Fuzzy logic: Classical sets and Fuzzy sets, Fuzzy sets operations, Fuzzy relations, Membership functions, Defuzzification, Fuzzy rule based systems. Fuzzy implications. Artificial neural network: Model of a neuron, Learning rules, Activation functions, Single layer perceptron networks, Multilayer feed forward networks, Back-propagation algorithm. Solving optimization problems, Concept of Genetic algorithm -Fitness function, Genetic operators: selection, crossover, mutation. Swarm optimization techniques: Particle swarm optimization and Global swarm optimization. Hybrid of soft computing and machine learning methods: GA-Kmeans, GA based wrapper feature selection method, Fuzzy clustering, Fuzzy classifier, Integration of genetic algorithms with neural networks, Integration of genetic algorithms with fuzzy logic; Multi objective evolutionary algorithm approaches, Applications and Recent Research Trends