Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing: Recent Applications—Third Volume

Dear Colleagues,

In the past year, an impressive hard-copy volume was published by MDPI under the title Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing: Recent Applications. This 448-page book was based on a Special Issue the journal of Symmetry (https://www.mdpi.com/books/reprint/7134). Is there any connection between symmetry (or asymmetry) and computational intelligence approaches? If you are interested in this subject, please consider reading the Introduction to the book. In the meantime, another Special Issue has been completed, and the last accepted papers will be published online very soon.

The Special Issues attracted significant attention from a large number of prospective authors. After careful review, several high-quality manuscripts were selected, and the open access Special Issues were published. The deadlines were extended twice for both Special Issues, due to the large number of new submissions and requests from prospective authors. Because of this continued interest, the Editorial Board has set up a third Special Issue, “Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing: Recent Applications—Third Volume”. We hope that the number of submissions will remain strong. The call for submissions for this third Special Issue is now open.

The closely related fields of computational intelligence and soft computing cover broad areas such as fuzzy systems, artificial neural networks, evolutionary, population-based, and memetic algorithms, cognitive computing, and many others. The common feature of these approaches is the sub-symbolic representation of knowledge, which enables the modeling and highly efficient (often approximate) algorithmic solution of mathematically intractable systems and problems. These methods are also referred to as “biologically inspired”, as their underlying ideas usually derive from microscopic or macroscopic biological systems—animals, populations of animals, and even the human body and thinking processes—even though these are often radically simplified in implementation. It is sometimes remarkable how efficient a method inspired by a phenomenon such as biological evolution can be when the optimal solution in a mathematically unsolvable task (e.g., NP-complete bin packing, traveling salesman) must still be sought in real life.

This Special Issue aims to collect recent applications where such approaches have proved successful and efficient, covering a spectrum of new models ready for practical implementation. Examples include extended fuzzy cognitive map models simulating the convergence behavior of uncertain multi-concept systems, new deep learning, hierarchical and multicomponent fuzzy-rule-based models, decision and control applications, and memetic algorithms for optimizing logistics and related tasks.

The condition for inclusion in this Special Issue is the presentation of either a novel methodological approach that is clearly suitable for real-life applications or an essentially new and working application with elements of novel approaches or novel combinations of existing methodologies.

Please note that all submissions must fall within the general scope of Symmetry.

Prof. Dr. László T. Kóczy
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Symmetry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• computational intelligence soft computing
• fuzzy systems
• artificial neural networks
• evolutionary
• population-based
• memetic algorithms
• cognitive computing

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