IT824

Course Name: 

Topics in Soft Computing (IT824)

Programme: 

M.Tech (IT)

Credits (L-T-P): 

(3-0-2) 4

Content: 

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

References: 

Vojislav Kecman, Learning and Soft Computing , Pearson Education ( Asia ) PTE, 2004
Ross T.J., Fuzzy logic with engineering applications-McGraw Hill, 1995
J. M. Zurada, Introduction to artificial neural networks, Jaico publishing, 1997.
Goldberg D., Genetic algorithms- Addison-Wesley, 1st edition,1989.
S. N. Sivanandam, S. N. Deepa, Principles of Soft Computing 2nd edition, Wiley, 2011.
Shishir K. Shandilya et al., Handbook of Research on Soft Computing and Nature-Inspired Algorithms, IGI Global, 2017.
Evolutionary Algorithms for Solving Multi-Objective, Optimization Problems, 2nd Edition, Collelo, Lament, Veldhnizer, Springer
J. Han and M. Kambar, Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, Morgan Kaufmann, 2008.

Department: 

Information Technology
 

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Department of Information Technology,
National Institute of Technology Karnataka,
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