Selected Papers from SCIS & ISIS 2002

SCIS & ISIS is a biennial international joint conference on soft computing and intelligent systems, with research ranging from fuzzy systems, neural networks, and evolutionary computation to multi-agent systems, artificial intelligence, and robotics. SCIS & ISIS 2010 consisted of the 5th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems (SCIS) and the 11th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS), held at Okayama Convention Center on December 8-12, 2010. Original presentations numbered 302 and participants 322. After preliminary selection by SCIS & ISIS 2010 session chairs, we listed over 70 papers to be published in extended form in the Special Issue of the Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics. After inviting these authors to submit papers for this special issue, we had two referees to review them and accepted 27 for publication in Vol.15, Nos.7 and 8 in 2011. This special issue presents 15 of these papers covering most conference topics, including fuzzy theory, learning methods, neural networks, and evolutionary computation, with a focus on reinforcement learning, multi-agent system, nonlinear estimation, and real-world applications to visual system, robotics and energy. We thank the authors and reviewers for their invaluable contributions toward making this special issue possible. We are also grateful to Editors-in-chief Prof. Toshio Fukuda of Nagoya University and Prof. Kaoru Hirota of the Tokyo Institute of Technology for inviting us to serve as Guest Editors.

This special issue of journal covers a broad field ranging from intelligent systems to robotics. These papers were selected among the papers that were presented at the Joint 4th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems and 2nd International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems which was held in Jeju, Korea on September 25-28, 2003. In the above symposium, there was a wide spectrum of intelligent systems and related topics, including sessions: intelligent systems, intelligent control, fuzzy sets, fuzzy systems, neural networks, robotics, genetic algorithms, image processing, soft computing, artificial life, etc. Many interesting results were presented at the symposium. Among these various papers, this special issue offers a selection of sixteen papers that contribute to advances of intelligent systems in various aspects. The topics that the selected papers deal with are fuzzy controller for the mobile robot control, neural networks and their application to image processing, intelligent control for a robot, intelligent system for probe detection, fuzzy image processing, genetic algorithms, fuzzy clustering for incomplete categorical data, predictive fuzzy controller for an electric four-wheeled vehicle. As guest editors of this special issue, we would like to express our thanks to authors for their contribution, the anonymous referees for their review, and Prof. Kaoru Hirota for his giving the opportunity to publish this special issue.

The Joint Conference of the 2nd International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and the 5th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS & ISIS 2004) was held at Keio University in Yokohama, Japan, on September 21-24, 2004. Over 300 papers in various fields, for example, mathematics, urban and transport planning, entertainment, intelligent control, learning, image processing, clustering, neural networks application, evolutionary computation, system modeling, fuzzy measures, and robotics were submitted to the conference. The Program Committee required reviewers in SCIS & ISIS 2004 to select excellent papers considering publication in a special issue of the Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (JACIII). Some 45 papers were selected and some of them accepted by other reviewers will be published in a two-part special issue of SCIS & ISIS 2004. In this, the first part, 13 papers have been classified into six groups — papers 1-3 under intelligent control, paper 4 under robotics, papers 5 and 6 under neural network applications, papers 7-9 under evolutionary computation applications, paper 10 under human behavior analysis, and papers 11-13 under image processing. Remaining papers currently under review will be published in the next volume. We thank the reviewers for their time and effort in making these special issues possible so quickly, and thank the JACIII editorial board, especially Profs. Hirota and Fukuda, the Editors-in-Chief and Managing Editor Kenta Uchino for their invaluable aid and advice in putting these special issues together. This issue is dedicated to the late Prof. Toshiro Terano, who passed away on February 15, 2005. He will be greatly missed.

The 8th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS 2007), a biennial joint conference between Korea and Japan, focuses on artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, information technology, and their applications. ISIS 2007, held on September 5-8 at Soraksan National Park under the auspices of the Korea Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems Society (KFIS), was attended by 265 researchers, engineers, and other professionals and featured 206 presentations. Of more than 20 papers preliminarily selected and reviewed by the ISIS 2007 International Program Committees, 7 were chosen for the special issue of the Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, centering on advanced intelligent systems including robotics, pattern recognition, data mining, and decision-making systems. The content and conclusions presented in these fine papers should prove both interesting and informative to specialists and generalists alike. I thank the authors and reviewers for their painstaking contributions to this special issue and Prof. Kaoru Hirota of the Tokyo Institute of Technology for inviting me to guest-edit this work.

Proceedings of Joint 5th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 11th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems in Okayama on December 8-12, 2010 (SCIS & ISIS 2010)

2018 Joint 10th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems (SCIS) and 19th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS)

Proceedings of Joint 3rd International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and 7th International Symposium on advanced Intelligent Systems in Tokyo on September 20-24, 2006 (SCIS & ISIS 2006)

2016 Joint 8th International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems (SCIS) and 17th International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS)

With the capability of completing a task or achieving a goal in an uncertain environment while simultaneously having the characteristics of adaptability, self‐optimization, self‐diagnostics, and self‐maintenance, intelligent systems have witnessed extraordinary progress in recent years. These advances involve robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, automation, human–machine interfaces, the Internet of Things, control theory and control systems, smart and responsive materials, intelligent sensing systems, and programmed self‐assembly. As an active technology conveying mechanical stimuli to a wide range of electrical and optical signals, tactile sensors are essential elements of intelligent systems and have accelerated the emergence of advanced intelligent systems by enabling the accurate recognition and safe interaction of humans and machines, smart sensing of control systems, precise control of robotics, and synergetic work of artificial intelligent systems. Herein, the recent advances of tactile sensors for advanced intelligent systems are reviewed, emphasizing these with the working principles of piezoresistance, resistance, capacitance, piezoelectricity, triboelectricity, and optics. Representative examples of their applications in advanced intelligent systems, such as robotics, human–machine interfaces, and artificial intelligence, are explored. The remaining challenges and perspectives in this emerging field are also discussed.

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science has been peer reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing.• Type of peer review: Double-blind review1. As a first step, SESBT 2021 flyer was prepared along with the design of a dedicated website www.vitsesbt.com was launched. All necessary information related to SESBT 2021 namely About the Conference, Call for Papers, Keynote Speakers, Committee, Registration, Key Dates and Contact Information was made available in the website together with the option of sharing latest updates. Information related to call for papers were then shared with the research, academic and industrial communities through email and social media.2. A team comprising of the guest editors and members of the organizing and technical committees screened all the received abstracts (prepared following the conference template) and shortlisted those related to the conference theme and its novelty. The team decided on the acceptance or rejection of the abstracts and the decision was communicated to the authors through our conference email sesbt@vit.ac.in3. Along with the acceptance email, the authors were requested to prepare their full length paper (following the conference template) and submit the same to sesbt@vit.ac.in on or before July 6, 2021.4. Based on the first come first serve basis, plagiarism check was carried out on the received manuscripts by the guest editors using TURNITIN software. Those manuscripts with less than 15% plagiarism alone were accepted for the initial screening process that was carried out by the same team which screened the abstracts.5. As part of the initial screening process, every manuscript underwent a rigorous review (Review 1) to ensure novelty, good technical content, methodology, clear experimental / computational procedures and significant results.6. The guest editors then forwarded the comments received after Review 1 to all authors with regard to either restructuring their paper or towards including more results in their work, before their first revised submission.7. All authors were then invited to present their research work in the conference. A total of 20 parallel paper presentation sessions were scheduled and each session was chaired by 2 experts. The session chairs were provided with the RUBRICS for their evaluation.8. Revised manuscripts after incorporating the suggestions by session chairs were sent for an elaborate review (Review 2). In order to make the review process more stringent, a separate reviewer form was designed and provided to the reviewers along with the manuscript to be reviewed.9. The decision by the reviewers was strictly adhered and those manuscripts recommended by them alone were sent to authors requesting them to submit the final revised manuscript prepared using the IOP EES template provided to them.10. The authors were requested to incorporate the suggestions provided by both reviewers and session chairs and then submit their final revised manuscript in 2 different files (one with the corrections highlighted and the other without highlighted).11. The received final revised manuscripts were cross verified for incorporation of reviewer’s comments and then checked for plagiarism (less than 15%) once again. Upon successful verification, the manuscripts were finally transferred to the publisher through their FTP server on 31st August 2021.• Conference submission management system: sesbt@vit.ac.in• Number of submissions received: 124 full length papers• Number of submissions sent for review: 90 papers• Number of submissions accepted: 41 papers• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 33.06 %• Average number of reviews per paper: 2 Reviewers• Total number of reviewers involved: 85 Reviewers• Any additional info on review process: All manuscripts after undergoing plagiarism check had been double-blind peer reviewed by two reviewers and based on their comments; the revised manuscripts were submitted by authors for final publication. • Contact persons for queries:Dr. M.B. SHYAM KUMAR & Dr. R. HARISH (CONVENERS – SESBT 2021)Dr. K. KARUNAMURTHY, Dr. M. FEROSKHAN, & Dr. N. GOBINATH(CO-CONVENERS – SESBT 2021)SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (SMEC),VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (VIT) CHENNAI,VANDALUR – KELAMBAKKAM ROAD,MELAKOTTAIYUR, CHENNAI, INDIA - 600 127.Mobile : 9444465447, 9494823730, 9884032820, 9994664044, 7200339972Email : shyamkumar.mb@vit.ac.in / harish.r@vit.ac.in / karunamurthy.k@vit.ac.in / feroskhan.m@vit.ac.in / gobinath.n@vit.ac.in

This Special Issue contains selected papers presented at the Advances in Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing—Kornel Ehmann Symposium at 2020 ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC). The symposium was cosponsored by the SME North American Manufacturing Research Institution (NAMRI). This symposium is dedicated to Prof. Kornel F. Ehmann for his visionary leadership and profound impact on the field.Micro- and nano-scale manufacturing is gaining more attention due to production miniaturization and customization. High precision and product quality are difficult to achieve at this length scale; thus, a deeper understanding of the processes, development of characterization methods, modeling and simulations, and monitoring are required for the improvement of product quality. This collection of papers presents the latest advances in micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies that enhance both theoretical and experimental understandings, as well as bring application-oriented innovations.The collection of papers covers an array of microprocesses, including micro-machining, molding, forming, extrusion, and additive processes. The most represented one is still the subtractive process, but the dominant material removal mechanisms are diversely distributed, including traditional tool-based milling, electrical discharge machining (EDM), electrical chemical machining (ECM), laser machining, etc. New theoretical understandings of process mechanics and material responses at the microscale have been provided through advanced simulation techniques (molecular dynamic simulation) and new experimental tools (X-ray imaging). The findings reveal the unique phenomenon of microstructural evolution, energy consumption, material hardening during micro-manufacturing processes. Some interesting applications have also been demonstrated to highlight the innovations in micromanufacturing. Particularly, structural colorization was achieved through nonisothermal precision glass molding. Microelectrode arrays were sharpened by laser machining for brain recording. Optical fiber sensors were fabricated by laser ablation.The Guest Editor would like to thank the authors for their contributions and prompt efforts in preparing their papers, as well as the reviewers for their timely assistance. Special thanks also go to the co-organizers of the Advances in Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing Symposium, Dr. Martin Jun from Purdue University, and Dr. Chandra Nath from Maijker Corp. The symposium has attracted the highest number of submissions among all symposiums at the 2020 MSEC and won the Best Organizer of Symposium & Sessions Award. Finally, we thank the ASME Journal of Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing Editor, the Editorial Office, and the ASME Production Team for their encouragement and assistance during the preparation of this Special Issue.

This volume is the second of two special journal issues compiled from the best papers presented at the fifth Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference, held at the University of Southern California in June 2011. The first of these special issues was published by the International Journal of Robotics Research, Since its inception in 2005, the conference has continued to attract scientists working on the algorithmic and mathematical foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of robotic systems. The papers presented in this special issue represent the best of robotics research in statistical inference, machine learning and planning, expanded and rigorously reviewed for journal publication. All papers share a common theme of providing new and fundamental algorithmic insights into the principles that govern how robots and intelligent machines operate in the real world.

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The development of technology demands Computer Science graduates to have interdisciplinary knowledge and skills. Traditional curricula are less adaptive in addressing the dynamic industry needs and focus on developing soft skills. This article discusses the design of an interdisciplinary curriculum based on KKNI for Computer Science programs with a focus on soft computing and intelligent systems. This curriculum design integrates knowledge and skills from various disciplines, with an emphasis on the development of soft skills. The curriculum structure is divided into two tracks: the Mandatory Track focusing on the fundamental foundations of Computer Science and soft skills, and the Elective Track focusing on deepening interests and talents in the field of soft computing and intelligent systems, such as Artificial Neural Networks, Microcontrollers, Data Mining, Embedded Systems, Fuzzy Logic, and Computer Vision. This research adopts a Research and Development (R&amp;D) approach with the ADDIE model. Data are collected through surveys, interviews, and document analysis. It is expected that this curriculum design will produce Computer Science graduates with comprehensive, adaptive knowledge and skills, ready for the digital era workforce, particularly in the field of soft computing and intelligent systems.