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Computational Intelligence and Nature-Inspired Algorithms for Real-World Data Analytics and Pattern Recognition

A special issue of Algorithms (ISSN 1999-4893).

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Prof. Dr. Stefano Cagnoni

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/a, I-43100 Parma, Italy
Interests: artificial intelligence; data analysis; evolutionary computation; machine learning
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Dr. Mauro Castelli

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NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Campolide, 1070-312 Lisbon, Portugal
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Dear Colleagues,

Computational Intelligence (CI) and Nature-Inspired Computation (NIC) are mature branches of Artificial Intelligence. The main feature common to the techniques they deal with is that, given a problem, they mimic a natural system or process to construct a solution that is optimal for both quality and robustness. The analogies and abstractions developed in these fields have been able to provide valuable insights for successful algorithmic design and improvement, in many cases outperforming traditional search and heuristics. Relevant examples include fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms, and neural networks.

CI and NIC have demonstrated to be able to produce human-competitive results, as has happened with neural models that have led to the development of Deep Learning, or with the study of artificial evolution and the development of Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming. These techniques have been particularly successful in the fields of Pattern Recognition and Data Analytics.

The aim of this Special Issue is to gather and present recent work where CI and NIC algorithms are specifically designed for, or applied to, solving complex real-world problems in Data Analytics and Pattern Recognition, by means of:

     - state-of-the-art methods having general applicability,
     - domain-specific solutions, or
     - hybrid algorithms that integrate CI and NIC with traditional numerical and mathematical methods.

Potential application domains include:

  •  Biomedical applications
  •  Big Data problems in industry
  •  Intelligent manufacturing and industrial processes optimization
  •  Computer vision and image processing
  •  Automatic modeling and programming
  •  Efficient implementations using parallel and distributed computing

Dr. Stefano Cagnoni
Dr. Mauro Castelli
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Special Issue on Computational Intelligence and Nature-Inspired Algorithms for Real-World Data Analytics and Pattern Recognition
by Stefano Cagnoni and Mauro Castelli
Algorithms 2018, 11(3), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/a11030025 - 28 Feb 2018
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This special issue of Algorithms is devoted to the study of Computational Intelligence and Nature-Inspired Algorithms for Real-World Data Analytics and Pattern Recognition. The special issue considered both theoretical contributions able to advance the state-of-the-art in this field and practical applications that describe [...] Read more.
This special issue of Algorithms is devoted to the study of Computational Intelligence and Nature-Inspired Algorithms for Real-World Data Analytics and Pattern Recognition. The special issue considered both theoretical contributions able to advance the state-of-the-art in this field and practical applications that describe novel approaches for solving real-world problems. Full article
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Comparative Analysis of Classifiers for Classification of Emergency Braking of Road Motor Vehicles
by Albert Podusenko, Vsevolod Nikulin, Ivan Tanev and Katsunori Shimohara
Algorithms 2017, 10(4), 129; https://doi.org/10.3390/a10040129 - 22 Nov 2017
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We investigate the feasibility of classifying (inferring) the emergency braking situations in road vehicles from the motion pattern of the accelerator pedal. We trained and compared several classifiers and employed genetic algorithms to tune their associated hyperparameters. Using offline time series data of [...] Read more.
We investigate the feasibility of classifying (inferring) the emergency braking situations in road vehicles from the motion pattern of the accelerator pedal. We trained and compared several classifiers and employed genetic algorithms to tune their associated hyperparameters. Using offline time series data of the dynamics of the accelerator pedal as the test set, the experimental results suggest that the evolved classifiers detect the emergency braking situation with at least 93% accuracy. The best performing classifier could be integrated into the agent that perceives the dynamics of the accelerator pedal in real time and—if emergency braking is detected—acts by applying full brakes well before the driver would have been able to apply them. Full article
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Fabric Weave Pattern and Yarn Color Recognition and Classification Using a Deep ELM Network
by Babar Khan, Zhijie Wang, Fang Han, Ather Iqbal and Rana Javed Masood
Algorithms 2017, 10(4), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/a10040117 - 13 Oct 2017
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Usually, a fabric weave pattern is recognized using methods which identify the warp floats and weft floats. Although these methods perform well for uniform or repetitive weave patterns, in the case of complex weave patterns, these methods become computationally complex and the classification [...] Read more.
Usually, a fabric weave pattern is recognized using methods which identify the warp floats and weft floats. Although these methods perform well for uniform or repetitive weave patterns, in the case of complex weave patterns, these methods become computationally complex and the classification error rates are comparatively higher. Furthermore, the fault-tolerance (invariance) and stability (selectivity) of the existing methods are still to be enhanced. We present a novel biologically-inspired method to invariantly recognize the fabric weave pattern (fabric texture) and yarn color from the color image input. We proposed a model in which the fabric weave pattern descriptor is based on the HMAX model for computer vision inspired by the hierarchy in the visual cortex, the color descriptor is based on the opponent color channel inspired by the classical opponent color theory of human vision, and the classification stage is composed of a multi-layer (deep) extreme learning machine. Since the weave pattern descriptor, yarn color descriptor, and the classification stage are all biologically inspired, we propose a method which is completely biologically plausible. The classification performance of the proposed algorithm indicates that the biologically-inspired computer-aided-vision models might provide accurate, fast, reliable and cost-effective solution to industrial automation. Full article
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Variable Selection in Time Series Forecasting Using Random Forests
by Hristos Tyralis and Georgia Papacharalampous
Algorithms 2017, 10(4), 114; https://doi.org/10.3390/a10040114 - 4 Oct 2017
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Time series forecasting using machine learning algorithms has gained popularity recently. Random forest is a machine learning algorithm implemented in time series forecasting; however, most of its forecasting properties have remained unexplored. Here we focus on assessing the performance of random forests in [...] Read more.
Time series forecasting using machine learning algorithms has gained popularity recently. Random forest is a machine learning algorithm implemented in time series forecasting; however, most of its forecasting properties have remained unexplored. Here we focus on assessing the performance of random forests in one-step forecasting using two large datasets of short time series with the aim to suggest an optimal set of predictor variables. Furthermore, we compare its performance to benchmarking methods. The first dataset is composed by 16,000 simulated time series from a variety of Autoregressive Fractionally Integrated Moving Average (ARFIMA) models. The second dataset consists of 135 mean annual temperature time series. The highest predictive performance of RF is observed when using a low number of recent lagged predictor variables. This outcome could be useful in relevant future applications, with the prospect to achieve higher predictive accuracy. Full article
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Game Theory-Inspired Evolutionary Algorithm for Global Optimization
by Guanci Yang
Algorithms 2017, 10(4), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/a10040111 - 30 Sep 2017
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Many approaches that model specific intelligent behaviors perform excellently in solving complex optimization problems. Game theory is widely recognized as an important tool in many fields. This paper introduces a game theory-inspired evolutionary algorithm for global optimization (GameEA). A formulation to estimate payoff [...] Read more.
Many approaches that model specific intelligent behaviors perform excellently in solving complex optimization problems. Game theory is widely recognized as an important tool in many fields. This paper introduces a game theory-inspired evolutionary algorithm for global optimization (GameEA). A formulation to estimate payoff expectations is provided, which is a mechanism to make a player become a rational decision-maker. GameEA has one population (i.e., set of players) and generates new offspring only through an imitation operator and a belief-learning operator. An imitation operator adopts learning strategies and actions from other players to improve its competitiveness and applies these strategies to future games where one player updates its chromosome by strategically copying segments of gene sequences from a competitor. Belief learning refers to models in which a player adjusts his/her strategies, behavior or chromosomes by analyzing the current history information to improve solution quality. Experimental results on various classes of problems show that GameEA outperforms the other four algorithms on stability, robustness, and accuracy. Full article
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Evolutionary Optimization for Robust Epipolar-Geometry Estimation and Outlier Detection
by Mozhdeh Shahbazi, Gunho Sohn and Jérôme Théau
Algorithms 2017, 10(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/a10030087 - 27 Jul 2017
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In this paper, a robust technique based on a genetic algorithm is proposed for estimating two-view epipolar-geometry of uncalibrated perspective stereo images from putative correspondences containing a high percentage of outliers. The advantages of this technique are three-fold: (i) replacing random search with [...] Read more.
In this paper, a robust technique based on a genetic algorithm is proposed for estimating two-view epipolar-geometry of uncalibrated perspective stereo images from putative correspondences containing a high percentage of outliers. The advantages of this technique are three-fold: (i) replacing random search with evolutionary search applying new strategies of encoding and guided sampling; (ii) robust and fast estimation of the epipolar geometry via detecting a more-than-enough set of inliers without making any assumptions about the probability distribution of the residuals; (iii) determining the inlier-outlier threshold based on the uncertainty of the estimated model. The proposed method was evaluated both on synthetic data and real images. The results were compared with the most popular techniques from the state-of-the-art, including RANSAC (random sample consensus), MSAC, MLESAC, Cov-RANSAC, LO-RANSAC, StaRSAC, Multi-GS RANSAC and least median of squares (LMedS). Experimental results showed that the proposed approach performed better than other methods regarding the accuracy of inlier detection and epipolar-geometry estimation, as well as the computational efficiency for datasets majorly contaminated by outliers and noise. Full article
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An Improved Brain-Inspired Emotional Learning Algorithm for Fast Classification
by Ying Mei, Guanzheng Tan and Zhentao Liu
Algorithms 2017, 10(2), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/a10020070 - 14 Jun 2017
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Classification is an important task of machine intelligence in the field of information. The artificial neural network (ANN) is widely used for classification. However, the traditional ANN shows slow training speed, and it is hard to meet the real-time requirement for large-scale applications. [...] Read more.
Classification is an important task of machine intelligence in the field of information. The artificial neural network (ANN) is widely used for classification. However, the traditional ANN shows slow training speed, and it is hard to meet the real-time requirement for large-scale applications. In this paper, an improved brain-inspired emotional learning (BEL) algorithm is proposed for fast classification. The BEL algorithm was put forward to mimic the high speed of the emotional learning mechanism in mammalian brain, which has the superior features of fast learning and low computational complexity. To improve the accuracy of BEL in classification, the genetic algorithm (GA) is adopted for optimally tuning the weights and biases of amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex in the BEL neural network. The combinational algorithm named as GA-BEL has been tested on eight University of California at Irvine (UCI) datasets and two well-known databases (Japanese Female Facial Expression, Cohn–Kanade). The comparisons of experiments indicate that the proposed GA-BEL is more accurate than the original BEL algorithm, and it is much faster than the traditional algorithm. Full article
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