Mariusz Flasiński is a Full Professor in the Dept. of Information Technology Systems of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland. His research interests include artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, pattern recognition and image processing, and information management. He is a member of the Geoinformatics Commission of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"The book is very useful for computer science, engineering, and allied science students, particularly because of the extensive appendices giving formal mathematical models for AI methods. However, because AI is a multi-disciplinary area today, students and researchers from disciplines like psychology, philosophy, and linguistics who are interested in studying and researching AI further will also benefit from using this book for a first AI course ... ." (C. S. Arora, Computing Reviews, January, 2017)

• History of Artificial Intelligence.- Symbolic Artificial Intelligence.- Computational Intelligence.- Search Methods.- Evolutionary Computing.- Logic-Based Reasoning.- Structural Models of Knowledge Representation.- Syntactic Pattern Analysis.- Rule-Based Systems.- Pattern Recognition and Cluster Analysis.- Neural Networks.- Reasoning with Imperfect Knowledge.- Defining Vague Notions in Knowledge-Based Systems.- Cognitive Architectures.- Theories of Intelligence in Philosophy and Psychology.- Application Areas of AI Systems.- Prospects of Artificial Intelligence.

Mariusz Flasiński is a Full Professor in the Dept. of Information Technology Systems of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland. His research interests include artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, pattern recognition and image processing, and information management. He is a member of the Geoinformatics Commission of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"The book is very useful for computer science, engineering, and allied science students, particularly because of the extensive appendices giving formal mathematical models for AI methods. However, because AI is a multi-disciplinary area today, students and researchers from disciplines like psychology, philosophy, and linguistics who are interested in studying and researching AI further will also benefit from using this book for a first AI course ... ." (C. S. Arora, Computing Reviews, January, 2017)

• History of Artificial Intelligence.- Symbolic Artificial Intelligence.- Computational Intelligence.- Search Methods.- Evolutionary Computing.- Logic-Based Reasoning.- Structural Models of Knowledge Representation.- Syntactic Pattern Analysis.- Rule-Based Systems.- Pattern Recognition and Cluster Analysis.- Neural Networks.- Reasoning with Imperfect Knowledge.- Defining Vague Notions in Knowledge-Based Systems.- Cognitive Architectures.- Theories of Intelligence in Philosophy and Psychology.- Application Areas of AI Systems.- Prospects of Artificial Intelligence.

Mariusz Flasiński is a Full Professor in the Dept. of Information Technology Systems of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland. His research interests include artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, pattern recognition and image processing, and information management. He is a member of the Geoinformatics Commission of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"The book is very useful for computer science, engineering, and allied science students, particularly because of the extensive appendices giving formal mathematical models for AI methods. However, because AI is a multi-disciplinary area today, students and researchers from disciplines like psychology, philosophy, and linguistics who are interested in studying and researching AI further will also benefit from using this book for a first AI course ... ." (C. S. Arora, Computing Reviews, January, 2017)

• History of Artificial Intelligence.- Symbolic Artificial Intelligence.- Computational Intelligence.- Search Methods.- Evolutionary Computing.- Logic-Based Reasoning.- Structural Models of Knowledge Representation.- Syntactic Pattern Analysis.- Rule-Based Systems.- Pattern Recognition and Cluster Analysis.- Neural Networks.- Reasoning with Imperfect Knowledge.- Defining Vague Notions in Knowledge-Based Systems.- Cognitive Architectures.- Theories of Intelligence in Philosophy and Psychology.- Application Areas of AI Systems.- Prospects of Artificial Intelligence.