Soft computing is an emerging discipline which aims to exploit tolerance for imprecision, approximate reasoning, and uncertainty to achieve robustness, tractability, and cost effectiveness for building intelligent machines. Soft computing methodologies include neural networks, fuzzy sets, genetic algorithms, Bayesian networks, and rough sets, among others. In this regard, neural networks are widely used for modeling dynamic solvers, classification of data, and prediction of solutions, whereas fuzzy sets provide a natural framework for dealing with uncertainty. Artificial Neural Networks and Type-2 Fuzzy Set: Elements of Soft Computing and Its Applications covers the fundamental concepts and the latest research on variants of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), including scientific machine learning and Type-2 Fuzzy Set (T2FS). In addition, the book also covers different applications for solving real-world problems along with various examples and case studies. It may be noted that quite a bit of research has been done on ANN and Fuzzy Set theory/ Fuzzy logic. However, Artificial Neural Networks and Type-2 Fuzzy Set is the first book to cover the use of ANN and fuzzy set theory with regards to Type-2 Fuzzy Set in static and dynamic problems in one place. Artificial Neural Networks and Type-2 Fuzzy Sets are two of the most widely used computational intelligence techniques for solving complex problems in various domains. Both ANN and T2FS have unique characteristics that make them suitable for different types of problems. This book provides the reader with in-depth understanding of how to apply these computational intelligence techniques in various fields of science and engineering in general and static and dynamic problems in particular. Further, for validation purposes of the ANN and fuzzy models, the obtained solutions of each model in the book is compared with already existing solutions that have been obtained with numerical or analytical methods.
Snehashish Chakraverty has thirty-one years of experience as a researcher and teacher. Presently, he is working in the Department of Mathematics (Applied Mathematics Group), National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, as a senior (Higher Administrative Grade) professor. Dr Chakraverty received his PhD in Mathematics from IIT-Roorkee in 1993. Thereafter, he did his post-doctoral research at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), University of Southampton, UK, and at the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Canada. He was also a visiting professor at Concordia and McGill Universities, Canada, during 1997–1999 and visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, during 2011–2014. He has authored/co-authored/edited 33 books, published 482 research papers (till date) in journals and conferences. He was the president of the section of mathematical sciences of Indian Science Congress (2015–2016) and was the vice president of Orissa Mathematical Society (2011–2013). Prof. Chakraverty is a recipient of prestigious awards, viz. “Careers360 2nd Faculty Research Award” for the Most Outstanding Researcher in the country in the field of Mathematics, Indian National Science Academy (INSA) nomination under International Collaboration/Bilateral Exchange Program (with the Czech Republic), Platinum Jubilee ISCA Lecture Award (2014), CSIR Young Scientist Award (1997), BOYSCAST Fellow. (DST), UCOST Young Scientist Award (2007, 2008), Golden Jubilee Director’s (CBRI) Award (2001), INSA International Bilateral Exchange Award (2015), Roorkee University Gold Medals (1987, 1988) for first positions in MSc and MPhil (Computer Application). He is in the list of 2% world scientists (2020 to 2024) in the Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing category based on an independent study done by Stanford University scientists.
Arup Kumar Sahoo is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Siksha “O” Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has joined as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Autonomous Navigation and Sensor Fusion Lab (ANSFL), The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, University of Haifa, Israel. Dr. Sahoo holds a PhD from the Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India. He earned his MPhil in Mathematics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, and MSc in Mathematics and Computing from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India. Dr Sahoo has authored and co-authored 13 research papers and book chapters published in journals and conferences. In 2023, he received the Best Paper Presenter Award at an IEEE Conference.
Dhabaleswar Mohapatra is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He received his PhD from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India. To date, he has published 12 research articles in journals and book chapters.
