia Isaza, Eduard Diez-Lledo, Marie-Véronique Le Lann, Julio Waissman Vilanova: Process Monitoring Using Residuals and Fuzzy Classification with Learning Capabilities. 275-284
Fuzzy/Possibilistic Optimization
Eva Sciacca, Salvatore Spinella, Angelo Marcello Anile: Possibilistic Worst Case Distance and Applications to Circuit Sizing. 287-295
Peijun Guo: One-Shot Decision with Possibilistic Information. 303-313
Takashi Hasuike, Hiroaki Ishii: Portfolio Selection Problem Based on Possibility Theory Using the Scenario Model with Ambiguous Future Returns. 314-323
Heinrich J. Rommelfanger: Optimization of Fuzzy Objective Functions in Fuzzy (Multicriteria) Linear Programs - A Critical Survey. 324-333
Algebraic Foundations of Soft Computing


Yang Xu, Shuwei Chen, Jun Liu, Da Ruan: Weak Completeness of Resolution in a Linguistic Truth-Valued Propositional Logic. 358-366
Fuzzy Trees
Masoud Nikravesh: Decision-Based Questionnaire Systems. 369-379
Kok Wai Wong, Tamás D. Gedeon, László T. Kóczy: Fuzzy Signature and Cognitive Modelling for Complex Decision Model. 380-389
Soft Computing in Petroleum Applications
Rajani Goteti, Ashwin Tamilarasan, R. S. Balch, Srinivas Mukkamala, Andrew H. Sung: Estimating Monthly Production of Oil Wells. 393-403
Masoud Nikravesh: IRESC: Reservoir Characterization. 404-414
Jesus Domech More, Ricardo Tanscheit, Marley Maria Bernardes Rebuzzi Vellasco, Marco Aurélio Cavalcanti Pacheco, D. M. Swarcman: A Fuzzy Approach to the Study of Human Reliability in the Petroleum Industry. 415-424
Luciana Faletti Almeida, Yván J. Túpac Valdivia, Juan G. Lazo Lazo, Marco Aurélio Cavalcanti Pacheco, Marley Maria Bernardes Rebuzzi Vellasco: Evolutionary Computation for Valves Control Optimization in Intelligent Wells Under Uncertainties. 425-434
Martín Romero, Leonid Sheremetov, Angel Soriano: A Genetic Algorithm for the Pickup and Delivery Problem: An Application to the Helicopter Offshore Transportation. 435-444
Juan G. Lazo Lazo, Marco Aurélio Cavalcanti Pacheco, Marley Maria Bernardes Rebuzzi Vellasco: Real Options and Genetic Algorithms to Approach of the Optimal Decision Rule for Oil Field Development Under Uncertainties. 445-454
Felipe I. Victoreti, Mara Abel, Luiz F. De Ros, Manuel M. Oliveira: Documenting Visual Quality Controls on the Evaluation of Petroleum Reservoir-Rocks Through Ontology-Based Image Annotation. 455-464
Laura S. Mastella, Mara Abel, Luiz F. De Ros, Michel Perrin, Jean-François Rainaud: Event Ordering Reasoning Ontology Applied to Petrology and Geological Modelling. 465-475
Víctor Serrano, Matías Alvarado, Carlos A. Coello Coello: Optimization to Manage Supply Chain Disruptions Using the NSGA-II. 476-485
Fuzzy Logic and Soft Computing in Distributed Computing

Peng Liu, Yu-ping Ma, Jianshe Dong: Adaptive Processing Scheme of Overflowed Buckets for Bucket Sort Algorithm. 495-503
Liangbin Zhang, Lifeng Xi: A Novel Fractal Image Coding Based on Quadtree Partition of the Adaptive Threshold Value. 504-512
Xiaoyong Wang, Yaofeng Fang: Towards the Application of Distributed Database in University MIS. 513-519
Qin Wang, Min Jin, Lifeng Xi, Zhaoling Meng: Fractal Interpolation Fitness Based on BOX Dimension's Pretreatment. 520-526
Peng Liu, Jianshe Dong, Wei Zhao: A Statistical Spam Filtering Scheme Based on Grid Platform. 527-534
Xin Jin: An Approach to Web Prefetching Agent Based on Web Ontology with Hidden Markov Model. 535-543
Fuzzy Logic Theory
Vilany Kimala, Koichi Yamada: A Causal Model with UncertainTime-Series Effect Based on Evidence Theory. 547-555
Iwona Skalna: Parametric Fuzzy Linear Systems. 556-564
Marta Takács: Lattice Ordered Monoids and Left Continuous Uninorms and t-norms. 565-572
Jaume Casasnovas, J. Vicente Riera: Discrete Fuzzy Numbers Defined on a Subset of Natural Numbers. 573-582

San-Min Wang, Bin Zhao, Peng Wang: A Logical Framework for Fuzzy Quantifiers Part I: Basic Properties. 602-611
Minghao Yin, Jianan Wang, Wenxiang Gu: Solving Planning Under Uncertainty: Quantitative and Qualitative Approach. 612-620
Pim van den Broek, Joost Noppen: The Compositional Rule of Inference and Zadeh's Extension Principle for Non-normal Fuzzy Sets. 621-628
Jun Liu, Luis Martínez, Yang Xu, Zhirui Lu: Satisfiability in a Linguistic-Valued Logic and Its Quasi-horn Clause Inference Framework. 629-639
Fuzzy Logic Applications


Hyong-Euk Lee, Z. Zenn Bien: An Effective Inductive Learning Structure to Extract Probabilistic Fuzzy Rule Base from Inconsistent Data Pattern. 663-672
Jau-Woei Perng, Bing-Fei Wu, Tien-Yu Liao, Tsu-Tian Lee: Robust Stability Analysis of a Fuzzy Vehicle Lateral Control System Using Describing Function Method. 673-682
Ihn-Han Bae, Yoon-Jeong Kim: An Adaptive Location Service on the Basis of Fuzzy Logic for MANETs. 683-690
Hichem Maaref, Kadda Meguenni Zemalache, Lotfi Beji: Self-tunable Fuzzy Inference System: A Comparative Study for a Drone. 691-700
Dapeng Tan, Peiyu Li, Xiaohong Pan: A Kind of Embedded Temperature Controller Based on Self-turning PID for Texturing Machine. 701-709
José Antonio Ruz Hernández, José-Luis Rullán-Lara, Ramon Garcia-Hernandez, Eduardo Reyes-Pacheco, Edgar N. Sanchez: Trajectory Tracking Using Fuzzy-Lyapunov Approach: Application to a Servo Trainer. 710-718
Neural Networks

Tahseen Ahmed Jilani, Syed Muhammad Aqil Burney: New Method of Learning and Knowledge Management in Type-I Fuzzy Neural Networks. 730-740
Yuan Kang, Chun-Chieh Wang, Yeon-Pun Chang: Gear Fault Diagnosis in Time Domains by Using Bayesian Networks. 741-751
Yanet Rodríguez, Bernard De Baets, María M. García, Ricardo Grau Ábalo, Carlos Morell, Rafael Bello: Improving a Fuzzy ANN Model Using Correlation Coefficients. 752-761
Ieroham S. Baruch, Jose-Luis Olivares Guzman, Carlos-Roman Mariaca-Gaspar, Rosalba Galvan-Guerra: A Sliding Mode Control Using Fuzzy-Neural Hierarchical Multi-model Identifier. 762-771
Miguel Lopez, Patricia Melin, Oscar Castillo: A Method for Creating Ensemble Neural Networks Using a Sampling Data Approach. 772-780
Soft Computing
Jesús Chamorro-Martínez, Elena Galán-Perales, José M. Soto-Hidalgo, Belén Prados-Suárez: Using Fuzzy Sets for Coarseness Representation in Texture Images. 783-792
Bing-yuan Cao: Pattern Classification Model with T-Fuzzy Data. 793-802
Junzo Watada, Zalili Binti Musa: Adjusting an Environment to Human Behaviors Based on Biopsy Information. 803-812
Zheng Pei, Baoqing Jiang, Liangzhong Yi, Yang Xu: Semantics Properties of Compound Evaluating Syntagms. 822-831
Jirí Mockor: Characteristic Morphisms and Models of Fuzzy Logic in a Category of Sets with Similarities. 832-840
Irina Perfilieva: Fixed Points and Solvability of Systems of Fuzzy Relation Equations. 841-849
Thomas Vetterlein: Towards a Proof Theory for Basic Logic. 850-860

Vilém Novák: EQ-Algebras in Progress. 876-884
José Mario García Valdez, Guillermo Licea Sandoval, Oscar Castillo, Arnulfo Alanis Garza: A Fuzzy Approach for the Sequencing of Didactic Resources in Educational Adaptive Hypermedia Systems. 885-892



