Jose Valente de Oliveira - Böcker

A comprehensive, coherent, and in depth presentation of the state of the art in fuzzy clustering. Fuzzy clustering is now a mature and vibrant area of research with highly innovative advanced applications. Encapsulating this through presenting a careful selection of research contributions, this book addresses timely and relevant concepts and methods, whilst identifying major challenges and recent developments in the area. Split into five clear sections, Fundamentals, Visualization, Algorithms and Computational Aspects, Real-Time and Dynamic Clustering, and Applications and Case Studies, the book covers a wealth of novel, original and fully updated material, and in particular offers: a focus on the algorithmic and computational augmentations of fuzzy clustering and its effectiveness in handling high dimensional problems, distributed problem solving and uncertainty management.presentations of the important and relevant phases of cluster design, including the role of information granules, fuzzy sets in the realization of human-centricity facet of data analysis, as well as system modellingdemonstrations of how the results facilitate further detailed development of models, and enhance interpretation aspectsa carefully organized illustrative series of applications and case studies in which fuzzy clustering plays a pivotal roleThis book will be of key interest to engineers associated with fuzzy control, bioinformatics, data mining, image processing, and pattern recognition, while computer engineers, students and researchers, in most engineering disciplines, will find this an invaluable resource and research tool.

This two-volume set LNAI 16121-16122 constitutes the proceedings of the 24th EPIA Conference on Progress in Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2025, held in Faro, Portugal, during October 1–3, 2025.The 76 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 158 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM); AI for Architecture, Engineering and Conservation (AI4AEC); Knowledge Discovery and Business Intelligence (KDBI); Generative AI: Foundations and Applications (GenAI); Artificial Intelligence: Theory, Methods, and Applications (AITMA); Ethics and Responsibility in AI (ERAI).Part II: Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Societies (AI4IS); Artificial Intelligence and Law (AIL); Artificial Intelligence and IoT in Agriculture (AIoTA); Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Systems (AITS); Natural Language Processing, Text Mining and Applications (NLP-TeMA); Ambient Intelligence and Affective Environments (AmIA); AI and Creativity (AIC); Artificial Intelligence in Power and Energy Systems (AIPES); Fuzzy Data Analysis and Applications (FDA).

This two-volume set LNAI 16121-16122 constitutes the proceedings of the 24th EPIA Conference on Progress in Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2025, held in Faro, Portugal, during October 1–3, 2025.The 76 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 158 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM); AI for Architecture, Engineering and Conservation (AI4AEC); Knowledge Discovery and Business Intelligence (KDBI); Generative AI: Foundations and Applications (GenAI); Artificial Intelligence: Theory, Methods, and Applications (AITMA); Ethics and Responsibility in AI (ERAI).Part II: Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Societies (AI4IS); Artificial Intelligence and Law (AIL); Artificial Intelligence and IoT in Agriculture (AIoTA); Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Systems (AITS); Natural Language Processing, Text Mining and Applications (NLP-TeMA); Ambient Intelligence and Affective Environments (AmIA); AI and Creativity (AIC); Artificial Intelligence in Power and Energy Systems (AIPES); Fuzzy Data Analysis and Applications (FDA).

Agent-centric theories, approaches and technologies are contributing to enrich interactions between users and computers. This book aims at highlighting the influence of the agency perspective in Human-Computer Interaction through a careful selection of research contributions. Split into five sections; Users as Agents, Agents and Accessibility, Agents and Interactions, Agent-centric Paradigms and Approaches, and Collective Agents, the book covers a wealth of novel, original and fully updated material, offering:  To provide a coherent, in depth, and timely material on the agency perspective in HCITo offer an authoritative treatment of the subject matter presented by carefully selected authors To offer a balanced and broad coverage of the subject area, including, human, organizational, social, as well as technological concerns.ü  To offer a hands-on-experience by covering representative case studies and offering essential design guidelines The book will appeal to a broad audience of researchers and professionals associated to software engineering, interface design, accessibility, as well as agent-based interaction paradigms and technology.